All Aboard the Hot Mess Express

"I'm done. I'm DONE with the bullshit, all of it," she yelled into the phone at me or to me, I'm not quite sure. I paused, thought logically, and said, "It's fine if you don't want to wear a mask, but who will take care of you when you're sick? Who will pay for your medical bills?" "Paint me brown or paint me black, I don't care! Then they'll get paid," her response struck me to the bone. How could someone I loved so much disappoint me in just ten irresponsibly arranged words? I heard myself calmly say, "Well, I'm going to have to let you go, I hope your day gets better because you sound very unkind and uneducated right now." "NOT UNEDUCATED," was the response I heard come through the receiver. "Maybe not uneducated..." I began before the crackle click heard only when using a landline. She hung up on me. I was a little frazzled, but mostly hurt and disappointed by hearing those words, and ge...

31 January 2019 I have come to a crossroads in my life, the house I live in is to be put on the market in under thirty days; I have no desire to have a roommate and I refuse to pay a mortgage on an apartment or place I am not going to own at some point in the future. Presently the Colorado market is a seller's market and with inflation the way it is now, I wouldn't purchase a home now even if I were able to. Don't get me wrong, I love the place I live! I pay a quarter of what most people pay here and get an entire floor to myself: two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom! But again, it is to be put on the market soon and houses here are going for far above asking in less than 10 days. I work 7 days a week, and have for over two years, spending little to no time at the place I pay rent. When I do take time off work it is to travel, not spend more time at the address on my driver's license. Like many other young, childless people across the world, I plan to become...