Don't know if anybody noticed I was gone, but I'm back from my hiatus!
Man its been a crappy winter for me. Things got worse in January and February. I don't think I left my bed for a month, besides to go to the bathroom. And that's not an exaggeration. What was easily the worst thing that happened this winter, happened to my very good friend. In late March, he was diagnosed with a lower stage 2 malignant brain tumor in I believe the motor part of the brain. They're still determining the best way to treat it, but it looks like he'll need radiation and possibly chemo and/or surgery. The thing with surgery, it's in a tough spot to reach, and since it's in the motor region, if they take out too much it could be pretty bad, to say the least. He's my age, and turns 17 over the summer.
Really the only things that gets my hopes up at all is that today is the opening of Striped Bass season, and my road test is scheduled for May 2nd and could get my license may 17th (NY and a few north east states require you to be at least 17 to get a license, 18 if you don't take drivers ed).