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01:29 Feb 28 2026
Times Read: 18

I envy the parts of the nation dealing with cold weather. It's been in the high 80's all week, today being the highest, temperatures in the 90's. What I would give for those cold days we had just last week. I didn't sign up for summer in February.

22:30 Feb 21 2026
Times Read: 98


Why?

23:03 Feb 20 2026
Times Read: 159

A big thank you is owed to FALSExCURE for Nocturnal Retribution's new Crest. It's pretty awesome, if I do say so myself.

23:02 Feb 19 2026
Times Read: 190

My brother and I are the most awkward people when we're left alone together. I took him to a doctor's appointment earlier, and pretty much the whole ride to and from was just the two of us, in silence. Don't get me wrong, I appriciate the quiet, I just find it funny. My family has never been super close when it comes to talking and sharing our thoughts, and as such, my brother and I were never close like that. We didn't share everything. So, it always makes me chuckle when it's just the two of us, and we'll fill that silence with the TV or music. Maybe things will change when Logan and I move, and I'm not seeing Kevin save for a few times a year, but, I mean, it's kind of already like that. We don't see each other often unless it's a family thing or he's there when I watch the kids or something. Him being injured, it's the most I've seen and spoken to him in months. So yeah. Just one of those funny little observations. My family, I suppose, has always been more about the appearance of a close-knit group than the actual reality of being a close-knit group.

04:08 Feb 19 2026
Times Read: 214

Never underestimate the beauty of silence. The ability to feel whole and completely at ease in the quiet, no need for idle chitchat, is something rare, I've found. I appriciate that I can find that peace, the stillness, with Logan. There's no need to constantly fill the space with noise, no need to constantly feel like we have to constantly speak to one another. Don't get me wrong, I love talking to him about, well, everything, but I love that he allows us to just exist in the same space without having to fill that quiet stillness.

I realize more and more each day how truly lucky I am to have him in my life. I was thinking on my past, and certain experiences, and I am just so grateful I got past all of that. That I've found the one person who seems to be so much like myself. And while opposites do attract, never dismiss the person who brings you comfort because you see so much of yourself in them.

00:42 Feb 18 2026
Times Read: 241

It's been a cold, rainy few days. Don't get me wrong, I love the rain and when it's cold. I'm just not the biggest fan when I have to go out into said rain and cold. Kevin needed some water and he wanted some gummies and lunch, so I had to go out and get those things for him. I hope he likes the gummies I got, they're Wyld brand, which is what Logan and I do. Their sour cherry gummies are the best and they actually put me to sleep. Kevin didn't need help with sleep, more so just to mitigate that pain from his wrist and his pelvis. I'm fairly certain Logan and I have done both the pear and the marionberry, which is what I got Kevin, and they tasted like shit but they did offer a good body high. So here's to hoping they work for Kevin. The older ones I gave him while he was in the hospital, he's all, "they didn't do shit." Which I get, they weren't the best and that's why I gave them away to him, haha. I'm no connoisseur on fucking weed gummies or anything, I like one brand and one flavor, but it's what the guy at the dispensary suggested, and as someone who's tried all the Wyld flavors, I can say with real confidence that they're good. So that's what he gets. If he doesn't like them, he can go to the dispensary himself and find something.

Anyway... That was a lot about weed gummies there... But yeah, hopefully he won't need me every day, I assume his girlfriend wl be willing to get things for him as needed, but as his sibling, I do want to be available whenever he needs something. All he really needs now, though, is a TV. He doesn't have one in his bedroom, and him going up and down those stairs at his place isn't the best option. But, they sell that shit on Amazon, or he can have one delivered from a store. For now, he has his phone and I think a tablet or a laptop or something he can use. I'm just glad he's doing okay.

02:19 Feb 17 2026
Times Read: 258

My brother is finally out of the hospital! He was discharged early this afternoon, I had to go pick him up and set him up at his current residence. He's walking really well. They gave him crutches, but he doesn't need them. We went to Walgreens to pick up his meds and just bought a heavy duty cane. He's so glad to finally be out of there, there really was no need to keep him for the two weeks they did. But, he's home now. I'm going to be available to him if he needs to go anywhere or get anything. He told me he was going to try driving himself, and as his sibling, I wasn't going to be able to convince him not to do that, so we'll see how that one goes. If he takes it slow and uses both feet, I think he'll be okay. I just don't want him to rush things. He very much needs to heal.

22:18 Feb 14 2026
Times Read: 293

I don't personally celebrate Valentine's Day, but I did give Logan a super cute (in my opinion) card that I've had for years and always needed a reason to use.

We went out for breakfast at Nat's on Ventura, but that's been a tradition for the last, like, two years, so it wasn't anything special, but it doesn't need to be special. It doesn't need to be fancy dinners, or flowers, or chocolates. It just needs to be he and I, spending time together, enjoying each other's company. Every moment we get together is special. That's all I need.

