It's funny. In some ways, my life has barely changed in the past year-and-a-half or so, and in other ways, I've become almost a completely different person. The fact that I'm even typing out something like this is incredible; when I first started out on this website, I didn't know where I was going to end up. But here I am, looking at a milestone of five-hundred watchers, and let me just say, thank you to everyone who's helped me get here.

I know a lot of people say stuff like this whenever they reach X followers or whatever, but it really is crazy to think that I've come so far in this relatively short span of time. For those of you who aren't aware of my history on FurAffinity, I started as nothing more than the author of a couple of silly Pokémon inflation stories. At that time I was timid, doubtful of myself, I literally felt sick whenever I would post a submission, out of fear that it would be received poorly. But those fears are almost completely gone now; I may stress and angst occasionally over the quality of my art, but I can truly say that I've become more confident in myself than I've ever been before. And I wouldn't be able to say that without the love and support from all you fine folks.

Now, onto some pandemic talk, it's still a blatant, over-inflated elephant in the middle of the room. I only began posting drawings around the time lockdowns began, and from then until now I haven't spent more than an hour per day away from my house. It's miserable, honestly, being anchored to the same place for so long, and I've had to fight against many depressive bouts in order to stay afloat. I know that countless others have suffered in much the same way; there are aspects of real life that I miss very dearly, and I wish this nightmare could end just as much as anyone else. As of this journal writing, I have yet to receive any form of vaccination against Covid-19. I don't know what's going to happen when I do start to receive my shots, but I hope that I can continue creating content no matter what the results are.

Lastly, I want to say that I'd like to interact more with some of the people who watch me. I've had trouble acting on this desire, but I figured the 500 milestone would be a good time to take that step. In this instance, I invite you to ask me any questions you may have had in the comments for this journal. Questions asking about personal details will be ignored or deleted, of course, but I do want to become a bit more outgoing. After a full year of quarantine, I'm pretty dang tired of feeling like some sort of hermit.

And again, thank all of you for taking an interest in my work. I still don't know how I did it, ehehe.