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1, 051, 200 minutes.

17, 520 hours.

730 days.

104 weeks.

Two years.

It’s no secret that there are two things I don’t have the best relationship with – math and time. Time is a weird construct, and I’m convinced math hates me on a personal level. So then, that begs the question, why even start with that?

These numbers have lived rent-free in my head ever since I woke up on December 12, 2021.

Why?

Because I shouldn’t be here, it has been two years since my inner demons should have won. I’m Kris. Let me talk about the journey I’ve been on since I tried to let the demons in my head win.

CW/TW – Implied suicidal thoughts.

Fair warning, it’s a hefty and heavy read, I made a shorter video skimming the surface of all this stuff as well.

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What’s New Kris?

Oh hey, remember me?

So it’s been a while but truly I’ve been experimenting more with different ways to do storytelling. Specifically, after the completion of this fun little project where I explained my interpretation of an incomplete canon timeline of the Scooby Doo animated universe. (Yet again, unofficial, I just have a lot of passion for all things Scooby Doo.)

Since then, I’ve been informed of the fact that I’ve got a hub of Scooby Doo knowledge that apparently makes me a little too specific for trivia-based purposes. But my life has definitely changed a lot since I was last on here. I started a small trend called 1 Reason A Day. A TikTok series where almost every day for a year, I tried to give myself one reason to focus on while my life was incredibly difficult and needed something to anchor me to my reality.

I try to get back into doing that when I can, but life happens.

BUT THAT’S NOT THE POINT!

Distractions aside, I’ve finally gotten to a point where I’m excited to announce I’m starting this new series – Mystery Unincorporated. This multi-media project will have some audio aspects (like a podcast), some video aspects (through TikToks), and some write-ups here on the blog. Once I have established more than two pieces of content, I’ll add a link here where all that information will live.

Mystery Unincorporated will be my deep dives into the world of Scooby Doo. I’m hoping to do things such as character deep dives, reviews of the movies, unofficial timelines, and more. I was inspired by the incredible work of Game Theory and Critical Role to really embrace my passions and share that knowledge with the world. All interpretations are of my own understanding, while I will provide data to support my findings, they are not in any capacity considered canon or correct. I am not sponsored, I just really love Scooby Doo.

Stay tuned y’all, we’ve got mysteries to explore!

Returning to checkpoint…

When you ask me where I’m from, I’ll tell you that I’m from Philly and Queens. Philly is my home, don’t get me wrong. But, in my eyes, my formative years that really impacted me were the 8 years I spent in Queens.

It’s been a few years since I’ve spent time in Queens and it feels like a lifetime ago. As excited as I am to see familiar sights and enjoy loved foods, my gut is tumbling faster and harder than a gymnastic athlete trying to qualify for the Olympics. I haven’t been this nervous about the unknown since the last few seconds during Superbowl 52 when Brady’s pass was in the air.

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Here’s to what was honestly the weirdest, yet most educational year of my life.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

It’s a simple, common yet occasionally annoying anyone might remember hearing constantly as they grow up.

It’d be easy enough to tell you that I’ve always known I wanted to grow up and be a writer. But for the longest time, all I wanted when I grew up was to be happy. While happiness might be a tad difficult to define, I never understood how many more moments I would get to define it after coming out.

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Senior Spotlight featuring Kristina Atienza

One of the most important things I’ve learned since I’ve gotten involved at WRKC is that not only do I handle conducting interviews pretty well, but I also am more than able to be interviewed by others.

Shout out to my lovely friend Jessica Mulligan for giving me a chance to begin to say goodbye to WRKC through this Senior Spotlight.

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