Happy New Year's 2018!

Hihi! Happy New Year's everyone

Hope all is well.
Finally after 2 weeks or so I finally got rid of this nasty cold!
There has been this nasty bug going around where you get sick get better, it doesn't quite go away and then one falls ill again. Hey least I got to go to two New Years parties before I got sick again. Even now it still lingers, but I'm vigilant it won't strike back in full effect again. Na uh!

I was disappointed I missed what I originally planned for New Years Eve which would of consisted of orange slices and bluemoons observing the super moon. Nope. Huddled under layers of blankets with fevers and chills, sketching and watching the New York ball drop from my phone. Insult over injury the other day I thought I would see the Quadrantid meteor showers. Missed that too! Except the full moon washed out the sky to abysmal visibility and cloudy weather obscured everything! It would of been worth being sick for a few more days to observe that! It'll be months before another good meteor shower with good visibility will be present!

After the strings of disappointment of this week...Finally is my chance tonight/early morning to make up for that! I live in the western hemisphere. Before sunrise I am estimating between 3-5am there is a total lunar Mars eclipse going on. People call it blood moon but since it is January the real made up name for it is blue moon. Even though it is not blue. Hopefully I'll get good visibility and possibly take pictures of it.

2017 really has been an interesting year. So much had happened in my personal life that required my full attention. Pardon me for the lack of consistent updates and frequent absences. I have been terribly busy, finding a lost piece of self, personal growth, acceptance and major heartaches. One significant thing is I got diagnosed with last January was an auto immune disease that affects your metabolism and energy levels. It is a mental and physical battle at times. Good health and energy are things one can take advantage of until its told otherwise to you. These days I am more health conscious. It's a lifelong thing that just can happen and it isn't treatable but subdued...and only just recently in September I got proper treatment management for it with some nasty side effects that took time to settle. In person I am open about it but in time I'll talk about it more.

You never know what people are truly dealing with. A few months ago someone said it must be nice being happy go lucky and I didn't say anything. If they knew what I was really going through beneath the surface they wouldn't say that. I don't make my struggles apparent. Be kind to people you never know.

Back on a positive note. I'm finishing up a piece for an upcoming art show located in the middle of nowhere next month.
Alas I am looking forward to this year one of my core dreams will come true. It's manifested itself in a different opportunity than I originally thought but I am ecstatic and motivated. Stay tuned to that!