OblivionMasquerade

As I'm sure is the case for many, my online life has evolved somewhat over the course of The Pandemic, and it had the unexpected effect of revealing that I have unintentionally left a trail of semi-abandoned accounts behind me over the years. As someone who often looks longingly at a years-old update date and wonders about the cause, myself, I found this troubling- I never meant to be 'that guy.' In the interest of providing closure where it was lacking- which is not a definitive resolution not to post art or bloggy content here ever again- I have decided that the simplest way to redeem myself is to give a proper update where possible. My last DA journal was about getting a real job a decade ago, and though that position didn't work out, it did get my foot in the door for something more corporate at the same company. Ten years and a few moves and promotions later, I have a salaried position that is about equal parts analytical and technical, and does a fairly good job of paying the

Uhh, they changed the journal entry page /again/? Jeez. We had a snowstorm last night. It was pretty surreal. I got out of work and it was coming down hard! Not a cloud in the sky today though, which is pretty weird. Ah, yes. I got a job. I'm now a selector in a frozen food warehouse. That means I drive a 3000-pound pallet jack around a giant freezer and build pallets of items to fill orders placed by grocery stores. 140 cubic feet of ice cream is kind of insane. I'm still in the training period and there's an elaborately calculated expectation of performance, so we'll see how it goes. The hours are weird but I get plenty of time off, the p

Jeez, Nature, really? Do we really have to do this? I thought we were in a good place in our relationship. Damn it's been hot. I feel like I should have more stuff to say after six months. Bentley is still cuddly and adorable. Curly the goldfish is 16 years old now and still swimming. My butt is mostly better now. I have finally- FINALLY- painted every wall in my mother's house. There are no more! (^o^)/ Until she rips out the door in the kitchen, anyway. Joined Weight Watchers to motivate said mum and lost some vanity pounds, also learned to cook food. I finished my Larsa costume and it was a champ at Anime Boston; I should probably upload