Rolling with the Punches

04/19/2026

I don't know what I'm trying to convey with this, but I was playing around with the keyboard:

Q: quietude
W: wearisome
E : elegy
R: rapt
T: tumult
Y: yearning

04/17/2026

Inside regret lies something deeper still
A sense of loss, a hope for change
Knowing that what could have been
Is something that still could be
Provides comfort within a desolate landscape

Change is something oft talked about, but rarely implemented
Routinely ignored for the familiar
For what is known is far more desirable
Than the untraveled terrain of novelty
Within the mundane a barrier from the world exists

This bulwark from the storm invites a calm beyond comprehension
The warm embrace of the quotidian veils the promise of a brighter tomorrow
Welcoming instead an apathy beyond compare
A quicksand from which escape is forbidden

-Brian Caton

03/31/2026

I introduced her on my personal page, but I have yet to do so here. This is my new princess, Iris! She is a 9-year-old mackerel tabby who needed to be rehomed. She is the sweetest cat that I've ever owned! She is completely docile and totally enamored with me!

03/25/2026

I've been keeping people updated on my other page, but I haven't been sleeping well for the past couple weeks because of a persistent cough which has caused my mood to be unstabilized. I've been doing everything in my power to get sleep, but I keep waking up with constantly interrupted sleep. I went to my P*P, and we are treating my cough. I've also reached out to my psych doctor and changed my meds a bit, but I have to be patient for them to work. It'll take a week or two for me to notice a difference, so that might not be soon enough to help me avoid a full-blown manic episode. One of my indicators of being headed that way is posting on Facebook more than I typically do, so this post itself indicates where I'm headed. Please send me good thoughts. I'm doing the best I can!

02/27/2026

Today, I've been able to sit outside as the weather is quite pleasant. Earlier I did four laps as used to be my custom before the weather got cold. I was able to complete the laps, but getting up the hill that I usually roll up was quite a difficult endeavor. My left arm began to feel like a spaghetti noodle and was rather useless. I should expect this seeing as how I haven't exercised like this in months, but I'm still somewhat taken aback.

I'm determined to get back to rolling around consistently like I used to in the fall, spring and summer. I have a tendency to go from 0 to 60 when it comes to physical activity. I need to learn to pace myself. Have any of you started getting back outside more consistently?

02/20/2026

It's been an awful long while since I posted anything on here. I'm sorry to have been gone for so long. My mood always dips in the winter, so I become less communicative. I hope everybody is doing quite well.

Creativity wise the words will not come. I cannot force them. I value my creativity highly, so when I am not producing, I don't feel useful. I've stayed in my room much of this winter actively avoiding interacting with too many people. However, I have hung out with my brother quite a few times. It is nice to live closer by to him.

I feel, as a writer, that with the advent of AI I cannot produce to a standard that would match its capabilities. I mustn't let that stop me however. My perspective is unique and valuable. I am aware of this in theory, but in practice it is hard to fully believe.

I will press on and learn to find joy in the journey. In the myth of Sisyphus, he was doomed to eternally push a boulder up a hill simply to have it roll back down again, but Albert Camus wrote that we must imagine Sisyphus as happy. His task was arduous, however, he continued it with resolve. I must strive to follow his example and keep persevering despite the infernal fluctuations of my mood. I get so tired of living in my head, but that creates within me an empathy and care for others. That is the silver lining!

I encourage you to find fulfillment in the mundane of quotidian tasks. There may not be a lot to look forward to or celebrate, but it is important that you live in contentment despite this. I'm speaking to myself as much as I'm speaking to you, but let's try to put this into practice!

11/17/2025

I feel this! Jen Peer Rich is so wise!

Softness has always been your strength 🖤

11/15/2025

Beautiful photos by Joel Wiebner of I'm still rolling with the punches!

11/14/2025

I escaped my apartment once again. I figured I'd go with a matcha latte this time instead of a coffee-based drink. I love getting out and about for a bit!

11/13/2025

This is quite accurate!

Those who slap psychiatric labels on us are not curious about our suffering. Our pain calls into question the systems they serve.
So rather than address what’s bothering us, they pathologize us.