Evan Davis

This is absolutely part of what’s been making me feel so fucking insane this week

And if I can resist the flames, then maybe I could be a shelter for others until the inferno dies down or is flooded out.

That would be nice.

To give up on myself when the world is on fire means surrendering to become ash.

I spent a long time going with the flow, but after a while, so much of myself had been turned to gas that there was little left.

So this year, I am trying to build myself up to resist the fire. Harden. Like stone.

I write in my journal fairly regularly, most often when I am at my emotional highest or lowest. This year has already been dreadful, and feeling as if nothing I do will matter. And it might not...

... but that does not mean I will stop trying to be better myself. I have to keep going.

World on fire aside... this year has started off promisingly~ New sleep schedule has helped me feel more energized and productive. Been getting to work earlier than before. Still adjusting my eating schedule, but that has begun to naturally align as well.

I will accept no other canon but this one.

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How I feel when someone tells me not to give up on dating 🤣

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This is *precisely* why I did not say anything like that! 🙃

Good riddins to 2025.

For those who did not despite giving their all, may your spirit find the peace that life denied you.

For those who died making the world this awful, you deserve whatever suffering you endured and either the hell that awaited your spirit afterward, or the nothingness that you dreaded becoming.

I acknowledge how privileged I am in that regard, because 2025 was a HORRIBLE YEAR for anyone who was neither a billionaire, bootlicker, and/or boomer of a certain brightness setting.

So for everyone who managed to survive the previous 365 days with their moral center intact, I see you...

- fought for a promotion and raise for first time in my career... and won!

- Twitch affiliate~

- new printing and distribution center for my publishing company

So even as 2025 tried to break me down, I did everything I could to build myself back up.

2025 was also the year I proved my mettle with help from the friends I made along the way:

- found a better place to live

- bounced back from heartbreak faster than expected

- chose self respect over neglect

- second successful Kickstarter

- lost my home of 11+ years

- crush tried to break my heart in the most publicly dramatic way possible

- cut ties with one of my best friends of 15 years

- nearly lost my job

- was months behind on bills (again)

- nearly lost my second home in a year

- lost my favorite uncle

And much more...

Seriously tho, 2025 was the year that tried to destroy me in every way possible:

Nice try, 2025.

What it feels like to give MCU another chance...

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Difference in Junior's and Pestania's friend groups:

Junior and Shockrilla usually cause some type of collateral damage unrelated to whatever they were doing.

Pestania, Beaut and Vally intentionally seek out stuff to vandalize or destroy.

Oh man, this brings me back! Gonna keep an eye out for this...

I hate that they used the word "architect" (my profession) to describe them.

More like The Robber Barons of AI...

FINALLY read Tom N Artie! Two Mercenaries going on crazy fun action packed interdimensional adventures! Did I mention the two are a Unicorn man and a Toon?? Such a crazy idea but it works! Super fun series. 🤩
Plz check it out! >:3
I'll definitely check out the others one day. lol. ;)

Maybe the hardest thing about this holiday season is realizing that I have now inherited the role of big weird uncle from mine, who passed away a little over a month ago...

Guess that means I have to start pulling pranks. Fam is not ready for that from me lol

Bringing Belladonna down to my grandparents' for Thanksgiving has turned out very well~ Does not look like it in this picture, but she has been more alert, moving around, responsive, and pettable than anytime in the past month. She just so happened to find her favorite place to watch Granny cook~

Methinks that Belladonna likes the cold 🥶

I am baking the heck out of these peanut butter chip brownies for Turkey Day~

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Did I hear you say CAINE?!?

lol Happy Birthday, Ninja!!

It is easier to be needed than wanted.

YES!!! I enjoy their ham and cheese sandwich, plus bacon, because why not?!

Town Topic is amazing!!