Welcome to the pond

Depressing news lately in the pond. I come back from nearly two weeks of being net-less to find out that my good friend Jessica, whom I'm very very close to, is having quite a bit of trouble. Her husband was laid off from his job and can't seem to find another, so Jess is needing to work three jobs now. How she got three jobs in this economy, I'll never know. Even so, they're gonna struggle to get by. They can't find a place to stay so they'll have to stay with friends for the time being.

She's working insane hours and only getting two hours of sleep a night. And, worst for me, she won't be online at ALL during this time. Maybe once or twice a week at most, and who knows what time of day. This is a woman I talk to for hours EVERY single day. I share all the moments of my life with her, big and small, and I have a connection with her that I won't ever have with anyone else. As you can imagine, it will be very tough for me to not have her on and not know when she'll be working normal hours and home some of the time. We are gonna try to keep in touch as best we can, but it won't be the same as before.

All this happened in just two weeks. My computer dies on me, and all hell breaks loose! Now I'm going to have my computer in my room, with an always-on connection, and she won't be there to share it with me, at least for now. I'm really hoping her husband will find a good job so she won't have to work so darn much.

Thanks for hearing me out, all of you reading this blog. I'm going through some rough times and it helps for me to get it all out.