Stellar.

I'm listening to Helen Stellar. - "This Time Around" and I'm feelin' good. Dad's on the other side of the wall and I hear the occasional snicker at the movie he's watching. It sounds so good. It sounds so goddamn good.

I'm reading homework over spirituality and near-death experiences.
My body feels good right now and my head is optimistic. School gives me structure. Structure's good for kids, right?

When Dad woke up this evening we chatted and I showed him the burn on his side with a mirror. He rarely sees a mirror so I asked if he wanted to look in it. He decided he wanted to brush his teeth and then asked me to help him put whitener on them. I asked him if tomorrow he wants to trim his mustache. It's getting unruly. He has a mustache and full beard. There are some gray whiskers mixed in with the others that are auburn. This is changing my life.