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Weird year. Weird, weird year.
Couldn't be more of a mixed bag.

So many really cute moments. Moments of personal growth, realization, discovery, joy. Figuring out massive parts of myself for the first time in 36 years

But a lot of heartache, and struggle, and confusion. The worst spell of anxiety in my life. One really invasive person that was hard to shake. And like, an entire calendar year of unintentional abstinence?? Hotter than ever and just, like, nothing??.

Movie of the year is I Saw the TV Glow. Runner up is The People's Joker. Every part of TV Glow made me cry during one viewing or another. One specific part in People's Joker made me big cry in a way I totally didn't see coming. Honorable mention: Mulholland Drive. Probably my favorite movie ever, but my third fav this year.

Musician / album / song of the year (or, that I got into this year): Chappell Roan / The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess / Naked in Manhattan

TV show of the year is Survivor - which I hadn't watched in like 20 years and suddenly got obsessed with. At least in the modern era, it's a show for autistics, by autistics. Every single cast member has a deep, deep, deep special interest in Survivor. Diagnosis confirmed.

Garment of the year: any maxi skirt.

Tea of the year: matcha.

Weather condition of the year: fog.

Tree of the year: Sycamore.

Quote of the year is from 2022's Pearl: "All I really want is to be loved. I've had such a hard time without it lately."

Favorite legal proceeding of the year: getting my name changed.

I don't like the way '2025' looks visually. It's an ugly number and I'm not thrilled to stuck with it for a whole year.