April 19 update.
I'm still kicking! I have a number of posts I've been working on that are in various states of repair or disrepair. I went to my first furry convention, Texas Furry Fiesta, so I definitely want to jot down my experiences there. In general, it was good, though I did throw a major tantrum and I'm still trying to emotionally recover from that.
I've also got notes on the link between fandom and like, ethical consumption of media. I hate to use the term consumption, but in the current day it feels more like media is consumed rather than appreciated or enjoyed or evaluated or observed. What's funny (to me) is that I had started putting that together before the most recent JK Rowling and WWE shit came out.
So it might feel a little unnecessary now to chime in, but I do still want to get my thoughts in order, not because I think this stuff matters more or less than we think it does, but because I think we need to have a variety of tools for grappling with the topic when it comes up in our day-to-day life. If the goal is to, say, hamper or stop JKR's ability to harm trans people, we need to be able to address both the HP fanatic who gleefully supports her and the friend who kind of likes the books or plays the games but doesn't know what that supports or doesn't get why it's a big deal.
I also want to get back to the "interviews". I found them fun and interesting and a form of investigating my OCs that I actually clicked with. But my emotional and mental state has been very unstable lately and I've been neglecting my physical health, as well. So it's been difficult for me to do much more work on any of these.
It's important for me to internalize that this is just part of the struggle of doing any form of creative work, or really any form of work at all. Both mind and body need to be there to make it easy. You can push through if one or both are suffering or struggling, but it's hard and I think doing so creates longer-term problems. You burn yourself out. Or you agonize over a creative block.
I feel like the latter can be mitigated somewhat by working on group projects. Collaborating can help give direction, and a dialogue can help fan a creative spark. But I guess the drawback is that group work tends to proceed at a group's pace. And depending on the group/organization... the pace may burn you out.
I don't know. I'm not a professional artist. I'm barely even an amateur. Just spitballing here.
Anyway, I'm doing alright. My stomach is bugging me. My joints are sore. I've been stressing myself like crazy for basically no reason. But I'm getting help, and I'm doing alright.