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2024 review & recent thoughts
10 months ago
2024 Review
I tried several times writing a journal entry to post how things have been since the last major journal entry back in June. It’s been difficult for me to when things kept developing at a regular pace. My overall mood though has been rocky as a result, to the point that I can easily say that this year has been one of my least favorite experiences to date. Particularly between March to Mid-October (with August being the exception).
I won’t spend too much time on a recap of events for this year that I’ve already mentioned, specifically both of my grandmothers passing. Family is important to me, and those losses were hard as a result.
After the last funeral happened, things seemed to start off fine. I got to visit with my brother and his family afterwards. Hurricane Debbie originally caused things to be in question, but that turned out to be nothing much and I still got to visit with them in August. Things seemed pretty quiet otherwise…
Then Hurricane Helene happened. I was spared from a lot of the damage other areas got, but it still was rough. Went without being on the power grid for about 5 days, and wifi internet was cut off thanks to something going out with one of the region’s providers. There was a lot trees downed, and several power lines too, even cutting off one of the roads I frequent. And if that wasn’t enough, I ended up catching a stomach bug in the middle of it all. Heck, there were still huge piles of debris that weren’t picked up until mid November, and there’s still a few trees downed, it not damaged. Thankfully my place has backup power, cellular internet still worked, and I was lucky to family support me while I was sick.
All things considered, I’m extremely thankful to have support like I did. Especially when it looked like barely over a week afterwards, Hurricane Milton would compound things. Luckily for where I’m located, Milton didn’t do much aside causing the surge to pick up & some gusts. I wish I could say the same for a lot people south of me, as a lot of Florida got it hard with Helene & Milton nearly back-to-back. Once those storms came and gone & the cleanup was over with, it felt like things were finally beginning to return to normal here. I even enjoyed a few weeks of hanging out with other family members.
November was also looking to be quiet at the same time. And it mostly was… Save for catching strep throat. Thankfully it was a mild case, in fact I didn’t even know I had it until I went to the doctor for an annual checkup. Got put on meds right then & there and thought it was done about a week later until I started getting symptoms again. Then after that round, I caught a cold before Thanksgiving. No rest for the weary…
December was ok. Mostly hung with the family and enjoyed a really laid back Christmas.
That all said, between the multiple funerals, a crazy hurricane season, back to back Illnesses, and other stressors: I’M DONE WITH 2024. I had enough going on just on a personal level that I couldn’t ask for much more than to leave it behind me…
Other Recent Thoughts
Lately, I began to wonder a few things with how much I lack in posting things here. I began to ask myself the question “Should I go back to reuploading anything I’ve not made?”
Reason I bring this up is because these days when I commission artists, I prefer to let them post it so that they get the credit they deserve. Sometimes I see that they don’t mind it, but it’s just a personal preference. I know I occasionally did it back in the past, but it’s something I’ve become pretty self-conscious on. The only exception being places like Toyhouse, where it’s meant to be a collection or archive for pictures for characters and their bios
Additionally, when it comes to character bios, I’ve had a strong inclination to post them on Toyhouse. Part due to preference again, but I got to wondering about that lately. Part of the concern is due to things like concern such as art theft and the bio images being used in AI and such *without consent*. I have a mixed view on AI overall (if you’re curious on it, just ask in the comments below), but I do think the rights of artists should be respected.
Back on point: If you guys want me to repost comms & character pictures, let me know. you’re welcome to give me input on that.
I tried several times writing a journal entry to post how things have been since the last major journal entry back in June. It’s been difficult for me to when things kept developing at a regular pace. My overall mood though has been rocky as a result, to the point that I can easily say that this year has been one of my least favorite experiences to date. Particularly between March to Mid-October (with August being the exception).
I won’t spend too much time on a recap of events for this year that I’ve already mentioned, specifically both of my grandmothers passing. Family is important to me, and those losses were hard as a result.
After the last funeral happened, things seemed to start off fine. I got to visit with my brother and his family afterwards. Hurricane Debbie originally caused things to be in question, but that turned out to be nothing much and I still got to visit with them in August. Things seemed pretty quiet otherwise…
Then Hurricane Helene happened. I was spared from a lot of the damage other areas got, but it still was rough. Went without being on the power grid for about 5 days, and wifi internet was cut off thanks to something going out with one of the region’s providers. There was a lot trees downed, and several power lines too, even cutting off one of the roads I frequent. And if that wasn’t enough, I ended up catching a stomach bug in the middle of it all. Heck, there were still huge piles of debris that weren’t picked up until mid November, and there’s still a few trees downed, it not damaged. Thankfully my place has backup power, cellular internet still worked, and I was lucky to family support me while I was sick.
All things considered, I’m extremely thankful to have support like I did. Especially when it looked like barely over a week afterwards, Hurricane Milton would compound things. Luckily for where I’m located, Milton didn’t do much aside causing the surge to pick up & some gusts. I wish I could say the same for a lot people south of me, as a lot of Florida got it hard with Helene & Milton nearly back-to-back. Once those storms came and gone & the cleanup was over with, it felt like things were finally beginning to return to normal here. I even enjoyed a few weeks of hanging out with other family members.
November was also looking to be quiet at the same time. And it mostly was… Save for catching strep throat. Thankfully it was a mild case, in fact I didn’t even know I had it until I went to the doctor for an annual checkup. Got put on meds right then & there and thought it was done about a week later until I started getting symptoms again. Then after that round, I caught a cold before Thanksgiving. No rest for the weary…
December was ok. Mostly hung with the family and enjoyed a really laid back Christmas.
That all said, between the multiple funerals, a crazy hurricane season, back to back Illnesses, and other stressors: I’M DONE WITH 2024. I had enough going on just on a personal level that I couldn’t ask for much more than to leave it behind me…
Other Recent Thoughts
Lately, I began to wonder a few things with how much I lack in posting things here. I began to ask myself the question “Should I go back to reuploading anything I’ve not made?”
Reason I bring this up is because these days when I commission artists, I prefer to let them post it so that they get the credit they deserve. Sometimes I see that they don’t mind it, but it’s just a personal preference. I know I occasionally did it back in the past, but it’s something I’ve become pretty self-conscious on. The only exception being places like Toyhouse, where it’s meant to be a collection or archive for pictures for characters and their bios
Additionally, when it comes to character bios, I’ve had a strong inclination to post them on Toyhouse. Part due to preference again, but I got to wondering about that lately. Part of the concern is due to things like concern such as art theft and the bio images being used in AI and such *without consent*. I have a mixed view on AI overall (if you’re curious on it, just ask in the comments below), but I do think the rights of artists should be respected.
Back on point: If you guys want me to repost comms & character pictures, let me know. you’re welcome to give me input on that.
