Surviving the Felon: Week of 12/27/2025
I’m back with another instalment of Surviving the Felon. We made it past Christmas and are now in that weird week between that and new years where every day seems to melt together and leave us disoriented. Personally I’m looking forward to the end of this week since its a busy time at work. On the plus side, it has kept me distracted long enough to ignore The Felon.
As Autocrats continue to seize power around the world, it becomes increasingly important for those of us who oppose their aims to make sure our mental health is in order and that our support systems are ready and tested. The holiday season can be a dark time for those who feel they lack allies and this is doubly important to address now. If you feel that you do not have a support system, please reach out to those you care about and try to create one. It may save a life.
If you feel the darkness closing in, do not be afraid to reach out to those you care about. And if you feel that no one is listening, it wouldn’t hurt to reach out to a professional. You matter. And the world is a better place because you are here. Capitalism has convinced us that we only have value relative to our finances. Do not let the current conditions of our world steal your shine and put out your light.
The Bad
While the news tries to control what we are worried about, don’t forget to learn more about the Heritage Foundation, Peter Thiel, and Curtis Yarvin. These are our real enemies, alongside The Window Shover of course. I’m putting this at the start of The Bad Section because I feel like this is by far the most important thing to get out of the negative.
An ordered list seems to be the best way to get through this section and so I’ll continue doing so. Negativity is the news’s specialty. And I want to focus on resisting and the positivity. But those bad things cannot be ignored. Giving it the least thought and fewest words is a proper compromise.
Everything ICE is doing in a city near you, Healthcare Costs going way up, Food Stamps running out, Genocide in Sudan, Conflict in the Middle East, The Felon investigating political enemies, The realization that our world is run by pedophiles, Rising Antisemitism, Attacks against Jews being used to fuel blood libel and conspiracy theories, threats of violence against politicians who don’t obey The Felon, Rising threats of war in Venezuela and Nigeria, the Military being forced to obey illegal orders, Rising Tensions between Japan and China, The Redacted Epstein Files
The Good
Well we made it past the bad part of the blog. Once more the list has only increased. I know that this seems like a horrible thing to start the good with, but like any band aid, taking it off the wound quickly gets the nasty part over with. And with that, let’s move onto the good.
I want to start by how much of a peace of mind I am feeling while writing this post after disconnecting. Sometimes we have to find the good within our selves before we can help others find their own light. As the holidays are a stressful time for me, I am finding my mental health recovering despite well… everything. It’s something I would encourage people to try. I know I know, ignoring the atrocities feels like burying heads in the sand. But without energy to fight back, paying attention to all the negative is draining us of the ability to fight back.
Possibly one of the most positive things I am aware of in a while is how Fascism is already fracturing. The leadership is flailing about and not just in the United States. Power hungry people do not share well with others. They push the idea that empathy is weakness. And their inability to even want to understand others is what allows the rest of us to outlast and defeat them. There is nothing wrong or immoral with helping these selfish people battle one another. It keeps them away from innocent people like you and me.
Transition
As I continue to weather the storm, I continue to be grateful for my support network. Over the years this has been the darkest time of the year for me. And yet right now as we face one of the great catastrophes of history head on, I find myself better equipped to survive this darkness. A large part of that comes from realizing that alone I can’t change the world. Yet I can change myself as serve as an example that the world can be better.
This blog has been a check in for my friends as well as one for myself. Community building starts by being in tune with yourself. A healthier you means you can help others be healthy too. To that end, I am proud of my accomplishments this year. And no matter what my depression and anxiety try to make me believe, I will fight the battle against those dark spots of my brain too. And for the first time in years, I feel like I can win this clash. Quite a big deal considering everything going on in the world.
I have found myself using a lot of the same paragraphs the last few weeks in several sections bother above and below this section. Sometimes I find the right words and just don’t know how I could phrase things better. Especially during this holiday season, a time taxing for me, it is best not to reinvent any wheels. At least in reality. As for what I have been focused on personally, I might have tried inventing some new wheels. I’ll be focusing on that for the rest of this post as I always do.
Workouts
Before I start talking about my accomplishments for the week, I need to discuss my personal failures. My work schedule is out of whack due to the holidays and so is my routine. As making sure I consistently do workouts has been the newest thing I’m trying to add to my routine. With that disrupted, its been hardest to keep myself on task. I have a plan as I go through my second week with disruptions and I’ll let you all know in my next post if my plan succeeded.
Video Games
Video games helped keep my center this week as they have for most of my life. And Genshin Impact has been doing that for me in a way that few other games have. I have been playing that game every single day since Covid. And on some of my darkest nights, wanting to see the story beats to their conclusion has been a serious reason that I can push any depressive thoughts away. Reasons for wanting to continue living do not need to be something grand. Anything will do. Do not be ashamed of what keeps you here. Those are the things that matter to you.
