Originally shared on YouTube.

Exactly one year ago today, I shared the struggles I was experiencing with burnout and stress in creating content for this channel, especially relating to weeks where a ton of news was happening. At the end of that post, I announced that I would be cutting my upload schedule in half for 2025.

Fast-forward to today and I can honestly say that it was absolutely the right decision. It allowed me to rest between busy periods as well as deal with personal issues, including finally upgrading my PC and server. You can absolutely expect this schedule to remain for 2026 and, very likely, beyond.

Moving on to the year itself, so many things happened throughout 2025. While I didn’t see the explosive growth of the prior year, I pushed myself to create better content than ever before.

You may have noticed that every single video uploaded this year was above a minute. That was originally a coincidence, but it very quickly became a challenge that I somehow managed to fulfill, although sometimes with difficulty. It culminated with the yearly rewind being over 10 minutes in length, a months-long project that's very quickly become my favorite yet on the channel.

Beyond that, I also got to collaborate with the LEGO Group again! I was sent the second wave of LEGO Fortnite sets, which I compared to their digital counterparts in LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, as well as a personalized box celebrating the arrival of a LEGO NINJAGO content update in that same play experience.

Plus, by far my favorite moment of the year, was being included in a mod. My profile picture as well as a render of my character now make appearances in linterni Gamer’s Chaos Mod and Into The Pizzaplex mods respectively following updates to each and, after recovering from the jumpscare of seeing myself, I can’t help but feel incredibly proud.

And, finally, you may have noticed me on more than just YouTube. I started sharing my shorts and posts on platforms like TikTok and Instagram and, overall, I'm really happy with how they've been doing! Of course, YouTube remains the priority as per always, but you can still expect the same content to also appear on those websites.

Now, there are a few things that I teased in last year’s post that I never got to do: interviews with members of the community as well as livestreams. I can’t yet comment on the latter (although I am looking into it!), but you can definitely expect the former to be happening as part of a potential new series. Stay tuned for that.

Overall, I’m really happy with how this year went. It was a mix of pushing myself creatively while also staying healthy with regular breaks.

Expectedly, I’m incredibly excited for 2026, not just because of upcoming titles like LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, but also because I hope to expand the channel more than ever before.

But, as always, I want to take the time to thank you all for your continued support. I wouldn’t be able to do all of this if it wasn’t for you watching my silly videos and leaving comments for me to read rather than being productive.

Thank you so much. Here’s to another year. ❤️