Another year already, I feel like this one flew by… I think I am decently satisfied with my accomplishments this year, I did want to do more but that is almost always the case. I think if I actually forced myself to do every single thing I want to in a year I’d die or be deeply unpleasant to be around. Overall I released 2 games, and outside of game dev things have been doing a lot to get back into sewing and traditional art things like lino prints, along with involving myself with my local lgbt artists group which has been very enriching. I have even made a couple of friends irl, who I usually try to hang out with at least once a month, which has been very nice. I love my online friends dearly but I also enjoy variety, and an excuse to drag me out of the house is great.
I usually try to keep my own body and mind taken care of but faltered a bit this year obviously, given the burnout I acquired for almost half of it. This next year I’d like to be better about maintaining that mental balance, I have been feeling much more creatively inclined and have been letting it lead me wherever, even if it is not always what I think would be most productive to work on, like customizing old dolls instead of doing game asset art, or writing meandering blog posts instead of editing game scripts (Hi.). On that note though I do have a lot of energy and ideas I want to make next year, as I do every year. A lot of them were projects I thought I’d get to this year, but due to the burnout I got from crunching for Prey Animal I did little to no dev work post July, outside of some of the RadiAngel remake before I paused it. My resolution… I don’t like resolutions, I think it puts too much pressure on me, like I’m some kind of deep sea creature, but I’m not, I’m a very soft land mammal. I will make a list of, soft goals, suggestions and ideas even, that it might be nice to accomplish this next year, in no particular order.
- Finish and release more of my game idea backlog, I would love to release at least one of the games in my Miserable Bastards trilogy (more on that in a future entry)
- Make a mini zine or comic to print physically
- Finish my fursuit (I already have the head!)
- Finish my renfaire costume (I already have it started!)
- Paint and continue playing with traditional art in general
- Keep reading, watching, and enjoying new things
- Make more dolls
If I get any of these done I will be happy, if I get none of these done it will mean I needed more rest than I thought. A thing my therapist tells me to keep in mind is “No expectations, only gratitude” which can be helpful for things like this, so if nothing gets done it doesn’t weigh on me, and if something does get accomplished well yippee :3 I hope 2025 is kind not only to me and those I love, but all of you as well, mwah! Okie it’s midnight now sooo, goodnight!
This years art summary, as a treat.