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Some Thoughts About Blogging More Often

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Good Morning, World!!! I was thinking about how I want to blog more regularly and always come up with some kind of excuse to not blog on the regular basis. The reason why I was thinking about this is because if I can make time to blog when I come home exhausted from Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) then I can carve out time to blog on other days when life gets hectic. I realize I have written similar post like this, but Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) helped me realize that I can make time to blog.

I have some ideas of how I am going to blog more regularly and one of them is to schedule a time to blog. Also, I think I’m going start doing my Weekly Plans on Sunday morning and my Weekly Check-Ins on Saturday evenings. I might even do Caturday with Billie the Kat on Saturday morning. Another way I want to try to blog more regularly is to do the daily prompts WordPress provides and do them on weekdays. I also plan on doing book reviews on books I read. Of course, the book reviews will be more spread out as it does take time to read. I will continue to write about my daily life like I have been.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to cuddle with my cat, Billie before I get ready for work. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Monday Morning Reality

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Good Morning, World!!! Reality is settling in that I have go back to work today and that when I attend Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) next year, I will take the Monday afterwards off from work. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job and I love attending Emerald City Comic Con but going back to work today is going to be a rough one as I am so exhausted. I was so exhausted that I feel asleep watching a movie at around sixish yesterday evening. That means I had about twelve hours of sleep.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to cuddle with my cat, Billie before I get ready for work. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

4th & Final Day of Emerald City Comic Con in the Books

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Good Evening, World!!! Today was the fourth and final day of Emerald City Comic Con and I had a great weekend. I was supposed to go to two panels today but sadly the afternoon panel I wanted to attend got cancelled. Thankfully, the one I wanted attend in the morning went on as planned. The one I went to was called “Defying Physics: The Super Science of Cats.” I just had to go to the cat panel because I love cats. I also bought be a water bottle and saw some amazing cosplay.

I will now post picture of the fourth and final day of comic con. I will put in a caption my site impaired readers as they have adaptive devices to help them read what is said.

Part of the “Defying Physics: The Super Science of Cats” slides.
Another side of “Defying Physics: The Super Science of Cats.”
“Defying Physics: The Super Science of Cats” panel.
Superperson Cosplay
More Cosplay
Renaissance Cosplay
More Cosplay
Blue Monster Cosplay

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is I had an awesome fourth and final day as well as an amazing weekend at ECCC and it is time to cuddle with my cat, Billie. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Up Way Too Late Reading

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Good Morning, World!!! I am up way too late due to reading. I am currently reading a stand-alone book called Starter Villian by John Scalzi. It is about a man who inherits a supervillain business from his long-lost uncle. I am really enjoying the book. I am also trying to finish it as I want to read the fantasy trilogy my best friend gave me as well the two books I bought at Emerald City Comic Con yesterday. The two books I bought yesterday are the first two books in a series. All the books I mentioned are either science fiction or fantasy. I really enjoy reading science fiction and fantasy genre books.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time for me to actually go to bed so I can wake up to go to Emerald City Comic Con. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Middle of the Night Ramblings

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Good Morning, World!!! It is two forty-five in the morning on Wednesday, March 4th of 2026 and sadly I am not able to sleep. I’m pretty sure my PTSD and insomnia are conspiring against me to be sleepless in Seattle. Being sleepless in Seattle is nothing new to me and it majorly sucks. It sucks because I tend to be a cranky bucket the next day, but I am hoping it won’t affect me so much since I have so much to look forward to.

One of the things, I have to look forward to starts tomorrow (Thursday, March 5th) to Sunday (March 8th). That something is Emerald City Comic Con. It also happens that this weekend is my birthday weekend which makes Emerald City Comic Con that much more special for me. I have been looking forward to this since August of last year (2025). I can’t wait till tomorrow as it is the start of my birthday weekend.

Speaking of birthdays, I bought myself a birthday present. A birthday present that is going to be a weekend of fun here in Seattle and is in April of this year (2026) that involves cats. That birthday present is going to a cat convention known as Pop Cats. I have never been to a cat convention, and I love cats, so I thought it would be a great birthday present to myself especially since it is here in Seattle.

As I am informing you of the conventions, I am going be attending it reminds me of the communities I belong to and how important it is to continue to participate in those communities I am in. I’m part of the comic book community as I love comic books just like I am part of the cat community because I love cats as well as volunteer with cats. As someone who is in mental health recovery building community is huge. For me making sure that I belong to more than one community is key to my recovery. Hell, everyone belongs to multiple different communities.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time to cuddle with my cat, Billie. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Monday Morning Ramblings

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Happy Monday Morning, World!!! I’m awake and up earlier than I normally am on a Monday morning despite working on Mondays. Despite being awake earlier than I wanted to be, I have quite productive. I did a little bit in a recovery related mental health workbook focusing on being a part of the queer community. I also did two meditation practices which seem to have helped anxiety regarding going back work today after missing work last week due to health issues regarding my left kidney.

