Woke up in Bristol, ended up in London for one of the best, low-key New Years I've had in recent memory. A Raclette grill was produced for us to cook our own dinner together, I couldn't think of a better way to ring in the new year than steak and melted cheese. The beer, wine, champagne and espresso martinis flowed throughout the night, giving us a booze blanket to head out and face the outside as midnight approached. We did a recce earlier and found a good spot that gave us line of sight with the London Eye, but as we walked up with 10 minutes to go we spotted a gaggle of people all heading in the same direction - naturally we followed and ended up on a green with an even better view of the incoming fireworks. We poured champagne in plastic flutes as I checked the time to start the countdown - in a group of near 100 people I was expecting to be the official timekeeper and start the group on the countdown.
2025 was a year I walked into with lofty intentions but ended up zoning out for almost entirely. In a way I was fortunate in being able to work for every single day of the year, but that was also my curse - it consumed every waking moment, giving me little space to pursue other interests of mine. Career wise I reckon I did inch the needle forward. I finished up my position as Assistant Script Supervisor and rejoined the Production team as Secretary. I found myself onboarding more responsibilities than ever before and ended up kinda liking it for once.
I also watched more films, read more books and played more games than any year in recent memory, but that made me feel oddly empty. For a few months now I''ve grown conscious that I'm treating media like popcorn. I loathe the word 'content' to describe media but that's gradually become the way I viewed it. People commit years of their lives producing films which I watch in under two hours, shortly after I'm already thinking about what to watch next. Is that normal? In fairness I did try to keep the thought of a film alive within me, I reviewed nearly every film I watched on LetterBoxd but I still feel like I'm blowing through things without letting them truly sit in my mind.
Maybe I'm being too harsh on myself though. For the first time ever I wrote down some of what are effectively my New Years Resolutions, at the bottom of the list I put 'above all else, be kind to yourself'. A code we can all afford to live by.
My favourite thing if 2025? Easy: making my short film No Show. It's long been an idea taking up space in my brain so it was good to finally put my it out into I the world.
Next year I have medium sized plans and hopes of a more fulfilling year. I can't wait around, hoping for it ti happen though, I have to go out an get it.
I hope everyone else has a great new year. roll in 2026!
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