2025
I wasn't sure how well we were going to fare this year. It seemed like too sci-fi a number to not have some type of apocalyptic event, especially with the US government (and half the voting population) welcoming back a rapist oligarch into the presidency after he was last seen inciting an insurrection against our democracy. The US continues to sell weapons and run cover for the genocide in Palestine while publicly claiming to be attempting peace/ceasefire negotiations, and has recently begun instigating a war for resources in Venezuela while publicly claiming the reasons are drugs and democracy-spreading. AI has fully taken hold and made it possible for the US economy to thrive while jobs and quality of life are suffering. Boomer's mental and physical health has started to decline, but not before they fall prey to the trappings of social media, smart phones, and messaging from massive media conglomerates. No longer do young people believe in the importance of college educations and "the American Dream" as costs have skyrocketed without any increase in value. It's a strange time. That's not to say there haven't been a lot of positives that have happened this year but it feels like those positives have been in the spirit of "hygge" in which small comforts are appreciated in resistance to unfavorable outside conditions. I personally have felt that the progress I've enjoyed this year has been much more an internal understanding of self rather than an external advancement in career and financial position. It's been hard to appreciate this invaluable progress at times, but as Katy and I say all the time... "We're doing it."
Here are some Highlights, Lowlights, and Other Events from 2025 in no particular order:
*Katy and I closed our company, The Ant & The Peony, after 3 years operating
*I stopped using Instagram!
*Jesse Kula aka Wits, one of my best friends, passed away
*Katy and I celebrated a fun birthday weekend in Baltimore
*I got heat stroke working a Tasker job in the scorching July heat
*I built stilts for an epic Halloween costume out of cardboard
*I sold my motorcycle
*Katy and I celebrated our anniversary in Rehoboth Beach
*Trump takes office for second term, despite citing an Insurrection at the end of his previous term
*I got 3 "nubs" removed from my head, and then shaved my head
*visited the Golds at the beach
*finally finished tree/4seasons mosaic!
*Katy gets diagnosed with autism + ADHD
*I bought a BMX bike and have begun practicing
*I tested a boxing gym, but ended up just buying a heavy bag (and promptly fucked up my bicep)
*ended therapy with Carolyn in April, began therapy with Vas in October
*Katy and I bought a new bed frame that has adjustable feet/head heights
*urban ex adventure with Colleen!
*made 2 squatty potty's with mosaic designs
*gave myself a stick-n-poke tattoo
*Cheese, our pet snail of 3 years, passed away
*Nashville visit for Beau Moore's 1st Birthday party!
*solo cabin trips in West Virginia and Poconos
*yurt weekend with Brett
*2 trips to Stonington
*I broke a water valve in a clients bathroom
*Home Electric 101 class through West Philly Tool Library
*2 trips to NC to visit Bobby
*Katy's Nana Jean passed away
*I built a shelter for outside cats in the neighborhood
*I finally began researching my ADHD, and have started making changes in my life!
*tried multiple times (unsuccessfully?) to connect with my Dad, began learning about emotionally immature parents
*started 'primal' bodyweight exercises
*finally started reading 'Confusing the Enemy'
*bought "house sneakers"
*got let go from 'Dog Job' after 3 shifts
*visited/volunteered at upcoming alternative community
*spray-painted parking spaces where the neighborhood needed them
*beat Stray, Death's Door, Arkham Asylum, Mario Kart 8, Mario Odyssey
