The years march on (12 years and counting as a professional) and so do the annual blog posts.
Each year I feel like I have less and less interesting news to reports. It becomes a struggle to type up anything remotely interesting from the last year. Nevertheless, we must persevere.
I have gone fully remote this year, only spending two days in an office. The change has been mostly smooth. I certainly enjoy the extra time I can sleep each day and this has undoubtedly extended the life of my car along with some nice gas savings. Now if only that remote stipend could become a thing. It has not all been smooth sailing though. It has become markedly more difficult to access people. I do miss the ease of finding someone to talk to. It can be a lot harder to get someone when all you have is email and chat. Still, my experience is nothing new.
Like I thought, the number of videos I made last year was an aberration. Final count for 2024 was 15 AMVs and eight small non-AMVs. I doubt I will ever make so many videos in a year again, but I find myself still full of ideas. It is early in the year, but I have already notched a nice win for myself in the awards category, which has certainly given me a bit more impetus. I hope to release five or so new videos this year.
Late last year, the first big fansub editing project I was involved in came out. This was a ton of work, but I was happy to contribute my small part. I thought that would be it, but through the label [Blasphemboys] and through Orphan Fansubs, I have continued editing and quality checking. I do about 30-60 minutes a week. It is not that hard and it is very cool to see some very old/obscure work for maybe the first time in English. I look forward to keeping at this.
Gun collecting wise, the miracle gunsmith I found last year has all but retired, so the search for a new one must begin. I still need brass for my Bodeo and now for a Roth Krinka. That said, it was a fairly light year of collecting.
I completed a Gundam model kit for the first time this year. It was certainly fun, but much more fiddly compared to Legos. Too much work involved snipping things out and cleaning up the pieces. Much nicer with Lego to just have everything ready to go. Still, I have acquired some nicer tools and would like to do some more kits.
Not much more to say. Another year closer to death.