Altima of the Gates

Elf and Road have given their goodbyes, so I might as well tell you all why I have been languishing in the ether.

Got this new job (yay!) doing receiving at a clothing store (boo!), and the hours have been crazy, requiring me to be there at 5 in the morning loading and processing freight. Our manager up and quit the week after I started due to kidney problems stemming from overwork, and management has been atrocious. Then we have my mother, myself, and brother getting some bad seasonal ...