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Review Journel Mk 3
Posted 3 years agoApparently its actually important I do this, since I've had several people add me on Discord from FA just to ask whether I was still alive, since my FA has been inactive for the last few years. Spoilers, I am not dead! I just stopped using FA, if you want to contact me, you can add me on Discord or follow me on Twitter (@Faunic2). :)
So since my last journal, Covid happened. Interestingly, my trip to San Francisco in Dec 2019 was only a week or two before that first cruise ship turned up in the Bay Area with the first covid cases in the US. In all honesty, the pandemic for me was a very easy experience - I was forced to finish my first year of university early with all exams cancelled, and spent 6 months living with my parents over the spring and summer of 2020. I was put on furlough from my part time job and got a bit of money from that. Then my degree was entirely online learning from Sep 2020 to Dec 2021, which for maths was just a bunch of pre-recorded lectures and interactive whiteboards. And also since most of my social circle at uni was with people I lived with, or the Esports society, nothing really changed for me socially, perks of being a g a m e r I guess.
I actually graduated last month, my final exams were May-June this year and I spent most early 2022 revising and preparing for them. They were tough, but I got the highest grade possible for my degree so I'm happy with the result! I've been chilling this summer, and then in a few weeks I'm gonna be starting a training course to become a maths teacher, which should be fun :D
Also during my exams this year, my grandad sadly passed away on 10th May 2022. It's the first time I've ever lost a family member whilst I've been alive, and it was a hard time, also the first time I've ever been to a funeral. I've made my peace with it and moved on, I'm just grateful for the time I had with him.
In terms of furry stuff, I've not really done much whilst at university: I've been to a handful of meetups, and helped set up a mini furry society for my uni, that only has 10-15 peeps in it. This month however I'm going to be going to Eurofurence in Berlin! It'll be a lot of fun hopefully, I haven't been to a proper convention since Anthrocon 2019. One thing that the pandemic really affected for me was travelling, since most of my furry friends are abroad. Flying to and from the UK has been impossible for the most part of 2020-2021, or at least with severe restrictions, so I only got to see bf a couple times, once in the UK last summer, and once in NYC this Easter just gone.
Overall, I know the last couple years have been weird and challenging for most people, but I feel I've gotten let off easy considering. Being at uni made me move away from the furry stuff a little bit, but I loved every experience there and I look forward to another year doing my postgrad course. Here's to the future of getting a good job and going rawr with friends in my free time :D
So since my last journal, Covid happened. Interestingly, my trip to San Francisco in Dec 2019 was only a week or two before that first cruise ship turned up in the Bay Area with the first covid cases in the US. In all honesty, the pandemic for me was a very easy experience - I was forced to finish my first year of university early with all exams cancelled, and spent 6 months living with my parents over the spring and summer of 2020. I was put on furlough from my part time job and got a bit of money from that. Then my degree was entirely online learning from Sep 2020 to Dec 2021, which for maths was just a bunch of pre-recorded lectures and interactive whiteboards. And also since most of my social circle at uni was with people I lived with, or the Esports society, nothing really changed for me socially, perks of being a g a m e r I guess.
I actually graduated last month, my final exams were May-June this year and I spent most early 2022 revising and preparing for them. They were tough, but I got the highest grade possible for my degree so I'm happy with the result! I've been chilling this summer, and then in a few weeks I'm gonna be starting a training course to become a maths teacher, which should be fun :D
Also during my exams this year, my grandad sadly passed away on 10th May 2022. It's the first time I've ever lost a family member whilst I've been alive, and it was a hard time, also the first time I've ever been to a funeral. I've made my peace with it and moved on, I'm just grateful for the time I had with him.
In terms of furry stuff, I've not really done much whilst at university: I've been to a handful of meetups, and helped set up a mini furry society for my uni, that only has 10-15 peeps in it. This month however I'm going to be going to Eurofurence in Berlin! It'll be a lot of fun hopefully, I haven't been to a proper convention since Anthrocon 2019. One thing that the pandemic really affected for me was travelling, since most of my furry friends are abroad. Flying to and from the UK has been impossible for the most part of 2020-2021, or at least with severe restrictions, so I only got to see bf a couple times, once in the UK last summer, and once in NYC this Easter just gone.
Overall, I know the last couple years have been weird and challenging for most people, but I feel I've gotten let off easy considering. Being at uni made me move away from the furry stuff a little bit, but I loved every experience there and I look forward to another year doing my postgrad course. Here's to the future of getting a good job and going rawr with friends in my free time :D
2019 Review Journal
Posted 6 years agoLast year, I wrote a journal because I felt like I needed to just write down everything that had happened to me, like a little timestamp. I feel like it would be adequate to do something similar like that every year, to help me come to terms with everything (and for anyone who cares to read this.)
At the start of 2019, I was still in the UK equivalent of senior year in high school, preparing to take my exams in the summer. I was at the peak of my open relationship; and thinking back I was making some pretty bad choices time management wise. It was only after my mock exams I realised how much of my life the fandom and the people I met had become the majority, and that meant a lot of neglected schoolwork. I seem to remember one of my teachers pulling me aside after one lesson and commenting on how I've gradually become more distracted and uninvolved over the course of the last couple months. Suffice to say, I was in a lot of emotional turmoil around that time, and in April, I ended my first serious relationship. It was heartbreaking, and probably one of the worst things I've ever had to do, and it's something I will never forget. And yet, life went on.
I had my final exams around May/June, and not soon after they finished, I was off to Anthrocon, which I was so incredibly excited for, mainly because I was going to be able to meet so many furs who I'd longed to see for many months, some over a year. And don't get me wrong, AC was one of the best experiences I've ever had (hence why I'm going back again this year woot woot), but it also put so much strain on my already fragile relationship, which caused its inevitable collapse inwards. If I'd have known that I was going to have to break so many hearts over such a short span of time, I would not have chosen for things to be like that in the first place, heck I wouldn't wish that upon anyone.
