Journal

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07/24/25 Journal #20: Reminding myself what I'm blogging for
On the purpose of a personal blog, getting back into creative pursuits, and general burnout
06/13/25 Journal #19: A routine of return
On getting back into personal routines, being intentional about what I do, etc
05/31/25 Journal #18: Bittersweet slump
emo ramble about my wife leaving, etc
05/13/25 Journal #17: Life, wife, webdev updates & photo dump
update on my UK trip, time spent with the wife, immigration, webdev stuff, etc, + photos
04/18/25 Journal #16: UK trans ruling; The Shape of Water; website stuff
on the recent UK trans ruling, my trip so far, webdev stuff, and watching The Shape of Water
03/28/25 Journal #15: I had a difficult job interview today
I had a job interview today; it took me over five hours to recover afterward.
03/14/25 Journal #14: Goodwill clothing haul
Went to Goodwill yesterday and scored some awesome stuff for about $30.
03/01/25 Journal #13: Providing peace for myself ❤ ☮
A breakdown of the lovely day I had, with pictures
02/27/25 Journal #12: What I've been doing to survive
It's been a rough few weeks. Here's why, and what I've been doing to survive.
02/17/25 Journal #11: I went to a cat cafe today!
Pictures from my visit to a cat cafe, plus a couple pics of Mabel and Marley & Charlie.
01/31/25 Journal #10: A plate of failure
What one ruined dinner allegedly implies about my life at large.
01/23/25 Journal #9: A lesson in navigating nostalgia—or, how I learned to watch Adventure Time again
Nostalgia; mental health; trying to get back in touch with old hobbies and interests from my youth without being overcome by a sense of loss and despair
01/17/25 Journal #8: My own thoughts as commodities
On my social media break; what I struggled with, what I learned, and a surprising realization
12/20/24 Journal #7: Relearning how to have fun
A break from social media and news; site updates; relearning how to have fun
12/13/24 Journal #6: My new "optimism project"
My new project to keep myself optimistic amidst the general state of the world.
12/11/24 Journal #5: This is Not a Good Blog Post
What makes a good blog post, and how I need to let myself write bad ones.
11/23/24 Journal #4: Good times, weird times, bad times
Had a rough past week. It was also a good week. These two statements both being true, it was, summarily, a weird week.
11/15/24 Journal #3
Summary of a long day, including: visiting Dad at the hospital; catching up with school; finishing a commission
11/06/24 Journal #2
11/03/24 Journal #1