Doing pretty well lately, some ups and downs but nothing
unmanageable. Classwork has wound down a little, so I have
time to breathe and that always helps.
The highlights of recent events:
- The big one: I released my album! Four months of work have
finally paid off!
https://candlebrae.bandcamp.com/album/self-soul-someone
- Formal autism evaluation, informal psych diagnosis is now
an official one. It's good to have my experiences named in
a way people are less likely to refute (looking at you, dad)
and to generally have that recognized formally by someone
who has experience. Bonus: the person who assessed me was
super nice and supportive, knew about and supported the
neurodiversity movement, and has two autistic daughters
that she talked about in a loving, accepting manner. She
seemed like one of the good parents.
- The landlords are selling the house I'm renting. I have
no idea if the lease is going to be refreshed or not, but
I'm mentally preparing to move again just in case because
it'll absolutely screw over my mental state if I'm not
prepared. Ugh.
- My birthday is next week!
- FINALLY managed to get a therapist for my friend! We've
been trying for ages but almost no one here is taking new
patients, and most of those that are have so many red flags
that there's the sense they'd do more harm than good. Lots
of "I'll cure you with Jesus" rhetoric; given that my friend
has religious trauma AND is LGBTQ, those therapists are a
terrible option. Found him someone good that's also affordable
finally and I'm happy he can finally get help.
- Been having fun with drawing friends as their Minecraft personas.
Screw cringe culture, enjoy what makes you happy.
- Think that's most of the big points. Been a lot of classwork
otherwise, keeps me busy!
