#for 2026

[zimthesilly]

When pride month comes back around next year, we need to band together and make a parody of welcome to the Black Parade but it's welcome to the Pride Parade and all the lyrics are a big gay shitpost except it actually sounds good and then people start listening to it unironically for the vocals and some guy named Dave comes out to his parents because of it

[girlonthefireescape]

Nine books I want to read in 2026

Thanks for the tag, @dauen! <3 This was excellent timing. I probably wouldn't have made this list without a prompt!

I recently bought a copy of Emily Wilde after hemming and hawing for months over whether to buy it. (And then @dauen kept recommending it, too, so let's go! 😆)

I've had my copies of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and When Brooklyn Was Queer (nonfiction) for years and read maybe 1/4 of each but never finished them. Hunger Stone was also a rec from someone. It's a Carmilla retelling/reimagining.

I thought I might like to read a book by each T. Kingfisher and Cat Sebastian. Not necessarily the two I've included, but they were the ones that came to mind first, and they are definitely at the top of my list for each author. (And Cat Sebastian's most recent release is just too darn expensive atm.)

I'm about 100 pages into When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley, so I'm going to finish that first. It was a Christmas present I asked for, because it's only out in hardback and illustrated by the author, so it's really pretty but also expensive 😂 (It's the book that keeps misspelling 'Fräulein' as 'Fraülein,' which Bothers me. They don't even use it that much, but out of the six or so times they have so far, it was spelled correctly once. How? Why? I'm confused.)

If you see this and wanna join, consider yourself tagged! <3 (Show me your books!!)

[stalegarlicbreb]

NOT A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: A NO-PRESSURE LIST

(not by rank) this year, i want to:

actually try and learn to cook my mom's recipes, and then build my own from it. i usually cook meals that aren't filipino recipes, so this year i want to learn filipino ulam aside from sinigang at lechon kawali HAHA

dedicate an hour of my day to reading a book in my kindle, because i can't be an uncultured swine forever. ngl i downloaded a lot of thriller/horror themed books, and i am sooo overwhelmed to the point i stopped reaching out for my kindle HAHAHA i'll probably counter it with some light romcom e-books, or smut huehuehue

get in touch with my artsy side: the paint edition. i've been pebbling myself with art materials all year round, mostly to just keep myself sane. now i have shit-ton of art supplies, and zero art piece, and a dash of guilt from the accumulating pile of coloring materials under my bed.

focus more on being intentional with my purchases. turns out, i can actually save a huge portion of my income if i put my mind into it. i saved up a good amount of money last year, that's why i got to help with our clinic's renovations. wala akong goal noong nag-start ako mag-ipon, tinry ko lang talaga kung kaya ko. this year, i'll think of something i can use as a motivation to keep more of my dough.

convince myself that i can drive. i do get nauseous whenever i imagine myself as the driver, that's why i keep rain-checking it lol. i'll probably educate myself first with the theoretical bits of driving, para naman ma-lessen yung anxiety ko. and then maybe inquire driving schools (also, please suggest a good driving school program/company na matututo ako nang mabilis sa manual din) i can't keep putting it on hold kasi mahalaga talaga pag marunong ka mag-maneho, lalo na pag may emergencies at kailangan ng back-up driver.

try and travel alone, preferably a trip to baguio or bataan/batangas for a trip to the beach. i'd like to gauge if i can actually enjoy my own company, even just for a day or overnight. i did solo dates-- concerts, art exhibits/fairs, and workshops; i think it's time for a more chill one, where i have to walk and reflect and write about it afterwards. maybe one more museum date in the city, and then the beach/ baguio

keep on improving, skill-wise, my profession. maybe practice on the business side of it as well, by convincing patients to undergo procedures that they need and will benefit them in the long run. i also want to practice my ability to decide on my own when it comes to treatment planning.

actually work on my health-- physically, mentally, and emotionally. maybe insist more on walking our dog, or just walk around the community while listening to a podcast. i've also been considering going back to dancing, kasi nami-miss ko na sumayaw ng hip-hop choreos. badminton could also work. mentally/emotionally, work on how i handle unforeseen/inevitable situations-- how do i initially react? and do i take action based on that reaction, or do i think ahead more to lessen the damage? how do i present myself in front of a trigger? how do i interact with others during a trigger? how do i live again after a trigger? mostly inner works and prioritizing my peace of mind.

these are mostly attainable/ i've already been doing it since last year, but i have to commit on it na. not aiming to perfect it because i never will be and don't want to be one, but move around it and/or through it to achieve good growth/change. if romantic love's on the table this year, i just hope it comes with good intentions and maturity. hindi yung manggugulo lang. sana galing kay Lord, ganon.

