Hey!
This thread has become more of a way for me to chit-chat with all my Liner friends more than anything else these days!! I really appreciate it! 
In good news, my life is getting back in a rhythm. As everyone knows, after celebrating leaving a toxic job for a few weeks my mom passed away. I’ve gone from the highest peaks of happiness to complete grief.
It’s been about a month now. Thanks to going back to therapy to deal with my mom’s death I am a soooo much better!!
One of the things I crave is structure… I’ve gone a bit stir crazy all alone in the house all day. It was really unhealthy while I was grieving! I ate soooo much. I put on 10 pounds in a month. I spazz out like a puppy when DW gets home!!
I made myself a “schedule” last week. It’s really been helping. I have “office hours” to look for a job. (I’ve had multiple calls already and an interview tomorrow)
All of this to say that a BIG part of my life and “schedule” for 10 - 13 years has been hanging out here!! I do miss being on here every day. I can’t do a full nine hours each day any more as I actually have to do stuff now. I may not be able to be here every day, but I’m trying!
I’ll never find another job that paid me a full wage for 90 minutes of work each day and 6.5 hours hanging out there while watching YT!! 
(My DW likes to point out all the nightmare fuel I endured for that “cushy” job - including a permanent disability! )
I’m going to make more of a concerted effort to get back to being a Universal Addict ASAP!
(Don’t tell UOR, but I went to WDW and DLR more in the last 2 years!! 
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I’m not going to HHN out of respect for my kid. Plus, until I get back to work I feel a bit guilty doing trips. I already get to stay home all day!!
No reason to burn money! 
My new “plan” is to focus on FanFest Nights 2026 at USH. Maybe I can go to Orlando for my birthday again in December, but I’ve done it enough that I’ll be fine this year.
I doubt I’ll ever beat visiting all four Club 33 locations on my 50th anyway!! I framed a photo of me from that day! I rarely smile with a big open grin. My mouth was open like the Joker that day! 
My OG plan was to get to Epic in 2026 when APs become available. I’ve been trying to fill the time with “possible” trips.
I do know unless I get hurt or something bad happens I WILL be at Fanfest 2026. (Maybe if they don’t have any IP I want to participate in I will stay. I will still go even if it’s exactly the same stuff. It was that cool!)
I will be making a FanFest 2026 thread. I may still be one of the few here to go, but I like talking about it! Feel free to come over there to continue hanging out with me. You can always reply here too. I’m not “closing” this thread, but I’m trying to not bump it up in the topics too much since it’s not about my recent trip anymore…