So sorry for not giving a monthly update, like I've been doing for a while! I've been busy with school and with things wrapping up, I gotta get things done since final projects are due soon and things have been really, REALLY stressful with school. So, what's been up with me lately? Mainly, school has been taking up a lot of my time because of *final projects*, and I have a LOT to do and turn in before I can be free from the place known as school. I have two essays to write (one for writing, one for history), assignments for my drawing class + extra credit to boost my grade, and general classes to keep going to until I'm out in mid June. I also have a lot of graduations to go to and gifts I'm making for some of my friends before they go off to college. One friend is taking a gap year, so I'll have more time to hang out with her, but a close friend of mine is going off to college pretty soon, and they'll be moving pretty soon so I won't have a lot of time to spend with them until they're free during winter and spring break and summer (on the plus side, thanks to the running start program my school has, this friend and I will be graduating the same year), so there's a bit of pressure to make the perfect gift for them. This summer, there'll be a few changes going on, both on scratch and irl. I'm not leaving, since I enjoy being on scratch. I'm both going to be posting more on scratch since I'll have free time during the summer, and less often since this summer is packed with graduations, summer camps, and other activities I need to do irl. For changes on Scratch, I'll be: ~Posting The Embercrown Saga whenever I can/have the motivation. ~Posting chapters of The End's Game + random art hinting at the lore if motivation strikes me. ~Post some art I've been working on to keep y'all entertained and show off how much I've improved. ~Make some projects on both my main and my alt account since I got some plans for what to post. ~Doing the usual things I do on scratch (reading comics, playing some games, being a nerd, etc). Changes irl that are happening for me are: ~I'm leveling up this summer, meaning I'm turning one year older. ~It's my second-to-last year going to the summer camps I'm going to, so I'll be inactive during the month of July from the 5th until the 28th (my birthday) since the summer camps I'm going to are both taking place in July. ~I'm going into my junior year of high school, so I'll be busy with school (fingers crossed for no tests!). ~I'm planning on earning my driver's permit soon, and then working towards getting my licence so I can finally drive myself places instead of having to beg my parents to drive me places. ~I'm also planning on getting a job soon, so I can save up for college and also just so I can have money for things I need and/or want to get. Yeah, ya boi's gonna be busy this summer. Mentally, I'm alright. I'm not going to say much because of how scratch has been reacting to people venting/talking about their mental health on here, but what I will say is this: I could be better, but I could be worse. I'm a lot better then I was at this time last year (freshman year was prob the worse school year I had, with sixth grade being number 2 due to covid and having a family member get diagnosed with cancer at that time), but I'm still going through some things. Long story short, I had some things happen last year that were really hard to go through and made me really learn about how much mental health can affect one's life. I'm still badly scarred from my freshman year, and it's been taking a toll on me. But I'm better than I was last year, and even though there are still a lot of things I'm working on, I am seeing a therapist and I've been talking to people I trust irl that are supportive and kind to me, so I got some support. Other than that, nothing's changed a whole lot. I'll be sharing some projects in June once they're ready (I have both a project about Pride Month and a project about Men's Mental Health month), and hopefully, I'll be making a project soon about my summer plans. So yeah, that's my monthly update for y'all. I'll be posting something soon. Your nerd always doom scrolling YT shorts, ~MC~
