Usually, I'd say that a year feels like both nothing and everything happened at the same time, but this year really wasn't like that. There was just so much stuff going on this year that it was often hard to keep up. In terms of gaming, we got one of the greatest RPGs ever made in the form of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the release of Nintendo's latest console, and even the release of one of my most anticipated games of all time, Metroid Prime 4. As for movies, not only have we gotten the best Superman movie in literal decades, but we also got KPop Demon Hunters, which took the world by storm and showed that original animation could still resonate with the general public.

In terms of my personal life, I picked up a few new hobbies this year, including collecting comic books (mostly cheap stuff with the occasional new release thrown in) and finally taking a swing at daily-driving Linux (mostly Debian-based distros, but I do wanna experiment with Arch and Fedora in the future). I also finally decided to come out as both genderfluid and nonbinary (I prefer they/them pronouns) and, partially because of the current political climate, I've gone all in on being there for those who need it the most.

I know this was a pretty scatter-brained post, but I'm gonna be honest, there was way too much to talk about this year, and I could ramble on about it for a really long time. I just hope that 2026 ends up being a good year.