so , just what did you achieve in 2025 ?

[r16]

well , my blazingly spectacular achievement this year was in some modelling forum . The guy ...

just look at the sorry state of the forum . As am writing this there are five "similar threads" mentioned . Mass killings in the US , Charlie Kirk incident , taking Trump down in the next elections , failure of US Foreign policy and our AI lords throw a bone in the form a Civ7 thread at the bottom .

well , the guy is one of those who took over parcels of the internet to sell the F-35 . Driving everybody out for the sin of having a speck of doubt about the greatest ever thing . Lovely thing , its engine costs 20 millions these days . Which is not the cost of a full up F-16 , but hey , whatever ...

Spoiler :

gets offended by my comment about Germans buying F-18s for the extremely political mission of having access to the use of American nuclear bombs . Apparently they cleared the F-35 to drop nukes like in 2024 , being fast workers or something . All my posts there are now under moderator control , remain under wraps until approved , so ı am not posting . Yeah , because they have noticed ı post in a second forum , they have banned me access to a "genre" so that ı won't be able to read what they are upto ! Presumably over this Typhoon sale to New Turkey , which helped to UK have a record in annual weapon sales ...

like ı really would like to return the favour by suggesting them to find the relevant magazine article where some former engineer writes about stuff . Only evidence for Roy Braybrook being a great designer was his own claims but his columns were always informative in addition to self mockery . In which he doesn't really argue tradecraft with Lee Begin , despite the odd thing about the Northrop's chief engineer talking as if he was on a spaceship and that trick would be taken over later by Ben Rich , naturally from Lockmart . It is more like he is explaining himself to Sir Sydney , like Camm's ghost who was the chief of Hawker design offices . Because , oddly , he will abandon previously held opinons and stuff . Like he talks BS about being convinced by Begin about the way engines are changed on the F-18 , as if he is unaware the same way was accepted for the Tornado which was in flight tests in the timeframe . This is his plot to reject the thing that would be offered by the MBB , because the Tornado tailfins were to be produced by BAC and "experience" was a firm selling point back then , too . Anybody who hate me for stating all the Eurocanards originate from Swedish paper exercises ? Luckily you will not be able to shame Roy Braybrook as he has been dead for a couple of years .

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Returned to my hometown and repossessed my house (some non-paying 'renters' squatting on it). Got contractors to repaint, repair and/or replace various spoilage to make it liveable again. Got a new pc and ordered much furniture fr Ikea (need to self-assemble). Still need to buy the electrical stuff. And connect to the internet (currently using a phone lol). Settling down into my retirement.

Yeah, nothing interesting much...

 

[Birdjaguar]

New pc to run Windows 11; level 100 in POE1; Visited Italy and Hawaii this year, Walked over 1.016 million steps according to my phone app (goal is 4,000 steps every other day).

 

[GenMarshall]

I honestly don't know where to start since it's largely been a huge rumination period filled with regret since leaving the anti-woke movement and only just now starting to process the grief surrounding ambiguous loss of a "friend" to left wing extremism a few years back.

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

I managed to make and publish a civ mod for Civ5*, the reason I joined CivFanatics in the first place

*six civs now, at time of going to print

 

[Hygro]

Got married in January. Had a small wedding almost a year later in December. Wife is four months pregnant!

A whole lot of adulting ( ) including navigating an immigration process without a lawyer, including the mega stress of this admin coming after people who fit my wife's description to a tee (down to the country/ visa process). Also adulting, making sure there's cakes, balloons, cards, etc for everyone's birthdays, festivity in holidays... there's usually 1-2 people in everyone's family organized enough to do it for everyone else, it dawned on me that it is me in mine.

Wife and I bought a house! With cash! No, not really, not like it sounds, it was $3,200. Just a gift to fix property lines for her family in Nicaragua. Still fun to say. And there is a house there. Two rooms that don't sensibly combine. The toilet is in the doorway between the rooms... it's... I'll post pictures later.

