Well the ride is never really over i suppose. i mean, for myself things have been rough as well. In the time between our communications I've gone on a sojourn. it was a year ago. I wandered the streets on october 31st and left the city of edmonton, traveling about 60 kilometers down a highway where i would eventually collapse and require medical assistance. this is, of course after an even more troubling time that tested my patience and even my capacity for compassion. I was a good person then but sometimes people break. now I live life for the sake of my friends and family. For them I pretend to be genuinely interested and seek out ways that it can actually pan out however, so far, It's been for naught. that's my roller coaster ride. things are just mellow now though.