Much of my video game time this week was spent on Baldur’s Gate 3. Its the game I’m choosing to socialize with friends with the added benefit of being safe on my own couch. This game has so many different variables that can play out in so many different ways that each playthrough is a new experience. I imagine I’ll be spending plenty more time with this game.
Other honorable mentions for the week include Fire Emblem Blazing Blade, Metroid Prime 4, and Expedition 33. I’ll be spending a lot more time this week with the second on the list as I want to play through it fully before the constant attacks on the internet push me away from it. As for the last one, I did stream on Christmas Eve and beat Painted Clea. Simon however posed a much bigger problem and I think I’ll be taking another break from the game until I am ready to commit time learning that boss and his attack patterns.
Pokémon Go
After my grand adventure the week before, I did not go anywhere this time for Pokémon Go. I have been conserving my energy to make it through the next several weeks so that when January is here I can take off running. I have several adventures planned once I make it another week. So I can’t wait to go back to exploring. But for now I need to commit all my power to getting through this week.
Now that I have earned all my rewards for the season, I can take the rest of this PvP season easy. I want to try some goofy teams for the next few weeks and I’ll be posting the oddities I try out each week for fun. On top of that, the grassroots league I play with will be starting tournaments again soon and I’m eager to play better than I did during my debut tournament.
Anime and Shows
This current Anime season is coming to an end and so a few of the shows I was watching have already stopped for now. As for the ones that aired this week, that list includes Spy X Family, Isekai Quartet, and Gachiakuta. The last one was the standout for the week. But all the shows listed were wrapping up arcs and so the exceptional story beats happened last week.
So instead, I want to give my vote for best show of the week to Lord of Mysteries even though it didn’t actually air this week. My only issue with the show is the pacing. Everything else from the world building, to the magic, to especially the fights is superb. I hear a second season is coming soon and so long as the pacing issues can be addressed, I’m looking forward to this show a lot moving forward. First though I have two more episodes. to watch before I’m fully caught up.
Speaking of getting caught up, I spent some time watching Stranger Things this week. The episodes have great thus far, though I will admit, Baldur’s Gate 3 existing and having a similar story with what I consider in my opinion to be much higher stakes. Instead I want to focus on what this show really does well, and that is take a look at the Satanic Panic. I have noticed without seeing the last few episodes that people are once again complaining about LGBTQ+ representation.
And to those people I want to remind you, that Stranger Things has always been about marginalized groups, especially this community. It is no coincidence that lots of the LGBTQ+ was drawn to Dungeons & Dragons. Or that the Satanic Panic targeted those people.
Dungeons & Dragons
Given the holiday season, I wasn’t able to run my Centrum Glacies Campaign. Perhaps playing Baldur’s Gate 3 and watching Stranger Things helped me get my fix for the week. But neither one of those is my campaign and I’m looking forward to playing within a setting I created next week.
Writing and Editing
As I worked an altered schedule that is taking most of my waking hours, I’ll admit that writing and editing has taken a back seat. I did get some editing done towards polishing my Earth Everafter Novel. I still have a long way to go before this story is ready to see print though. And my mind is eager to write a different book that sits after the one I was writing last month. Perhaps if editing becomes difficult, I’ll try writing that book instead.
Reading
Surprisingly despite all my stress this week and regressing on several parts of my life that tend to bring me joy, reading was not something I sacrificed this time. A big part of that was because I started reading Magi again. Mazino of course is still fantastic but I can only read one chapter a week of that. As for Magi, I understand why some people didn’t end up liking the final arcs, but I love them. Turning a story that was about intense action fights into one about managing world economies was a smart move considering what the story was always about. Perhaps I’m just mature enough now to appreciate such a story.
Wrap Up
We made it past Christmas and New Years is on the horizon. The Felon is still doing Felon things and so we must continue to spread good and counteract his selfishness and greed. As it becomes disturbingly obvious that The Felon is not the only pedophile with major political power, we must do what we can to keep those people out of our communities and push them towards the fringe. A long time ago when people were ousted from their tribes, that exile meant certain death. The empathy they claim is weakness is the very reason their ancestors were able to conceive them at all.
Now that we have made it past the most heavily marketed holiday of the year, remember that while Capitalism continues to demand we buy buy buy, we should continue to not sell sell sell ourselves to its ever grinding machine. Instead this should be a time to focus on art and sentimental related works. Those can’t have a proper price tag placed on them, hence why Capitalism claims they are worthless. But that just shows how important art is. Its priceless and the grinding gears of industry cannot fathom how it exists. Its breaks the brains of business bros.
Anyway, you know who also doesn’t understand art and sentimental stuff at all? The Felon. Let’s outlast him this holiday season. As humans let’s show love and light to those we care about. Those things are what make us better people. In fact its what makes us human. Our heartbeats are greater than anything he stands for. While he destroys, we rebuild. Our hearts craft beauty and wonder despite his parasitic presence. And we will only become stronger once he is no longer in our way. We will Survive The Felon together and unstoppable.
As a reward for making it to the end, here is a picture of a sleeping kitty.