Turns out my exams were a success and at the end of the summer, I got to go to my first choice of university, and I feel I acclimatised very well: I made lots of very good friends very quickly, I haven't dipped under or collapsed under the mental stress of the work (yet), and I got very used to cooking and living on my own (well to a certain extent :P). But in all honesty, that first term of university just felt like a waiting period to the main event, which was staying with my boyfriend and his family for almost a week just before Christmas. It was a perfect time to finish off the year with, and I couldn't be more grateful to everyone and everything who supported me and made that possible.
So, overall, I think 2019 was a good year, maybe the best year: I got to experience some of the best things I can think of, and I got to spend time with those I love and cherish. It had its heartbreak, but I feel that's helped me appreciate the love I have more. To those it may concern, I'm sorry if I ever hurt you or lied to you. I made mistakes, and to know that I caused you to hurt, hurts me just as much. I made some poor decisions, and I had to make things right; they may not be perfect... but they're right. However, the past is the past, and we learn, and we move on, because life moves on as well. I think this year is just the beginning of something special and I can't wait to live it, with all the lovely people to live it with :3 <3
At the start of 2019, I was still in the UK equivalent of senior year in high school, preparing to take my exams in the summer. I was at the peak of my open relationship; and thinking back I was making some pretty bad choices time management wise. It was only after my mock exams I realised how much of my life the fandom and the people I met had become the majority, and that meant a lot of neglected schoolwork. I seem to remember one of my teachers pulling me aside after one lesson and commenting on how I've gradually become more distracted and uninvolved over the course of the last couple months. Suffice to say, I was in a lot of emotional turmoil around that time, and in April, I ended my first serious relationship. It was heartbreaking, and probably one of the worst things I've ever had to do, and it's something I will never forget. And yet, life went on.
I had my final exams around May/June, and not soon after they finished, I was off to Anthrocon, which I was so incredibly excited for, mainly because I was going to be able to meet so many furs who I'd longed to see for many months, some over a year. And don't get me wrong, AC was one of the best experiences I've ever had (hence why I'm going back again this year woot woot), but it also put so much strain on my already fragile relationship, which caused its inevitable collapse inwards. If I'd have known that I was going to have to break so many hearts over such a short span of time, I would not have chosen for things to be like that in the first place, heck I wouldn't wish that upon anyone.
Turns out my exams were a success and at the end of the summer, I got to go to my first choice of university, and I feel I acclimatised very well: I made lots of very good friends very quickly, I haven't dipped under or collapsed under the mental stress of the work (yet), and I got very used to cooking and living on my own (well to a certain extent :P). But in all honesty, that first term of university just felt like a waiting period to the main event, which was staying with my boyfriend and his family for almost a week just before Christmas. It was a perfect time to finish off the year with, and I couldn't be more grateful to everyone and everything who supported me and made that possible.
So, overall, I think 2019 was a good year, maybe the best year: I got to experience some of the best things I can think of, and I got to spend time with those I love and cherish. It had its heartbreak, but I feel that's helped me appreciate the love I have more. To those it may concern, I'm sorry if I ever hurt you or lied to you. I made mistakes, and to know that I caused you to hurt, hurts me just as much. I made some poor decisions, and I had to make things right; they may not be perfect... but they're right. However, the past is the past, and we learn, and we move on, because life moves on as well. I think this year is just the beginning of something special and I can't wait to live it, with all the lovely people to live it with :3 <3
Journals exist (I know, right?)
Posted 7 years ago"Woah you're not nearly popular enough to make a journal who's gonna read that"
LOOK PISS OFF I JUST WANNA TALK OKAY :V
I joined this fandom in early June with the intention of just making a sona, talking to a couple people, just as a hobby on the side. 6 months later, and I now have canvased pictures of kissing dragons on my wall and quite frankly, zero shame. I wanted to change my life, follow something I was interested in and it's insane to think how much my life has changed over the last few months, I literally hadn't even taken a train before September, now I've been on like 20 (with my consent or otherwise, that's a different story). I've been to a furmeet, met artists, hugged some suiters, started an unhealthy obsession with gin (I blame a certain skunk), met a certain moon dragon... it's been a wild ride. I've got 1000 page visits, almost 50 watchers, over 100 favourites, it's such a surprise to me how many loving and caring people I've met.
It's been a unique end to a year, I'll give it that. And honestly, I'm happy to say it's been the best year of my life. Thank you so much to everyone and anyone who's supported me, who's talked to me, favourited an artwork, who's helped make me well... me. You're the best friends and people I could ask for, and I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for me. Mrawr~! ^^
LOOK PISS OFF I JUST WANNA TALK OKAY :V
I joined this fandom in early June with the intention of just making a sona, talking to a couple people, just as a hobby on the side. 6 months later, and I now have canvased pictures of kissing dragons on my wall and quite frankly, zero shame. I wanted to change my life, follow something I was interested in and it's insane to think how much my life has changed over the last few months, I literally hadn't even taken a train before September, now I've been on like 20 (with my consent or otherwise, that's a different story). I've been to a furmeet, met artists, hugged some suiters, started an unhealthy obsession with gin (I blame a certain skunk), met a certain moon dragon... it's been a wild ride. I've got 1000 page visits, almost 50 watchers, over 100 favourites, it's such a surprise to me how many loving and caring people I've met.
It's been a unique end to a year, I'll give it that. And honestly, I'm happy to say it's been the best year of my life. Thank you so much to everyone and anyone who's supported me, who's talked to me, favourited an artwork, who's helped make me well... me. You're the best friends and people I could ask for, and I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for me. Mrawr~! ^^
