End of year memes 2025
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gothikmaus2025 is almost over, so here are the usual end of year memes, both fannish and not.
FANFICTION OVERVIEW 2025
Total number of fanfics: 5
Fandom breakdown:
CSI: 4
Lupin III: 1
Word count: 18,097
I finally finished the Nick/Greg fic I had been working on for years, which I consider my biggest accomplishment of 2025. That, and the Nick/Greg advent calendar. The others were just ficlets, but I'm not complaining at all: the important thing is that I keep writing.
FANART OVERVIEW 2025
Total number of pieces of fanart: 15 + 5 original pieces and some sketches
Fandom breakdown:
Lupin III: 4
Good Omens: 3
CSI: 2
Sailor Moon: 2
Versailles no bara: 1
Die Ärzte: 1
Ai shite knight: 1
Our flag means death: 1
Original works:
Japanese folklore: 2
Watercolour Christmas cards: 3
Overall Thoughts:
I kept my New Year's resolution and drew at least one thing each month. I could have done more (some months I only came up with a quick sketch), but having a clear, doable goal helped a lot. I also started playing around with watercolours, which is something I've never really done before, and I'd like to continue.
Looking back, did you draw more fanart than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
More. I deliberately set a low-pressure goal for 2025 (one drawing each month), but I tend to get lazy, so I wasn't sure I could even do that.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you draw that you would never have predicted in January?
I hadn't planned to draw Sailor Moon fanart, but I'd wanted to draw Sailor Mars for a while, so that wasn't a total surprise. I also never predicted I would start experimenting with watercolours.
What's your own favourite piece of fanart of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?
This Rose of Versailles redraw. I didn't think I could do it justice, but I liked the final result.
Do you have any fanart or prolific goals for the New Year?
Since it worked for 2025, I'll stick to "let's draw at least one thing each month" for 2026 as well.
From my past year of fanart, what was...
My best piece of fanart this year:
The Rose of Versailles redraw.
My most popular piece of fanart of this year:
Year of the snake - Good Omens edition
Fanart of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
I don't know, most of my fanart gets just a handful of likes/reblogs. I would've liked if the Rose of Versailles redraw had got a little more love, but it's not a popular fandom.
Most fun piece of fanart to draw:
This Lupin III pic. Because I love drawing silly expressions.
Piece of fanart with the single sexiest moment:
I didn't draw anything sexy this year. Maybe this CSI pic, if you squint really, really hard.
Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" piece of fanart:
I didn't draw anything crazy. But this duck!Izzy Hands was quite silly.
Hardest piece of fanart to draw:
This Con O'Neill sketch. I gave up trying to draw his face and just left it unfinished, it just wouldn't cooperate.
Biggest Surprise:
This Good Omens drawing. I quite like how it turned out.
In conclusion:
Having a clear goal instead of a generic "I want to draw more" really helps.
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Lupin III; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2. Your favorite Film this year: Un mondo a parte; Don't Worry Darling
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "Il centenario che saltò dalla finestra e scomparve", Jonas Jonasson
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: The only new album I listened to was "More", by Pulp
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: Picard
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: The only community I still follow is the Snowflake Challenge community (![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
snowflake_challenge). Sadly, there was no Good Omens Holiday Exchange this year.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? Picard, even if it's not a new fandom at all, since I'm a huge Star Trek: TNG fan.
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? The first episode of "Interview with the vampire". I haven't watched the rest of the series yet, but I didn't particularly like the first episode.
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: Daisuke Jigen from Lupin III
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year:
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? Watching Picard, especially season 3, with all the old TNG cast. :3
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? Still the crazy old Ärzte fandom on LJ. I doubt I'll ever experience anything like that again.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? "Heated Rivalry". And I want to give another chance to "Interview with the vampire", because I can't believe I don't like it. >:(
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? The Good Omens finale. I'm also really looking forward to the Snowflake Challenge.
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
What did you do in 2025 that you'd never done before?
I had surgery, I visited Paris, I started a diction course, I attended a voice acting workshop.
Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I kept some of my resolutions, but not all.
- Read more actual books (not just fanfiction): I did manage to read more, but I could've done better.
- Stop wasting so much time on social media: I'm doing a little better, but I still waste too much time online.
- Publish the Nick/Greg fic that's almost done and finish as many WIPs as I can: I did publish the Nick/Greg fic!
- Draw at least one thing each month: Done!
