applewood here after a much needed break from the internet.

I'm gonna be pretty infrequent on here, not gonna lie. As it turns out, the internet is like one of those mirrors you see in a fun house, twisting reality. If any of you are feeling pretty scared, angry, indignant, etc., I highly recommend you check out. Chances are you're feeling the way you're feeling cause what you're seeing on here and it's important to remember that your environment influences you just as much as you influence it. The internet? Makes for a pretty crumby environment.

I picked a heck of a time to try and de-clutter. Vintage toy shops don't want my toys cause they have no money cause the economy is messed up. Comic shops don't want my comics cause they have no money cause the economy is messed up. There used to be two pawn shops within a ten minute drive of where I live and you figured a pawn shop would make bank when the economy is messed up but somehow they're not there anymore either. At this rate, I'm half tempted to say "forget the money" and just dump this stuff at a local charity shop. If I could tell myself fifteen years ago "Hey, collecting is fun, but eventually you'll regret it" I would. At least I learned my lesson before I became a hard core hoarder, huh?

Employment is not going good. It was precarious before all of this, but apparently when the economy goes weird "precarious" turns into "surreally unpredictable." So there's that.

Got the Evercade, it's mostly cool.

Bug hunting and bird watching and iNaturalist is keeping me sane.

Staying indoors for long stretches of a time has the exact opposite effect.

Stay beautiful everyone. Remember, your thoughts and actions are your prayers come to life, so focus on making all three positive and impactful.