Just Jenn

It's been all over, well, everywhere. Matthew Perry died yesterday at the age of 54. I know many people are not really "Friends" fans. I however am. And the character of Chandler Bing was my favorite. Sweet, pessimistic, quirky, somewhat aloof...he was one of the only characters that didn't annoy me in any way. "Friends" is actually one of my comfort shows since people with anxiety apparently have those.  But it always hurts me to see people who battled such demons finally lose, either to their DOC or to something unrelated. It reminds me that addiction does not discriminate, the happiest people can be the saddest, that fame and money sometimes can't make life better, and that life is short. From what I've read, he had drowned at his home. I haven't gone down the rabbit hole of what exactly happened because it's seriously all. over. social media. They will of course do an autopsy to rule out any drug/alcohol use but I'm just confused how ...

For a few days now, I've been thinking about deleting my old blog page. It had been around, on and off, since 2016. Well...a lot has changed in those 7 years. I still very much enjoy writing, but felt it was time to start with a clean slate.  So, I did it. And here is my new page. With that, I'm not really sure the direction I will be going with the content. I think this blog is more for *me* than the reader, though. A diary of sorts? A "journal" perhaps? But I've always been one to love memoirs...of random people who have been through some shit, or celebrities. A little voyeurism never hurt anybody right? So if you want to read my thoughts on paper ( but, actually, typed ) then here it is. "Just Jenn" I will most likely delve into topics that are hard for me, or that I'm personally working through, such as: -social injustices -how much some shit just SUCKS -late stage capitalism -my mental health -therapy and my healing journey -taking care of Lola,...