Xavier H.M.

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• 08/25/25 A Nice Day Off

  '(Journal Entry #1) Thrifting, library time, going to the woods, reading about Tara, etc. Includes some photography. 📸'

• 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