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+title: santa catch
+---
+(wow i didnt know your brother was santa -toster)  
+maybe dont knock him out next time..
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 <h2>basically the "hidden" vent section ive seen the webtracker nobody looks at this page</h2>
 
 
+<article>
+	<h2>2024-12-23</h2>
+	<p>(20:38)<br>
+	another very eh day<br>
+	did some more writing i guess<br>
+	and also i finally actually did the photography<br>
+	volunteer thing i signed up for a few weeks ago<br>
+	that was fun i guess<br>
+	(00:08)<br>
+	oh man oh man the last week is coming<br>
+	i can finally send my appeal in a week<br>
+	(00:57)<br>
+	yep i still cant sleep :(<br>
+	(05:43)<br>
+	had such a bad nightmare i dont want to go back to sleep<br>
+	so... im here now hi<br>
+	im dumping this in yesterdays entry bc its way too short.
+	</p>
+</article>
+
 <article>
 	<h2>2024-12-22</h2>
 	<p>(16:03)<br>