hi guys. it's me! another post out of the blue.
i was looking for old pieces of art on my main blog's archive, and found some of the first posts about the blue army. i couldn't help but scroll through some of the posts on here and really reminisce.
i don't know how many people are still around, i expect, like, two or three (and that's me being hopeful). but i still wanted to send a message to any old soldiers who've stuck around.
it's been almost eight years since 'Leader Ty' and i made this blog for fun. at the time, i was 13, severely depressed and dealing with a lot of identity issues. can you believe that i'm turning 22 this year? because i can't really, lol.
this blog, for the time it was active, was partially an escape for me. it was certainly a rollercoaster -- if you remember it, the anger and frustration i had at being "shipped" with Ty was very real -- but i felt wanted here, and for where i was mentally at the time, it really helped me.
so i hope everyone else is doing well, too. even if you haven't thought about this goofy, stupid blog a couple of kids made for years. i'm working my way through animation school and feeling very hopeful about my future. i have never once forgotten about any of you, or this blog. sometimes i still doodle characters when i'm feeling particularly nostalgic.
some slight updates from me, to you, as well; i got diagnosed with adhd + asd (i don't remember if i ever said that here), and diagnosed with gad (generalized anxiety), but i've been off medication for about a year now. if you were here for the early days, you may remember 'Bob' (a person i "dated" before Ty, as much as 13 year olds can date). he's still in my life, and my closest friend, whom i'm thankful for every day that i know. i genuinely can't express the love i have for him. for Leader Ty, we're still mutuals on twitter, and though we haven't spoken in many years, i see them on there sometimes, and it makes me smile. i hope they're doing very well. "artsysouleater" was someone i knew in real life as well, and we went to highschool together. i haven't spoken with them since senior year, but again, i hope they're doing good, too.
for whoever from this retired army is reading this; you are doing great. you have made me so, so proud. you helped me get up in the morning and keep going when i needed it. thank you so much for playing along with us.
