Hi. Long time no see. Or maybe not? I know it's not uncommon for me to be inactive in some spaces, but it's never intentional. -.-; I still struggle with concentrating on my hobbies and projects, and especially recently, a lot has been happening. I'll summarize some of those things, but I'll also share my future plans for anyone interested.

I don't remember anything from the beginning of July other than counting down the days for my first sleepover with my online friend. I planned on driving to the city to stay with her from the 13th to the 15th, and that's the only thing I could think about. Any time something inconvenient happened or any time I was bored, I just thought, “at least I have that sleepover coming up.” When the time finally came around, I felt really anxious about the 2-hour drive, but everything worked out okay. My sleepover with my friend was better than I could have ever imagined, and I ended up staying until the 17th. There's too much from those 5 days to summarize here, but maybe I'll make an entry dedicated to my sleepover in the future. I just had so much fun and didn't want to go back home.

After my sleepover, things were a little sucky. Maybe even kind of bad. I don't want to go into the specifics because I personally don't like to overshare to strangers on the Internet (and shouldn't, anyway), so if you already know, that means you are a friend I trust. I pushed through the rest of July, though I really didn't do much. I ended up canceling my trip to Otakon/DC for a lot of reasons, mostly because I was just overwhelmed by a lot and already wasn't really interested in going to a convention anymore. I ended up having a sleepover with my friend... again! This one might have been more fun since we already got past the introductions and stuff from last time.

My car started having some issues during my sleepover trip, but I didn't know how bad the issues actually were until just a few days after I got home. The first scare was right after I had just got done with a doctor's appointment, and my car wouldn't start. I was able to make it home, but since then, I've just been dealing with more problems. I just had my car inspected today, and I can't drive it until I get the radiator and possibly my front tires replaced. Maybe then, I can finally stop worrying so much about it all.

My car could have had worse issues that would have been more expensive to fix, but I still feel bad about the cost. Last week, I opened a savings account and have been extremely conscious of my money. I'm not really happy with where I am in life, so I've been working towards, or at least, saving up for a life I might like. I already wasn't happy with how things are for awhile now, but being bedridden with covid last week, as well as another event happening, made me really think about what I should do. I have a few appointments coming up next month in regards to my physical and mental health, which will hopefully help with figuring out my future.

I've never lost interest in working on my website, so don't worry! For anyone interested, I plan on writing reviews for a few manga, and I want to add and remove some content/graphics from the index page. I also want to try making small updates to this site somewhat consistently instead of making a big one every once in a while, but I can't make any promises. My motivation comes and goes for all sorts of things, so I'm trying to make the most out of what I have now, even if I might be pushing myself.

Thank you to anyone who read this far, and thank you to my friends for always being there for me.