Benjamin Rivers

Just spent most of the day Konmari-ing my budget and digital life.

• purged emails (soooo many emails)
• deleted or consolidated unused accounts to tighten our digital footprint
• unsubbed, etc. etc. from everything possible
• updated tax forms for company stuff and a bunch of other mind-numbing housecleaning tasks that have been in the queue for months
• updated all my budget values (mother of god, the exchange rate) and renewal dates for payments
• got a nice shiny 2025 budget doc ready to go

I tightened everything up as much as I could. And if I can stick to my frugal monthly play money budget, I should be able to survive 2025 all right, even if things get rough.

It’s Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night! This is the second piece in this series, after my Maria Renard illustration. I wanted to convey that classic vampire smouldering loneliness — and those beautiful locks!