(p.s. thank you so much to everyone who offered kind words
you literally mean the world to me, and please pardon me if I take some time from here to start creating some worthwhile, similar connections at school outside of the interwebs)

(but obviously I will always be here for you if you need me
so please keep me updated by any means you see fit and hit me up with your good words )

PARADOX *eximplodes*

*growth-plodes*

huh

wha

ok

cool

happy 4 u bb~ 8)

ty bb kiss kiss
you still never told me where the helk you went I thought you were dead!!

~3~ long story made supershort: finished bootcamp; got sick and was hospitalized for a few months; got a medical discharge from the navy; lived in CO and then CA for a spell; moved back to CO; and now i'm planning to move back to WI to start a live-in volunteer career...!

it's been sort of wild, but things are better now O__O and hopefully will continue to get better! and i hope things keep looking up for YOU too <3

WOW it sounds like you put in a lot of work to get your ass handed to you by shitty events, I hope you had some strengthening experiences at the very least
Were you able to art at all during this? Or is that a hobby-on-hiatus atm

I'm glad to hear things are on their way up and not down now, and yes, I share your sentiment :> Although this year has been one of the toughest so far, I think I've learned an incredible amount about myself and I'm feeling confident about finding a way to sustain myself that works for me (a.k.a. NOT RETAIL)