[ 12.25.25 ] I still have this website. I sometimes wonder why. It's been three years since I did anything on it. It doesn't really do much except for the emails which I have, which I haven't been checking much. I need literally a new personal email and a new business email. But life has as convoluted as a Jersey Jack pinball machine. 2023 was my worst year ever, especially discontinuing from Michigan and Ohio D&Bs and the sweepstakes casinos have been banned in this state. Go figure. Everytime I try to get somewhere, something wrong has to happen. I literally hate this state. Roleplaying has gone down to literally two places: a place on Facebook and a Discord channel. None of them has any of my majors, just offsets. My muse has dropped dramatically and I haven't really had the motivation. Probably because it feels impossible to have fun anymore. Most of everyone I used to have gone on to greener pastures and as far as me, well... meh. Hence why my roleplaying page hasn't been updated as much either. I do't even know what characters I am focused on, really. Then comes this year (which makes 2023 seem like a cakewalk): my dad passed away on February 24. My mood is ten times worse. Peace NEVER comes to me anymore while I am in Detroit unless I'm at an arcade. Speaking of arcades and a Jersey Jack pinball machine: I've been getting deeper into pinball. Most of the last few years I had been into competitive pinball. It started a bit in '23, then progressed in '24 (I ALMOST got into the state finals but came in 36th), then I tried to get somewhere htis year until my dad passed. I always wonder if '26 will be better. To be honest the answer is a hard NO. So don't mind me if I am in a Humbug mood from now until March 31.

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