Hey, it's me. I'm back. Yeah, it's been a while. I suck. There, I apologized...now let's get on with it.

Last time I left you with lots of stress. This time, not so much stress, just general malaise. I should really know how to spell that last word, but I'm feeling too lazy to look it up right now. I was sick during April, what a surprise. There's only so much one person can handle before they start blowing chunks, or dripping mucus. Yeah, that's a lovely image. You're welcome.

I didn't end up having to move. My new landlord decided to raise my rent only $40, instead of $115 as they wanted to in the beginning. I'm sure it had to do with the fact that I've been living here for more than 5 years and the place needs some fixing up before they can rent it for the amount that they want to...and they don't want it to be empty while they're fixing it up. Hence, the lower increase in my rent.

But I just found out that I'm going to have to move twice anyway. It's a long story...here we go. The original plan was to have me and my son move out of our present apartment in May 2005, and go to live with my boyfriend Caron. This meant that my son Leo would only live with us for three months before he was going to get married in July 2005. Well, today I learned that Leo and his fiance are putting off their wedding for another year. I can't live in my present apartment for two years, because after this first year, the new landlord will raise my rent out of my price range. So this means that I'll have to move in May 2005 into another apartment, and then in May 2006, I'll move in with my boyfriend. I was planning on only moving once, but this is how life goes sometimes. Leo and I can't move in with my boyfriend, because Caron doesn't want to have Leo live with us for an extended amount of time in his present house (it's small, too small for three grown adults). Also, Caron is going through a difficult time in graduate school and cannot handle the stress of adjusting to living with two adults while trying to get good grades and finish his research. If the house was larger, it would be a different story...but let's just say that we've beat this horse to death already and we're both in agreement that it would be too much stress for all three of us.

On the other hand, it's a good thing that Leo and Nicole have put off their wedding another year. This will give them both time to mature and to get to know each other. Trust me, it's a really good thing for them in the long run. Where does that leave me? In limbo. It really sucks being an adult. I hate it sometimes.