Friday
I woke up on Friday morning, and I had a headache. Instead of reaching for my Advil, I reached for my carkeys. Decided to drive. And I drove. Point B was Point A; only hours later. But I drove. At first, it was laps around the Quad Cities. Then it turned into a trip to Galesberg. I got to Galesberg and fueled up. I also decided to get something to eat there. I ate, and I sat there. I sat there at MacDonalds for over an hour. My coffee had already gotten cold, but I didn't move. I sat and I stared at the outside world. And I got to thinking. Some really serious thinking.
All my life, I've always played second fiddle to someone. I always been pushed off or ignored. My parents were more worried about the wellfare of my two half-sisters that I coulda just vanish and they wouldn't care. For the past year, my oldest half-sister's battled Breast Cancer - she's fine now, she's beaten it. Though she lost a breast. Now my aunt is battling Breast Cancer and that same sister is going through a very nasty custody battle with her asshole ex - just like the other sister did a while back. (the one I had to testify against) And my step-dad's health is failing. But he won't listen to any of the doctors' advice and he's changed doctors quite a bit because they won't tell him what he wants to hear instead of what he needs to hear. We're in debt here - Hospital bills and lawyers fees. And I can't seem to find a job.
To continue my troubles, I been battling my own inner-demons. The fear of rejection, the deep-seeded fear of being forgotten, my own hatred of my own art... it's added up, and I'm the kind that bottles it all in. I've done this for many years, ever since grade school. Last week, I was at the point of releasing it all out. I needed to. But I snapped and raged on people who didn't deserve it. I realized that I needed to release that tension after the whole Archer/Holliday debacle. The sad thing is, my art was always this release. And I couldn't do it this time. This is the first time that it added to the tension, not release it. I needed to find a new outlet.
So I drove. I went to Galesburg, then I went to Geneseo, and then back to the Quad Cities. I didn't even stop in the Quad Cities. I went to Walcott, Iowa, refueled and returned to the Quad Cities. My poor Caddy hasn't seen this much driving in a long time. But on the way to Walcott, I started to cry.
Oh god, did I ever...
So yeah. This is what's going on. For what it's worth.