2025 was a shit year all around. While there were some great things that happened, a lot of it was just downright painful. Between AI making the world a worse place all around, wasting 7 hours at JiffyLube, having to drive my sister to and from work on my days off for half the year, work in general stressing me out,  having to replace my debit card thrice, overspending on frivolous things like SuperChats, Video Games, and books I haven't ever opened, not to mention realizing some of the people I've been spending most of my time with aren't the nicest people (not naming names for hopefully obvious reasons) and my anxiety spiking like you wouldn't believe, it's been a pretty piss-poor year all things considered. 

I'll admit, most of it was my fault, which is why I've compiled a set of New Year's resolutions with plans on how to accomplish them. A lot of these seem vague, but I want to have this on public record while it is still January 1st. Not to mention I will outline some more details that may or may not change depending on whether or not they work. And to anyone asking why I'm not making a video about this, it's because I just simply didn't feel like it.

Now, I started in October of this year primarily to avoid the notion I was merely doing it for the "trend" and abandon it by mid-March at the latest. I still need to come up with an actual set list and regiment instead of vague "On Friday we do Legs and Shoulders." I need an actual step-by-step regiment and set list on what exercises to do and how many sets of how many reps. I want to get healthier and stronger so I'm not just an unhealthy, anxious, socially-awkward geek. But with that, I not only need exercise, but also a healthier diet.

Now, one of the main contributors to my lack of progress despite the exercise is that I haven't been putting any thought on what goes in my mouth. (pause.) Thankfully, I managed to cut sodas almost entirely out of my diet, but at the same time, they seem to have been replaced with coffee with way too much cream and sugar and Monster Energy; specifically, the pink and white flavors. I need to come up with healthier stuff to eat for lunch as well as things to snack on when I get the munchies. Obviously, things like donuts and candy need to go, as well as anything from Fast Food restaurants. I'm not exactly a chef, so I need to learn to cook for myself pronto. However, in order to actually buy the ingredients, I need to budget better.

Okay, so this one should in theory be way easier to achieve, considering that (from what I hear), there aren't any must-buy Lego sets. Not to mention I won't be making any videos on Lego Sonic. (Or Lego Anything for that matter) As far as things I want to collect, I want to start collecting CDs and maybe some comic books, considering I already have most of the games I want, and those I don't have, I could probably emulate. In order to really get some cash rolling, I will most likely have to work extra hours and redouble my efforts to get work done.

I want to continue my Review series, because I like talking about video games. At the same time, I can see the burnout happening if I push myself too hard. My goal here is to have at least 5 reviews and one other video that isn't a review or an update. I also realize my thumbnails are rather uniform and the more I look at them, the less I like them. I kind of want to bring back old YouTube where every thumbnail was also a piece of art. 

Speaking of art, I want to develop my style more, and I want to give my OC's a proper redesign, because as they stand, they look quite... bland in my opinion

Ricky the Raccoon:

Main Characters of Project World (working title), a series I want to make:

A couple of the antagonists of Project World:

I want to further develop their designs, personalities, and the story I had in mind for them,

I realize I spent way too much time on Social Media. I found myself doom-scrolling and hopping between apps than even playing video games. This needs to change. I know some are going to call me a hypocrite when I say I want to spend less time on social media on social media, but I have been making an effort to use it less. I don't want to cut it out of my life entirely, because I still want to share my art, my interests, and what's on my mind, but I would rather social media exist to supplement the real world, not the other way around. 

And to close off this blog entry, here are a few miscellaneous goals I have for 2026.