It's time to put it down... in PUBLIC

I'm currently in the throes of illness, having run fever all day yesterday and battling a mean stomach bug (Hello norovirus, you bastard!!), but there's some unfinished business to do now that my fever has broken.

It was time to delete my diary on OD.

My mouse hovered over the "Diary Maintenance" link for the last time, clicked it, and slowly scrolled down to the link to "Delete Diary" - and admittedly, I hesitated. Wild, frantic thoughts ran through my head, like, "What are you doing?" "What if it comes back?" "This is 12 years of your life!"

I had to remind myself, that OD is a chapter of my life that has come to an end. It's not coming back, and I'm hurt and let down that instead of rising from the ashes, that OD is coming to a close with a thunderous, sheet-ripping fart, with the horrendous, scent that threatens to singe your nostrils included.

With a renewed sense of purpose, I laid to rest 12 years of chronicles of my life.

I'll admit, emotionally, it's comparable to having the kindness and mercy to put down a beloved pet.