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First entry. A bit of a downer.
May. 2nd, 2020 05:38 pmAfter a long time agonizing deliberating over what my first post on this journal should be, I've decided to simply and unceremoniously start - rip the bandaid off. Otherwise I'll probably end up never posting anything at all - and that kind of defeats the purpose of setting it up. And anyway, I've been missing and wanting to get back to livejournal'ing. Given that livejournal is a shell of its former self, it made sense to finally get on the dreamwidth bandwagon instead.
A rare lockdown walk in Southern Wellington.
Like most places around the world at this point (except, notably, my home country of Sweden) New Zealand is in Coronavirus lockdown.
( my coronavirus lockdown experience )
I don't know about other people but I find it really hard motivating myself to get into new things or engaging with stuff, and my sleep schedule is really messed up. I've heard some people call it Pandemic Insomnia? I just find that normalcy doesn't set it. And maybe that's bc of my living situation? Or because a lot of the people I interact with are in different time zones, so there's no incentive to get back to a normal routine? Yeah I don't know either...
WIP image of Walt from GK, click through to see the finished version.
But honestly one of the things that have truly helped me stay afloat and not completely lose track of days, or heck even weeks, has been![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
heavyartillery's discord server and the lovely people there. Discord has really been functioning as a window to the world and other people in these trying times.
I feel blessed that internet allows me to stay connected, if remotely, to the people I care about. I'm trying to hold on to that and focus on the good things. Because they do exist!
I guess it's just so much easier to get caught up with the challenges and difficulties when writing and being introspective. I definitely aim to let this journal continue being a sincere but hopefully more upbeat account of my life. I've got some fun stuff planned and I intend to share creative pursuits as well as my opinions on shows, books, and other things I get up to.
I think I'll leave this first entry on that hopeful note.
One of few walks I've been on since the lockdown.
A rare lockdown walk in Southern Wellington.
Like most places around the world at this point (except, notably, my home country of Sweden) New Zealand is in Coronavirus lockdown.
( my coronavirus lockdown experience )
I don't know about other people but I find it really hard motivating myself to get into new things or engaging with stuff, and my sleep schedule is really messed up. I've heard some people call it Pandemic Insomnia? I just find that normalcy doesn't set it. And maybe that's bc of my living situation? Or because a lot of the people I interact with are in different time zones, so there's no incentive to get back to a normal routine? Yeah I don't know either...
WIP image of Walt from GK, click through to see the finished version.
But honestly one of the things that have truly helped me stay afloat and not completely lose track of days, or heck even weeks, has been
heavyartillery's discord server and the lovely people there. Discord has really been functioning as a window to the world and other people in these trying times.I feel blessed that internet allows me to stay connected, if remotely, to the people I care about. I'm trying to hold on to that and focus on the good things. Because they do exist!
I guess it's just so much easier to get caught up with the challenges and difficulties when writing and being introspective. I definitely aim to let this journal continue being a sincere but hopefully more upbeat account of my life. I've got some fun stuff planned and I intend to share creative pursuits as well as my opinions on shows, books, and other things I get up to.
I think I'll leave this first entry on that hopeful note.
One of few walks I've been on since the lockdown.
