Peter's Place

Keep it simple. The more you say, the less people remember. (on a fortune cookie I just ate) This sage advice is ignored most often, I believe, by our politicians .

I'm writing this in my word processing program on the train back into NYC, where I will then take the subway back to Forest Hills. Today was emotionally wrenching for me. I wound up spending the night in Throgs Neck at my friend's because I went over to her place in the afternoon to help resolve a problem that she was having with her computer and wound up working until almost midnight, and by then I was just too exhausted to spend the two hours it would take me on NYC's subway system to get back to where I was apartment sitting for my friend in Forest Hills (remember that I've been homeless for about the past two years and have been couch hopping among friends since then). Originally my mother was supposed to come out and see me in Forest Hills, pick me up, and take me to Yonkers where I could finally get to the police station there and file a complain/report regarding what happened to me in October/November/December, and how a really disturbed individual named Louis...

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. ~ Dale Carnegie (1888-1954), American author and lecturer

If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. ~Anonymous

Well, it's official. I did it. I'm so anxious right now that I'm shaking. And I'm about to s**t my pants! What, what, you're asking, what is it already? Well, I sent a letter (via email) to the law school that I attended but was unable, due to my depression, to complete my studies. At the time, however, I didn't know that I had depression. Hell, I didn't even know what depression was or even that it existed. But now, after a few years of therapy, some psychiatric hospitalizations, and the like, I know about depression. In fact, I know quite a bit about depression. And I have a much better handle on my own depression. I know how it affects me. And I've gotten better at managing it. I know that I have to remain in treatment. I know that I have to take my medications. And I'm doing my best to do both of these things. I have a treatment team that knows mjy situation and is flexible and willing to work with me. I know that if this works and I'm accept...