What did you do this year that you’d never done before?

• I stopped caring so much.

Did you keep your new year’s resolutions?

• I didn't make any resolutions this year.

Did anyone close to you give birth?

• No

Did anyone close to you die?

• No

What cities/states/countries did you visit?

• Europe: Naples, Italy; Rome, Italy
• America: Atlanta, Georgia; Boudler, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Honolulu, Hawaii

What would you like to have next year that you lacked this year?

• Discipline.

What date(s) from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

• May 2, 2025: I went to Atlanta and met a bunch of friends from the internet!
• July 12, 2025: I came back to Los Angeles from NYC.
• September 10, 2025: My cousin got married in Hawaii!
• September 11, 2025: I flew back to LA from Honolulu.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?

• I reconnected with friends.

What was your biggest failure?

• I didn't make too much progress on my personal projects.

What other hardships did you face?

• I didn't take care of my health as well as I should have!

Did you suffer illness or injury?

• Surprisingly not.

What was the best thing you bought?

• A HHKB mechanical keyboard I've wanted for over eight years!

Whose behavior merited celebration?

• My friend C, for being strong and putting in the work.
• My mom, for taking a risk and starting her own business.

Whose behavior made you appalled?

• DJT, for many reasons. :P

• Travel and food. It turns out you need food to live and I really like to eat!

What did you get really, really, really excited about?

• Seeing the new work office in person!

What song will always remind you of this year?

• What You Want by Geography.

Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder? Richer or poorer? Healthier or unhealthier?

• happier / richer / healthier

What do you wish you’d done more of?

• More exercise and personal projects.

What do you wish you’d done less of?

• Less doomscrolling.

How are you spending the holidays?

• On my laptop.

Did you fall in love this year?

• That's a crazy question!

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

• 🤐

What was your favorite show?

• Silo on Apple TV.

What was the best book you read?

• SPQR by Mary Beard.

What was your greatest musical discovery of the year?

• Come On Let's Go by Broadcast.

What was your favorite film?

• I'm Still Here was probably the best film I watched, even though I was on a plane.

What was your favorite meal?

• Probably something off the tasting menu at Glicine on the Amalfi Coast.

What did you want and get?

• Friendship, success at work.

What did you want and not get?

• Happiness.

What did you do on your birthday?

• Literally nothing!

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

• More discipline!

How would you describe your personal fashion this year?

• Trying to find myself again.

What kept you sane?

• Infinity Nikki, Claude.

Which celebrity/public figure did you admire the most?

• I don't really do that sort of thing!

What political issue stirred you the most?

• Immigration.

Who did you miss?

• A lot of people.

Who was the best new person you met?

• My friend C.

What valuable life lesson did you learn this year?

• I can change things.

What is a quote that sums up your year?

• “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”