I want to send some congratulations and well wishes out to a few people I chatted with last night.

First, I’d like to congratulate Ron on getting accepted into med school. It’s been a long long time coming for the guy. It’s gratifying to see someone’s hard work finally pay off after a long battle. I was observing my MSN list the other night and saw that someone was congratulating him for some reason, so I figured that he had good news. I kind of knew what the news was ahead of time.

So, kudos to you, Ron. I knew for a long time that this was the path you were heading toward. I’m happy to see that the door has been opened for you.

Secondly, I am absolutely thrilled for Darlene right now. Yesterday, at work, I was observing her names on MSN. They went from her anticipating some sort of news, to waiting for an overdue phone call, to being resigned to fate. It had been a while since I’d chatted with her, but I figured that she’d need some cheering up. I knew exactly what the news was about. She’d been trying to find a high school teacher position and after trying a lot of times she was starting to lose hope. That’s understandable considering that we’re only a few days from the start of school. Well, without giving out specifics, I showed her that teaching was what she was destined to do–it was written in the stars. I told her that tomorrow would be another day, and to get out all the bad vibes that night so that she would be ready to break down the doors by the next morning. All in all, I hope I made her feel better and helped her get some self-confidence back.

So, I prayed for her. Today, while at work, I got an important message from her: “JASON!!!” She didn’t need to explain.

Congratulations, Darlene. I’m damn proud of you. Never lose faith.

Lastly, I just wanted to mention Julius. I didn’t chat with him last night, but I caught wind of his recent health issues.

Get better! Down time == Time to ruminate, which isn’t helpful.