QueenCobra
Snacky daddies
Good for me, personally, but I understand it’s been hard for many others.
What does anyone think of 2025 so far
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Reginald Fairfield
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I've only bit hit by one cyclist while on the sidewalk so far.
Captain Jigglypuff
Leader of the Jigglypuff Army
We’ve lost a lot of music icons this year. And I mean ones that had huge fan bases and/or made a huge impact in the industry.
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Do you normally get hit by a lot more by this time of the year?
Reginald Fairfield
Senior Member
I've dodged a few that almost hit me.
Giddy
An interesting fellow
Globally it's just been such a crazy, scary disaster. And still so many things are so unsure about.
I think the hardest and saddest thing this year for me was losing my cat Bell, it still hurts and it still feels weird to go into my room, and not see her there.
Other than that, it feels very up and down for me this year. I still feel bad I haven't had any proper time to write like I wanted. Work didn't entirely help me out this year.
I think the hardest and saddest thing this year for me was losing my cat Bell, it still hurts and it still feels weird to go into my room, and not see her there.
Other than that, it feels very up and down for me this year. I still feel bad I haven't had any proper time to write like I wanted. Work didn't entirely help me out this year.
-Daydream-
Popplio Fan
It’s been okay however it went by way to fast… D:
LittleMissPanda
💜 wooly wonderful 💗
The only really disappointing thing was that we weren't able to go to the beach all that much this summer.
Overall 2025 was lame, with the whole Tariffs government thing, and that one incident that happened in September. And actually, another huge disappointment was the Switch 2 and Pokémon Legends ZA. I'm sure they will continue putting out half-assed garbage and we will continue to buy it. Well, I won't, at least. But then again, Game Freak is being held at gunpoint to push out a Pokéturd game practically every year. The higher-ups are really to blame.
There's still about six weeks left before the New Year, but I'm pretty sure things aren't going to get any better by then. And 2026 is looking to be no bueno, either. Only time will tell, I guess.
I just want to continue eating yummy things before mankind destroys themselves, lol
Overall 2025 was lame, with the whole Tariffs government thing, and that one incident that happened in September. And actually, another huge disappointment was the Switch 2 and Pokémon Legends ZA. I'm sure they will continue putting out half-assed garbage and we will continue to buy it. Well, I won't, at least. But then again, Game Freak is being held at gunpoint to push out a Pokéturd game practically every year. The higher-ups are really to blame.
There's still about six weeks left before the New Year, but I'm pretty sure things aren't going to get any better by then. And 2026 is looking to be no bueno, either. Only time will tell, I guess.
I just want to continue eating yummy things before mankind destroys themselves, lol
RoxiePico
What's a G-force??
Globally, I agree that a lot of stuff's going to hell, but personally, I've learned a LOT more this year which really opened my eyes to a bunch of stuff, though some being harsh lessons. So I guess it's 50 bad and 50 good? I'm rather grateful for the stuff I've learned after all, and I'm sure I'll benefit from it in the future! Plus made some really good memories this summer. Biggest problem with this year, as many in this thread also agree with, is that it's gone WAAAAAYYYY too fast O_O!!
It's been a year of big change for me. After four years I finished my training in another city and returned home which made me lose the shallow school-tied friendships I've had. Two months of unemployment were hard, but luckily it was only that and now I have two colleagues I really like. It's my first time being properly employed after years of mental hospitals and therapy, it's rough and lonely at the moment but things are looking up.
Since this year is about to end, I might as well unload some baggage. I originally wanted to make a snarky, sarcastic extension to what I posted in another thread, but I just didn't feel up to it anymore. I also don't want this thread to be a repeat of last year, so I'll try to be less inflammatory and keep some of the more controversial stuff at bay (keyword: try).
I wasn't holding out any hope for this year to be any better than the last, but despite the aforementioned misanthropy thread, I did what I could to stay away from the things that piss me off and spent the better part of the first three months enjoying my PS2 slim. It feels great going back to the games you played when you were younger and enjoying them just as much as you did decades ago. There was one game in particular that I never had the chance to play because my older model died before I could play it. Here Comes the Pain is one the best wrestling games I've ever played, though maybe that isn't saying much, because I still haven't played games like WWF No Mercy yet. Another standout is that I even went to my little cousins' birthday party. It was pretty cute.
