The short of it:

Went to El Paso, talked to the SSA judge.

Got accepted!

Got all of my details. Start getting benefits in January.

Went to an unrelated conference in Albuquerque, had fun. Bought the first two volumes of the Higurashi manga there at the mall. Also bought a bottle of Ramune and a box of choco-banana pocky at an international food store on a seperate day.

While I was at the conference, my backpay for the SSI came in... about $2k. Yesterday...

Bought an HP laptop and a wireless mouse.

Today I signed up with Verizon. Internet get.

In other words...

I'M BACK, BITCHES