[kazperthegh0st]

Piper who breaks into abandoned buildings to snoop and take pics (for herself).

Hazel, a ghost, who haunts the building: bitch what are you doing here?

[4am-miracle]

Oh, you want happy VM thoughts? How about the fact that probably in 8 or 12 years, the Olympics are gonna be in Canada again, and they'll probably be the ones to light the torch? Or they'll skate in the opening or closing ceremonies? And they'll be commentating or doing interviews and promos or maybe even at the boards with athletes they're coaching? And many of us will be telling our kids about who they are and what they've accomplished? The best is yet to come, folks.

love this!

[reachtherainbowowo]

My new logo for 2026

[review-anon]

//Hey everyone, so we are reaching the end of a new year.

//This is gonna be a long one, so under the cut we go.

//Unfortunately this year has been a major disappointment for me, as I'm still stuck on one arc and haven't made much progress.

//Partly that is due to irl issues as having two family members die in the same year did not help, as that took up some time. The only mercy is since that's the entire generation of them dead, it should mean nobody should be dying anymore.

//And while I love to say next year I will be doing a lot more good in 2026...depending on how events turn out, this might be the last end of year recollection I do here.

//Something is happening next year for me irl which I don't want to bog down the details of as its private, which hopefully should go well. Because if not, well I'm gonna have to quit doing this blog since then I have to priorities my own personal life.

//And even if THAT goes well, I might be kicked off social media entirely because while I don't want to get into political issues, its not been my thing here, but the UK Government has become increasingly draconic on censoring the internet. You may have noticed that I've not been tuning into Bubbles's streams.

//That's because I'm effectively blocked from Twitch now as the only way to access them is to give them biometric data which I do NOT trust them with whatsoever. However, they are considering replicating the social media ban for under 16s here that Australia did and if that goes through...well I won't be able to access the internet anymore since I'm not handing companies I don't trust biometric data so hackers can steal it and ruin my life later on.

//Okay that's a exaggeration and last I checked, Tumblr was not on the Australia ban list since this is such a minor site it has flown under the radar, but the point is this is a scary time. I will try to enjoy what time I have on here to the best of my abilities as I don't want to leave.

//Of course it might not happen, and the amendment may not go through, its just...I'm not Bubbles. Its a lot LOT harder for me to stay optimistic when so much horribleness is going on.

//ASSUMING though, I don't get kicked off Tumblr due to circumstances out of my control, I will aim to wrap up the ASOOT Valentine's Day Review Promotion arc early 2026, and then set up a new system so that I can get through these arcs a lot quicker and have a much better flow going forward.

//Especially as eventually we will have Black Rabbit, AKA the Tetro Arc and I'm REALLY looking forward to doing that one, I have lots of ideas for it.

//I also got some writing due. On the ASOOT side I have the Definitive Basilisk Theory to do at the very least and also hopefully the Dianthus Memory Review as well. That should get me up to date on my Writings for ASOOT. I also need to finish off the X/Y Storyline and before anyone asks no ZA will not impact it since it was written beforehand.

//There's also some Divine Paradox Pokemon to do this year as well, that one I freely admit IS delayed by ZA since a few Pokemon ideas I have get Megas in ZA so I want to see them first before I make the designs since like with Cyber Dragon, I will incorporate Mega design into the Paradox form.

//There's also my Sonic.EXE story I really want to get working on this year as well. Again, assuming the Fanfiction sites that I will have brave to get this out aren't blocked next year, I will make an account and write the fanfiction there. At the very least I want the Prologue and Chapter 1 out this year.

//Overall 2025 has been meh overall, and mostly a letdown for me. I just hope 2026 I can still keep doing this and not be forced to quit due to authoritarianism. I do have a lot of plans for 2026, let's see if I can do them.