Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend

Things are going well, a little too well if you know what I mean. I have been firing at all cylinders for the most part lately. I am not trying to toot my own horn or be a martyr, but things have slowly been coming together. It might just turn out that hard work, honest living, and a sober mind might work for me. It might work for you too!

Nothing is a silver bullet with life as far as I can tell. I would hate to have to admit that life IS fair all the time, but I know there is no danger of that. So for me, for the meantime, things are going well, Hello darkness my old friend.

I have a family that wants me in their lives which is a welcome scenario for sure! I have a family that I want to be in their lives, so win-win! I don’t have a W2 job, but I am making 1099 income this year from DoorDash and Spark. While I would rather not do that forever, I have to admit I do enjoy it. Hello, darkness, my old friend, brings me to this.

I really have been enjoying this blog and the YouTube videos. I wouldn’t say I am particularly good, but I don’t think I am awful. I also enjoy making and watching them so I don’t have too much skin in the game, but I am eager to continue. I find these journal entries to be therapeutic, as well as rewatching the videos and notating it is making my memory recall much stronger.

Then why on earth am I depressed? Not continuously thank goodness, but there is not any rational reason to be feeling down at all right now. Then I remember… Hello darkness my old friend, I have been so used to being miserable that I got comfortable with it. I enjoy it in a sick twisted way. It is the antithesis of the positivity I am endeavoring to create! Still, it is a part of me. I would do well to not cast it off entirely.

So I take my licks as I give them to myself and jump back on my horse to ride on. I enjoy the company of my old friend depression. I come to talk with you again…

Thank you for riding with me!

Recorded: 3/5/2025
Visibility: Cloudy

Destinations in chronological order:

South Charleston, WV: B-5:14, 29:30-1:32:00, 2:53:13-E
Thomas Hospital Rear Entrance, US60/MacCorkle Avenue, Ford Street, Chesapeake Street, Kanawha Turnpike, WV601/Jefferson Road, US119/Corridor G, Southridge, Central Avenue, Bird Court, Byng Street, Spring Street, RHL Boulevard, Loretta Lane, WV214/Trace Fork Road, Brounland Road/Rabel Mountain Road,

Saint Albans, WV: 5:14-13:07
US60/MacCorkle Avenue, 3rd Street/Center Street

Nitro, WV: 13:07-24:37
Center Street/3rd Street, WV25/1st Avenue, I64

Cross Lanes, WV: 24:37-26:19
I64

Dunbar, WV: 26:19-29:30
I64

Alum Creek, WV: 1:32:52-1:56:33, 2:46:36-2:53:13
US119/Corridor G, Yeager Highway/Midway Road, McCorkle Road, Ely Fork, Garret’s Bend

Julian, WV: 1:56:33-2:10:44, 2:39:35-2:46:36
US119/Corridor G, WV3/Julian Road, Middle Horse Creek Road

Danville, WV: 2:10:44-2:25:08, 2:32:58-2:39:35
US119/Corridor G, Riverside Drive/Veteran’s Memorial Bypass, 3rd Street, Park Avenue, Lumber Street, Smoot Avenue/State Street, Benjamin Price Bridge

Madison, WV: 2:25:08-2:32:58
Benjamine Price Bridge, Riverside Drive, Turley Street

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