2026 is NOT my year. except for me recently getting a promotion 7 months after starting this job when the usual time is like 9 months (its a training/hours-based raise & title thing). but the part where my mom died, my great uncle died a little before her, i got 21 fillings and a root canal/crown, & a tree fell on my parents house (tho luckily w the best outcome possible). all thats been way too much for one year. and thats not even all really. its a testament to luck, human spirit, and emotional impermanence that im walking around having a decent time most days