I quit the sales bullshit, it wasn't working. I got hired by Lionize Delivery Solutions right up the street from the house. Regional/local, away from home 1-2 nights a week at most. Mostly flatbed. Its a small privately owned company, fleet of only about 20 trucks. It'll be nice to be a person, part of a family so to speak, instead of just a truck number on a board like I was with big carriers. Pay is 39% of gross so I'll average more then I did when I was driving for Western Express. They might even lease my 16' box truck from me since starting my own company fell through and its not doing anything but sitting in storage right now. I'm a truck driver, its where I belong. It'll be nice to be back to doing what I was meant to do and start making good money again.

Over the next year, priorities as far as spending money will include finishing my car and getting a full fursuit made of Kalak (and Ryder, my mate's sona). We're probably going to go with BCFC even though neither of us are feline. Also, Plex the fox will eventually get a ref sheet and be made into an actual character instead of just a partial fursuit. I'm working on a backstory and personality for him.

I know I've been gone for far too long. I know most of you aren't with me anymore. Those of you that have been following me for a long time know how much shit I've been through the last few years. Part of the reason I've been absent recently is because I've been busy, but going back to before a couple months ago the main reason for my lack of activity was depression from once again going through hard times and I didn't want you guys to have to deal with that. For the first time in a long time I feel like things are really finally falling into place. It turns out that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't always a freight train coming to run you over as has been the case so many times in my life when I thought the endless struggle was finally over. I guess that came off a little dramatic, but the point is, everyone has their fight and for those of you still struggling, you must persevere. Its not over until you're six feet under. For the first time in my life I actually know what true happiness feels like. Strength to keep on when nothing seems to make a difference comes from having been knocked down and gotten back up so many times. I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for the shit I've gone through. I came out the other side as a stronger person.

For those of you who are still with me, I sincerely thank you. <3 Now that I will have a little more free time and be in a more positive mood I will try to become more active in the community again when I can. I will also be reinstalling Skype on my computer since its working properly again.

(I'm nuking art submissions and journals, so I can make a fresh start and try to start keeping up with them again. Forgive me.)