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Life-altering revelations have come to me in these past few weeks. No, I haven't seen Jesus (nor have I 'found' him); however, I have come to realize truly everything important in my life. It seems these types of profound realizations only happen when life hands you a giant bowl of crap and tiny spoon to eat it with...(scuse the language, but I can still taste it). But maybe that is the cosmic reason for these things to happen to people.

I have to say, that despite inevitable shortcomings, I have achieved everything I have ever wanted for myself and I have had the best people in my life to help me get there. This post is truly dedicated to those who have helped me immensely in these past few weeks (and some of you were able to do it over the phone/digitally). Frankie, Teagan, Andrew, Nancy, Kevin, Janie, Marissa, Christine and Emily...thank you. You have all been there for me. You have all listened to me vent, whine, bitch and succumb to the worst feelings that life had to dish out to me...and you all did it without wanting to punch me in the face (well maybe you wanted to but were just too nice). You are all truly great friends and my heart is definitely big enough for every last one of you.

I got to spend this week at Virginia Tech with my brother and my friends Andrew and Nancy. You guys made me realize so many things this week and showed me a great time. Thank you all so much.


Frank and Teagan. The two of you are there for me every single time I ever need anything. Every person needs a best friend and brother...I feel I have two of each.

And today I've realized the last piece missing from the all-white, fucking hard jigsaw puzzle that is my life. I truly am becoming what I want to be...in fact I am already. Whether I had known it all along or not...I have the immortal words of Janie to live by... "You're a writer bitch!" And you know what, for the first time in my life, I feel like it.

I've been writing ever since middle school and I have always loved to sit down with nothing but a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. Since that time I've always drawn the conclusion that it was a mere hobby of mine...something to pass time that I enjoyed. But I believe in it now. A writer is something that I have been for years and it's something I plan to continue and to pass on.


My life is changing so quickly and so positively and I feel truly grateful to have you guys in my life. I love each one of you for helping to bring me to this point.


BTW, Expect this blog to change drastically over the course of the summer : )


~The Man in the Cave