09/23/2024: The Long Road Back

It's been a little over a year since the last time I've written a blog post. The site has gone through a major restructuring since then, and I have a revived interest in building it up. I've added all the old blog posts in an Archive section at the bottom of the Blog section, and I intend to keep them up as a time capsule. I took down the original version of this site out of embarassment; I felt scared about being judged on The Internet writ large. Even without a comments section or a way to reach me, the concept of judgement wormed its way into my mind, and despite the positivity I put on about keeping your work up and being positive, I had a hard time following through. Those pep talks were just as much to myself as they were to anyone reading.

I'm still with my partner, and we are happy together. We still have Pikachu and Dedenne. We love both of them so much. The kitties are happy, healthy, and they get along just like siblings. Pikachu is 5 years old as of August, and Dedenne turned 2 as far as we know in February. I have luckily avoided the September, Friday the 13th Curse of breaking my leg. Even if we tend to get a cat whenever my leg is broken, correlation is not causation, and I'd rather not risk it. We have been kicking around the idea of getting a third cat at some point in the future, but we're in a very transitionary period right now, so it's not the best time. However, we're fairly set on "Togedemaru" as a name, since it's a nice little Pika-Clone just like Dedenne.

I'm grieving over the loss of my mother. She passed on August 8th of this year, and it's not easy to come to terms with. That's part of why I wanted to start blogging again; writing is something that I really enjoy, and putting it out there for others to see is kind of nice. I want to get over the fear of judgement and play in a relatively safe space. There's no comments, no followers, no way to reach me. I'm just one person speaking into the void, and if the void looks back, then that's okay. It's hard to put your work out there, but if you practice bit by bit, it can get easier and easier. At least, that's what I'm hoping will happen.

If you have loved ones that you haven't seen in a while, I encourage you to send them a text, an email, maybe a goofy little image, just something to reach out and let them know that you care. I hope that you have a nice day <3