My, how the days and months fly by…  Can it really be six months since I wrote my last entry to this blog?

There has been quite a bit of life to have happened in the time I have been away from this site.

First, I moved out of the childhood home into an apartment in a neighboring town… The move has been a positive one overall, but I am learning just how much more work living on my own is.

Second, I have changed employment once again. I would prefer for this to be my last move on that for a while. I left Radio Shack to pursue the opportunity of Geek Squad, and when that didn’t result in what I wanted, I was lucky enough to find my current full time position at Staples.

Third, I have had the joy of knowing a sugar glider or two in my lifetime. A few short weeks ago, Bianca brought home a sugar glider. Sasuke, a young boy, was a happy and healthy glider. About a week later, I brought Sakura, my baby girl, home to be my pet and to breed a couple more gliders with Sasuke. A week and a half ago, we found Sasuke in the bottom of the cage, curled up in a ball. He would occasionally spend time sleeping in the bottom corner of the cage. When we went to nudge him and wake him up, he was stiff. I was a little upset over his absence since then, but Sakura has been bonding quite well with me. Even last night, she took only about three minutes to pop her little head out of her travel pouch and onto my chest. As of tonight, she is no longer with us. Sakura died as mysteriously as her friend. Bianca told me that she had been found on the bottom of the cage, motionless.

I was not too fond of the idea of a sugar glider at first, but they really are cute and social creatures. I hope to get another one day, and I hope to learn more about them so that the new ones can live longer than Sasuke and Sakura did.

Finally, I have a wonderful girlfriend of over one year. She has been able to make me see parts of myself that I would not have noticed otherwise; her many unique faces make me smile, and her warm embrace just makes my day better just knowing she is there.