so much time, so little to see

been gone a bit, i know...sorry 'bout that, but so much has gone on.

first off, moved to a new place and have a roommate for the first time in years (wives don't count, different order of living status).

secondly, was fired from the union gig on the same day that i was going to quit...suffice to say that my pleas of "i'm doing the work of 2 or 3 people" went unheeded. not to mention the creepy passive aggressive "rep" that decided to scream at me in the office for something she didn't do well, after months of dodging her clients...well! just typical non-profit crap.

third(ly?), the one year anniversary of my mental meltdown came and went, and i needed some very important self-reflection and flagellation.

and lastly, the divorce was finalized. dragged on, but now done. weird.

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two great things, and somewhat interconnected:

the romance with beth is going well. we are stronger than ever, and we have passed the "meet the family" hurdles. beth fretted and fretted about the meets, bless her. no one has ever fretted so on my account, in a positive way.

mavis was sad at first (daddy has a girlfriend?) but our relationship is so strong that we have been able to talk on all aspects, and she likes beth, to boot. they even baked a pie together, and mavis quizzes beth about superheroes and religion and asked me on the bart in oakland if beth and i were going to be married.

told her we were thinking about it, and if we did, would she be my best man.

"daddy, i'm not a man. how about 'best person'?"

my two ladies. i am a fortunate man.

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also, on top of an indifferent cat and a skittish parrot, my roommate got a tiny little dog from the pound. terrier mix of some sort, scared of the world and a probably abused 2 year old sniffer that likes corn chips. various scars and deer in headlights flinching indicate a rough time was had.

amazing stress reliever. and some one so battered by life that i can relate. we get along just fine.