I am about to leave for Michigan. I have rented a car. By sheer luck, they did not have any of the economy cars that I reserved, so I was given a free luxury car upgrade. I have never seen so many mysterious buttons.
The problems that I have expressed in the previous post seem to be coming to a head. Yesterday, I had my first excellent conversation with my brother in months, since he was married. Then, I had an excellent evening with one of my best friends. We talked, saw other people, and then talked alone some more. All in all, we were together for ten hours of conversation, and I had more emotions bubbling up at that time than I have had in a very long time. Today, I will see old professors, mentors, and friends. I will see people who only know me from the book I helped to write, I will meet people with criticisms, and people with praise. I will likely be respected by people who are my senior. I am not entirely prepared for this weekend, but I will focus my energies on it until Sunday. Wish me luck. It is time for a battle.
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