Nix/86 - Diary Comic - Days 115-121

Day 115 - 28 Jan 2026 - 0 Steps

A slow day, managed to get my newsletter out for the fifth week even though it is a couple hours late. We had 4-panel abstract comic on the plan so I drew that. Fun. I might turn it into an animation at some point.

The ideas are flowing!

IDEAS (in red marker)

There are four rectangular panels of various sizes on the page with blue crayon drawings of a round ball of different size in each panel with a different squiggly line coming off the ball. The backgrounds of each panel are in different shades of watercolor, yellow, red, pink, and blue.

Day 116 - 29 Jan 2026 - 4 Steps

My knees have been so freaking stiff the past few days. At least I can still get my biking in. I am still trying to get in walks even it it's only a few steps. Still need to try multiple walks per day. Soon! It's so frustrating to have several good long walk days and then set backs. At least I seem to be getting stronger overall.

There are three boxes below the text with a basic illustration of a leg and knee. In the knee area representation of pain, an asterisk for bad day, a cross for ok day, and a circle for good day.

Below the text and drawings is a interwoven series of purple lines in an abstract shape drawn with a fork in purple watercolor.

Day 117 - 30 Jan 2026 - 8 Steps

Last day of the 30 day art challenge. Made me feel much better, and prompted a lot of fun new creativity. I'm going to give myself a new challenge for Feb - drawing and writing for 10 min. each - every day. Freethinking style. Just letting loose.

8 - From here on when you see a number, it's the number of steps I did on the walker that day.

There is a amorphous green blob taking up most of the page with eyes of various shapes and sizes looking in every direction.

Day 118 - 31 January 2026 - 0 Steps

The end of the month wrap-up. Switching things way up. Watercolor, fountain pen, life let loose for February.

There is a picture of a monster like character with a big mouth with big teeth and a fuzzy tongue. The monster is saying "LOOSE". The monster is colored tan on the bottom, dark pink in the mouth, and red in the head. The background of the page around the edges is a purple gray.

Day 119 - 1 February 2026 - 0 Steps

Rallying Cry - The only way out is through it! New month, new challenges, let's go!

There is a drawing of a basic brownish/pink muffin in the center of the page.

Zuke muffins. I am so happy to be baking again! Love this vegan recipe - used spelt flour. Fluffy goodness!

Day 120 - 2 February 2026 - 8 Steps

In the center of the page is a brown box filled with a drawing of a rectangular box with a door on the end. Below the picture is "The Box" in text.

Things to do outside the box...
Think, draw, bike, roll, read , watch tv, love, write, go woman go, nature journal, daydream, drink coffee, share dad jokes, pets, cuddles, smooches, laugh at fart joes, play dress up, pretend, adventure, find critters in clouds, recite poetry, swim, frisbee with dog, bake treats, random sweet txts, puzzles, games, go fishing, sit in the grass or under a tree, bird watch, climb a mountain, pick a flower or grow one, write a postcard to a friend, tell someone you love them, day trip, eat ice cream, watch a movie, make a snow angel, cry, protest, fix something that is broken, do the macarena, feel everything, be!

Day 121 - 3 February 2026 - 6 Steps

Dose Day.

The background of the page is a rectangular blob of watercolor in greens and blues.

In the miasma of feeling poisoned. I start the great website migration. What is becoming clear is that in all things internet we need to exert some control. Of course this self control is for the somewhat privileged. Each of us trying to maintain some semblance of independence in the face of the tech bro juggernaut has to pay up. Otherwise we become slaves to advertising. I can and am willing to pay to jump off the algorithm, the spin of AI that so far doesn't have any tools that I need or want... I can't wait to see how entangled in the bro web I have been, and the lengths/hoops i'm going to have to jump through to escape.

So far it feels like trudging through sludge. A toxic green stew of what the hell has this all become.

I am optimistic that it will all be okay in the end.