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If I were a sofa...

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  If I were a sofa, I would be firm with a soft top. My seat would be broad so people could sit upon me with legs up or crossed easily. I would be between emerald and turquoise green and have a chaise lounge chair companion. I would sit on top of a lovely rug on top of hard wood floors. I would be relatively simple in today’s sofa-owning world - just an L shape. I would sit in a spacious but not overly large room where the focus is on gathering more than television. I am firm so people can jump on me, sit on me, lie on me, enjoy me over time while I maintain my structure. I am, after all, the center of the home. I am the first new sofa owned by my people. They cherish me and love me but also use me thoroughly - after all, that’s what loving a sofa is all about. My pillows are cushy AF while also holding their shape. The most important part of this is the color and the strong but soft aspects. This is, after all, the place where people go to recover at the end of the day as well as ...

A bit of a pulp narrative

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 My life got really out of balance. I got to several points of having no money, very little daily movement (only short walks with Deena), almost zero socializing, an incredibly significant amount of weight gain (it jumped up when I quit smoking, and has stayed up because my body is so out of balance). So much was stagnant. I was trying to push something forward that just wasn't moving, and I kept doubling down on pushing which just doubled my devastation that it wasn't moving. So then I moved 7/20-8/9 - Break for Colorado. 1st sit in Denver. Got my ass to Colorado. Gave me 3 weeks to hunt for jobs. Found the job title I wanted to go after. Hunted places to live until I realized I wasn't ready to settle somewhere yet.  8/9-8/14 - Trusting in the Trees. 2nd sit in Woodland Park (Colorado Springs, up the mountain). When this came through I realized this might actually work. Perhaps my ability to always find a place to land is something I can just rely on and not worry about. D...