I’m having some anxiety over missing work last week for a few reasons. One, I don’t have any more six time left and afraid I won’t have a choice to use vacation time. Two, if I do have the opportunity to use vacation time that I won’t be able to take my vacation day this Thursday to attend the first day of Emerald City Comic Con. It has been something that I have been looking forward to since I bought a four-day VIP pass to attend back in August. Worst case scenario, I go without pay one day last week or use my personal day which is only four hours which is okay with me. I will worry about it when I go to work today.

As far as Emerald City Comic Con, I am so looking forward to attending. Last time I had the opportunity to attend was 2020 and I had bought a four-day pass. Sadly, it was cancelled due to Covid. I have attended before, but it was for two days as I didn’t have the money or time to attend all four days, so I was really disappointed when the 2020 Emerald City Comic Con got cancelled. That is why I am so freaking excited about attending this year.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time to cuddle with my cat, Billie. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Brief Health Update

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Good Afternoon, World!!! I just wanted to give you brief health update. Nothing major but just wanted to update you the reader about my health. Overall, my health is good. On that note, I ended up needing to get a stint put in from my left kidney to my bladder due “one extremely oversized kidney stone” that was blocking everything in the left kidney. Due to the blockage, I ended up with a kidney infection. The doctor informed me that procedure to put in the stint went well but took longer than expected due to scarring I have due severe childhood trauma. I did inform the medical team of the scaring, but they “didn’t realize the severity of it” which I guess, I kind of understand. I got the stint last Monday (February 23rd) and it is still causing a lot of physical discomfort.

Also, my C-PTSD symptoms have increased due to the stint being placed and being told “the scarring was more severe than the team realized.” I don’t know why it put me in a tailspin, but it did. I have been taking care of my mental health as I don’t want to end up suicidal or have self-harm urges. My mental health recovery means the world to me especially since it is requirement for my job and job description.

Speaking of jobs. I had to miss work last week because for the procedure. I missed last Monday and Tuesday because I was in the hospital due to the procedure. I missed last Thursday due to recuperating from the surgery both physically and mental health wise. I only work twenty hours a week which means I work three days a week which are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. I work two six-hour days and one eight hour day. I love my job so very much and sadly will most likely have to use some vacation time for what I missed but I’m okay with that.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time to cuddle with my cat, Billie. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Billie the Kat’s 6 Year Gotch Ya Day

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Happy Friday, World!!! I just wanted to let you my reader as well as the rest of the world know that today marks six years since I adopted my cat, Billie. Today is Billie’s Gotch Ya Day. It is hard to believe that Billie has been in my life for six years. I also find it pretty cool that I adopted him about month and a half before the Covid lockdown. I am beyond grateful that the universe knew what was going to happen and brought Billie into my life before Covid lockdowns happened. Billie is a part of my family and is my favorite family member. I love Billie so very much.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time to cuddle with my cat, Billie. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

2026 New Year’s Goals

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Good Morning and Happy New Year’s World!!! I know it has been New Years for three days now and I apologize for not posting sooner. Hell, I haven’t posted in a while. As always, I have goals to work on in the New Year that tend to change throughout the year. Some are the same as last year due to not completing the goals or just wanting to continue improving myself. I don’t do resolutions as I tend to not accomplish them which is why I do goals as I am more likely to accomplish and achieve them.

My 2026 goals are as follows:

  • Clean apartment and keep it clean
  • Continue mental health treatment
  • Continue seeing my primary care provider on the regular basis
  • Continue working at my current job
  • Continue volunteering at Cat City and Alley Cat Project (ACP)
  • Attend weekly 12 step meetings
  • Do at least two recovery related workbooks
  • Learn about tarot cards
  • Learn about Buddhism
  • Do self-paced Bible Study
  • Read at least four books
  • Do at least three diamond art/painting
  • Color at least two giant coloring posters
  • Do daily meditation

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post. I want to wish you the reader of my blog a Happy New Year. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Weekly Plans

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Sunday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Volunteer at PAWS Cat City
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)
  • Evening Walk

Monday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Work
  • Evening walk
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)

Tuesday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Work
  • Evening walk
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)

Wednesday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Clean apartment
  • Grocery shopping
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)

Thursday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Work
  • Evening walk
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)

Friday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Volunteer with Alley Cat Project
  • Do laundry
  • Dinner with partner and friends at Red Robin
  • Evening walk
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)

Saturday

  • Mindfulness meditation via the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • University Farmers Market with partner
  • Movies with partner
  • Read
  • Artwork (coloring and/or diamond art/painting)