That Burning Smell is Me Thinking…

I cleared a major obstacle this week. For the past 7 1/2 years, I have had a bench warrant because I didn’t show up for a court date to face the charge of driving on a suspended license. I finally took care of it on Tuesday.

I was worried that they would give me a big sentence because I took so long to take care of this, so worried that I had trouble sleeping the past month. I decided to get a court appointed attorney because it would have cost a thousand bucks to hire one, and it turned out better than I expected. I got Deferred Adjudication, which means all I have to do is be a good boy for 9 months and then the whole thing will be erased from my record! All is clear to get my driver’s license back and I am also free to leave the country if I wish. My fine is paid, so technically, I am a free man!

What lies ahead? I am at a point now where I can start to make plans and work towards my goal of moving to a foreign country. I have always wanted to do this, but never tried until now. My first step is to get a passport and then I need to raise some more money.

I have traveled to Dallas to visit family and take care of some old business. I am looking forward to seeing my niece for the first time in years and also seeing the rest of the family. I brought along some toys to keep me busy and hopefully I wont be too distracted.

This is Ivan

Shortly after this picture was taken, he climbed up my back, ran down my arm, and bit me on the hand!

So far, Ivan had peed on me and bit me. There will be no strike three.