Heyo~

It’s been an interesting year. I switched from Windows to full-time Linux back in January, and it’s been an great experience. Everything just works: games, streams, VR... For art, though, due to CSP I still have to use a VM, but other than that, I control what goes into my OS, eat shit Microsoft, you can keep your AI bs.

Art-wise, I started off way too strong in '25 and then slowed down a bit, but I don’t regret it. I might bring back themed months in some form, still figuring that out.

I’ve kept up with my workouts, although a foot injury in February forced me to slow things down from August to December to fully recover.

Haven’t done much 3D stuff this year, but I’m hoping to do more in '26.

I started playing FFXIV when ARR first dropped, but never got past the start of Heavensward when that expansion released. This year, I came back with a new character and finally broke that barrier, I recently started Shadowbringers, and it’s been a great time so far.

Just a reminder: I have a bsky https://bsky.app/profile/michelledb.com , and you can find all my galleries and stuff on my site: https://michelledb.com/