As Thanksgiving draws near, I reflect that I have a lot to be thankful for, despite all that has gone wrong of late. I learned last Friday bout my twin bro's gonna loose his job. Thankfully though that won't happen till after March 31st of next year. By then maybe things will improve but, giving the sluggish economy, it doesn't look good. So he's doing what he should n' is already looking for employment elsewhere. As I said, very thankful indeed that he has all this time to get things squared away n' find a new job. I may not be so fortunate real soon. The relationship between me and my psycho boss lady is deteriorating fast. That n' funding is drying up there as well. Still I'm taking this a good sign. A sign from above that it's time for me to fully pursue my dreams n' continue my education. Raise my chances at employment in what I really strive to do...cancer research as it pertains to food science n' nutrition. I've done some research n' narrowed down my choice in programs to two...Clemson or Oregon State. I'm leaning more heavily toward Clemson as, even thought I wanna get away from Georgia for a good bit, I don't wanna get as far away as Oregon. That part of the country is a place I'd love to visit n' all but settling there for schooling is a bit of a stretch. Things may change though and if I should get accepted there but not at Clemson then I shall suck it up n' head west. We'll see. That's getting ahead of myself though as I still need to schedule a time to take the GRE n' make some calls n' get all applied n' such. I really feel like this is the path I should be taking. Everything that's happen the past few years has lead to this n' I'm ready. My depression has been a real pain in the rear end but in a way, it's been instrumental in helping me realize what I must do. Open my eyes and see the path I should tread. Doesn't mean the path will be an easy one but if there's one thing I learned bout myself after my trip to Pennsylvania back in June, I relish new challenges n' experiences. Don't really know why this was something to share with folks here. Guess I just wanted to leave the message that...when one gets to a point in life where it seems there at a dead end...don't get discouraged. Sometimes that big wall yer facing may just need to be dug through, creating a new path. One that leads to where one should be:) Take care y'all!