Checkpoint!

So do you remember that racing game, Cruisin' USA? The one in all the arcades that they released for Nintendo 64? Well, in it, when you passed a certain threshold and you got more time to finish the race, a female voice would yell 'CHECKPOINT!' for no real reason except to inform you that you've been allotted more time to finish out the race. Well, ladies and gentlemen, if life were like Cruisin' USA, that voice would be ringing out in my head in the coming few days.

Six months of living on my own, six months of supporting myself, six months of holding down a steady, great job. I'm pretty proud of myself, I have to say. I'm not dead yet, which is definitely a good sign.