20 Years

About 20 years ago...
1. I was a bald baby
2. I was an only child
3. I was cute
4. I crapped in my pants a lot

About 10 years ago...
1. I had moved from Ann Arbor to Utah to Germany to Utah to Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti
2. My best friend was Sian Chivers, who is still my bosom buddy
3. I had a crush on the Andrew Vilisides and he never noticed me
4. I discovered my True Name

About 5 years ago...
1. I was in my first of two long term, long-distance relationships
2. I moved across the country from Ypsilanti, Michigan to Seattle
3. I didn't have very many friends
4. I went through a period of intense adolescent angst and I hated my parents

About 2 years ago...
1. I ended one life and began another with and as another person
2. I moved away from home and started at the UO
3. Finally made up with my parents
4. I still didn't have many friends, though I met many of the people I know now

About 1 year ago...
1. I moved from the dorms into my first "house" and felt immensely liberated
2. Was still in a long-distance relationship with Justin. Was lonely.
3. Discovered that I do not play well with others. Was angry.
4. Went through a period of intense depression due in part to Depo-Provera and in part to an awful year and living situation

Yesterday I...
1. Was a teenager for the last day of my life
2. Cried because I take on too much, have too much to do
3. Went out to dinner with people I love
4. Fell asleep next to my mate in the apartment we share

Today I...
1. Have made peace with myself and the past-- I Smile a lot more.
2. Surround myself with good people and good things
3. Do way too much for any one person to handle
4. Wonder if tomorrow will bring good things, too