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life update plus obligatory twitter plug
4 years ago
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Hi y'all!
Turns out I haven't written a journal in 2 years, and regarding kinktober art lmao.
I guess just a small update and twitter plug?
I'll front-load it with the twitter link, because the rest is just stupid stuff that'll probably be like just some diary entry and yall dont necessarily need to read that.
I'm trying to post to twitter more often, trying to build a little following there. Trying to post wips and sketches every now and again too, which is something you'll get there but not here!
https://twitter.com/ArcaneRaccoon
now onto the journal entry--
2020 was pretty unfortunately the worst year I ever lived through with one tragedy after another ontop of the pandemic and I've been spending pretty much most of this year mentally recovering.
Lost my dog, lost an aunt, nasty breakup, family problems, schizophrenic mother having a dangerous mental break.
I don't like getting much into personal details here.
But due to the breakup i felt a huge disconnect with my sona, too, pretty much every piece of art I have of her has that stupid feather in her hair so feels like every picture is tainted even if he's not in it. I do wish I could just edit it all out lol
But anyways, I'm doing better than I was, doing this Kinktober thing has felt pretty good to bury some of that old art with new things, and I've also been doing something pretty cathartic in "reclaiming" some of the old drawings, by redrawing them but with new characters, new ships. Also sort of helping to build me back up to putting out decent quality art again, I think. I was definitely dormant for a long time.
And as for the healing, I wound up going through some trials and tribulations to adopt a rescue dog, an absolutely beautiful and a little bit neurotic husky mix, I think she's mixed with border collie? I named her Skadi, I adore her. A lil stressed because money is tight right now and she's due for a vet visit within the next month or so.
Seriously though. Adopting her was horrible, I swear it's like some places don't want you to adopt their pets. But she was a big contributor to my healing, too, so the trouble was worth it.
I posted a picture on twitter to show you guys :p She's the prettiest little thing ever.
https://twitter.com/ArcaneRaccoon/s.....77836818567182
And the last thing is good news where I get to date my best friend, which I mention because I have this idea that having Lotus drawn with that bear sona needed an explanation just considering my old art? So that's why she's with a bear now.. because I am! And quite happy about it! and him getting his bear sona really made me love Lotus again too qwq
Anyway this is starting to remind me of my old deviantart diary type journals so I'll cut it here. Thanks for reading if you did! 
I'm truly sorry you went through a bad break up, its INCREDIBLY rough. Hell, take that time to edit out the dumb feather! (if you drew it of course lmao) The art is yours to do with what you wish and I bet it might help some feelings <3 (i went through and literally purged as much of the existence of my ex off the net that I had the control to do, since I was the one who drew/comm'd 90% of it)
I am very happy to hear you're with someone better now though! I hope things stay awesome for you in that aspect
As for the pup, she is adorable af!!!