The problem with finding that the world is imploding around you, and that your life has turned into a series of problems, is that there comes a time when the people around you are sick of hearing about it but are too polite to tell you they’re sick of it. You’re the bore who makes their day a little less sunny. You’re a negative influence in their lives and there’s nothing you can do about it, unless you want to keep your mouth shut and not say anything. No one wants to be the bore. When you’re not it, you avoid the bore like the plague. Then, one day, it comes around and it’s you and you’re
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