2024 partial recap
2024 was a year of Dealing With Things, and I’m skipping Affect & world events to keep this shorter. This is not a thoughtful post with takeaways; it’s more simple documentation.
A partial 2024 recap
- Feb-Mar: Found out about Tonya’s passing; attended her memorial. I don’t have any eloquent words about this. I can only add to the chorus of: fuck cancer.
- Mar-Apr: Optometrist discovered that I have convergence insufficiency. Things mid-distance look squiggly and wavy to me these days, similar to a heat haze. I had to ditch contacts and switch full-time to glasses with prism lenses. Because of my vision issues and slowly declining physical stamina (yay chronic illness), I only drive short distances now.
- Mar-May: Fingol1’s left cheek swelled up so badly that he could only see out of one eye. It turned out to be a dental issue and he needed multiple extractions (expensive!).
- Apr-May: Tired of having gender dysphoria when I looked in the mirror, I chopped my hair short (just below ear length) and dyed it blue ombré on one side and pink ombré on the other. I love it!
- May: Discovered I have low Vitamin D levels, which may explain some of the extra brain fog and sluggishness. Started taking vitamin gummies and they’ve helped a lot!
- May: Corey and I took Pecan2 with us on a beach trip to Manzanita. That’s where I first got to listen to my favorite album of the year, [Dall] by ARTMS3.
- Aug: Got to spend some rejuvenating times with visiting friends who still regularly mask. Volunteered to puppy-sit a silken windhound, thinking it’d be fun, but exhausting. That backfired a bit, because the puppy was so delightful that I now really want a second dog (but no, because we have senior cats).
- Nov-ongoing: Pecan’s paw issues galore. It seems to be a mix of him getting something stuck in his paw and getting badly infected plus food allergies (so far, I’ve identified sensitivities to chicken, pumpkin, and lamb). After 3 vet visits and a visit to the orthopedic surgeon, we’re still waiting to see if he’s fully recovering or if he’ll need surgery.
- Dec: while watching over Pecan, I got into crafting YouTube and started making things with air dry clay.
I also spent a lot of 2024 continuing to learn ASL online. With the opening of Woodstock Sign Language Cafe, I got to practice it (awkwardly) in person too.
Since Lunar New Year isn’t until Wed, I’ll say this 2024 recap post is on time.