gosh, i was talking about how i'd update my blog and all that, then go about a month without an update... whoops.

katsucon meant i got to see and meet a lot of my beloved friends, especially people i haven't seen in a while or haven't met before! it's wild how much time has passed from the ever-cursed saso. but i'm very happy to have had that time with my friends.

graduation is approaching... i can walk, but still need to find a practicum and do my capstone. with the instability from this administration, a lot of job and internship prospects have been completely shot. i'll do my best and i have the privilege of taking an unpaid internship, but having a full-time job has interfered with a lot of it, unfortunately. hopefully, it gets easier for the summer because we traditionally don't work fridays from may to august. then thinking about future plans... yikes!

whether or not i stay in dc really depends on the job market after graduating. i'm not opposed to moving back to the west coast (though back to my parents' house... hahaha...); maybe seattle or somewhere near home again would be nice. i don't hate the east coast but the weather is killing me here. i've been so busy these past two years that i haven't really had the time and energy to properly explore dc or the dmv in general. not having a car doesn't help either. but it's been nice to be able to easily access other major east coast cities like nyc and boston.

being away from my family has done wonders for my mental health. i feel so much freer living alone and not having to think too much about who i share my living space with. sometimes the self-care and cleaning go out the window when i'm particularly busy, and it sucks to not have someone super close by when i have medical stuff going on, but so much of my mental health has improved and in turn my physical health. not a lot of colds, not as many stomach issues, ocd has calmed down, bipolar has calmed down, etc.

financial issues, especially at home, and the erratic nature of work due to trump are still plaguing me, but i have to trust that i'll figure it out eventually. i'm not completely irresponsible financially, at least, and i have a job despite the funding cuts to a lot of other peer organizations in the sector. that makes me nervous for jumping ship, though... i guess we'll see what happens and hang in there. i'll do what i can.