Me, Me, Me

My Business Troubles

I mentioned on Friday and Monday that I am having difficulties with someone who is attempting to destroy my business (let's call him Vlad the Impaler). I wish it were mere paranoia, but I am assured by many people that it's happening. Also, his methods are hardly subtle.

There are times that I wish fervently that I lived in the 1800s. Then, you could walk by a competitor on the sidewalk and settle your differences with fisticuffs. Or a heavy walking stick. Or both.

Sadly, lawyers like Barbara had to go and muck it all up. Barbara, is it possible they might make an exception for me? I'm a little smaller than he is, but I think I can take him.

I'd like to go into more detail, but there is a slight chance that Vlad may find out about this blog. Since I need to save the material for my attorney (should I need to take this to court), I can't disclose any more than I already have.

Thank you so much for your well-wishes and your prayers. Like an interminably long war movie, the struggle is on-going.

Life in General

Since this post is all about me, let me gripe a little. My time is not my own anymore! There are so many things to be done, and when I can sleep, they keep roiling about in my head. I keep paper and pencil near the bed, so that if I wake up with something stuck in there, I can get it out by writing it down. It helps to a certain extent.

My Ex-Boyfriend

My ex continues to battle his drug addiction. Every time he saves up a little money for the basic necessities, he has a struggle between choosing between them, or crack cocaine. I'm sorry to say that he still is not familiar with what the truth is, and I believe he may suffer from some brain damage.

I continue to keep a relative distance, while trying to be emotionally supportive. There are times he's fine, then there are times that he descends into severe OCD behavior and will call repeatedly every 5 minutes, no matter how many times I beg him to stop. He seems to lose all sense of time during these apparent (crack induced?) panic attacks. His cell phone was turned off recently, and I'm happy to say that it's given me some much-needed peace.

I offer help to friends or family in need, but they also must help themselves or eventually I will withdraw. He seems to be making slight progress, but only time will tell.

My Son

Halloween is coming and SaurKid is so excited! We haven't decided what he's going to be, yet, but we're running out of time. We go costume shopping on Thursday, but I'm wondering if I should hit E-Bay, instead. It makes it so much easier, as long as delivery is on time!

The Weather

It went from hot to a nice (but brief) period of warm and breezy and then the cold snap hit us yesterday, like a ton of bricks. It is freezing in the mornings; in the 50s, I think. Why can't it always be in the 70s with a light breeze? I'll tell ya why: every yankee in the U.S. would move here, Florida would tip into the ocean, and we'd become another Atlantis. Still, a couple more balmy days would be nice...