I'm not sure, but I feel like I always start my posts with "It's been a while" or something like that. OKAY!!! Now it's REALLY been a while, like, almost a full year at this point! I've been away from Neocities for so long I feel like I should at least drop by and tell you guys a bit about what I've been doing! I'm still alive, I promise!!

    I'm just going to get this out of the way already: A BIG reason why i have been so inactive has been college. This thing is draiiiniiing!! Since I have to spend so much time at the campus or studying at home, I end up having to choose carefully what I do with my free time. Now, if I had decent time management skills and more motivation overall, I wouldn't have neglected my page for so long... But that's beside the point! Lemme tell you, I keep on thinking things will get easier around here, but I'm at my fourth semester and things are still harsh, and getting harsher still. There's always so much work to do and I, personally, get quickly overwhelmed. I'm on the computer science field and everything is really hard for me! My expertise is at the philosophy, sociology and history field, not the math and logic. In fact, I kinda suck at math and logic. So that makes you think, right? For what possible reason did i choose to go down this path, if it's something I'm not good at? Well, i guess it's because it's something I enjoy! Despite all the hardships, I like learning about computers. That's why I keep hanging on. That doesn't mean i never second guess myself tho. When I tell you this major takes a toll on my mental health, I mean it. There's some awesome disciplines and professors that make you feel like you are a decent student with lots of potential, but there are others that make you feel like the stupidest person ever, a genuine waste of space! That messes up your brain, you know? I've already failed a bunch of classes, and that number seems to keep on growing. Perhaps that's an universal experience to all my fellow college students, so hey, we're on this together, right?

    On a much happier note, I've been really into reading books lately! I'm SURE at least ONE PERSON readind this will relate to this experience: really wanting to get into reading, but NEVER actually doing it. Well, that was my situation! There's a japanese term for people who buy a bunch o reading materials but leave them piling up somewhere, never starting them (Tsundoku 積ん読). That was me. The IDEA of reading always interested me, but I just could not sit down and spend the time to finish reading something. I'd start some of them, sure, but getting past the first 15 pages? That was a problem. So back in 2024 I decided that I was going to try again. On that year, I read one book (The Alchemist). Yeah, only one. But one is greater than zero, isn't it? I also got through about a third of another book (The Da Vinci Code), but I only finished it in 2025. Speaking of, in 2025 I read about 2 books, I think (Finished The Da Vinci Code and read Anguish). Fast foward to this year, and I've read about 9 books! Wow! That's a big improvement, right? Well, that goes to show that even if it takes you several years, you too can do it and start reading your books! It's really fun, I cant recommend reading enough, it's such a enriching and healthy activity. It opens the doors to so many different ways to experience stories. Besides, if you're not a native english speaker like me, reading books in the english language helps a lot with your vocabulary and comprehension, even if you think you're already at an advanced level! Also, I got myself a Kindle. I'm not going to give Amazon (yuck) some free promotion, but e-readers are a GODSEND. If you know you way, you can read anything you want, no need to worry about paywalls or anything ;). So yeah, that's another activity that has been taking up my time.

   Have you guys been playing... the new Tomodachi Life... wow... I don't even got that much to say about this, just an awesome game, I love creating Miis of my OCs... such an enriching experience. I playing it so much the moment I stop playing it the worst, most grueling anxiety hits me. That's fun. I dont have much else to say methinks, oh, I've been also using Linux these past few months (I use EndeavourOs), and it's been quite a lot of fun! I like customizing everything I have to my taste. Well, besides that... I think that's it! I hope I can finish up some more parts of the website in the next couple of weeks, and hope I can write more blog posts! Love you guys!! I'm alive!!