So, it's a new year. 2018. Two more years until 2020. It's weird, it feels like 2017 just started yesterday but at the same time it's been going on forever.

2017 was an...interesting year. For a lot of reasons. 

Some good things were I discovered a lot of great books, TV shows, YouTubers, bands, and even styles I like. I now have a favorite store (Hot Topic), I got to do an escape room, I had a pretty cool Christmas (I did get sick about halfway through the day and ended up puking a bunch, but other than that it was awesome), and I now know how to play the first eleven notes of Welcome to the Black Parade on my piano-keyboard thing! A lot of great movies came out this year as well! And of course I had my one-year anniversary of being on Wattpad!

And then...there's the other side of the record.

The amount of stress I've had this- I mean last, year was insane. I haven't been that stressed or emotionally distressed since elementary school, which believe you me was a very rough time. It was rather similar. A lot of crying, extremely difficult schoolwork, unhelpful teachers, and just overall unpleasantness. I developed a habit of pinching my arm when I was upset (angry, sad, both, etc) which turned into punching my arm. I am working on that though. My sleeping habits got worse, my self-image got worse, I've always had a bit of a problem with feeling guilty over small or stupid things which got much worse, and these last few months I've lost all motivation for writing and a good many other things. Mental health wise, this wasn't a great year for me. I also discovered I am lactose intolerant, which really sucks because I love cream cheese and Cheesecake is my favorite dessert. 

And then from a political standpoint...Donald Trump is president and Net Neutrality was voted for repeal. Need I say more?

So yeah. This year was a mixed bag. I posted Jack's vlog up there because I can kind of relate, I guess. But also because  like what he says at the end, about making 2018 a better year and improving and stuff. He says it better than me. 

I'm going to try my best to make 2018 a good year. I'm going to start by making sure I eat enough. Because my schedule has been so weird I haven't been eating until way, way past noon most days, which obviously needs to stop. I'm going to try and go to sleep before 4 am, because that's really not doing me any favors. I'm going to try and focus on stuff I can look forward to, like MANIA releasing on the 19th. I'm going to try and make this year at least a little better, even if it's just a tiny bit.

Happy New Year, everyone!