It's 2023 everywhere on Earth now so I wanted to start off this blog by saying the troubles of the world and your life will not magically be solved by a trip around the sun. Magic isn't real. Grow up.

That being said, best of luck. I started my second day of the new year by giving my ivy plant too much water and having it leak onto my laptop and tablet so we're off to a brilliant start. Not sure if water actually got into the electronics of the pc but it definitely did with my tablet so that will need to be replaced. Thankfully I have a job now so it's not a huge issue. As long as my harddrive is undamaged, nothing of true value will be lost. Even so, I may not be posting art for a while.

I linked to the twitter post of my instagram screenshot on my last Drupe pic where I said I was done with social media. For those out of the loop I had a manic nuclear meltdown on twitter fueled by burnout, paranoia over my job and general hatred for all of humanity where I tried to get my account suspended and push everyone away. It didn't work. Some people even seemed into it, so I saw myself out. Instagram lasted a little longer, I finished one last commission and now I'm only using it to dm like 3 people. I've completely abandoned twitter. While I don't plan on crawling back anytime soon, Newgrounds is less shite than the others. I might still pop in and see what's going on here but don't expect art until chapter 10 is finished. The rest can all drink my diarrhoea and get fucked by a million dolphins for all I care.

The next part is just dumb rant shit, you can ignore it if you want.

Something I've struggled with since my teen years is complete and utter disdain for the human race. It sounds like dumb edgelord shit but it's seriously affected me to the point where I won't let myself get close to anyone anymore. As soon as I can read them, it's over.

People on the internet especially are extremely easy to read because they broadcast their every thought. I'm the same, but fuck me if everyone isn't so predictable. All anyone does is chase what will make them look the most virtuous in that moment for internet clout. Maybe this part will upset some people, but it makes me fucking sick when I see someone post some trite piece of art mere hours or even minutes after a some disaster or current event and everyone just eats it up like the unthinking piranhas they are. Whenever I see it, I try to imagine what possessed them to shit something out so quickly. I can't help but think they just want sympathy likes for a tragedy that doesn't even affect them. Especially when it's some petty internet gossip shit and everyone vomits forth some lazy four panel comic. Shit like this makes me absolutely despise the sewerage that is the internet artist sphere. I swear there are AI art generators with more of a soul than these people. All that to say, whenever I think I've found a place I belong I keep seeing the same shitty behaviour. Same adherence to dumbass trends that age like eggs. Same lack of critical thinking and individuality. It's burned into the human gene pool. I don't know where to look anymore.