The first couple of months weren't too bad. April was less bearable, though, since I couldn't help myself when it came to political discourse. It's just unbelievable how there's hardly any nuance there. And I know the new guidelines have a strict rule against discussing politics, but I need to point out that my intent isn't to openly discuss or bring up specific political themes in this thread; I'm simply referring to them to explain why I feel so negatively about 2025. Again, April wasn't the worst, but I do recall one thing one of my relatives said to my face that made me aggravated for quite some time (and that's all I'll say on the matter).
I should also note that during April and May, I was experimenting with certain foods, such as kimchi and fermented carrots. I even tried making the same dish my mother made for my grandma that one time — I did it on her birthday, too, and it made me proud. May was much the same, by the way. Not too awful; not that great, either.
I guess I should my mention that between my post from Jan. 19th to late May, I hardly (if ever) made an appearance here, so when I noticed a falling out going on in "The Official Feedback Thread", I honestly didn't know what to think because I was out of the loop, the thread was more than twenty pages long at that point, and I wasn't going to read much of it — I have my own mental anguish to deal with and I didn't think I have any stake in it, anyway, so I kept my thoughts to myself. Going through even just one page of it was difficult. It's sad that this once active community fell down as hard as it did, and I sincerely make this statement knowing that I'm not a sociable individual and generally don't like people much to begin with. Yet here I am, for whatever reason. Call it "good vibes", or whatever.
June came and went. The only noteworthy thing I can think of at the moment is this:
I said this before, but it's really important to understand just how extraordinary this was, considering how old Black Sabbath as a whole is at this point. That it took place on the date of my birth and I was able to watch it live myself felt like a prayer was answered — and I don't even pray. It crushed me that Ozzy Osbourne died just weeks after this, but I'm so glad he and everyone else who contributed to this farewell concert were able to give us such an emotional, satisfying send off. R.I.P, Ozzy. Thank you so much for the art that you put out.
August was pretty annoying, because I couldn't figure out why my PSPs kept getting disc read errors, and I only found out two (yeah, two; this started in July) months what the problem was, so I decided to just install my UMDs on a memory card. Nothing much I want to write about here, so on to the next month, and this is when the world becomes even more insane than usual.
I'm sure most people are familiar with a certain assassination on September 10th. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells just mentioning this horrific incident, because the victim in question was a conservative commentator. I'm only bringing this up now to show that I feel into another political rabbit hole that'd take me at least a month to get out of. If there's anything to take away here, it's that I vehemently condemn something as heinous as this, and while I don't think people should be killed for the things they say, they shouldn't be regarded as heroes just for exercising their supposed "free speech". Or martyred as if they're the messiah — that just seems morbid and inane for someone who did what a lot of other political pundits do.
Now for something... bittersweet. I celebrated my grandmother's 76th birthday inn October. Surrounded by her family and a tasty cake to top it off. She was happy, but her deteriorating health and her age made me think of Ozzy, and how he didn't make it to 77. Immobile, just like Ozzy was (thankfully wasn't diagnosed with Parkinson's). Had an accident in the shower one day in '23 and hadn't been able to move like she used to ever since. I tried to put elder mortality aside and just enjoy the rest of the night. Every year since at least 2021, I've made cards just for her. They were just folded sketched paper where I'd just drawn whatever I felt was birthday appropriate. I actually didn't make one for her last year, so I decided to make a New Year's one, instead. I also never had the chance to make another B-Day card for her this year, and I'm upset at myself for not doing so when I said I would.
October was an especially awful month when it came to discussing politics, but I'll stop right there to avoid encroaching on the guidelines (more so than I probably already have).
November 14th: My last grandmother passed away at the same age Ozzy did. I was at the hospital the day before it happened. My mother told me what happened. She was the one person in my family I actually wanted to talk to on the phone. I'd call her during the holidays and communicate with her to decompress. Sometimes, it'll just be something I wanted to do, and even though these calls weren't exactly frequent, I think that should speak volumes. I typically prefer solitude, but I feel more alone than I do now. It's a hollow feeling inside me. Going to her house won't be the same. We held a funeral for her on the 8th of December. R.I.P., Grandma. Thank you for supporting my parents. You did the best you could raising so many children (both blood-related and adoptive — mostly adoptive).
