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RYKER'S SEASIDE NEST
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CHIRPS AND TRILLS...
some thoughts09/15/2026

Wow. So cute, little jarona. I love these things. Ok, I need to focus. I don't really know what you're supposed to write in a journal entry, and I've suddenly forgotten everything I've done for the past couple days.


I will say, it's been a lot of socialization, that's for sure... On Saturday, I went to my great-grandma's 100th birthday party. That's so crazy to me. Really? 100 years old? I don't think I'd ever want to live that long. It's not like you can really do much, either. I'm pretty sure all she does is watch telenovelas and knit. She seemed pretty happy though, so I guess it doesn't bother her.


The most daunting part about that whole thing was probably the sheer number of people that were there. More than half those faces I've never seen before, and the rest haven't seen me since I was a kid. I didn't even know we knew that much of our extended family... regardless, I chit-chatted with some cousins I hadn't seen in a while, so that was nice. Overall, it wasn't too bad. Just a little tiring. Pleasantly surprised no arguments broke out.


More on the site, I've been really happy with how it's coming along. I found a neat Osprey header on Tumblr and added it to the first page along with a fish one. So cool... I need to figure out how to tackle the rest of the tabs I have... Which might end up taking longer than what I have so far *shudder.* I've also been considering adding a guestbook, but I'd be lying if I said that didn't make me nervous. I might just do it anyway. I wonder how many people have seen this...


Woah. I had written all that yesterday and was planning to add it, but as soon as I had the chance to an ominous chest pain ruined it... I tend to panic anytime I feel something like that, so it inevitably got worse until all I could do was shiver in place. Maybe I'm some kind of hypochondriac... After a few hours I stopped panicking but still felt weak and tired, so I went to sleep it off. I'm feeling a little better now, I think. Still kinda shaken by that whole thing.


That's all I have for now. Smell ya later.


journal success09/11/2026

Wow, this coding shit gets serious. I'M OUT!!! No, but man... trying to do this stuff with hardly any coding knowledge is almost torture. I think I'm starting to get it, though. Thankfully, there are many resources out there I can use, and seeing other people's sites gives me a decent idea of what I want my site to be like.


After a few hours, I've finally got the journal section mostly functional, but I'm tired now... I'll be pretty busy tomorrow, so I don't know how much will get done considering the amount of time it took for me to do just this...


I am having fun, though. It's nice seeing it all come together, and it gives me something to do during my art block other than mope around. Still, I'd like to get back to drawing soon. Blue Oak calls to me...