The calm before the storm...

It's odd. As terrible as that place was, sometimes I almost miss it. I mean; sure, we couldn't have shoes or drawstrings or zippers. But it was so much less stressful there. There was so much less to worry about. I had friends that I got to hangout with literally all the time, and they actually understood me. Of course, I missed my family and other friends, but it was just so much easier to focus on what I needed to. Don't get me wrong; I sure as hell never want to go back. However, there definitely were benefits to being there.