I haven’t updated the blog. I wanted to give my BLM post space and time to breathe. Nothing seemed important enough to knock it lower down the page.
And then I wanted to give myself space and time to breathe. I picked up a lot of bad habits during the first few months of quarantine and I needed to un-fuck myself.
And then…life just happened. And it kept happening. It was hard to keep up. I went back to work (from home), I did Halloween (from home), the Election, Thanksgiving over Zoom, Christmas at home, the Insurrection, opening the world, closing the world, opening the economy, staying at home to slow the spread, vaccinations, FREEDOM, Delta, back in the house…
It’s been a lot. During that time I’ve grown a lot. I’ve listened to a lot of music. Watched a lot of television. Written a lot of long captions on IG and then archived the posts later. Gotten in TTRPG’s and started my own Twitch show - I’m really proud of that. I’ve invested in a lot of important relationships, I’ve let some relationships go, I’ve been loud on the internet (what’s new), but especially about blackness and politics. I’ve…done a lot. It’s been a lot.
As the rest of the internet gets to be…less fun and interested, I’m committed to returning to this space and utilizing it. I’ve always treated this space as one part diary, one part lifestyle blog and I don’t see that changing any time soon. Particularly as social media becomes less and less friendly towards creators of color, especially black women, I feel it’s important to maintain my own space. The way I gave this blog space to breathe for BLM; I’m giving myself space to breathe away from Zuckerberg and his rampant censorship.
I’m not sure what comes next here, but keep an eye on it.
Damn, I should probably overhaul these header images, shouldn’t I?