secular lent: an update

I'm sucking at lent. I'm sucking at a lot of things in my life right now, but I've decided not to give up on lent. I think I just need to adjust the dates a little. Now, my lent will run from the day SK leaves until the day she returns. I simply can't give my observation of lent any attention right now while torn between SK on one side and birdlady on the other. I hate birdlady. That is not a very christlike thought. That is evidence of how I'm sucking at lent.

Shall I confess my lenten sins? Yesterday alone: I ate a hamburger, I drank two beers, I drove my car too much and I didn't meditate or pray or even think about Jesus at all. Instead, I was near tears in Birdlady's office, actually literally, blinking them back, shuffling papers, my voice cracking just a little as I tried to speak and get hold of myself. Fuck birdlady.

So. Secular lent starts next Sunday at 3pm with SK on a plane and me at home. Alone.