UlasanAnime.com – Twenty-sixteen was a fun year for me. On some level, it had to be, especially when I was producing these awesome weekender packages that some nerds only dream of. But, who dreams of weekending to Japan just to watch CG 4th? You? You have problems. And I know from experience that you have problems.
This is the season for introspection. Introverts introspect. This is the introduction to a series of introspections by an introvert. That hasn’t changed in 2016, but the amount of time I spend doing this has.
I am writing less and less. In exchange, I was able to maintain a good portion of my anime time and even occasionally some gaming. I still don’t have an S-ranked idol in Platinum Star because its mobage-style life rubs me the wrong way. I’d rather just buy DLCs ala OFA and leave it at that. I played some fun games this year too, like my current jam: Shadowverse. If I couldn’t get the rest of the series out, it’s because a new expansion for Shadowverse drops tomorrow.
The bulk of the time I spent was on eventing. What comes with eventing are weekends spent doing the events. The times taken to travel to and from. The time taken to get prepared (and I usually try). And then there’s the time taken to recover from eventing, which, as I know from experience, increases as you get older.
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I am getting old. This eventing and related fatigue, as I know from experience, really knocks me out from doing auxiliary things, such as writing here. But rather than blaming my extravagant single lifestyle, I think I also spent too much time working, and all these hardcore hobbying activities are running up against Real Life.
As for this fandom from the perspective of an American, I think overall we’re heading in a good direction. Con-wise, every year with a good AX is a good year; I hate saying it, but it’s true. I went to Hawaii for a con, and that was great, at least the Hawaii parts. I went to Canada for a con (that’s not new) and produced a crazy-butt offkai, albeit not as good as 2015’s, I think. I miss Poole’s.
I miss my staycations. I’m going to get just that this holiday season. Stay tuned?
Year-in-review 2016:
- Introduction
- Eventing
- Seiyuu music
- N-listing
