Sorry for the lack of updates or responses as of late, but over last weekend, I started to get sick, which then turned out to be Covid. I’ve had it before, so I wasn’t worried, but as I’ve heard before, not only does it hit everyone differently, it also can hit the same person differently. And this time, it knocked me on my ass. I have never had something that completely drain the will or desire to do anything. I did get out of bed, only because I couldn’t sleep laying down because of the congestion. Then again, I wasn’t sleeping anyway, so I was just sitting in my recliner in front of the TV. I guess one could look at that as one positive, but that’s a stretch.

While I do try to keep this idea in my head all year long, but it seems to be so much easier today. I know I personally have so much to be thankful for, from an incredible family to a multitude of really passionate friends that I am able to share those passions with.

We know that there are daily reminders of how life is not going well, that when we look back, we realize it might not have been the big deal we thought at the time. Time can do that. As they say, time is precious, so we are usually so busy trying to make things happen or just survive to really see the positives that we have all around us. That is what I’m really thankful for this year, to really strive to make that a daily mantra, if you will, to take a second and think of what is positive in your life. Trust me, it’s not easy and I often lose track of it. But like life itself, it’s a work in process.

So, from everyone here at the Krypt, we wish everyone out there a very Happy Thanksgiving! Stay positive, stay creative, and always remember to feed that passion, no matter what it is.

My vacation days tend to be used for conventions, usually just taking Friday or maybe Friday/Monday off, then back to the real world. But this year, I had some vacation time to kill so I had planned on taking the last week of October off, with the goal of just using it to spend time enjoying the last of the Holiday season. Sure, I’d like to spend the whole month doing that, but there is a bunch of stuff going on throughout the month, such as conventions, 24-hour marathons, and plenty of other stuff that tends to keep me pretty busy. Which is why I was originally looking forward to this break from the busyness that October is. But as it happens, those days were quickly filled with all sorts of things to do, all of which I planned out myself. Meaning, no one to blame but me!