H.O.P.E.

The Heinzelman Out-Processing Efficiency (H.O.P.E.) Binder is out of the cobwebs, and ready for use. At this posting, I have 62 Days to go. I have already started on some of the outprocessing I have to do to leave this place. I must say, loking back, I have run the gambit of emotions.
When I first got here, I was excited to get to work in a new environment, even though I was so far away from my Love. Then, as news began to take hold, I felt stressed, then distressed at the amount of work I was asked to do. My only sanity break came when I took leave to see Vanessa in Japan for a few weeks. But, whe I returned, I was right back into the hellish situation I was in before I left. I was even contemplating bodily harm (not suicide, mind you, but self-injury to be sure) just to get a break. (Un)Fortunately, Fate stepped in, and I was ijured - notof my own doing - and that injury facilitated a move for me from news to radio. Since that move, life has been smoother, and 1000% less stressful. In fact, My relationships have gotten stronger with almost every one:
- Vanessa and I have more time to talk, and can talk regularly, so we can be with each other, even if we can't be near each other.
- I feel closer to my parents now, than I ever have before. I have had some real heart-to-heart talks with them, and realized how important, and caring they have been to me my whole life. I just failed to (or didn't want to) see it.
- My coworkers and supervisors have noticed a change in my attitude. I show up for work, do my work, and go home on ime. I stay late once in a while, but it's the exception, not the rule anymore. I even have more of a relaxed attitude towards work. If someone needs something done, I weigh the need versus the want.

It's a better life.


62 Days to go!


ULI

I'm a trend setter!

So, I have a few days off of work (holidays are wonderful!) but I still do research for my radio show as any good DJ should. WELL!!! I cam across a little piece of information today, and found out that my radio show is broadcast around the world, and is listened to by celebrities!
Can you believe it, I mean, people in Hollywood, New York, Milan, and other trendy spots pick up my radio show, and get this, LISTEN TO ME!
Not just listen, but follow my advice for fashion trends. That's the only explanation I can find for this:


Yes, folks, that's Ms. BRITNEY SPEARS, shaving her own head. I can't believe she listens to my show, and decided that if her favorite radio host was going to be bald, so, too, should she be. Now if I could just get the Howard Stern folks to tune in...

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Okay, in all seriousness, no one outside the country I'm in can hear me on the radio, but I found this and had to post it. I follow a lot of celebrity news and gossip for my show, and when I stumbled across this, it floored me! I hope she's okay. It seems to me (my counselor nature coming out) that either Ms. Spears is trying to separate herself from everything in her past (including her hair) to start fresh, or (more likely) she's having a serious breakdown. I've been there, and all I can say, is she needs people who love her right now (not fans, or her enterage, or the paperazzi) to get her through whatever it is.
I'm not a fan of hers, but I AM a fan of life, and think she needs help through whatever it is she's going through.