How that I’ve finished this job and am now floating about doing odd jobs and trying to get myself organised and registered with Slivers of Time, I think it’s about time to look back on how things have been going. I have the time to write these things now, which is nice, so I might as well crack out a couple of paragraphs here.

Leaving the job has made me a much stronger person. As soon as I learned to mind my own business, it made the job a lot easier. I should probably give you a bit of insight into what the job actually entailed, really. I had to create new files for long-term diagnosed people with HIV. Which might seem like it was rubbing it in my face a little bit, and it was, but anyway. My supervisors quickly became aware of my status as I had to attend a couple of routine medicals and check-ups while I was there, and were soon trying to find me other jobs that I could be doing, just to take up a couple of hours. And they did, and so I did, and by the end of it, I had collected myself a glowing reference and a hell of a lot more respect for the service than I ever had before. So that’s nice. I also found out I can work in that sort of environment without losing the plot entirely. That’s nice, too.

So, right now, I’m trying to sort myself out with the Slivers of Time system. Interesting thing, that, selling your free hours to whatever random employers might pass your way. But now I have a lot of free hours to sell, which is nice.

But anyway, I was thinking on the bus today (I know, public transport. How common.). I’ve actually been healthier since I was diagnosed with having HIV. I haven’t had a serious cold (touch wood. Well, touch veneered MDF. It was wood once, so I’m led to believe), and the few small colds I have had, I’ve been able to get over a lot more quickly than I was previously. Having said that, I did go through a period of around a year pre-HIV infection, during which I was constantly ill and had a lymphocyte count of one. Yes, one. One lymphocyte in a titre of blood. Nowadays, we’re floating around the 300 mark, which is a lot better. I’m not recommending this as a course of action, God no, but… it’s a bit strange.

Might have to look into that.

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