21 - life updates
First of all, my apologies for leaving this blog with a rather morbid vent and then disappearing for like...a month or so. I had been busy caring for mom post-mastectomy while trying to navigate overstimulation and other ADHD-induced bullshit because I can't afford my Ritalin right now, so my art, my writing and my enjoyment of my favorite critically acclaimed MMORPG went down the drain rather significantly.
What I have been doing, however, is reading. I started picking up R.F. Kuang's Babel and I still haven't finished it, but so far the read has been captivating (and very 'we have to make white people pay for the colonization they've caused', as a Malay). Absolutely love how visceral Kuang managed to capture that feeling. I also managed to grab a holf of Between the Lines by Adeline Koh through my comic jam meetups - it's a sapphic rivals-to-lovers story featuring a Chinese American and a Chinese Malaysian figure ice skaters! I've been especially excited about this one because it was written by a queer Malaysian and I wanted a queer feel-good story by a Malaysian for the longest time. Shoutout to Ann/wyrdle for having that copy and lending me it!
I've been in a hell of a rough spot that I'm seriously considering therapy to be supplemented with my current medication and treatments. This month I'm marching back in to my hospital's ENT clinic and urge them to help me approve of a couple of documents so I can get my CPAP machine sorted. I'm moving a little forward with recovery and management for my osteoarthritis. I'm highly considering retrying to apply for disability status again but I'm hesitant that this would ruin my prospects of having a job which I'm.. still trying without avail.
I'm sure I can manage these one at a time. Of course, if you enjoyed my work and liked my writing (somehow), and would like to help me with securing medication and therapy/hospital appointment fees, my ko-fi is available for any and all donations, purchases (I added some physical prints on my shop!) and tips!
I hope you all have been doing well too! Please take care, eat healthy and stay healthy, and be sure to tell your loved ones that you love them.