I had my credit cards paid off for about 2 days this year. Woo!

Was able to unite two friend branches into one, taking the pressure off me to keep my friends in one place -> that's almost the most important thing on here . Got back up to full time work in my field, first time since 2022. Got way better at my job. Simultaneously, leveled up my music game significantly... now that I don't have time for it ( ) . Finished a major music project from 2014 that I will release early next year. Got comfortable filming myself. Threw a great cabin party. Finished loads of TV series's. Saw my favorite artist in concert. Got even better medicated. Got fat.

Haven't smoked any pot in over a year, not really by desire but by compromises, and I gotta say while it's definitely a downgrade in many regards going from occasional to zero usage, it's been way easier to stack wins and keep forward like a slow moving, no red-lights-in-the-way train.

2026 is going to be real crazy. Newborn, lots of debt to overcome, projects to finish, and I'll be the sole income.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Congrats on your marriage and upcoming fatherhood.

And hang in there. The first year of your first child is going to be... memorable.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I'll post pictures later.

Are you living there now?

 

[Gori the Grey]

Dragged myself one full year closer to my eventual demise.

 

[Henri Christophe]

End all disciplines on University, now I can focus on final project and an internship IV.

 

[soundjata]

I served an obscene (and self destroying) system for one more year.
I really should look for more fecund activities

 

[Fat Bastard]

I've implemented a calorie cutting diet which should see me lose weight.

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

Lean Bastard

 

[Gori the Grey]

The Bastard Formerly Known As Fat

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Went to the gym more than any other year, other than when I played sports in school. But yeah most gym time in like 17ish years.

Got a second used vehicle so we don’t have just one.

Beat sooooooo many video games. Got a Switch 2. Swapped my Macbook Pro for a better one. Did two full Linux from Scratch installs, it had been a while since I last did. Got a new computer desk and completely redid that area of the living room. Tracked down a working BBC Micro Model B, a working Macintosh 512ke, and a working Amiga 2500.

Read a lot. Blew past my book goal for the year.

Went to Chicago 7 times!

99% of my investments are mutual funds, but 1% is my “fun” collection of personal picks. They outperformed the S&P 500 for the year.

Called my state politicians more than any other year, went to more protests than any other year, gave more to charity than any other year.

 

[EvaDK]

Getting settled in my new job.

My boy is really starting to become opinionated and he most certainly got it from me.

The yearlong renovations to my flat were completed; it's so nice to no longer be invaded by builders in your own home.

Home theater got a 4K HDR upgrade and I'm slowly but surely double dipping my favorite films.

My savings/stock portfolio is starting to show teeth. I am entertaining the thought of becoming a part time investor in the long run and perhaps retire early from 'normal work life'.

I really wanted to improve on some personal issues I still struggle with, but that has been largely unsuccessful in 2025. I still have a lot of work to do and decisions to make.

 

[The_J]

Anno 2025 wasn't a great year.
I was to a big extent sick with minor stuff, certainly amounting again to 3 months or more. Including over Christmas, I could not visit home. I didn't make any progress with sports, due to all the time being knocked out minorly, and didn't do the 10k or 16k run last year, so that's all a bit meh.
I went to Spain and Turkey, both for weddings of friends. It was the first time for me in Turkey, which was great. I drove a car there, and survived. While arriving back at my home airport I lost my documents, which was a big of a mess for 2 months to get everything sorted again.
I also went to Switzerland for work, which was interesting, I was part of the organization for a workshop, and I think I'm at work now widely recognized as an expert. I was also invited to give a lecture for a master's course. So that part is pretty good.
Other random things 2025:
- I went the first time ice skating. Well, tried, "skating" might be an exaggeration
- I met the prime minister. Not really... kinda. He was "undercover" at a concert, and me and a friend afterwards sat down at the same table with him. Didn't recognize him at first .

And here we had Civ7 and 25 years of CFC, so that's also neat .

I just hope for better health for 2026, that's the main thing. And maye some love.