[sweeps away dust over here or a minute] what's up nerds, the blog turns 10 today. i'd been considering for months whether i wanted to plan out and make Some Big Comeback(tm) to commemorate it or just have a general munday type of thing or it, but honestly!! idk, brainspace is still weird, better to not force Big Plans if my heart's not totally in it

i've been on the fence with all my blogs for like a while now honestly, and while a part of me doesn't want to drop them completely, i'm also like. really not enthusiastic about working on things just because of Reasons. aside from not really being satisfied with how i've let a lot of things here, i'm also really not as fond of pokemon as a franchise as i used to be (i'd say the way i feel about it right now is at its absolute lowest, lmao) and for the most part i've been enjoying giving myself different outlets and picking and doodling my own personal projects without feeling limited to Just Drawing These Guys or being pressured by some ethereal feeling of expectation looming over my shoulder. plus i've graduated college and am continuing schooling! so that's something, at least

i'm really glad to see how far this community's grown, though, even if i personally haven't been taking an active part in things for a while now. the amount of creativity i see flowing is just really heartwarming, and seeing new and old peeps on the dash is always nice on the times i check over here once in a blue moon

this isn't really a "goodbye" or anything, since i would like to... eventually... get something done on this end or on heron's blog when my brain isn't in such a weird place regarding askblogging, but! it just felt weird to not do anything for this place's anniversary