darkness – The Diary of The Deranged Writer

Song of the Moment CXIX: Jim Johnston’s “Death Is My Best Friend”

Trigger warning: Themes of depression and death. Please be advised.

Notes to Self XXVII

After having a streak of happy moments for several months, dark clouds have been hovering over my head more frequently. One of my contingency plans for dark days is to watch a random episode of my favorite show, so I opened my laptop and watched one of the show’s last episodes. During the viewing, a favorite character said something that’s somehow relevant to my situation.

This is my 27th Notes to Self.

XLV: Full Circle IV: The Diary’s 3rd Anniversary

Today is the third anniversary of The Diary, my main home on the World Wide Web. I don’t think I have ever reached a third anniversary post on any of my older blogs, but here we are! I’m truly happy about this milestone.

And since we’re talking about numero tres, let me randomly pick three of my favorite written posts. Funnily enough, they were all published in 2025, and each represented three sides of me: the light, the dark, and the absurd. (And I also explained why I remember writing them fondly.)