It’s that time of day again, and it went by relatively quickly. Today is my 36th birthday, and, well, it’s been a challenging year, more than I had hoped. Well, here are my thoughts.
Believe it or not, life has been a bit tough at the start of this year for obvious reasons. Of course, it impacted my activity on my blog, given that there has been a lot of stress from work. That said, it’s only recently that things became a little less chaotic. As a result, I also focused on saving a lot of money.
With that, it is no surprise that I’m less active on social media and take longer to reply to comments. Yes, life is stressful with all the chaos going on. With that, I want to focus on other things to keep my mind off it. After all, there are some things in life that I cannot control. All I can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. That said, I’m not going to let this consume my life.
That said, there is no secret that I’ve spent a few weekends at the beach, relaxing. It’s been a tough year, but hopefully we will get through it together.
There are, of course, some bright sides of the last year, such as finally getting a Switch 2 quite easily on day one. I have had it for about two months and it’s been a good upgrade over the original Switch.
Sure, the Switch 2 got a lot of criticism over its price, the game keycards, and the price of games, but the performance and quality of life improvements make it worthwhile. I have played Pokémon Scarlet extensively, and it runs significantly better with higher quality settings compared to the original. It really showed how bad the game ran, and it’s clear that it’s meant for a more powerful Switch, but that didn’t come out until three years later. That said, I do look forward to the new Pokémon Legends game when it comes out in October.
Lastly, as for my Japanese studies, it looks like I didn’t pass my 2nd attempt at JLPT N2. I guess there are some deficiencies in reading and especially listening. I’m considering taking the N3 this year because it seems easier to prepare for, as I can simply review what I’ve learned and practice immersion. I think it’s doable if I put some effort in the next few months.
That said, while the next few years will be challenging, I will do my best. I have worked hard on my projects, such as the Mastodon instance, and recently developed a new version of the AniBlogTracker. Sure, it’s sad to see the old one go away, but I’m building a new one that will be better than ever. Perhaps it could be an alternative for those who are into Anime, Manga, and Japanese culture to have one place to discover new content easily. Sure, a lot of things I wanted to do didn’t quite go to fruition, but maybe next year? With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday to me in the comments.
@chikorita157 Happy birthday! Here’s to the next 365 days being better!
Also keycards sucks, but it seems like they might have some positive movement there. Looking forward to seeing what games that Nintendo releases next. DK was a lot better than I ever expected.
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@chikorita157 hey happy birthday!
I hope things are better next year, and good luck on your JLPT!
I recently got a Switch 2 as well, and I’ve been enjoying it too. It’s nice to see switch games not struggling to run.
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