This year was incredible in many ways. I graduated with near-perfect grades and received a course director's award. I immediately found volunteer work out of school where I joined game jams and a few different studios. Ultimately I found a perfect one for me - one where I am being taught by someone who has worked on games like Elder Scrolls and Dragon Age! We're making a dark fantasy game along the lines of Dark Souls and Witcher. Pretty cool! I've become pretty proficient with coding and people are starting to notice. I just need that push into something that'll give me enough to flourish my wings.

I finally moved out of my family home. Storytime: I had lived there since I was probably 10. That means I lived there for like 18 years. Honestly? It feels wonderful to leave. I no longer have to worry about it. The new home I am in is so much better and cheaper. The only thing that I wish for is privacy. I want to be able to stream and make content without bothering people and I can't really do that here. It is still a step above where I was in that old home though.

I am writing so much more now. I have created several new stories from commissions you guys wanted me to write. I am so happy to have that support! School took so much of my time so I couldn't write until now. And now I'm writing and making games! I have even given the idea of a fat fur game I may want to create. I'm kinda stuck between making it primarily text-based so I don't have to worry about art, or something like Paper Mario which would require a lot more art. Dunno. They both have their charm. I want to start drawing myself. Digitally... I am super new. I feel like I can draw on pencil and paper but as soon as I'm tapping on a screen it is rough. Practice makes perfect though. Maybe it is something I can concentrate on this year!

I'm looking back upon my previous year's retrospective and... man. Quite honestly I've been through a lot. Reading through it has made me, idk, relaxed? At least a little bit. Things are much calmer. I graduated. I did well. Writing this just makes me want to sit back and chill.

I have a few thoughts after writing all this. Goals that I want to accomplish in 2025:
1. I want to move out. I want my own apartment and my own space.
2. I need to fund my projects. I need to create a Patreon and continue to make what I love. It has always felt wrong putting a price on my work. That needs to change.
3. I want to create a video game for fat furs. I've already started. 2025... I want to showcase something.