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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

It's been five months today since Amanda died. Grief continues to evolve. In the beginning, I had a mix of relief and bitterness with the sadness. I was very busy handling things. Then I transitioned into a period of expansive optimism. The past month or so, though, I've been feeling kind worn out, and new flavours of sadness have sprung up. I've still been pretty busy. Some highlights on the up side? Halloween with Batman Gordon. Raffi at Centennial Hall. Sharon & Bram at Aeolian Hall. First snow meal of the season. Dudes with fresh haircuts. And on the work side, ratings results just came in for the radio station, and there are welcome signs of improvement. My bosses have put me on course to improve my management skills, which I'm grateful for -- I was sent away for a two-day class that was very educational. I've been busy as heck at work. I have enough vacation time left to take....well, until the end of the year off. With all that I