How is everyone doing? It's my first time logging in since 2021. I hate I missed the 20th anniversary of the ASMB, but life was chaotic for me last year as my mother developed stage four colon cancer, passed during the summer, I dealt with family drama, had to abruptly move, sorted shit out with my estranged father, and caught COVID after that one time I decided not to wear a mask (thankfully, I'm vaccinated). Twenty years prior to that, I was 14 going on 15, my mother was suffering from breast cancer, we were dealing with family drama, living in an old home with a faulty heating system and crappy plumbing (no pun intended), and me turning to the ASMB (and the internet in general) looking for friends to talk with about anime as I was insanely obsessed with InuYasha, Trigun, and Cowboy Bebop, with a little bit of love for Lupin the III. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Oddly enough, I think I miss 2003 more than ever. As tough as it could be for a teenage me, it felt more peaceful and optimistic, but that's nostalgia, I suppose.
It's 2024 and I'm not excited for the future.
How are you guys doing? Anything new?
Love y'all.