December 24th 2025
Digital Journal Entry
I realised while writing this that I incorrectly labelled the last two entries as 2026 which is quite funny, not that anyone saw. It feels like I’m so mentally ready for 2026 as it’s probably the biggest year of my adult life, and might remain that way for many years to come. It’s exciting stuff! I'm going on a big Europe trip and finally moving to Japan, and I’ve never been more hyped for anything. It’s weird because I remember on my 22nd birthday, on the 3rd of March 2025, when I had a big moment where I thought I had to do something big. I wanted to achieve a life goal or just try and figure something out, and ever since I’ve been binging Japanese travel videos, reading more Japanese books and just becoming obsessed with the entire culture. I wanted to be laser focused on the goal and it’s worked! I’ve got a job and I’m going. It’s weird because I’ve never focused so hard on one thing so much in my life, like even my high school exams were pretty trivial since (not to brag) but I was fairly smart already. I’m quite lucky that my dad handed some of his brains down to me, because it meant that I could do minimal studying and still walk out with alright grades. I definitely could have gotten much better grades if I studied but oh well. We move.
That was a random tangent about 2026 and my (previous) poor work ethic wasn’t it?
Today was chill. First of a few days off for Christmas so I just chilled, played some games and then went to see ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at the cinema. I’d never seen it before even though it’s one of the highest rated Christmas films ever, and also just one of the highest rated films ever. The cinema was great; it felt like a hidden speak-easy bar and then the seats were huge cushioned sofas. It was honestly too comfortable, because halfway through the film I was drifting to sleep. It wasn’t the films fault though! I thought it was genuinely brilliant, it was gorgeous to look at and was so deeply impactful and sweet. I teared up at several parts obviously, because I’m just a soppy romance enjoyer. I didn’t know a single thing before going in, which is funny because I managed to avoid spoilers for 22 years, but it was just a retelling of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and I don’t know why it spoke to me more than any other version, even The Muppets version. Oh well. I loved it.
I walked home in the cold, dark, winter night and then sat at my desk and started playing some more games. I bought Dead Island 2, which now that I’m writing is a very stark contrast to ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ but I digress. It’s pretty fun! Just mindless zombie action with lots of violence and lots of colour in its environments. It was also £5 so I’d say that’s a bargain.
I also got a few messages from family, asking for bank details, which is a good sign. I wish they’d actually speak to me more often because I’d like to have that nice relationship with them, but if they just appear once a year to give me money then I won’t really complain.
That’s it for today. I stay vibing, ready for a lovely Christmas party tomorrow with friends. I expect I will be getting drunk.