Comics Wrap-Up - Going Off-Book

 

It's Thursday, it's May, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Nerd Church - The Assimilation of Self-Care

Warning: this post discusses mental health problems and stigma

Disclaimer time!: I am not any kind of medical, mental health, or psychological professional; I'm a chick with a blog.

The system sees something and seeks to assimilate it.

Capitalism is a Borg Queen.

(I may've been watching too much Star Trek: Picard, but the statement still stands. 😅)

'Stunning 8K-resolution meditation app
In honor of the revolution, it's half-off at the Gap'

- Bo Burnham, That Funny Feeling 

Self-Care does NOT mean candles or baths or face masks.

Don't get me wrong: There's nothing WRONG with using candles or baths or face masks as a type of self-care - nothing AT ALL. 

Don't let anyone tell you any different. 

Comics Wrap-Up - Jennifer Walters Rocks!

 

It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Comics Wrap-Up - ...We Need Another Series To Deal With This, Marvel

 

It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness! 😊

Month in Review(s) - April 2022

 

April was rough, mental health-wise.

I'm OK - just having to adapt and take care.

...It's kind of worse when there's no real reason or trigger because there's nothing you can blame, y'know?

...and it really doesn't help that the pollen this year is exceptionally, brutally, high, so my hayfever is extra-present this year.

Kind of hard to focus on your mental health when the pollen is making you feel like a zombie, lol.

(Oh, and hayfever is linked to climate change. #TrueStory.)

Comics Wrap-Up - In Awe of Her Blue Nail Polish

 

It's Thursday, we reached May, this week's post is huge, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Comics Wrap-Up - Very Much A Mood

 

It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Comics Wrap-Up - This Precious Ball of Nerdyness

 

It's Thursday, it's still April, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Comics Wrap-Up - Leave the Precious Cinnamon Roll Alone!

 

It's Thursday, I'm not entirely sure where the week went, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Nerd Church - Even Franz-Freaking-Kafka...

 

Ever heard of a writer called Kafka?

If it was up to him, you probably wouldn't have. 

But millions of people know his name - and have heard the term 'Kafkaesque,' which is a fancy and more succinct way of saying 'reminds me of the stuff that that Kafka feller wrote.'

Comics Wrap-Up - Poor Fishy!

 

It's Thursday, I am very tired, let's get some superhero-y comics-y goodness!

Month In Review(s) - March 2022

Warning: this post briefly discusses various aspects of the world's clusterf**k, including but not limited to: Ukraine, systemic Transphobia, and Covid 19. 

It also breifly discusses poor mental health, and chronic illness (migraines.)

March was... turbulent.

Which I know isn't exactly unusual atm, but still...

Nerd Church - Brain Fog Days

Warning: this post discusses brain fog as a symptom of Depression/Anxiety

Disclaimer time: I am not any kind of medical, psychological, or neurological professional. I'm a chick with a blog and some personal experiences - nothing more, nothing less.

Some days, my brain does not work.

Call it brain fog, call it fuzziness, call it extreme mental fatigue.

It's common with migraines (which I get,) and Depression and Anxiety (which I have,) as well as a whole bunch of other conditions - including Long Covid, for which it's gotten a lot of media attention.

Comics Wrap-Up - So I'll Just Have To Admit This Is The Hand That I've Been Dealt

 

It's Thursday, the world is still wacky, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!

Comics Wrap-Up - I Conduct Fear Like Electricity

 

It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, let's get some superhero-y comics-y goodness!

Nerd Church - Just. Pause.

Warning: this post discusses mental health problems and symptoms

Disclaimer time: I am not any kind of medical, mental health, scientific, etc., professional - I'm a chick with a blog and some personal experience, m'k? M'k.

Are you ever watching a TV show or a movie, or reading a book, and just...

...have to...

...pause...?

Friday Fics Fix - Friends We Have In The Shadows

 

'He was hurt alright. That look wasn't a new color on him; Nandor seemed to be hurt quite a lot lately. Laszlo didn't want him to be alone.'

Vampire. Mockumentary.

Do I have your attention?

Good. 

Comics Wrap-Up - No-one's Around To Judge Me

It's Thursday, I'm very tired, but we've got lots of comics-y superhero-y goodness, so let's get to it!

Nerd Church - Short Story: Girl, Alone

 

'The neighbours have come home. I can hear Mr L pulling his filtration system off – the sound seeps through the walls. Our walls are so thin – doesn’t seem like it could keep what’s going on out there at bay, does it?'

About mid-week this story was slammed into my brain, without warning, by the universe.

And I am but a simple writer - the universe calls, and I answer.

So... have this sci-fi-ish/dystopian-ish short story, I guess! 😅

(Bo Burnham's Inside (especially All Eyes On Me,) was pretty much my writing soundtrack for this - for anyone who finds that sort of insight interesting! ...Plus, it, uh, might explain a lot 😅)

Content Warnings:

- isolation

- life-threatening climate/environmental catastrophes

- brief non-sexual nudity and mentions of anatomy

- life-threatening heat and physical stress

- implied physical disability/health condition

- mental health issues/extreme stress

...I've never done a full Content Warnings list like this for one of my stories before, so be careful and tell me if I missed anything that needs to be listed!

Comics Wrap-Up - How Can You See Into My Eyes Like Open Doors?

 

It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness, m'k?

Everything I've got for you this week is in the 'Other Stuff' category - looks like Loki's been playing tricks on me again. 😘