The lack of recent posts is due to a bunch of things. I'm all jumbly with this growing up thing. I've been unpacking and thinking about what to repack for my impending move to Gold Beach. I'm still trying to find any apartment; the only ones available are so expensive (~$550 a month!! plus a huge security deposit). This is the first apartment I've ever rented, and I don't really understand it. I'm going to call a camping place later this week to see if I can camp there for two weeks at a reasonable price and spend that time looking for an apartment.
I'm also looking for a new car (sort of) and dealing with all that. After extensive research and examining budgets and whatnot, it seems like I can afford . . . exactly what I've been driving these past few years. My brother gets to keep our car, but my parents are helping me buy a new one. It will most likely be a Corolla (going on Thursday or Friday to find out and hopefully get the car in time for moving on Tuesday).
As a final item, I'm having surgery tomorrow. I've had a hole in my tympanic membrane (eardrum) for the longest time (~ 20 years), and it's time to have it fixed. I'm a little nervous, but all should be well. Still, as always, good thoughts are appreciated. The surgery should be around 10 am or so. I'll update when I'm feeling not overly groggy from anesthesia, but I have no clue when that will be.
I hope to return to regular writing and posting in about two weeks after all my life craziness has settled down. Until then, abject apologies for my sporadic posts that are all mostly personal.