[slodave]

Hi,

I hate to dump this here, but, I have not been in a very good mood. You see, today is my birthday, for most, today is a day of happiness. I have always liked to keep a low profile on "my" day. I am adopted and though I am very grateful for my adoptive parents, I have never really liked to celebrate my birthday. I don't have cakes and dislike being the center of attention.

Anyway, today I am 34 and I feel like I have gone nowhere. I quit my job at the end of the year, in the hopes of branching out on my own. I was working for a IT consulting business, but was very underpaid and at the end, I was mainly doing mundane laptop repair and was unhappy. My true skills were wasting away.

After my marriage dissolved a few years ago, I finally was able to get back into the dating scene. Unfortunately, my girlfriend of 6 months decided two weeks ago, that things really were not going to work out. She has a son and is going though a divorce herself. She is a great person, but I think it is the sudden rejection that is really stinging at the moment.

There is too much to bother you all with, but I just wish I were truly happy again.

Sorry if I brought the room down.

Dave