this time I got drawn as a bat

[jesse_dylan]

I wonder if this will come up as a giant photo and fill the entire screen. I don't remember how to do things.

Here I am, months ago now, like half a year ago now, in fact. I have definitely lost lots of weight since then, but the lighting here does two things: #1 it makes me look ridiculously assymetrical (seriously, don't zoom in); #2 it is a really flattering photo.

But for real. I was still way fat then, so I don't know why I'm posting it when I could be posting something more current.

(Well, that's a lie. I do know why I'm posting it. That was all just the preamble.)

Back at my previous job, once in a while, groups of younger folks (like aged 12-18) would come and visit, and I'd have to spend 30 seconds or 10 minutes talking at them. I'm not very good at that type of thing, but I just always loved seeing them and interacting with them. I think this time, I said something about how I'm weird, and a lot of people are weird but just don't get together or get the help they need, and so they think it's their fault, but basically the world is hostile to weird people, so seek out weird people and get yourself safe, like for starters, if you ever come to school here, and you're cool with me, come find me, because I'm weird, and I fkn get it, and it'll be okay because we can be weird together, and I can help with some stuff.

Anyway, a particular girl was really happy with what I'd said, so she drew me as a bat person (which I quite liked and think rather suits me). I don't know who the other people are (I think people that had come with the group).

Oh yeah, I guess you'll have to zoom in to see me as a bat more clearly. Hang on. I'll do it for you.


There you go. Man. I can't use imgur very well.

Anyway, this photo will always make me happy, because it will remind me of a time I said something that someone thought was nice, and then they drew me as a bat. Also. It's a flattering photo. And I'm kind of smiling. Sort of.