First and foremost, Happy Second Sunday of Advent!
Yet another life update by me, Markus Gaines.
First off, my previously thought-to-be-Shiga was not, in fact, Shiga. Rather, just some weird issue with my body not agreeing with red meat. This isn't surprising considering I have IBS and GERD and God knows what else!
I found a lovely statue depicting the Holy Family for my altar, which, by this point, is getting rather crowded. I'll need to clear off space, which could be an issue considering most of the junk on the shelf isn't mine! Likewise, I figured I should have something for Advent, given this is my first time actually celebrating! I've also been praying The Auxilium Christianorum considering my roommate situation.
Onto said situation, currently, my living situation consists of me renting a room from a guy in Centralia for $300 a month for room and board. It was a good deal for a long while, up until about 8 months ago, in which a new tenant moved in. Since then, my life has been a real pain because this asshole apparently dislikes young people. Whoop-fucking-ee. He has gone out of his way to make my life an annoyance, I have explained hundreds of times that I have medical issues that make it hard to get around, but it seems to have no effect in how he treats me. He also seems to expect me to clean the house, when I only have use of my room and a bathroom. Furthermore, he's taken to bitching and moaning about every little thing at this point, and has recently threatened a friend of mine with gross bodily harm. Did I mention he's a registered sex offender and a self-professed next-John-Wayne-fucking-Gacy? Granted, so is my landlord, but that's just called luck!
But, enough about that shit show in motion! I've seemingly gotten more adept at psychic things and seeing spirits, I can more vividly hear them now, as well. I've confirmed with a few people to insure I'm not going insane. Or more insane, anyway. I'm still actively attending church at St. Timothy's in Chehalis, and going to my monthly Grove meetings. Some would call it an oxymoron, but I grew up with the duality, so, meh. I'm Appalachian, we're a strange bunch. I haven't really tied down to a specific religion, I suppose Folk Catholic describes me best. Not wholly mainstream, but wholly Holy in my opinion. Even as more Gods have made their presence known, the trinity still hasn't left me. I used to think it had to be one or the other, but given all that's happened, I'm just embracing the duality at this point.
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