I can't believe anyone willingly (and pays lots of money to do so) takes steroids! My stomach and intestines hate them, so that makes me hate them, too. Every time I have to take another round, I feel like I will puke and then the pain goes on forever in my stomach. Just about the time it lulls, it's time to take another dose. Tomorrow I am down to just four pills - one in the morning, one after lunch, one after dinner and one before bed. Will really be glad when it is over and done with.
Now, what did I learn today? I learned about the novel Gadsby, one that I need to read. It is by Ernest Vincent Wright, and it is the only known novel to not contain the letter "e". It is about 50,000 words. There is an "e" contained in the introduction and at an end note, but the novel itself doesn't contain one. Can you imagine how difficult it would be to compose a book without the letter "e"? I can't even imagine writing a short note without using it.
Tomorrow I go for a hike with one of my Meetup groups. This is a new group that I have never gone on anything with before, so it will be interesting to meet some new people and hopefully make a new friend or two out of the mix. I think, for me, a hike is a much better way of making friends than going the bar route.
I counted 18 Kia's today. Not that many, but I was not out and about that much. Really haven't been of late since going on the steroid.
The best news of my day was the email from you. I haven't answered you back yet, but you suggested a get-together. Of course, I want to see you again, but I am nervous about doing so, and want to get this right, so I will not rush to an answer. When we do get together, I will be careful to get my mental state in order for it, too. I want to be sure you see the best me, with all the progress I have made. Maybe I am wrong to still hope, but I can't give up on you. I can't give up on us. Wishing for the day when I can ask you to marry me, instead, tonight, I will whisper it again to you through the moon and the stars, hoping your heart and soul will hear.
With love,
MNP