Jenny Dolfen

December suggestion: Nerdanel

Added 2023-12-31 08:37:02 +0000 UTC

Or, as Paul put it, Fëanor's wife, Not Putting Up With His Drama. 😂

I've been sick since Christmas Day but hey, it's still this month!… year! More experiments which quick-ish colouring styles which somehow still take pretty long.

I'm finding it hard to get into a reflective end of year mood, or to draw any conclusions from 2023. Maybe there aren’t any. I had another nasty run-in with homophobes and weirdos again after my last Orym/Dorian piece, and I'm so tired of the drama. Some of the worst ones came at Christmas, from self-proclaimed Christians, and I ended up locking comments on Instagram for a few days to be able to enjoy Christmas with the family instead of policing comments. And anything kissy with Orym in it needs the blinking neon "adult halfling" sign, it was naive of me to think a mere disclaimer would suffice…

One conclusion for 2023 could be that my eyesight is hanging on, or rather, my ability to compensate for losses is, which is a halfway optimistic thought. I managed to come up with a good metaphor of what's happening this summer, when my Year Seven asked me, concerned, "Aren't you scared you'll go blind one day?", and I said, "Even Swiss cheese is still cheese."

So here's to cheese, and a happy 2024! 🧡 Thanks to each and every one of you for sticking with me through another year. That's definitely a bottom line to feel 100% positive about. 🥳