Hah!
I log in for the 1st time in awhile and I see this.
Daft I got love for you bud you are solid.
The mini depression was much bigger than that - more like reality setting in, and I am working to get out of it.
I have gone into a total life change with my new job and school, it's a deep topic but I will take the time to sum it up for you.
Very well paying job as a closer from 2006-2009 doing real estate closings,company went under. Had a very tough time after that, realized all that was left was a drinking and compulsive gambling problem (though I did turn $100 into $14k playing online poker - that shit is real and my fiancee wears the ring I bought with those profit every day). We actually talked about that just today at dinner - she says people sometimes say "I bet it's rough on Steve making those payments every month" and she like "he paid in cash" lmao how good is that there's more to that story I'll tell you sometime.
Anyway I bottomed out some, was traveling 2 hours to deliver pharmecuticals (legal ones) to group homes and life has a funny way of unfolding - my alternator failed in pittsburgh, on a bridge, during rush hour on a Friday night and the cops said no time for AAA (which I have) so they towed me to the impound yard. Money was so bad that my fiancee had to drive 3 hours to bring me money to get it freed up - dude I was there like 8 hours in the parking lot again AT THE IMPOUND LOT.
Shortly thereafter one of the companies I used to do closings for asked me to takeover their processing department. As a person who only needed to be on point "at the table" (something I guess I have a gift for, keeping everything cool, if you will) for years, I have been unused to doing full time work for a very long time, especially work as intense as what we do. The Government's new laws for real estate are very, very thorough and it has been extremely difficult to learn.
Having been a successful Loan Officer in the past I have been doing that too, and hitting it hard. If you fill out a mortgage application on the internet and are in PA, expect a call from me. Don't worry though, I only want to help you save money in the short and long term and if you tell me to go away I will
This has been the type of opportunity for me where I have forced myself to be of "awakened" from years of alcohol and gambling abuse which did so much damage. No law trouble, just all self inflicted damage. I have been waking up very early and going to sleep very late to try to make it work. At the same time I am also taking classes to pursue a degree and that gets insane sometimes combined with the job. I feel like my head will blow up often but it's all good, this is a very real chance at a good, real life that Nikki and I deserve. I just have to make it happen.
So, that's my explanation. As for the once in awhile posting elsewhere - let me say that bringing home a paid for pizza to the family every once in awhile is +EV (lol) though it's evident who I like to talk to. I Like those guys over there but I relate to the adults around here a lot better in terms of depth.
You guys all be well, you rock, I will be around as time allows, great site, great folks.
Peace.