2025: the best worst year of my life

Prices are rising, war is looming, trans people (me) are under attack, evil people are running our country with open corruption. Objectively, this is has been a horrible year for anyone who enjoys freedom. It's like 1984 is being used as how-to manual for running a country. We're on our way to inventing the Torment Nexus from the series "Don't Invent The Torment Nexus". But... I'm still here. I'm still alive. I still go to work. I watch TV shows and play video games in my free time. I make art. I love. And I plan to continue.

I hit up a few conventions this year: Harmonycon, Texas Furry Fiesta, Texas Furry Siesta, StratosFur, Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con. I visited the MeowWolf in both Dallas and Houston. I finally got to see My Chemical Romance live. I also got to see The Used again. Both were amazing. I went to Scarborough Renaissance Festival and Texas Renaissance Festival. Yes, I dressed up for both. I ALWAYS dress up. I read over 30 books this year. I've made quite a few crochet PLUSHIES. I bought my. girlfriend a guitar and she's been learning how to play (quickly!). I played many hours of D&D and finally got to meet to people I've been playing with for over 2 years online... in person! They were all very nice and apparently we get more chaotic when around each other irl. I got a Switch 2 and it currently says I've played 215 hours of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. I got an SSD for my computer so it'll run much faster and with that I'm now dual booting Linux Mint (very proud). I moved to a new work location (same work) and I'm much happier here, I get along with my new coworkers much better. I've also been trying to make new friends pretty constantly. Wow, that's a lot. But to me, that's the little stuff. Though that doesn't make it unimportant.

The real highlights of my year were two major events.
1. I proposed to my girlfriend at a furry convention and she said YES!
2. I got top surgery! Bye bye titties!

Two major things? That's it? Yeah. That's it. The little things are so important, I try not to forget them. But even if all that happened was these two major events, I'd still call this a good year. I'm finally happy with my body and I have solid plans to marry my best friend (who happens to also be the most beautiful girl in the whole world). I have made plans to live and keep on living. I have done things that clearly say that I want to continue my life. Once upon a time, such a thing was beyond me. I never thought I'd see 20, much less 34! I'm glad I kept going. My 30s have been amazing. I know they will continue to be so.

The world can go to hell, so long as I have my wife by my side, I know we can face anything together. With her, I fear nothing. You can take everything from me, but you can't take our love for each other. Love will always best hate. So looking back at 2025, I barely see the awful things that have happened. I'm sorry, but it's true. All I can see is the love, because I'm so absolutely full of it, it's overflowing. *explodes with love all over your screen*