2025 Reflections
It was mixed!
This was a mixed year! In the spirit of my 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 reflections:
Joys
This summer, I married the love of my life. I don’t know how I could be so lucky. We had a lovely wedding and a lovely honeymoon, but most of all, we’re having a lovely marriage. Is it just the same as living together before marriage? No, not exactly. I can’t put it into words, but it’s better. My wife is sleeping next to me and the sun is rising as I write this. What could be nicer than that?
Other joys this year:
I wrote my best stories. It’s clear to me that I’m advancing as a writer.
Peter Sanfilippo and I released not one but two albums. Like the above, I think we’re clearly advancing as producers.
I played lots of Smash and got fifth at our annual Atlantic regional. People behind me in Nova Scotia are still not able to beat me, but I am now able to beat some of the people in front of me.
Sorrows
This was a more distracted and uncertain year for me (wedding aside!). I lacked the drive of previous years that I’ve come to identify with, and was more tired and ruminative than usual. I aim to fix this.
Resolutions
I had three resolutions this year: Become conversational at Spanish, work out ten times per month, and have twelve AI stories written and in submissions.
I failed all three. The wedding proved to be very disruptive, and in general, I was less on top of things this year. I made progress on all of them, but not even enough to bend the definition. This calls for a changed 2026!
It’s a Wrap
I hope the world did not beat you down this year, and I hope you got some wins. If life has been rocky for you, I hope it steadies, and if it’s been swell, I hope it stays swell. Happy New Year to you and yours!