I almost can’t believe we’re finally at the end of 2024. 2024 lasted 10 years, I swear. And yet somehow time was moving way too fast for me to keep up at the same time! Time is fake, guys.
Anyway, now that I have medication that allows me to function like a human being, I hope that 2025 will be a better, more productive year, at least personally.
Plans for 2025*
*rough draft, non-binding, subject to change at any moment lol
Given The Circumstances™️that I don’t really wanna get into a the moment lest this post becomes a black hole of depression and hopelessness, I feel that 2025 is gonna be a year to focus on myself and my own spaces. What does that mean?
- Focusing on myself to improve my health, both mental and physical.
- As part of that, ensure that my cat continues to be well-cared for.
- And to house both of us safely and comfortably, continue to take care of the house and improve/fix the parts that I wish were different or bother me.
- In terms of internet presence, I think it’s long past due to scale back my presence on corporate-owned websites. I wish I could just delete everything sometimes, but that’s impossible, because I just can’t create in a vacuum. I need to interact with the source material and fellow fans to create fandom things, and even more generally, I need art to be/stay inspired! But with the rise of AI, the alt-right, the purity cult, and enshittification, I am convinced the best way to fight back is to own your own spaces, not just complain about social media on social media.
- That means that this space is getting revamped entirely!
- First of all, I’ll try to post more here and syndicate to the few social media I intend to keep.
- This means that I will finish my very own theme for this blog! I’m hoping to make the blog more accessible and easier to read.
- My main collective website is being entirely overhauled as we speak. There will be content on it again; it won’t be just a hub to the other sites anymore (though it will also continue to be one).
- An archive of my own (heh) writing is definitely coming as well! The planning stage for that one is nearing the end, and building the site will start soon.
- My shrine subdomain is getting a long overdue update, as will every shrine on it. I might even create new shrines, or bring back ancient fanlistings as shrines!
- I don’t know what I’ll do with the Megaten fansites directory. On the one hand, does anyone even make fansites anymore? On the other hand, Neocities is gaining in popularity, so maybe we’re gonna see a resurgence of personal and fan web pages?
- Speaking of Neocities, I’ve signed up for it, because I am fully in favour of that initiative (for now).
- I have other projects for this space (at least one more blog on a completely different topic, a revival of an old project, and at least one video game guide). Stay tuned!
- I am working on my very first wiki! I played Terra Nil at the beginning of 2024 and I got seriously hooked by how innovative, fun and relaxing the game is. I haven’t played a lot more of the game since then, and while waiting for ADHD treatment I neglected the wiki, but with my medication and renewed energy, I intend to work hard and finish it!
- Hopefully I can write more fanfiction to update my AO3 with new works! And yes I am staying on AO3, of course.
- Soeaking of AO3, I will resume development on my AO3 userstyle if it kills me lol
That’s all I can think of for now. Here’s to a fun and productive 2025, at least in terms of hobbies and websites!