#not rdr2

[apchhii]

The Blue Dimond from Steven Universe

i recently rewatched this series and fell in love with her. lately, i haven't been posting much because i've been indulging in escapism with ai bots and coming up with lore for my oc. sorry for silence

[doethelittlecowpoke]

im alive, but holy shit that old man and the little rat boy from this show called The Pitt are everywhere. I can't escape them. I dont even watch the show but these gays have infected all my social media. WHat do you do!?

[heart-of-gold-outlaw]

Where Have I Been?

So, it's been a while since I've been able to regularly update this blog, and I feel like an explanation is due. Buckle up, 'cuz it's a bit of a journey.

Two years ago, I finally scored my dream job within the Federal Government. It had the works: health insurance, a great retirement, decent pay, and best of all, the ability to help people. I was finally doing work I cared about. And I was good at it. I was gearing up to be promoted within two years of my start date. My bosses loved me and vice versa. Those of you who have been with me on this blog long enough know that I've struggled to find a job that suits me for a while. And while my primary goal was (and still is) still to become a full time author, I was happy to finally have found something I truly enjoyed.

But then the election happened. And everything went to absolute shit.

My promotion was canceled after I'd already moved to the new city where I would be working. As such, I was facing a two hour commute each way three days a week. Even then, it was doable because at least I had two telework days, and our contract would keep it that way for another two years. But then the order came down: no more telework even with our contract. So I was commuting 2 hours each way five days a week. The cost in gas alone was enough to put a big dent in my savings, and then add $250/month in tolls? Suffice to say, my savings were depleted pretty quick.

So I had to break my lease in the new city (which was quite expensive), move back to my old apartment (which, don't get me wrong, I love it, but it was a lot of money to put down up front), and hope and pray I wouldn't be one of the ones let go when DOGE started doing their bullshit.

But guess what happened?

Luckily, I was able to use freelance writing to supplement my income. But as of yesterday, the agency I was working for decided to accuse nearly their entire workforce of using AI and let them go. I have never touched AI. I hate it, in fact. AI deserves to crash and burn and I hope that some day, it will. But I was unfortunately one of the accused and let go.

To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out what to do. I wish there was a happy ending I could put on this story. Some cookie-cutter, bow-tie resolution that just wraps it all up with some moral that nobody ever heeds. But there isn't one. Not yet.

Anyways, I just wanted to give y'all an update. I'm still gonna try to update this blog at least somewhat regularly, but please be patient with me if those updates are few and far between. I'm going through quite a bit.

-Heart of Gold

[mediocrecowboyhat]

I watched kpop demon hunters yesterday and I'm still crying over it

[sentine1ist]

sorry for the absence had a lot of personal stuff happen but I'm back with some of my oc protag redesigns!! they were a year old and I thought I'd fix them up for when I eventually... Potentially.. Start this comic...

[pinkysburg]

thinking about survivalist prepper bill who was so prepared he had even developed a plan in the event that frank would be left without him, not preparing to survive in a world without frank.

[danielvanderlinde]

Enjoy. 👀