Glad to hear i made enough of an impression that there is a few who remember. I think I've reached a point where i can start coming back on BL on the regular. With moderation of course, I used to browse the forums all day everyday because i had no life other than drugs. Glad to say that isn't the case anymore.
I can't Lie, my suboxone taper didn't go quite as planned. 6 months 100% opioid free and i was still experiencing enough PAWS that it led me to return to the orange little bastards. Im content though. I know i wasn't eating healthy enough nor exercising NEARLY enough to rid myself of the PAWS and I suppose I took the easy way out. Anyway, I think i stopped posting around this time last year when i moved to San Francisco. Glad to say I'm still with my girl and absolute love SF. Currently in Austin Texas visiting "long lost cousins" that i haven't seen since 2002 when i was like 10 years old, but I'm flying back to SF in a few hours. Found out i had an awesome side of my family that i actually relate too, most of em are all dready down to earth people. Made the decision today to go for it and had one of my cousins dread my hair, I'll prob post pics eventually but right now it's way too premature, just looks like a bunch of braids unless you're really examining them. But they'll lock up eventually.
Starting to get back into rock climbing and hiking, and finally decided what to do with my life. Currently making concentrates for the medical industry, mainly targeted at quality of life for cancer patients but we all know those aren't the only customers.

I've decided I'm going to study a combination of Botany, Organic Chem, and Psychopharmacology and hopefully research and develop medicines and quality of life drugs from all sorts of natural sources, not just cannabis. My girlfriend is going for her Drug & Alcohol certificate to be a counselor. Thinking about proposing soon, coming up on 3 years and I can't see myself with anyone else when i imagine the future.
Anyway, It's really great to hear that people remember me around here. I'll definitely start making regular visits to OD again, rather than just lurking/occasionally posting on other forums. I feel it's finally safe for me, time will tell.
Excited for Further tomorrow night, on some needlepoint. I've actually not listened to them much but I love the Dead and all my friends are going so what the hell - It'll be fun.
I leave for the airport in 2-1/2 hours and I'm still not sleeping... Never got over insomnia but i suppose that was occurring before i ever used drugs. Most likely why heroin was my DOC actually. Oh well, Ill fall asleep when i board and wake up when i get home.
What's everyone else been up to during my Hiatus? I see we have some new moderators here - Congrats.
