so I have this idea. if you read this blog regularly (har har, brave soul that you are) you may have gathered that the past few months have been a really rough time for me. in fact, I'd call them the most difficult period of my life. I've deliberately skirted the reasons why here, and I ain't gonna get into them now--sorry to disappoint. not important for our purposes now, anyway. I've done everything that I can to try and set my life to rights. nothing seems to be working. every time I think I've made some progress I get knocked back to square one. and I'm not sure how much longer I can keep going unless things look up.

maybe this is crazy enough to work. if you pray, pray for me. if you don't, well darn it hope for me. this is a plea for good vibes. an appeal for a little luck. I need some positive karma. grab people on the street and say, "do you know jeremy ball? doesn't matter. think him some happy thoughts."

I'm effing desperate, friends. all joking aside.

fie on't! only had him a year and there goes my resale value.

this article answers a question I've pondered for years. yeah, this is the kind of thing I devote my precious brain cells to.