On Christmas, I read Ozzy Osbourne's posthumous memoir, Last Rites. It gives a very detailed account of his life. His days before Black Sabbath, his time during the band, his career as a solo artist, his addictions, injuries (including the infamous quad bike accident in '03), the multiple spinal and neck surgeries he underwent and his Parkinson's disease. He completed the book just a couple days before he passed on. It's a good read and I recommend anyone remotely interested in his life to check it out. One thing that really stood out to me is what he wrote in relation to Randy Rhodes and Rachel Youngblood's deaths due to plane crash:
I still need time to grieve and accept reality for what it is. This won't be a Happy New Year for me. The last truly happy one was ironically when this decade started.
I hate how sloppily this thread was put together. Obviously, it's because I'm really tired (need to get more rest in 2026) and emotionally drained at the moment. I also intended to post this earlier, but I was too caught up playing this:
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a beautiful, yet lopsided game that's amazing in some areas, and painfully mediocre and downright irritating in others. This year could've been that, but it decided to be even worse. The lukewarm reception the game has after an EIGHT-year-long wait just pierces my heart. Another reason to say good riddance to 2025.
I wasn't holding out any hope for this year to be any better than the last, but despite the aforementioned misanthropy thread, I did what I could to stay away from the things that piss me off and spent the better part of the first three months enjoying my PS2 slim. It feels great going back to the games you played when you were younger and enjoying them just as much as you did decades ago. There was one game in particular that I never had the chance to play because my older model died before I could play it. Here Comes the Pain is one the best wrestling games I've ever played, though maybe that isn't saying much, because I still haven't played games like WWF No Mercy yet. Another standout is that I even went to my little cousins' birthday party. It was pretty cute.
The first couple of months weren't too bad. April was less bearable, though, since I couldn't help myself when it came to political discourse. It's just unbelievable how there's hardly any nuance there. And I know the new guidelines have a strict rule against discussing politics, but I need to point out that my intent isn't to openly discuss or bring up specific political themes in this thread; I'm simply referring to them to explain why I feel so negatively about 2025. Again, April wasn't the worst, but I do recall one thing one of my relatives said to my face that made me aggravated for quite some time (and that's all I'll say on the matter).
I should also note that during April and May, I was experimenting with certain foods, such as kimchi and fermented carrots. I even tried making the same dish my mother made for my grandma that one time — I did it on her birthday, too, and it made me proud. May was much the same, by the way. Not too awful; not that great, either.
I guess I should my mention that between my post from Jan. 19th to late May, I hardly (if ever) made an appearance here, so when I noticed a falling out going on in "The Official Feedback Thread", I honestly didn't know what to think because I was out of the loop, the thread was more than twenty pages long at that point, and I wasn't going to read much of it — I have my own mental anguish to deal with and I didn't think I have any stake in it, anyway, so I kept my thoughts to myself. Going through even just one page of it was difficult. It's sad that this once active community fell down as hard as it did, and I sincerely make this statement knowing that I'm not a sociable individual and generally don't like people much to begin with. Yet here I am, for whatever reason. Call it "good vibes", or whatever.
June came and went. The only noteworthy thing I can think of at the moment is this:
I said this before, but it's really important to understand just how extraordinary this was, considering how old Black Sabbath as a whole is at this point. That it took place on the date of my birth and I was able to watch it live myself felt like a prayer was answered — and I don't even pray. It crushed me that Ozzy Osbourne died just weeks after this, but I'm so glad he and everyone else who contributed to this farewell concert were able to give us such an emotional, satisfying send off. R.I.P, Ozzy. Thank you so much for the art that you put out.
August was pretty annoying, because I couldn't figure out why my PSPs kept getting disc read errors, and I only found out two (yeah, two; this started in July) months what the problem was, so I decided to just install my UMDs on a memory card. Nothing much I want to write about here, so on to the next month, and this is when the world becomes even more insane than usual.
I'm sure most people are familiar with a certain assassination on September 10th. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells just mentioning this horrific incident, because the victim in question was a conservative commentator. I'm only bringing this up now to show that I feel into another political rabbit hole that'd take me at least a month to get out of. If there's anything to take away here, it's that I vehemently condemn something as heinous as this, and while I don't think people should be killed for the things they say, they shouldn't be regarded as heroes just for exercising their supposed "free speech". Or martyred as if they're the messiah — that just seems morbid and inane for someone who did what a lot of other political pundits do.
