someone told me today, 'you’re 25, you can’t keep treating somebody else like home.' didn’t answer because yeah. fair. but some people aren’t 'somebody else.' some people show up when you’re a feverish kid nobody wants to deal with, throw a coat over you, and say they’re not leaving. they probably forget saying it. you don’t. so no, i’m not trying to freeload forever. i’m trying to prove i got big enough to stay and help back. minor issue: today’s proof involved a wall and may have hurt my case.