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January 2026
a slow month, a cold month, endless snow, deep cold, new car bought doesn't feel real
projects abandoned, karaoke birthday party, making plans, rent due
nightmares about ICE this month: 3
December 2025
In December I played pool and drank some stout and had weird dreams, commiserated and celebrated. This was a quieter month for me but well needed while I recoup and rest and plan for the year ahead.
I technically finished my ceramics class, although I have to go back to glaze and do the final fire of my pieces. I have mixed feelings on pottery lol, I probably won't continue with the ceramics for now but I learnt the basics of how to throw clay on a pottery wheel and got a few little pieces that hopefully won't break in the kiln so that's pretty cool.
I experienced my first big snow in YEARS and it was sooo magical and beautiful. I went out early to the park while the snow was still fluffy and fresh. Kids were sledding and making snowmen and white christmas was on a loop in my head
I saw my first ever drag king show, all black Santa drag king show... and it was everything I dreamed of and more. I also saw a black metal show (if I see a band with the name Anal Stab Wounds I'm sorry but I have to see that). ASW were actually not much my taste but it was the opener Compulsed was brutal af with Slam elements and really did it for me.
This holiday break I've been determined to feel cosy and get lost in fiction. Before the age of about 13 before smartphones when I loved getting lost in books and would spent all night somewhere else. It really is the greatest feeling. Isabel Allende, Suzanne Collins and Octavia E. Butler have been helping with that.
While exploring a second hand book shop I picked up a novel by Alexandra Kollontai that seems fairly rare so I'm excited to read it. I enjoy her essays (see: Make Room For Winged Eros). I watched a great Youtube doc about American intervention in Guatemala which finally motivated me to get off my ass and start reading The Jakarta Method.
At the end of this year I feel a little tired, but strong. I dread the future sometimes and wonder how as a community and species we will face it, but I feel more prepared every day. To motivate myself to read I pretend I'm studying for a test. When I don't want to get out of bed early to do some sort of mutual aid thing I pretend it's work. I guess it is work, and I suppose at some point there will be a test.
Happy Christmas - here's some music for you
Christmas time can be a challenging time of year for so many - I was certainly not the biggest fan for a while. But as I get older and take life into my own hands, create my own traditions, it is growing on me.
I adore making playlists for certain occasions and having the playlist right is very important to me. I thought I'd share some underrated Christmas songs I discovered this year that I've had on repeat. Write and tell me what you think.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Take 6 ft. Yellowjackets
A soulful, jazzy and unique rendition of a less appreciated Christmas song. Nice hook, Jaco Pastorius-esque bass, scatting, plus a tight saxophone solo. What more could you want?
Jesus Is The Reason For The Season - Kirk Franklin and Family
This Gospel track will hype you up like crazy. Kirk Franklin confirms for me that it was a blessing to be raised Catholic because if I was around music like this I would never be able to leave the church... The harmonies and choral arrangement are phenomenal and the drummer is going insane on this.
Christmas Fantasy - Anita Baker
A gorgeous jazzy deep cut from Anita Baker, bashful yet soft. I love a modern original Christmas song as opposed to a cover and Anita does it right.
Enjoy have a good Christmas and happy new year ^^
November 2025
Hi hello and welcome I'm very excited for my first blog post!! Sometimes it feels life goes slow... but when I take time to look back at all I've done and accomplished I realise I'm doing so much!
On November 1 I saw a Day of the Dead celebration for the first time. The costumes were so beautiful and elaborate and I saw some great ceremonial dancing.
This past month I saw some great shows, I saw Fleshwater at the end of October which was so phenomenal. They released one of my favourite albums ever and their headline show was one of the best I've seen in a long time. Their singer Marisa absolutely nailed it, the sound was fantastic and they used their stage set and lighting in a really creative and intentional way to create a world we stepped into for the night. Besides that I went to a benefit show run by my local tenants union and saw a stoner doom metal band and a fun folk punk band that played an epic cover of the Halloween theme on banjo even though we were in November at this stage. I wanted to see Wednesday live but their show was sold out... but their show being sold out led me to their website and their singer Karly's website... which led me down the rabbithole of the indie web that I had a lot of fun with, and led me to make this very website which I've really enjoyed and am very proud of
It was my friend's 27th birthday and I got to visit her new house for the first time and we ate burgers and watched cartoons and it was nice. Me and my other friend are getting through the first season of Wire and basically I feel very protective over Lance Reddick (rip) if I had the skills I would make a fancam of him. Maybe I'll make a shrine of him on here actually.
I started a ceramics course to learn how to use the pottery wheel. It's really fun to get my hands dirty and make a mess with the clay but throwing on the wheel can be really frustrating sometimes!! My goal is to make funky little mugs or something.
For Thanksgiving this year I decided to host a small get together in my apartment. I cooked A LOT of food. I was told my roast potatoes were particularly special. I don't really host parties or make big plans or anything. This was my first time ever really hosting anything intentional in my adult life. I played Roy Ayers and The Meters all night, some Modest Mouse at the end and we watched a flat earth documentary (don't ask...). We were up all night talking and cuttin up. It was really fun and wholesome and developed some really great friendships.
I'm grateful for a lot right now, but I also worry a lot.I wonder often how we will get out of the self destructive mess we've made as humanity... how will we overcome the immense greed that permeates our society and save the one precious earth we have and all her special and unique species?Sometimes I worry about the future. How old will I be when my home town is covered in water? Until next month xxx
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