Another year is here. After a few years of tempting fate by either bad-mouthing the previous year or begging for better from the next, I've gotten gun-shy, and can do little more than hope for the best, or something better than expected. We already know 2024 promises a near-endless year-long parade of poop by sheer virtue of being an election year in the US, over and above ongoing global disasters and indignities. All that becomes background noise to life, as one looks around and thinks "I hope this year works out okay for me personally."

Looking back, I've noticed that, without even realizing it, that throughout 2023 I seem to have been gearing up for a new phase in my creative endeavors, from producing a Sabrina Online story that didn't focus on Sabrina or Zig Zag, as well as building up characters, designs, and more for stories and universes I haven't done much with yet, but intend to.

I guess good OR bad, 2024 looks to at least be interesting in several ways. Its all even numbers and ending in four - can't be bad, right?