Choices II

After vet school, I tried to get into the Peace Corps. But unfortunately, I had such debt (4 years of out of state tuition will help you easily rack it up) that I couldn't pay my loans back based on the salary earned. And the government would not allow deferment. So I went out and found a job in my city while trying to save up the money to pay back...SallieMae. God, I hate that woman wherever she is.

I moved back home to Cincinnati and lived with my mom after graduation. She was having a hard time after her divorce. It was difficult to make ends meet. She had graciously adopted the dog I spayed my junior year. So our house was full - 3 dogs and 2 cats I obtained while in vet school. I should mention my mom hates cats...or fears them. So she wasn't too warm and fuzzy about the idea. But we managed.

I got a computer as a graduation gift and I began searching for tickling related sites. I found darkwaters and Max's site and Morandilas MTJ site. I chatted with a few people on yahoo. I met a few local people and not so local people. In 2001, I joined TMF. I don't remember what prompted me. I do know I was visiting it more than any other site and even chatting with some folks. I remember the night that Scott/Psycho had a crisis of faith and closed the site. I give props to MTPJeff for saving it and to Myriads for taking on the administrative reins. It truly was this site that helped me accept some of my BDSM leanings and allowed me to explore those without feelings of shame or being an outcast. So this blog has become my way of trying to put my journey into the community into some kind of cohesive account for how I got where I am today. It's my attempt to give back to the community that helped me so much during those earlier times. Thanks for reading...I never knew I could enjoy sharing this much. It's more therapeutic than I imagined.