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Not much between despair and ecstacy
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Hope things continue to improve for you, Lance.
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glad things are going well enough, and hopefully better and better for the future! 
The childhood friend Exnihil never had.
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Lance, As you say, things may not be perfect, but they sure do sound better than they were a year and a half ago. 
Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!
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That's wonderful news, Lance! Really glad to hear things are looking up for you. 
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Good to hear your circumstances are better, Lance, and that you're moving forward. I'm glad you hung on during the tough parts. You done good, friend!
"Everything about this is going to feel different." (Saturn Girl, Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
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space mutineer & purveyor of quality sammitches
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Wait! lance, come back! You can totally borrow MY chainsaw if you want!
[smooch]
Congratulations on the new job and apartment, Doll.
Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on DeviantArt! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
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A chainsaw and a smooch?! Good thing I can't blush through the internet....
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Great news Lance, I'm happy to hear that things are really starting to go your way
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I'd give you a hug, but I don't think you need it!
Why must power be so elusive?
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I'm also glad for the update's cheeriness. Knowing some of the details I think the divorce is a great thing, at least as opposed to the way you were living.
Now I'm just curious, did she wait till you had a better job so you'd handle the divorce better, or so that she'd get more somehow?
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Hmmm..I missed a couple of posts here...
Kinetix, I'll take any hugs you are giving whether I need 'em or not. I can always pack 'em away for a rainy day...
Shining, I am certain it was so she would get more. Divorce becomes a "grabbing game" at some point, and that's how she's playing it.
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Still, glad everything will be on paper so there will be rules she has to live by.
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You and me both, buddy...
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Yes, at least this whole thing will soon be finalized. That'll be a big load off your shoulders
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Lance, glad to hear things are getting better. I'm sure they will continue to do so! 
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Wow, it’s been a year since anyone posted to this thread!
I stopped updating it because it felt like I was just being “poor little me” boo hoo hoo and seriously, who needs that? My life is still a cesspool sometimes, but whose isn’t? Lots of people have gone through worse circumstances than mine, and I am trying to focus on the positive.
Still, an update seems in order.
So, Lance, where are you now?
Currently I am operations manager for a couple of radio stations in Cincinnati. (Not WKRP, and if I hear that joke again, I am getting out my chainsaw…) It is a job I have done before, and I love it. I often look forward to going to work, especially after a few days off. I feel so useful and productive here.
How did I get this job? Back in December I got an email from the general manager of the stations. He was looking for someone to do operations and he spoke to an employee here who mentioned my name. I got the email on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I called and spoke to him. We set up an interview for Friday. It didn’t take long for me to realize the interview was going to go well, because we spent the first ten minutes talking about comic books. It was a job interview, so eventually the conversation turned to other matters, like science-fiction movies. Anyway, he offered me the job and I started the following Monday. (We did actually talk about the job at some point. I think.)
In the beginning, the job was, well, chaotic. There were 2 people in operations already. One was leaving on the following Friday, and the other was about to get fired, which he must have suspected, since he got a different job during the week I worked with him. He was a great guy, and he did better production (radio jargon for he had a fantastic voice and cut wonderful commercials) than anyone I have ever met, but he wasn’t detail-oriented enough to do operations.
Anyway, the point is, I had a week’s worth of (fairly poor!) training and then I was left to make sure everything ran ok on both stations. I was thrown into the deep end, but, that’s ok, it doesn’t matter how deep it is if you know how to swim. Also, my boss is whiz-bang with all of the software and hardware here, and even though he was on vacation, he was available by email, so I did have a sort of life-preserver.
To make matters more interesting, I knew that one of the stations was about to switch frequencies, and the other station was changing format. Lots and lots of work to do. And I still loved it.
As soon as I got the job here, my wife filed for divorce. Apparently she was just waiting for me to get a better job before she filed.
So what now? I am about to move to a bigger apartment in a better neighborhood so I can have my kids more often. I have the three most amazing and wonderful kids in the world. I have a job I really like. (I also went to a local bar last night and won a round of trivia where the topic was “marine life.” I am amazed how many people don’t know that the blue-ringed octopus has very potent venom. Neither here nor there – sorry.)
So, my life doesn’t suck. It isn’t always sunshine and smooth sailing, but so what? I am trying to make it better, just like all of you are.
Again, my sincere thanks for all of the support I have received here. I mean it. I guess I gave this thread the wrong title after all.
Here’s to better tomorrows for all of us…
Lance .... I just want to point out that you've got a great attitude. Your first week of work could have been a hell week to someone with less optimism and passion. I'm really glad you're doing so well and it seems like all the credit is due to you! It's inspiring!
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Actually - the first week of work was quite annoying. I was being trained by people who didn't seem to have a system for much of anything. Once they left, and I established procedures and checklists and gave things structure, things were much better. I was actually glad to fly solo so I could get things organized.
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OCD much, Lance? 
Still "Lardy" to my friends!
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Sounds more like survival skills than OCD. But if it was, they're lucky he has it!
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Kinetix, I'll take any hugs you are giving whether I need 'em or not. I can always pack 'em away for a rainy day...
Just say the word, honey.
Why must power be so elusive?
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All that organization sounds really fulfilling, and I'm sure they're going to notice how indispensable you are
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Ibby, American companies are not very good at recognizing things like that.
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Actually, I think it has been noticed. Someone told me that the people at corporate were saying good things about me. I don't know for certain if that is true or not.
Lardy, I might be a little OCD. But here, let me paint a clearer picture. My job is to make sure the stations are on the air with the correct programming. I do quite a few other things, too, but that is the main thing I am responsible for. I work with virtually no supervision. I have people under me, but they are weekenders, and I almost never see them. So basically, I come to work, and I do the stuff I do, and I don't really have to deal with any people - it's just me and the hardware and software and audio editing and stuff. So, whenever I can find more efficient and practical ways to do things, I do them that way. I mean, if you are flying solo, it's best to fly the plane the way that makes sense to you. Besides, doing stuff faster gives me more time here on Legion World.
Now, a couple of the guys I work with, well one is a little OCD and the other guy got in the OCD line at least 3 times.
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That was supposed to be a joke, Shiny. I meant when they were handing out OCD, he got in the line 3 times.
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