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Was gonna do a recap, but But we are here and we ball. So. 2026. Not gonna hold you, this year things haven't been great either. But I think we can find joy while we find liberation, in whichever form that happens.  In fact, I don't think you can find any freedom without finding something joyful in your life. Otherwise, why would we fight? If not for a better world for our children and children's children? So, I'm focusing on finding small things to find joy in. Not as a distraction, because I don't know if I think pretending the world is on fire is particularly helpful. But because I think I need to and everyone needs to remember why we live. Not survive, but live. Books I've readThis is a pretty long list; two years is a lot of books being read. So I plan to do it's own dedicated post instead of briefly mentioning some books. Be on the lookout. Games I've playedNot as long as my book list, since I've mostly been playing comfort games. However, I'm not going over every game I played in the two years since my last big post, so. Here are my current favs:  One current game that's had me in a chokehold for the past couple of weeks is I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. Very good game. It manages to scratch my roguelike/lite itch but in Princess Maker form. Highly recommend it. Blue Prince is another game that I adore and is a roguelite. Who knew I would like architecture the game so much. I also really like the lore that's slowly unveiling as you play and get better and more strategic. Highly recommend it. The sequel to Kathy Rain, Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, is also very, very good. A wonderful sequel to all of the weirdness of the first and building on it. Very eager to see how, if they do turn this into a series, they go from here and whether Kathy actually becomes a better person or not. Highly recommend, but please play the first one before this one. It's not super long and you will get so much more out of this game if you do. ...You might be noticing a theme here. If it's a visual novel or a roguelike/lite, I will probably love it. I also love games that I can go fast and Relooted is definitely one of them. One of the best soundtracks I've heard in a game in a long time, and the game is just fun in general. I'm not the best at platformers but I do like the puzzle aspect of it as well. Not to mention a really compelling story. Highly recommend it. I also did play Dragon Age: The Veilguard and I liked it. Do I wish it had more time to cook and/or less meddling from the higher ups? Yes. But what we got was a solid game, even if it wasn't what everyone was expecting. And I finally had decent fucking hair in a Dragon Age game, so that was nice. I recommend it, with some caveats. Things I'm doingI'm writing more poetry again. Not sure if I plan on posting it or just keep it for me, but it feels good to write again. I'm also getting back into writing my thoughts on comics. Currently I'm do a loose retrospective on Kyle Rayner, a Green Lantern from DC's Green Lantern series. The intro post should already be out and I'm hoping posting it publicly will make me actually keep it up. But it will be a very slow project, regardless. So that's it for me, honestly. I will try to make more posts as I wean myself off of most social media. In fact, the only places I really post anymore is Blacksky. I occasionally reblog on tumblr and I plan to make more posts here and cross posted on my ko-fi, but honestly? I'm trying to touch grass more and attempt to find community that's not just reheated hot takes. So I'm trying to be more mindful of that. See y'all around! GENEROUS - Durand