everything that rises must converge

thank you for the zoo wishes: it was wonderful. the top of my head and face are burned. there was a polar bear swimming on his back. and an indecent monkey. the most awful lunchfood ever, straight from hudson high school. an early close, but so worth it. my legs are sore. i am going back soon. you can come.

and tonight, i have finally done it. God helped.

twenty-three has been a rough one, i'll tell you what. moving ins and outs, feeling that change of purpose, counseling and all that comes (and goes) with it, goodbye for two years and one half, surgery, throat nodes (little bastards), onetwothree new jobs, some priceless friends (newish and oldish), once or twice sick with coldy-colds and once from too much to drinky-drink, a relationship disaster, one speeding ticket, two warnings, an application to the ohio bar (twice updated), a law school crush come and gone, a poisonous plant, a terrible and awful awful summer, a dean's list, an award and another, and and and finally and thankfully and miraculously feeling whole, tonight.

twenty-three. and soon i will be twenty-four. God blesses me with another year filled with more miracles and plenty of screwballs and, you know, whatever else. thank you ahead of time, God. i have loved twenty-three, despite the roughness. i am ready for twenty-four. and on twenty-four, no less!

it happens only once, you know.