Hi! I originally started this back in 2006 and the diary and community helped me through some rough times in my life. I slowly drifted away about a year before OD went off-line, but I'm back now. I really need the space to vent and be myself. My diary is heavily anonymized for both my own protection and that of my friends and other people I mention as I am honest about my opinions, sometimes brutally so, and HR would likely frown up that.

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Bollox

November 11, 2023
Well so far today has been a total waste. Ok, not a total waste, I did unload some wood for the bed project from the back of the truck. Watching Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl right now, I forgot how good it was. I really think they should have stopped with the…
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