Now for something... bittersweet. I celebrated my grandmother's 76th birthday inn October. Surrounded by her family and a tasty cake to top it off. She was happy, but her deteriorating health and her age made me think of Ozzy, and how he didn't make it to 77. Immobile, just like Ozzy was (thankfully wasn't diagnosed with Parkinson's). Had an accident in the shower one day in '23 and hadn't been able to move like she used to ever since. I tried to put elder mortality aside and just enjoy the rest of the night. Every year since at least 2021, I've made cards just for her. They were just folded sketched paper where I'd just drawn whatever I felt was birthday appropriate. I actually didn't make one for her last year, so I decided to make a New Year's one, instead. I also never had the chance to make another B-Day card for her this year, and I'm upset at myself for not doing so when I said I would.
October was an especially awful month when it came to discussing politics, but I'll stop right there to avoid encroaching on the guidelines (more so than I probably already have).
November 14th: My last grandmother passed away at the same age Ozzy did. I was at the hospital the day before it happened. My mother told me what happened. She was the one person in my family I actually wanted to talk to on the phone. I'd call her during the holidays and communicate with her to decompress. Sometimes, it'll just be something I wanted to do, and even though these calls weren't exactly frequent, I think that should speak volumes. I typically prefer solitude, but I feel more alone than I do now. It's a hollow feeling inside me. Going to her house won't be the same. We held a funeral for her on the 8th of December. R.I.P., Grandma. Thank you for supporting my parents. You did the best you could raising so many children (both blood-related and adoptive — mostly adoptive).
On Christmas, I read Ozzy Osbourne's posthumous memoir, Last Rites. It gives a very detailed account of his life. His days before Black Sabbath, his time during the band, his career as a solo artist, his addictions, injuries (including the infamous quad bike accident in '03), the multiple spinal and neck surgeries he underwent and his Parkinson's disease. He completed the book just a couple days before he passed on. It's a good read and I recommend anyone remotely interested in his life to check it out. One thing that really stood out to me is what he wrote in relation to Randy Rhodes and Rachel Youngblood's deaths due to plane crash:
He believes he should've died on that plane instead of them because of his drinking habits. He wasn't on that plane simply because he was passed out on the tour bus, and even wrote that he'd be "sitting on the wing" if he knew what would happen next. Can't imagine how much that regret ate at him.
I still need time to grieve and accept reality for what it is. This won't be a Happy New Year for me. The last truly happy one was ironically when this decade started.
I hate how sloppily this thread was put together. Obviously, it's because I'm really tired (need to get more rest in 2026) and emotionally drained at the moment. I also intended to post this earlier, but I was too caught up playing this:
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a beautiful, yet lopsided game that's amazing in some areas, and painfully mediocre and downright irritating in others. This year could've been that, but it decided to be even worse. The lukewarm reception the game has after an EIGHT-year-long wait just pierces my heart. Another reason to say good riddance to 2025.
KittenNoir
🖤 Meow 🖤
The year 2025 for me was one of the best years of my life and I am so thankful that I was blessed last year.
Rainy.Nights
Senior Member
All things considered, 2025 was a good year for the most part. The worst thing that happened for me was a couple of unexpected health issues that took some time to recover from, but by now I'm fine. Honestly I'm not entirely satisfied with some things in my life, and I suppose the same could be said of previous years, but I try to focus more on the things that make me feel happy and making little positive changes when I can, and I think I've been starting to see some improvements. And thinking about better things, I have been very entertained with all kinds of stuff this year. I got to attend some events that were really fun. This was absolutely one of the best years for gaming that I've ever seen, with more great new games and updates than I could even keep up with. It was a great year for shows and movies I like too. And most importantly, I got to enjoy spending time with people I care about. Here's hoping 2026 will be the best year ever.
ShawnFuzz
In Colorado, under my cats rule.
Just kidding. I have been geeking out on way too much MST3K lately.
I actually thought it was a good year for me, as long as I focus on whats going on around me with family, friends and coworkers.
Shawna
AroAce, ASD, and Proud ^^
2025 was...pretty good all things considered!
I mentioned here back in June that I was not able to get my ID. However, my dad and I did go to the DPS again soon after, and it turned out, I was accepted that time. I then got my ID in the mail in July! ^___^
My dad also turned our backyard patio into a sunroom and I absolutely love it in there ^_^
In November, my dad made a social security appointment for me, which will be on January 20th. ^_^
I mentioned here back in June that I was not able to get my ID. However, my dad and I did go to the DPS again soon after, and it turned out, I was accepted that time. I then got my ID in the mail in July! ^___^
My dad also turned our backyard patio into a sunroom and I absolutely love it in there ^_^
In November, my dad made a social security appointment for me, which will be on January 20th. ^_^
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