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early december updates

2024 dec 4

what's new with the site? current main projects:
  1. set up art page
  2. set up ocs profiles
  3. weekly game journal entries

the two new profiles i added are pretty bare bones, but i'm trying to focus on getting everyone set up right now. mostly this involves making three core assets: their bust for the main page, their portrait art for their profile page, and then a little animated headshot for their quote module. this can be quite a daunting task -- especially these days -- so i decided to buckle down & fill out the oc quick ref page. now you can ACTUALLY read about these characters lol, even if it's just a tad. after i finish up the QRP, i'll make more basic profiles for everyone & then actually start writing shit for them. this is an even MORE daunting task that drawing all the assets ... writing comes difficult to me ... even if i like doing it.

other big thing for today: i redid my RSS feed. again. sorry. the last one worked so poorly with my reader, i just had no idea how to fix it -- entries wouldn't show up, some would show up twice, it was a mess -- so i made a new one. so far so good, so i'll stick with it for now. as with last time, i'm keeping all updates within a single feed ( blog, reviews, art ) for my sanity; if i can figure out how to automate RSS posting, then i may separate them for people who only care about one or the other. for now ... you get the whole thing.

art page is almost complete, btw. my girlfriend has gotten involved & is making a Tool to help me expediate uploading, which is very sweet of her, but it is taking a bit of time. hopefully by the end of the month i'll be all good!

what's new with me?

brief mention of death for today's entry: a longtime family friend passed away very suddenly 2 days before thanksgiving. i am still not quite sure it actually happened, it was so swift. without sounding too grim, i am rather familiar with death -- i have lost a lot of friends & family already. it doesn't make it much easier, though ... especially under these kinds of circumstances. it's made some paranoia issues i've got go into overdrive, as well, which is always awful ... but of course i'm fine. i feel more stressed thinking about his family than anything, i think. i don't feel like i'm "close" to many people, but i'm going to miss him a lot anyway.

OK, no more death talk. :-)

the beginning of december is here, which marks the beginning of either the best or worst time of year for many of us. i quite love this time of year ( and winter in general ) so i am feeling content. we decorated our house with winter & xmas stuff -- our first year able to hang things on the walls too, wow! -- and will be going out to get a tree this weekend, hopefully. there is a lot to be miserable about these days, so i am trying to take what i can get here & just try to enjoy the season.

and not to be negative immediately after saying that, but: i really hate having to travel this time of year lol. i feel stressed out needing to tote myself around between 4 separate family gatherings, minimum ... i know it can sound #firstworldproblems #ungratefulwhelp of me to complain about such things, but it's just like ... i'm so anxious about getting covid, i don't want to have to go to bunch of different gigantic parties; i have a contentious relationship with both my parents, i don't even want to see either of them for the most part; i don't even feel like a family member in my partner's parents' gatherings, even though they're so sweet ... i just have such a weird relationship with family stuff. i don't know. i just want to sit around at home & celebrate on our own ... but alas!
i have gotten some gifts for friends & family regardless, of course. i think gift giving is fun. spending money, not so much, but i do love pondering about what people will like ... it's like a fun little puzzle of sorts. :3

not much else to report on, i don't think ... health is meh but operational, cats are good, life is alright. i hope you're all doing well, and regardless of what you celebrate this time of year, you're having a good one. i'll see you all later! take care until then.