I hope you all have a wonderful day. If you can't be with someone you love, then do something in self-love. Spoil yourself, you deserve it.

19:32 Feb 09 2026
Times Read: 368

Oh man, my good weekends always end too quickly. Then it's Monday and it's back to reality and all the stress. That's the best thing about being with Logan, he makes me forget all my problems, all that stress washes away the minute I pull into his driveway. But now that I'm back home, I'm just, blah.

Kevin is still in the hospital. He was supposed to get out Thursday, but then they said no, and I don't know why. I wonder if the fracture on his spine is worse than they initially thought, and they're keeping him there out of precaution. He gets up and can walk, though, he went up and down stairs in the stairwell. So, I don't know. I think I'm going to go with my mother tonight and stop by for a visit. I haven't seen him since Wednesday. I know he must be going crazy.

I've been looking at traditional and digital artists over the last few weeks. I've never been super happy with my House's Crest. I hate that I didn't create it myself, like I have for all my own Covens. That's always been something I have been adamant about, making my own graphics. I just haven't had the desire or the inspiration to make it happen. And, last year, my laptop shit the bed so I don't have access to Photoshop right now. I have a very specific idea in mind for what I want the final Crest to look like, and I just don't have to means to do it myself, so I was going to reach out to some real artists and see what they can offer and how much it would be. All-in-all, I think that would be the best course, paying a real artist to create something. I have dabbled in photomanipulation for many years, but it's not something I've ever been amazing at. I have created some pretty cool things for VR members over the many years I've been here, but what I want to do, it's a bit beyond me and I don't have the time or the will to look through thousands of stock images to find the right ones to use. So, outsourcing is the next best thing. I also want to overhaul the main page. Again. I don't like it as it currently is. So I've been working on that, as well, little by little. I don't think I'll end up fully overhauling it until after the move to Texas, though. So, hopefully, by the end of the year. That's gives me a lot of room to find the perfect artist and for me to find my words, again. But yeah, I've got plans, I've got things in the works. I'm not in any rush to get things done. I want to offer the best I can, and that takes time.

Thursday is the anniversary of Sanni's passing. Logan has already taken the day off from work. Which, hosetly, is a good idea. He's a master at compartmemtalizing his emotions, putting on a good face for his clients, but I do think it gets to him on some level. He does it out of a means to survive, but I wish he didn't have to. And, with his mother's death... I think him taking the day off is the best thing for him.

Yeah... Anyway.

22:24 Feb 04 2026
Times Read: 415

Disney is offering up wedding packages that will include ceremonies in front of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland starting this summer. I don't think I've ever truley considered having a Disney wedding, but getting married at the Haunted Mansion has always kinda been a dream of mine. I know, I'm a lame Disney Adult, but I can't help it. Disneyland has always been a place of magic for me. The only issue with Disney weddings, when inside the actual parks, is that they have to be done after they close, and before they open. So, after 11 PM and before 8 AM. Not the biggest or easiest window to work with, to be sure. There's also the price part, but to be fair, their packages aren't all that outlandish, considering you're getting a wedding in the parks. But yeah. Not saying Logan and I would do this, but I think it's a fun addition. I looked into Disney weddings a few years ago, but they didn't have a Haunted Mansion package. Now they officially have two, what with the Haunted Mansion themed bar on their newest cruiseship. It's always something to consider. There's a limit of 25 people for this specific package, and we'll have at most, 16 people attending, including Logan and I. So, it fits us on that front.

I haven't put much thought into the wedding for the last year, considering the loss of Sanni, and then everything that's come afterwards. And I probably won't put more thought into it until after we're settled into the property in Texas. It's fun to dream about, though.

01:15 Feb 02 2026
Times Read: 458

It's been a very long weekend. Kevin seems to be doing really well, though, so that's a plus. They got him up on his feet for the first time since he entered the hospital early Friday morning. It's going to be slow going, and all his co-workers are saying he'll probably be off the job for about a year. But, the good thing about being a cop, is that the worker's comp is going to be really good, he'll be very well compensated for the time that he's out. They had talked about getting him a brace for his back, but the physical therapist said he may not need it. So, we'll see. Hopefully he won't have to be in the hospital for much longer. I do think they are going to recommend that he go to a rehab place after discharge, just to help him build up some strength, and get used to doing things with his one good hand while his wrist is healing. It's not easy, I remember when I broke my wrist in middle school, how hard it was to write or do anything with my non-dominant hand. He broke his right wrist, just like I did, so I know from experience how difficult it will be. And then the pelvic and spine fractures... Yeah.

A rehab place is probably the best option for him, since Liz doesn't want him at the house. That was its own big ordeal, I had to talk Liz through some things last night. Not something I want to have to do again... Divorce, man, it's a bitch and it fucks so much up. Especially when they aren't on the same page. I hate to see it, but it's not my relationship and I don't want to be involved in these arguments. I love them both. So yeah... What a weekend.