A Word On My Hiatus

I was originally thinking about bringing this up in one of my more recent blog posts, but I decided that this warrants a post of its own.

For about 12 days, between the post about my Sister's PS3 to Day 1 of SD Winter 2026, I did not write anything here, and that was not on purpose.

I have taken some breaks before, like during my trip to London last Summer, but those were on purpose because I was busy and wanted to save my energy for what was going on in the present. This hiatus, however, was very different.

I wanted to write stuff, and I even had some ideas in mind, but I just didn't. I even started writing my post about Baba Is You on January 8, but I just didn't continue with it for a week and a half. At first this might seem to be from a bit of burnout, but I actually think this happened because I wasn't feeling that good in general.

The last time I took a break this long was from October 13 – 24, which was for 11 days, and that was one of my most challenging weeks mentally, given I got sick, and some other personal situations. Although nothing really bad happened during this more recent pause of 12 days, it still wasn't the best week for my mental state.

There is something I have been thinking about quite a bit recently. It is a bit from an episode of carykh's show, Ten Words of Wisdom, which he shared 10 years ago to the day (kinda).

Even though the people around me with every passing year grow less and less imaginative and eager to create, and more and more submissive and conformist.

This is something I've been worried about happening to me eventually. For the last 7 months this blog has been my way of expressing myself and sharing things with others, as I found myself less able to directly do so compared to before. Even if it isn't with as much frequency, I still do a lot of creatively fulfilling projects, and even apart from that I just love being able to write about things that interest me.

That is what this blog has always been about, and it's why I really hope to continue writing and sharing stuff as much as I have. Of course, I will take breaks whenever I need to, but I will try my best to keep myself sharp and not let myself go dormant like that.

Cary said that quote (and some other meaningful things) in relation to the 6th anniversary of his own Scale of the Universe, which today turns 16 years old. Now that I am much older, rewatching that clip means a lot more to me. I am so glad that I have been able to use my own creative spark as much as I have to create and share fascinating things, and I will make sure to continue doing so. :)

By the way, today is also the best Birthday according to Mike Trapp, so congrats to all of you whose birthday is today!