2023 was a tough year, but it was a hard-paved road towards healing after dealing with the death of a parent back in 2022. I didn't really get in any significant roleplaying done this year but I'm hoping that 2024 would be different, and to set aside a lot of past differences in my communities and social circles for a fresh restart.

One, while I simultaneously was stressed and overworked at my old job, I loved all the people there and I genuinely miss them ever since I quit to move to Australia. Made some really great friendships with coworkers I never knew I could have (all of my previous coworkers at different jobs were just nice acquaintances at best) and they were all so supportive about me making the big change to move to a new country.

Two, helped my family take care of final affairs of our loved one and seeing them genuinely making positive steps to healing through our grief. And on the positive side, I helped my mom reconnect with her estranged sister and they're back to being best friends again.

Three, I moved to Australia!

Four, the amount of paperwork I had to do to get to stay in Australia is insane but it was a gigantic hurdle that I'm so glad I managed to get over. So many documents to prepare, so many forms to fill out, and not to mention begging the officers at the local police station to fingerprint me so I can certify that I am Certainly Not A Criminal^TM 🙃

And five, my SO's family and extended family are some of the most warmest, kindest, giving people I know, and I'm so grateful to be included as well. We're all going on a trip up to Queensland next year together and it's going to be my first "tropical" vacation in god knows how many years.

Dec 21, 2023 1:27:54 GMT Yevod said:

Fascinated! Is this going to be humans-only?

Yup, humans only, no magic whatsoever. The foci of the site would surround more on human interactions, societal hierarchies, rage against the institution, something yada-yada commentary about a capitalist society, etc.

Dec 12, 2023 6:32:28 GMT CEL said:

if you havent played disco elysium yet, this is your sign to play disco elysium.

"OH MY GOD, IT'S MINE, I DROVE MY CAR INTO THE SEA???!?!?!?!?!!!!??!!!!"

Bridgerton, but maybe set in a fictional world/country.

With the site's equivalent of Lady Whistledown and her gossip being the crux of site plots and characters' threads contributing to her next column.

realizing that this year will be my first aussie christmas like

my mood:

friend: describe your new site idea
me: a cowboy, a samurai, a priest and an oil tycoon walks into a bar...