nyxi
October 18, 2026 at 3:02:54 PM
hello alli! i thought it well overdue that i leave a note in your guestbook, and i wanted to take the opportunity to thank you properly for all that you do. i always come back to your gurren lagann piece - it has genuinely helped me a lot with rekindling hope and strength i thought i'd lost forever. hope as a drill is a powerful visual, one that i'd never put into words despite loving and growing up on gurren lagann myself. it is a sentiment i don't think i'll ever forget now, and when at times i falter, when i think about giving in, i just picture simon's little hand drill, chipping away, little by little. i've needed that strength now more than ever, so thank you from the bottom of my heart for playing a role in helping me find it again. time and again, i find your work is good for the soul - that is a special trait amongst artists of all kinds i think. i imagine i'm not the only one who feels like this, but to me, reading one of your blog posts is always very special, like having a very raw, real discussion with someone i respect and admire over a warm cup of tea.
anyways, it really has been lovely interacting with you more recently, always puts a smile on my face seeing you in my bsky notifications. so please keep up your wonderful work, pretty lady i know on the internet!! 
Replied on: November 4, 2026 at 11:05:41 AM
Nyxi oh my god you made me cry!! I don’t even know how to properly put into words how much this means to me. When I write these things, I’m usually just trying to make sense of my own feelings and experiences through the stories that have meant something to me, and I never really know whether any of it will resonate with someone else. Knowing something I wrote has helped you find even a little of that strength again is honestly one of the kindest things anyone could ever tell me.
simons hand drill is such a beautiful reminder that hope doesn’t always have to be this unwavering thing. sometimes it’s just finding enough strength to keep chipping away, even when you can’t see what’s on the other side yet. im just so, so glad those words could be there for you when you needed them, and I hope you keep holding onto that little drill. 🩷
awww, i've really loved getting to interact with you more too!! you're such a sweetheart, and seeing you around always makes me smile as well. thank you for being so lovely, and especially for sharing something so personal with me. it means the absolute world, pretty lady!! 🥹🩷