Even in the midst of my emotional turmoil I was able to say to myself, boy am I going to pay for this somehow. Hmmm... self-destructive to a point. But when you are in pain, you tend to not give a damn. Let the chips fall where they may.
Girl, don't I know it. My chips are still falling.
"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."