i was drinking at a bar with a friend i haven't seen in years this past weekend. he's a iraq war veteran who unfortunately lost his leg. he didn't see any combat or anything while he was there. he was just diabaletic and they had to amputate because his

leg turned jet black and he couldn't get decent sleep anymore because the rancid stench would attract a bunch of rats and cockroaches that would keep trying to gnaw at it when he fell asleep. he hit me up because he wanted to catch up. i headed to the bar where we used to hang out all the time back in the day and he was already there and sitting with a lady. i sat down and he introduced me to his wife. turns out that she's the court stenographer for the johnny depp v amber heard trial. she told me about how it took every ounce of professionalism she had in her body to just hold her laughter back when they started talking about the poop on the bed. we also started talking about the old days when we used to be roommates and i'd catch him secretly going through my underwear drawer for some reason. i was surprised to hear that he has three kids now. one of 'em is even a famous tiktoker. i'm not sure but i think he was originator of the "light yourself on fire for ukraine" challenge and unfortunately a bunch of kids died of dehydration. i had a really good time though. i don't drink often but i don't mind doing this again if the opportunity comes up