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Mar. 3rd, 2026 08:12 pm
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Once again, time just drifts on by. Sometimes I feel a little numb over it, but perhaps that is better than feeling anxious?

Blair finally found something that worked for her: it's a very cool procedure called battlefield acupuncture. Five tiny needles into five specific points in each ear. For almost a week, no migraines. Unfortunately, they had to come out after four days, and after just one migraine-free day following their removal, she's back to suffering. We're hoping that her doctor will authorize botox. Don't know if it'll work either, but it's a very common solution.

Personally, I have very little to report. I've been either working or taking care of our dog and our apartment. All the chaotic holidays are done with; nothing to decorate for, no holidays or anything left to prepare for. We're going to a con in early May but beyond that, it's just business as usual.

I did feel inspired to write, but I don't feel like I have the creative mental energy for it. Maybe I'm just struggling to get into the writing headspace, and should look for a small challenge/exchange to join to see if I can boot myself up.

I should do my taxes. Ugh.

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Mar. 3rd, 2026 03:17 pm
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 I hate Trump as much as the next sensible American, but seeing Iranians (especially women) dancing and celebrating in the streets knowing that they are free of that monster that oppressed them for decades and lead a regime that slaughtered tens of thousands within just a few days, fills my heart with so much joy. I pray that the people of Iran will be free and they can topple this horrible, murderous regime.

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Mar. 3rd, 2026 02:12 pm
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I love Black Sabbath’s early albums so much, it’s not even funny. Their stuff with Ronnie James Dio was incredible, don’t get me wrong, but Ozzy gave the band a certain kind of soul that is hard to replicate.

Newgrounds

Mar. 1st, 2026 09:11 am
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 Hi, everyone. I have decided to start moving my art to Newgrounds. While looking for alternatives to DeviantArt, I was a little intimidated by this website because they seem to have such high standards for art and fanart, and I admit I’m a little wary of spaces that have a star rating system when most of my art is just done for fun or a way to decompress. But I’ve been having a lot of fun on this website for the past few days; it’s not just art, it’s videos, music, and creator generated games that are more fun than 90% of the games on the App Store. And of course, the absolute best part: it strictly forbids AI.

While I was intimidated by the high standards and voting system, I realized that this is an opportunity for me to try making better quality art. So I’ll leave the casual doodles and idle sketches to DeviantArt and Pillowfort. Much like when I am writing classic rock fanfiction, and ask myself “is this good enough for Rockfic?” (a fanfic site that has incredibly well written fics), whenever I’m drawing a piece of art and am considering sharing it, I’ll ask myself “is this good enough for Newgrounds?” If it’s not, it’ll stay in my private notebook or on my personal blog. It’s a very old and respected art site. And I’m excited to be part of this community.

https://mslovelyrita.newgrounds.com/

Dorian digital drawing

Feb. 25th, 2026 05:39 pm
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Another drawing of Dorian except this time it’s a digital drawing. I used this picture from the manga as a reference and added a bunch of vibrant colors.

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Feb. 24th, 2026 09:32 pm
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I'm pretty worried about Blair.

She gets migraines from time to time; bad enough, and frequently enough, that she has a prescription medication for migraine medicine. Lately, though, she has been getting them almost every day, and that is... not good, and not normal. She's completely taken out by the migraine and then completely taken out in a different way by the medicine she has to take to treat it.

She's going to try to work with her doctor to figure out what's happening and what to do about it, and in the meantime, she's going to take a week-long leave of absence from school and work. What I'm worried most about is the knowledge that she has (has had, for a few years now) a small brain tumor. So far as they know it's benign and she's been on prolactin to shrink it (which is working). Still.

Worried.

On a completely different note, does anyone here use the Finch app? Let me know if you do, so we can be friends!

Earl Gloria

Feb. 23rd, 2026 02:57 am
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I have recently started reading From Eroica With Love and have become enamored with the gay aristocratic Robert Plant clone, Dorian Red Gloria. So this is my attempt to draw him.

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Feb. 22nd, 2026 08:59 pm
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It did, in fact, snow a good nine or ten inches!

Blair's birthday party was a nice time. A bunch of family and a large group of her friends all converged on her parents' house for food, board games, and karaoke. To my relief, no one got drunk except for her father (who is always drunk), and her sister (who was downstairs singing the whole time anyway). Everyone got along great, and we came home with tons of tupperware full of food (which is great, because our fridge was empty.).

Today, we drove the hour or so to Rochester and had brunch at this amazing Dutch place called Hollandberry. The food was amazing and we are already eager to return sooner rather than later. We also hit up Trader Joe's, which we try to do once every one or two months, and came home with an enormous haul.

Watched a bit of the Olympics figure skating Gala while Blair napped (she's been plagued with migraines lately), and now we're playing DnD! Not a bad weekend, at all. So far as I know, there is nothing more on the horizon, really. We're in for a pretty calm, uneventful March. I'm not really complaining about that.

Maybe, if the creative feeling persists, I'll start writing something.

40 Days of Drabbles > Updated

Feb. 22nd, 2026 12:57 pm
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Inspired by [community profile] adventdrabbles, I will be posting daily prompts at [community profile] 40daysofdrabbles from Ash Wednesday to Easter, prompts will mostly be winter/spring themed things.

Any fandom (minus RPF/Reality TV), pairing or rating is allowed. Feel free to combine with other challenges! Minimum word count is 100 words, but no maximum.

Our first five prompts are now up! Feel free to start writing or follow us incase a prompt jumps out at you!

Or want to suggest prompts? Have questions?



So check out [community profile] 40daysofdrabbles!!



The original purpose [community profile] 40daysofdrabbles is just to write 40 drabbles about whatever you want to focus on, or ask your friends for prompts/ships/fandoms - this is open year-round although it originally started as a personal challenge ages ago for Lent. This still applies if you want to combine the two events.



Check out the profile page for more information!

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