Well, I'm back. I've been gone since forever, and it's about time I smartened up and came back. I've got a phone, now, so I can take pictures that kinda suck. My writing hasn't been good, and I just got through what must have been the worst breakup in my life as yet, and what will hopefully be the worst one forever. Somewhere, I know there's a happy medium between "I care about you so much I don't want you to live your own life," and "I will use you and discard you." This sucks. Lesson learned? Don't move in with a friend after you've been raped. Go to a half-way house if you can. Do NOT get involved with the friend you moved in with, and do NOT promise to move into another place with her. You've just been raped, you're not really ready for emotional intimacy right now. Also, be celibate after you get raped, because as much as you can't handle people caring about you, you DEFINITELY can't handle being sexual with someone. Just rest, relax, and get independent as fast as you feel safe.

I've moved, and I'm definitely going to stay there for at least a little while.

While I was gone, someone friended one of my survivor stories. I'm happy about that. It tells me I'm not writing them and posting them on a site where no one wants to think about it. One of my survivor stories found its way in part into my novel. I'm still working on it. Chapter 17 is done, now, and I've started writing from Lily's point of view. This is going to take a lot longer than I'd originally thought it would. Once I get myself all set up, I think I'll post the story again, because I've been told it's going to take me until I'm 40 to finish it.