As I was sitting on a bench & looking through the want ads, I had a strange realization, I'm come to the conclusion that most of my friends are transients. I say most because I have a friend or two left back East. In fact, I got an email from one of them today. And I must be honest, it made me homesick as hell. You see I hadn't see this person in a long time, but given the passage of time, the old vibe was still there. I wish I had a place to stay out there, I just might change my mind about Vegas and head back. But if I did that, it would nullify my last post stating I was never going back.
As for my "Vegas Friends". I think Bon Jovi had it right when he penned these lyrics 20+ years ago:
"As I sit in this smokey room, the night about to end.
I pass my time with strangers, but this bottle's my only friend "
I must admit to having met a long of interesting people so far. Some came here & lost it all. Others lost it all before they got here. Some married - happily, others - unhappily. This place has made some, and broke others. But all have an interesting story to tell, with lessons to be gleaned from each.
I can spend hours conversing with someone, learning a lot about them only to have them fade into the sunrise, never to be seen again. Others I see for a few days in the same places, but most are tourists....and they eventually leave. I hope maybe something I pass on to them (either young or old), may keep them experiencing what I'm going through.
Pain is an unpleasant thing, a broken heart is intolerable. And the pain from a broken heart because you lost your one true love - indescribable.
On to other things. As of late, I've become acutely aware I've gained weight - too much weight. So I'm in the early stages of "Weight Cutting". If you look the term up in Wikipedia, you get this:
"Weight cutting is the practice of rapid weight loss prior to a sporting competition. It most frequently happens in order to qualify for a lower weight class (usually in combat sports, where weight is a significant advantage) or in sports where it is advantageous to weigh as little as possible (most notably equestrian). There are two types of weight cutting: One method is to lose weight in the form of fat and muscle in the weeks prior to an event; the other is to lose weight in the form of water in the final days before competition."
There can be serious implications while doing this though, but since I already have cirrhosis of the liver, I'm not overly concerned with any of them. I guess the saying from the movie "Knock on any Door" applies here: "Live Fast, Die Young, & Leave a Good Looking Corpse."
I can do the first 2, but that 3rd one's gonna be a bitch!
As for my "Vegas Friends". I think Bon Jovi had it right when he penned these lyrics 20+ years ago:
"As I sit in this smokey room, the night about to end.
I pass my time with strangers, but this bottle's my only friend "
I must admit to having met a long of interesting people so far. Some came here & lost it all. Others lost it all before they got here. Some married - happily, others - unhappily. This place has made some, and broke others. But all have an interesting story to tell, with lessons to be gleaned from each.
I can spend hours conversing with someone, learning a lot about them only to have them fade into the sunrise, never to be seen again. Others I see for a few days in the same places, but most are tourists....and they eventually leave. I hope maybe something I pass on to them (either young or old), may keep them experiencing what I'm going through.
Pain is an unpleasant thing, a broken heart is intolerable. And the pain from a broken heart because you lost your one true love - indescribable.
On to other things. As of late, I've become acutely aware I've gained weight - too much weight. So I'm in the early stages of "Weight Cutting". If you look the term up in Wikipedia, you get this:
"Weight cutting is the practice of rapid weight loss prior to a sporting competition. It most frequently happens in order to qualify for a lower weight class (usually in combat sports, where weight is a significant advantage) or in sports where it is advantageous to weigh as little as possible (most notably equestrian). There are two types of weight cutting: One method is to lose weight in the form of fat and muscle in the weeks prior to an event; the other is to lose weight in the form of water in the final days before competition."
There can be serious implications while doing this though, but since I already have cirrhosis of the liver, I'm not overly concerned with any of them. I guess the saying from the movie "Knock on any Door" applies here: "Live Fast, Die Young, & Leave a Good Looking Corpse."
I can do the first 2, but that 3rd one's gonna be a bitch!
