Hmm, the second, although I waver between saying I don't get along with him, and that I do. It's more that we're complete opposites, which I've mentioned before, and I can only handle him in small doses.
Anyways, had a good talk with him tonight, and looks like it's going to be a long-term issue with his wife, which he's determined to stick out. He revealed that it wasn't the car accident that brought on her current issues and diagnosis of PTSD, although it exacerbated them, but other, more traumatic events relating back to her childhood. The psychologist said it'll be a challenge, but hopefully they'll get there in the end.
In the meantime, I've at least helped ease his mind some, and agreed to find the funds to help him open the kennels. One great thing about Australia is mandatory superannuation, where from the day you start working, no matter your age or what you are earning, your employer is legally required to pay 9.5% on top of your wage into a fund that is intended for your future retirement.
However, although, it can't be taken unto retirement, which is so far away for me, it's not even on the horizon, there are ways that what I've built up so far can be used to invest in businesses, and we went through all that with the help of one of my Dad's old accountant friends, who knows all the loopholes. That he's just been released after four months in jail doesn't dent my confidence in his advice; that was for another matter entirely! Now it's just me doing it, and the kennels should be open in early December, in time for the Christmas Holidays.
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And whilst I'm here, because I'm in a happy and a little soppy, melancholic mood, and lacking the energy to be bothered with the effort of going to bed, a few shout-outs.
The first for the incredible lady above, Mali. My longest-term writing partner (who plays the most awesome characters, definitely keeping mine on their toes), and friend on here; I don't know what I'd do without her. Serious when she needs to be, but also, at other times, a cheeky, witty smart-ass, always good for a laugh, who'd give Chandler Bing a run in the sarcasm stakes any day of the week, xD
The second to, well no names, but you know who you are. We may not talk often, but every time a message from you pops up in my inbox, my day is immediately brightened, and your latest was perfect timing. It's rare, both on here and in real-life to find a person who intuitively gets me. That you can fully digest what is written, not just my words and penchant for sarcasm, but the content, tone and intent behind them, as they are in my own head, is one of the reasons I adore you. It's a precious thing.
The third, to Dova, and Internet Killers recently celebrating its second anniversary. Two years, and a total of thirty-five posts? I actually view that low count not as a negative, but a positive, in that, over all that time, with the various hiatuses, absences, uncertainty as if it was to be continued, and real-life interventions, we've maintained a mutual desire (need?) to continue a story with a unique dynamic that contains both one of my favourite ever characters to portray, and, in Analise Helm, female characters to write opposite of.
The fourth, to the rest of my partners and friends, who are all unique and amazing in your own special ways, xD
