Art by Marianne Monto

Originally published 29th of December 2023

Yup, I have not written anything here for about four months. Nope, I have no good reason. Not even that I had nothing to tell, as I am so self centered that I should be able to always tell something.

The last couple weeks I can explain away by being sick. I had some horrible flu, probably some sort of man flu, as normal flu cannot be that horrendous. I had a fever, sore throat, mucus and all that other nasty shit. My voice is still off and I cough occasionally, feeling a bit dizzy, but otherwise quite ok. Oh, and I can’t taste things right now properly. That is the one symptom that annoys me most, as I really enjoy good food.

I had plans for yule preparations. Most of them I didn’t do. I was supposed to bake cookies for friends and make candies with kids. Didn’t do it. I even planned to make some card tutorials… aaand I never got around to. I actually just coasted through December.

I try to write about things I actually DID, like inktober, making new artist friends or background work for future pieces. As soon as my thoughts stop swimming in the booger, I feel better.