Life news this week:
- Saturday was the big party day. I got up early and did my aerobics, then got ready for the day and threw in some croissants. Jeaux came over and made potatoes while I arranged cookies. We then coordinated on heating up the breakfast casserole, making green bean casserole, and making air-fried cauliflower. My dad and Connie came and had some appetizers and cider before lunchtime. Our food was a success and they brought chicken and deviled eggs. Everyone enjoyed it! Then we had a gift exchange--I got some awesome stuff from my sisters and Dad & Connie--and we finally managed to have dessert with coffee (Jeaux is not a coffee drinker so he got some milk!). It was a wonderful time seeing them, and then after they left Jeaux stuck around to help me set up for the second party. My friends came over and ate cookies and snacks and we did another gift exchange. It was awesome to see Meghan, Adam, Dare, Yasmin, and Arthur. Most of them stayed late so it was a long day for me! After they left I cleaned up a little so I wouldn't have a ridiculous mess in the morning.
- Sunday I took it easy and didn't actually clean up the platters and serving trays until later in the day, but I did finally do it. I put the house mostly back in order and vacuumed. Kari came over and we talked about some sad stuff and ate cookies. After she left I attempted blogs and couldn't stay awake (Saturday was definitely a no-go trying to get them up, but I should have been able to get it done Sunday and didn't!). I did update all my lists and thank people for their gifts.
- Monday I went back to work and did utility stuff and reminders. I finally finished my blogging and chatted with Kirb on Discord. I received my PIX figures! They're so cute. Arthur came over to pick up Yaz's bag that they left here and we hung out a short time. I gave him more cookies. Talked to my house's owner about the A/C issue. Talked to Tony (my lawn guy!) outside and gave him cookies. Did a Polo for Steve. Did some aerobics. Worked on a video for YouTube and subtitled and posted it. Packaged an eBay sale.
- Tuesday work was slow and I just did some utility stuff and filed some things. I ate leftovers and talked to Kirb again. He got cast in a role for a show I'm already in! So I guess we'll be acting together! Haha. I walked to the post office to drop off the eBay sale (one of Meg's things) and worked on my So You Write comic. Worked on my book a LOT and watched some reactions. Sent a Polo to Meg.
- Wednesday I was just monitoring some e-mail stuff at work--not much going on, but I was there. The A/C guys arrived and replaced my air conditioning unit. They drank some sodas and ate some cookies I gave them. They were here for a long time but got it replaced. I posted my comic, paid bills, and began working on my epic year-end post with new resolutions on it. Did some aerobics. Ate lots of cookies. I was supposed to go out with Jeaux but he got stuck at work so I spent New Year's Eve not doing anything besides editing my book. I got the last edits done at least! The book is now 134k. It needs to be shorter. Updated some dated sites.
- Thursday I had the day off and did some update stuff in the morning. Then Jeaux came over and we grocery shopped and got food at 4 Rivers. We hung out watching a TV show called Kevin Can F--- Himself (Jeaux wanted to show it to me) and he taught me some therapy exercises that he knew about that might help my foot which has been bothering me. We opened my Steven Universe toys to see which mystery bag items I got. I got a lot of duplicates. After he left I wrote my webcomic storyboard and sketched some of it while hanging out with some of the usual Game Night friends (but we didn't game). Got to talk to Steve a lot which was amazing since he's been too busy to attend lately. Then I revamped some calendars, did my monthly goals post, did a voice-over audition, sent in a query, wrote some posts, and did some photo sorting. After a long hiatus, my ear mildly misbehaved off and on all day.
- Friday I went to work. My ear started being full-on annoying, and by the end of the day it was bad enough that I had to jam an earphone in there again, but weirdly it completely went away before bed. I am tracking the pattern but it just seems arbitrary. I did my reports at work, processed some late timesheet stuff, played DDR, got the webcomic done, did therapy exercises, practiced band music, did karaoke, and recorded another voice-over audition. Processed some of my new SU merch into my collection lists. Also did a bunch of appointments: ordered Meg's birthday cake, made a therapy appointment for my foot, and booked a hair appointment.
Health Plan Update:
- Nutrition stuff: I'm happy to say I'm managing to keep the three servings of fruit and veggies going, but I won't be able to get a good balance between carbs/fats/proteins until after I have fewer leftovers in my house. (Obviously I COULD balance it out, but the solution tends to be "eat more protein, even when you don't want to eat" and that is something I very much don't like doing.) I did not meet my protein goals at all this week. Still taking vitamins, including the new B vitamins.
- Activity stuff: I'm continuing to do aerobics every other day. I made my 10,000-step walking goal every day this week. My low day was Sunday at 10,739 steps, and my high day was Saturday at 13,727 steps.
Books Read:
- Finished Reading: Nothing this week.
- Currently Reading: Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk. I'm on page 112.
This week's karaoke song is "Eternal Flame" by the Bangles.
Stuff drawn:
My weekly fantasy webcomic, Negative One:
Videos Made:
Letters to an Asexual #132 (What not to say while trying to be supportive) is out. In this video, I compile 10 things people say when trying to be supportive to aces that I recommend not saying, and why.
New photos:
Christmas 2025 event photos have their own whole album, but here are some favorites.
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| Cookie spread |
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| Cookie plate 1 |
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| Cookie plate 2 |
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| Cookie plate 3 |
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My fruit appetizer |
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| The Christmas lunch |
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| Dad & Connie enjoying cookies |
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| Jeaux enjoying cookies |
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| Dessert selfie attempt |
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| Adam enjoying cookies |
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| Silly people gathered around to watch a phone |
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| Yasmin's plates are always perf |
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| Room of friends |
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| Arthur & Yasmin |
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One of each cookie! |
And a few 2026 photos:
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| My silly hair |
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| Japanese Steven Universe merch I got as a gift from my sister |
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| Enjoying my DDR pad upgrade from Jeaux |
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| My DDR pad upgrade |
Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,434 for swankivy (lost 2), 678 for JulieSondra (no change), 16 for v & V Vids (no change), 216 for Not-So-Giant Women (1 new), 66 for Tides of Time Band (no change). Twitter followers: 753 for swankivy (no change), 3,425 for JulieSondra (lost 3). Facebook: 291 friends for swankivy (no change), 630 likes for JulieSondra (1 new), 80 followers for Negative One (no change), 245 followers for So You Write (lost 1), 103 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,416 (no change). Instagram followers: 294 (no change). Threads followers: 81 (no change). Bluesky Social. Bluesky followers: 431 (no change).
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