wish my contribution to hourly comics day wasn’t so heavy, but after being able to do it for the past few years i didn’t want to blow it off even if yesterday was… well, this.
Wow, I never even put this on my personal blog, did I?
This year has been… harrowing. I’ve struggled through a lot of it. I’m visiting my parents right now for the holidays. Mom’s in a wheelchair now, due to severe nerve damage and chronic pain from the cancer treatments. But, as far as we know so far, she is cancer free, and making progress with physical therapy. She’s doing better now than she was when she was first hospitalized after collapsing. I’m so unbelievably thankful for that.
There’s been other medical stuff going on with my extended family, which isn’t great, but I don’t want to get into it.
I’m just grateful that it’s not worse, even as I’ve spent this year struggling just to stay on top of my work/make financial ends meet and feeling helpless and guilty for not being able to do more– for my family, my friends, or for the people across oceans from me who are suffering unspeakable horrors while I’m warm and safe but living paycheck to paycheck and unable to spare more than ten dollars or so once in a blue moon.
To literally anyone who’s exchanged a kind word with me this year (or, you know, ever lol) at any point for any reason, no matter how mundane, thank you. I hope you’re somewhere safe and comfortable tonight.
And I hope the new year is kinder to all of us. I hope we’re all still here next year. I hope things are better.
Mamdani won in NYC in a fucking landslide. By over 200,000 more votes than Cuomo
Democrats held onto the Governors seat in NJ
Virginia just elected its first female Governor, flipping the seat from Republican to Democrat. And it doesnt stop there. The Lt. Governor AND Attorney General also flipped from Republican to Democrat.
Pennsylvania voted to retain all 3 Supreme Court judges in its state preserving the Democrats 5-2 Majority
Maine elected to NOT pass a law that would force people to “prove citizenship” before voting. Which is good because only citizens can vote anyway and passing a law like that would only serve to allow discrimination of POC.
Colorado voted to tax the wealthy higher to fund free school meals AND use the excess from that to fund SNAP
AND Prop 40 is looking like its going to pass with flying colours.
It wasnt all wins. Texas passed a draconian Parents rights law that allows them even more control over their children’s lives - likely in an anti-trans bid and they passed their own version of the whole “prove citizenship” thing.
BUT LOOK!! LOOK AT ALL THESE WINS!!!
THE RESISTANCE IS THERE AND ITS LOUD!!! THIS COULD BE JUST A TASTE OF WHAT WE CAN DO COME MID-TERMS. If we all collectively keep up the energy and VOTE LIKE HELL we can make a Blue Wave happen and SERIOUSLY kneecap this attempt at an Authoritarian Regime!
I know that we get a lot of bad news and we get it every day. But the good is there! The regime is failing left right and centre and this can be the first glimpse at what we can do!
Dont let them win in your head! Dont let them silence you into complacency!! We have the momentum! Let’s ride it!
Hi. I have a GoFundMe open for some unexpected vet bills for my dog. This is just to recuperate the money as I am a part time worker and have a limited amount of funds. Thankfully my baby is doing okay! Just need help to break even again.
This is non urgent, so just a dollar helps me a lot. Thank you so much if you donate. If you want you could also commission an art work from me if you do not want to donate! And if not, a reblog would be appreciated, thank you for reading.
FUN TRIVIA: cries at 90's children's film soundtracks / is becoming exponentially gayer as time passes / dresses like a survival horror protagonist / opened a car door into own face one time / spends a lot of time covered in cats / in fact, is covered in cats right now / help
