hey hey hey, it's me again. this year has been a wirlwind for me. both in immeasurably good and bad ways. i've tried to more express myself recently, and find things i'm interested in, like finding a niche topic to read about. i've found history recently has peaked my interest in this way. if you know me in real life you likely already know that--i'm obsessed with history, and i'm an absolute braniac when it comes to history class or it in general. my reading skills have been largely lacking, and it is still a problem i face; most books are either too 'basic' for me. i've found a small handfull of books that i feel (thankfully) seem to peak my interest--ironically, most of them are biographies or historic fiction. i feel like it's rather a dopamine