One month ago, I was sitting in a house with money problems, roommate problems - and "girlfriend" problems. And now, one month later, I am sitting at LaGuardia Airport two hours away from boarding a Flight to Chicago to see my friends and my Godson. And despite being excited about my upcoming journey - I see a tremendous amount of irony in it.

When I was living through Hell, it was impossible for me to enjoy anything. From friends, to hobbies to just plain old existence - simply living a normal life was as hard as trying to cross a deep river in a Volkswagen. But now that my problems - and those who caused them - have finally taken off from my life, it is time I did the same. So off to Chicago I go.

I cannot tell you how much this trip means to me. For too long, I was so deeply entrenched in my sorrow that I completely stopped communicating with the members of the South Park Digest - who I normally spoke to on a daily basis. These dear friends included Dan and Kandice, who I am so close with that I was named the Godfather of their son Cole - who was born not just to them but to all of the Digest members - and is a true symbol of what our family is all about. I was there when Dan and Kandice met, I was there when Cole was Baptized - and then I fell off the face of the Earth and completely out of their lives. I missed so much of that little man's early life - including his first birthday. Some Godfather, huh? But while there is no excuse for my absence, and considering that I cannot take back the time I lost - I can instead look forward and return to their lives - just as I have returned to mine.

There is your irony. Of all the "first trips" I could have taken - no destination could be a more fitting one than Chicago for my first trip since my trip to Hell. And no one would be better people to see then Dan and Kandice - and the one child that means more to me than any other - the one child I have felt closer to than even members of my biological family - and the one person I want to see more than anyone else.

Is it boarding time yet?