8 Days into 20.12.

I have been attempting to write this for 8 days now. It has been a failure for the most part. I never seem to be able to focus for more than five minutes and then find myself wanting to go to bed.

ME

HEALTH :

Yeah, it has been up and down since the spring of 2011. That is when I noticed there was a real problem. I did not do anything until November of 2011 and it appears that I may have been battling (losing) to food sensitivities and thyroid problems.

I cannot eat gluten anymore. I have to cut back on dairy, if not cut it out in the near future. I cannot eat onions, red meat, or pork. What does gluten free mean… let me tell you friends. Here are a few of my favorite things I can no longer eat::

• cake
• girl scout cookies
• bread
• bagels
• pizza
• cookies
• ice cream cones
• sandwiches
• croutons
• pita bread
• soy sauce
• ketchup
• wheat, barley, gluten flour products
• candy
• crunchy sushi

There are alternatives and “gluten free” stuff I can eat, the convenience of eating no longer is there. In many ways, it’s probably better for me, but it’s such a pain in the ass.

I had a few pints of blood stolen from me last week, I’ll find out more in another week or two. As of late I am lucky if I do not feel like complete crap. I will accidentally eat something with gluten in it and feel terrible for the next 24-48 hours. I am always tired. I want to sleep all day and then sleep some more. No, not depressed, physically worn out.

SCHOOL :

I am a student at the University of Southern California, but my start date is yet to be determined due to a transfer credit issue. I am not sure if I will end up going to USC because it will cost $88,000 in tuition for what I need to do. I also do not want to move to LA…yet.

I applied to the University of Denver and should hear back in four to six weeks. I am confident that I am going to get in considering I was able to get into USC with no problem. Then it occurred to me that I am tired of moving every year and it would be nice to have a permanent place for my dogs.

HOUSE:

Brad and I are working on finding a house in Denver. We found a few HUD homes that have potential… you know, “fixer uppers” of some sort. Some of them are so terrible they are exciting to look at.

VACATIONS:

February:: I am going to New Orleans next month for what may turn into a week!

March:: My mom is coming to visit me we should go to San Diego.

April:: I am going to Denver in April (if not sooner) to fall in love with area and create a new friendship with an old acquaintance and her husband and dog children. I believe we are going to go to a bar with 25 cent arcade games, marvel at the Walmart gluten free section, visit my University, and probably buy a house to start our commune.

Brad and I are also going to COACHELLA April 13,14,15!

DOGS

I have four of the strangest dogs. Isa is 6, her fur has bleached out to white-blonde now. She has old lady knees, but still likes to chihuahua battle when she’s not sleeping in bed.

Arrio is Arrio is 4. He prances about the house never really noticing any adversity. He loves his Fia.

Fia is a little over one and likes to eat things. She has a heart condition that will eventually kill her, but she doesn’t seem to know or care. She is hyper and has the sweetest baby face which is probably why I have not drowned her in the sink for the terrible things she does.

Ciro is a little prancer and I refer to him as “Ciro Bear” because he acts grumpy with the other dogs. He likes to cuddle with people and prefers to lay in bed 18 hours a day. I can commiserate with him on that one. He probably suffers from a seizure disorder.

HUSBAND:

He’s awesome and started a new position at BMW. He now has an overnight security position. We get to see one another now. He is considering taking a concealed weapons class so he can do other advanced, higher paying security jobs.

POLITICS:

[cross post]

• I promise to be just as bat shit crazy as all of the other candidates.
• I promise to enact Party Rockin’ legislation.
• I will replace “Under God” with “Under FSM.”
• I will make the National language Spanish.
• I will legalize gay marriage and enact a marriage law forbidding straights from marrying—you know I gotta protect the institution of marriage from people like the Kardashians, Britney Spears, and everyone (including myself) that has divorced in a blink of an eye. Heterosexual unions will be recognize only if it is “poly” in some form. Everyone should be allowed to have multiple wives or husbands if they choose. It takes a village to raise a child…
• The national bird will no longer be the Bald Eagle. It will be a giant Rooster perched upon two giant, round boulders.
• I will have the cast of Jersey Shore banished to an island far, far away. Possibly one that still has lepers.
• I will build giant fences around suburbs to keep in those strange, white people. They sell drugs, steal our jobs, and bring white collared crime to our streets. We need border patrol.
• If you pay taxes you become an automatic citizen, if you don’t I will send you to the island of the Jersey Shore/lepers.
• I will enact Federal programs that help pay higher portions of post secondary education. Serve your country, your state, your city… go to school FREE!
• National Health Care free for 25 and under and 65 and over… better entitlement programs
• It will be mandatory to learn the metric system in school as well as fluency in a second language—-Spanish.
• Longer maternity leave (men and women)
• Tax credit for volunteering
• Tax credit for not having children and adopting/fostering children that are in the system
• Wrap around programs for grandparents raising their grandchildren
• A National Behavioral Health Network
• A National Substance Abuse Network
• Higher wages for ALL people in the Social Service fields.
• Every Monday will be meatless!
• In every speech I will use the words and phrases “mutha fucka” “sonuvabitchin’” “I know, right?” “Clearly” and “I swear so much because Fuck you.”

I promise you this and more if I am elected.

… I am tired.

Goodnight.

(Source: 20.12)