Major Malfunction?

Recently, I’ve been living with my Uncle in the midst of the huge fallout from my Mother and my Aunt butting heads.

And I have to say that I’ve been experiencing a pretty rude awakening.

My Uncle loves me, full stop.  But that doesn’t mean he’s gonna take it easy on me just because I’m his nephew.  Pretty much the opposite, in fact.  He’s berated me several times about my behavior, and while he’s no psychiatrist, he’s about the next best thing in the world: a bartender.

And damn it all, he’s right about me.

I have some serious issues, and I think it’s only got something to do with my supposed ADD.  He tells me that it’s like I’m disconnected from the rest of the world.  I’ve been reflecting back on my life and I think he’s right.  Do I have some form of autism or something?  I don’t know, but I need to find out.  Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against people who are autistic… and if I am myself, then its something I’m going to have to accept it.

I’m going to start by looking at my options.  I’m hoping that I have a VA benefit that will help me in getting properly diagnosed and medicated.  I refuse to let this ruin my hopes and dreams for the future.  I will account for it, make adjustments for it, and then move on.

Crimany…

Well, things got screwed up and it looks like we won’t be heading down to San Antonio until late June.

Of course, this changes things a bit.  For one, I’m a bit uncertain as to whether or not I’ll be able to attend the San Japan convention.  For another, I’m going to need to start looking for temporary work here in Baltimore area.  I don’t think that last bit will be a big deal, though.  Done it before and it worked out okay for me.

I’m actually kinda looking forward to working again – even if it’s just as a basic laborer.  The expectations weren’t all that high, your instructions were always clear, and the scenery always changed.  One day I worked in a factory helping to make heat exchanger coils.  Another day I worked at a construction site around a church, and then for a week after that I was at a military base helping to renovate some barracks.

Now with the qualifications I have now, I wonder what sort of work I’ll get now.

I might even continue with that course while I’m in San Antonio – a lot of times when an employer on the job site likes what he sees in a temp worker, he’ll arrange to hire you on permanently.

Well, here’s to hoping that everything works out – I already have my truck, and that’s a huge plus, even if it needs some body work done.