Yesterday was my 24th birthday. I had a great day, thanks in part to my wonderful girlfriend. We had a fantastic lunch at my now-favorite restaurant, and after we played on the Minecraft modpack I made for her over the Continue reading In My Mid-Twenties Era
It’s been a good week. Although my girlfriend is still struggling with homelessness, she has been able to start working and earning. She’s extremely grateful for my support of her and even spent part of her first paycheck on gifts Continue reading The Best Tex-Mex Ever
I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before, but the sense of touch has been difficult for me in my life. I mostly attribute this to having had chest surgery, sensory sensitivity of autism, and just being an independent person. I had Continue reading New Touch
I have been thinking about loneliness and closesness and… all that. It doesn’t help that in this pre-move limbo I have been living vicariously through my catboy OC Skye (below) in The Sims 4. Meeting my social need just doesn’t Continue reading Catboy Communication
I’m so fake in my day-to-day life. I learned what it’s like to not have to be. I learned what it’s like to have someone appreciate you for who you actually are. But I don’t get that regularly, and often Continue reading Struggle for Affirmation
The root of my dissatisfaction, I think, is going from having gone from having kind of social life to not really having one at all. Continue reading Unsatisfied
Last Friday, my cat Ash passed away. She was the happiest cat I had ever known. I wish I could’ve been with her in her final moments. Goodbye, Ash. Thank you for enriching my life. Know that I love you, Continue reading Goodbye, Ash
Lost Tech City 2022 was my last Smash Ultimate tournament. I wanted to send off that part of my life with a bang, and what a bang it was. I arrived and picked up my badge, which I was surprised Continue reading My Last Tournament
I often ask myself how it’s possible that I wasn’t diagnosed with autism until age 16. When I look back on my life, with the knowledge I have of the autism spectrum, it’s pretty clear that I have always exhibited Continue reading Tales of an Autistic First Child
I think it’s a good a time as any to say I think I’m mostly done with competing in Smash, not because of Steve or Kazuya, but because I was hurt by someone who I bonded with over this game and I can’t disassociate competing from my memory of them. Continue reading The End