#late shift

A most heartfelt and only the warmest of welcomes to all of you who have come to enjoy these Archive links. Christmas Day, the holiday I am celebrating, will mark 134 days since beginning the boycott from YouTube. I'll spare you the details and keep it simple as "YouTube is using AI for everything", and since I don't agree with that, I won't be using it. That's why I've been sharing these videos, audios, and at least two books since keeping my distance from YouTube.

It has been an interesting year for me since last Christmas. After 8-3/4 years of active-duty military service, I have since separated and reenlisted into the reserves. I turned 31, and my body is getting all the worse for it. I attempted to find love and instead found a better understanding of where I need to improve. I have sought out therapy for the second time and I have since been on anti-depressants and moved back home with my family for the time being.

Perhaps this is what these winter holidays are really for; to spend time with family and friends after a long year of hard work to sort of tally up where you've been, where you are, and where you'll be going next. As for me, I think I'll be the same as I was last Christmas and the Christmas before that.

But then again, maybe I'm wrong? It wouldn't be the first time.

Anyways, I've been rambling too long, so I'll just leave you with one final message

YOU are going to be okay, and what YOU are doing is enough for now. Never stop improving and never let others make you feel like you're not enough when you do make an effort to improve. Your family will always be there for you, and your friends will always be there for you, and if either of those two fail, just know that SOMEBODY will be there for you, even if it's just to point you in the right direction.

See you guys next year and, as always,

To those who celebrate, Merry Christmas.

To everyone else, Happy Non-Descript Winter Holidays~.