Freedomtown IC

So many of my loved ones are here now... it's practically a miracle. I'm so thankful to have them all here: Zack, Tifa, Barret, Marlene, Yuffie, two versions of Cloud... I feel like we should have some kind of a great big gathering. Like a cookout, or something. Just to celebrate.

this wasn’t what i thought would happen if i left. anything has to be better than where i was before.

So. A good year and a half removed from my attempt at winning Universal Idol, and a lot of ups and downs later... and my debut album is finally here.

Love you guys... hope you enjoy it. Thanks to my best friend/partner in crime Skylar Bale for both producing this, and for keeping me on track when life threatened to completely derail me.

I never thought I'd say this... especially this close to the holidays... but I'm actually happy.

No one thing in particular changed things for me. And I still miss Arizona badly. There are some nights where I miss her so badly I cry myself to sleep. Not having Zola or my mom to go to makes it worse.

But in general? I'm happy. I'm not drinking myself into emotional submission anymore, I'm not moping and sulking. I'm enjoying my job, I'm having a blast in the studio, I'm getting closer than ever to Kate (which, btw, I need to talk to you asap, kiddo), and I've got possibly the beginning of something special with Tifa happening.

You never forget or get over your OTL. I know that. But dammit... I'm not gonna let the thing I don't have stop me from enjoying what I do have. Not anymore.

Happy Monday, Galador!

So I've been mostly keeping quiet about this, but now I have everything I need to make this official.

Thursday evening, at 5PM (which is after most Thanksgiving Dinners for some reason), I'm holding a special meal for "strays" at Seventh Heaven in Genovia.

We don't have Thanksgiving where I'm from, but I've done a lot of research and... aside from how it started, I really like what it's become.

I'm going to have the "main" things for the dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. If you would like to donate another dish to pass for the event, please let me know. We will also be taking monetary donations, that will be going to the Group Home in Freedomtown (has the name changed?).

Note: we do serve alcohol, and will be having drinks for the event. We will card and charge for alcohol. Milk, juice, and soda will be available for free.

Note 2: We now have large screen TVs and will be airing the Cowboys vs Washington game.

It isn't a holiday here but I've seen people talking about Thanksgiving. I think it would be nice to have everyone together for dinner like that.

Alright. Time to get my ass back in the game again. Time to take my horse to the old town road and ride till I can't no more. (Sorry, I had to)

MopeyEllis is a thing of the past. No more dwelling on the past. Not when there's still such a good future ahead of me.


Kate Messner
Honey? How would you feel about me... starting to see someone? I know how close you were to Arizona.

Tifa Lockhart
Hey you. Busy?

Not a bad night. I managed to deal with my thoughts without having to get sloshed, and made a new friend at the same time. I think sometimes it helps just to know someone understands what you're going through.