Hey, so, not really the type of posts I make here, I generally try to keep real-world stuff out of this blog, but this is an issue i hold close to me.
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico 3 weeks ago, and it’s no exaggeration to say that the island is practically destroyed. To recap: Most of it is still without power, & it could still take months for them to get it back, this creates so many nightmare scenarios, especially for hospitals. The island already had many economic issues before this and Maria made it absolutely worse. So much infrastructure is completely wrecked and roads destroyed.
Not to mention the government response has been nothing short of a trainwreck and nightmare, just going to say that straight up. It’s important to mention because things are certainly going to get worse there before they get better, and the response has been way too slow, it’s maddening. (Remember, Puerto Ricans are AMERICANS too)News outlets are already moving on from Maria and Puerto Rico, but that doesn’t mean we can allow ourselves to forget about it, it’s easy to forget that Texas and Florida are still recovering right now at this point, that’s especially the case for Puerto Rico too, and i feel and worry we’re moving past it while people are dying and suffering in such a horrible humanitarian crisis over there.
Here’s a link that contain organizations where you can donate to Hurricane relief, some of them will have proceeds go to the Caribbean nations/territories as well, they need it as much as Puerto Rico does. The next best thing you can do is just keep spreading the word, please, I don’t want people to forget about this. Don’t forget about them.
Hey, it’s close to a year later but Puerto Rico’s still destroyed as hell and recovery is far, far, far from over, despite what *some* people say.
I hope you all can still consider and act upon donating or doing anything to help end this humanitarian crisis sooner, i get emotional thinking about what’s going on over there, so many people died and so many are hurting, anything will help at this point
Thank you for reading.
It’s not something that’s easy to talk about, but I do have to finally break a months long silence on my absence, people keep messaging about it and I can’t bring myself to respond to them.
I think people underestimate how difficult- and time consuming comics are. For this series, it’s a one-woman job, I have to brainstorm, write, sketch, ink and color (plus endless proofreading) to get the quality I want (and the quality I think you guys deserve) all by myself, but recently, time for making the comic has been reduced, i have to focus on classes, and pay for rent, but the weight of all the responsibilities have come down crushing me and I wonder if I can do it at this time.
My mental health recently has also often times taken increasingly sharp turns for the worst, i’m less talkative and social, and often times my thoughts have gotten increasingly dark, bleak, isolated, and hopeless, and resulted in brief- but very intense mental breakdowns… some of which ended in self harm, and I had to break the silence on that to people close to me, and try to seek help so it could not result in anything worse.
I want things to be good- but they aren’t, I want to be the person that I want to be- but I’m not yet, I want to be able to churn stuff out regularly- but I can’t, and it’s hard to do anything when you feel like a disappointment to everyone.
I will finish this issue, and rework anything to the comic I think is flawed, I have a story to write and tell, and want everyone to see it, no matter what it takes, I will get this entire series done and won’t settle for anything less than what I want.
帰ってきます。
It’s not something that’s easy to talk about, but I do have to finally break a months long silence on my absence, people keep messaging about it and I can’t bring myself to respond to them.
I think people underestimate how difficult- and time consuming comics are. For this series, it’s a one-woman job, I have to brainstorm, write, sketch, ink and color (plus endless proofreading) to get the quality I want (and the quality I think you guys deserve) all by myself, but recently, time for making the comic has been reduced, i have to focus on classes, and pay for rent, but the weight of all the responsibilities have come down crushing me and I wonder if I can do it at this time.
My mental health recently has also often times taken increasingly sharp turns for the worst, i’m less talkative and social, and often times my thoughts have gotten increasingly dark, bleak, isolated, and hopeless, and resulted in brief- but very intense mental breakdowns… some of which ended in self harm, and I had to break the silence on that to people close to me, and try to seek help so it could not result in anything worse.
I want things to be good- but they aren’t, I want to be the person that I want to be- but I’m not yet, I want to be able to churn stuff out regularly- but I can’t, and it’s hard to do anything when you feel like a disappointment to everyone.
I will finish this issue, and rework anything to the comic I think is flawed, I have a story to write and tell, and want everyone to see it, no matter what it takes, I will get this entire series done and won’t settle for anything less than what I want.
帰ってきます。
So a little life update, I had a huge realization a lil while back..
I’m trans!
Holy moly! It’s a huge thing for me, and I’ve been questioning my gender identity since 2014, I only fully came to the realization that I’m not cis last year.
So yeah, I am actively seeking out HRT at the moment, and am no longer going by male pronouns, I’m going by she/her now
It’s quite an understatement to say that I have been thinking of transitioning, or me transitioned every single day, dysphoria’s been hitting me super hard lately and seriously affecting my mood. So I’m really, really hoping I can get HRT soon and get what I want and need.
I also miss drawing and want to update again, I hate pulling a Steven Universe and only popping in once in a while, I want to be happier again, and I hope (and am sure) transitioning will help with that
Here is a little Henrietta drawing I did for you, hope you enjoy.
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This is so sweet! I love this a lot, thank you so much ;w;
Love how you drew her eyes
おはよう
Hey all, I’m currently on vacation, but when i get back I want to make a more detailed post about my life that (kiiind of) relate to the comic, it’s personally huge for me! But i’ve been grappling with stuff too
Wihing you all the best and will get back to drawin’ sometime soon, see ya soon 🐾
Hey all, I’m currently on vacation, but when i get back I want to make a more detailed post about my life that (kiiind of) relate to the comic, it’s personally huge for me! But i’ve been grappling with stuff too
Wihing you all the best and will get back to drawin’ sometime soon, see ya soon 🐾
Because of finals week I’m going to have to pause on an update this week
1. The LA fires closed down all classes and have been causing much uncertainty over finals scheduling, campus has been re-opened for now and professors are still communicating with us
2. If I don’t act seriously for this econ final, i might like, flunk the class or get a D and be put in academic probation (again) after doing so well, i’d rather avoid that.. ^^;
And to think I almost went to classes that day…