Just Some Random Thoughts
The nights have been melancholy lately. Maybe it's a side effect of waking up early. As the day wears on, there's more room for sadness to seep in. Because of this, I've been looking forward to mornings and being up with the sunrise. I'm becoming a morning person.
I haven't played many games this month, so I'm skipping my indie recs zine for September. I'm definitely planning one for October, though, and I want to make it spooky-themed for the Halloween season!
Something else for October: I'm going to participate in Notebook of Ghosts' #31SpookyStories challenge. I'm choosing to read 13 spooky short stories in the month of October, and I'll keep up with my progress over on my Mastodon and maybe my Instagram. I don't use Instagram much anymore, so I'm not entirely sure if I'll post anything there yet. I will post here on the blog at the end of the month with an update on how I did.
I want to get rid of Instagram, but my mom and sister share reels with me there and I don't want to lose that. I'm not immune to Instagram reels, while also trying to be mindful about not consuming too much short-form content and balancing it with reading and such. Instagram is also, sadly, still the best way to keep up with some of the bands/musicians and visual artists I like.
One of my favorite artists who I follow on Instagram, and who I own several Resident Evil prints by, is Prince Revenant. Please check out his amazing art!
I've had a lot of coffee today.
I have an endoscopy scheduled for tomorrow at noon. I don't talk about my health often here, but I'm a little nervous about what the results will be and trying to take my mind off it.