- Keep an eye out for a potential new job: I only sent out a few applications.
- Go back to playing bass: I didn't, but I did play the piano a little.
Here's the list for 2026:
- Read more
- Draw at least one thing each month
- Finish some of the WIPs I'm working on
- Waste less time on social media
- Keep an eye out for a potential new job
- Try my hand at podficcing
- Listen to more music
Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
Did anyone close to you die?
Some distant relatives.
What countries did you visit?
France, Switzerland.
What would you like to have in 2026 that you lacked in 2025?
Maybe a relationship? It's been so long since I dated someone, I don't even remember what it feels like...
What dates from 2025 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I had surgery.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally finishing the Nick/Greg fic I had been working on for years, submitting an original story to a literary contest.
What was your biggest failure?
Not passing the admission test for a EU job, not getting shortlisted for a literary contest.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
I was quite sore for a few weeks immediately after my surgery.
What was the best thing you bought?
It's not a "thing", but I'm really happy I enrolled in a diction course and a voice acting workshop.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine, for keeping my sanity.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A colleague at work.
Where did most of your money go?
Travels, courses.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Visiting Versailles, attending a diction course and a voice acting workshop.
What songs will always remind you of 2025?
This old Bim Bum Bam opening theme.
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, I guess
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same
iii. richer or poorer? A little richer
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Read, applied for jobs.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating, wasting time online.
How did you spend Christmas / Hanukkah?
With my parents as usual.
Did you fall in love in 2025?
No.
What was your favorite TV program?
Picard.
What was the best book you read?
"Il centenario che saltò dalla finestra e scomparve", Jonas Jonasson
What was your greatest musical discovery?
I didn't discover any new music.
What did you want and get?
To visit Paris, to attend a diction course and voice acting workshop
What did you want and not get?
A new job, to be shortlisted in a literary contest.
What was your favorite film of this year?
Un mondo a parte; Don't Worry Darling
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my actual birthday I took a day off and had tea and cake in an Alice-in-Wonderland-themed café. The following weekend I had dinner with some friends at a Japanese restaurant.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less negativity at work.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2025?
Bell bottoms!
What kept you sane?
Fandom, travelling.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
David Tennant.
What political issue stirred you the most?
The wars in Palestine and Ukraine, the new U.S. administration.
Who did you miss?
My friends.
Who was the best new person you met?
Some of my "classmates" at the diction course.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2025
Sometimes people don't want to be helped, they just want to complain. Just ignore them.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Es ist egal, was du bist, hauptsache ist, es macht dich glücklich
"Glücklich" Farin Urlaub
FANFICTION OVERVIEW 2025
Total number of fanfics: 5
Fandom breakdown:
CSI: 4
Lupin III: 1
Word count: 18,097
I finally finished the Nick/Greg fic I had been working on for years, which I consider my biggest accomplishment of 2025. That, and the Nick/Greg advent calendar. The others were just ficlets, but I'm not complaining at all: the important thing is that I keep writing.
FANART OVERVIEW 2025
Total number of pieces of fanart: 15 + 5 original pieces and some sketches
Fandom breakdown:
Lupin III: 4
Good Omens: 3
CSI: 2
Sailor Moon: 2
Versailles no bara: 1
Die Ärzte: 1
Ai shite knight: 1
Our flag means death: 1
Original works:
Japanese folklore: 2
Watercolour Christmas cards: 3
Overall Thoughts:
I kept my New Year's resolution and drew at least one thing each month. I could have done more (some months I only came up with a quick sketch), but having a clear, doable goal helped a lot. I also started playing around with watercolours, which is something I've never really done before, and I'd like to continue.
Looking back, did you draw more fanart than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
More. I deliberately set a low-pressure goal for 2025 (one drawing each month), but I tend to get lazy, so I wasn't sure I could even do that.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you draw that you would never have predicted in January?
I hadn't planned to draw Sailor Moon fanart, but I'd wanted to draw Sailor Mars for a while, so that wasn't a total surprise. I also never predicted I would start experimenting with watercolours.
What's your own favourite piece of fanart of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?
This Rose of Versailles redraw. I didn't think I could do it justice, but I liked the final result.
Do you have any fanart or prolific goals for the New Year?
Since it worked for 2025, I'll stick to "let's draw at least one thing each month" for 2026 as well.
From my past year of fanart, what was...
My best piece of fanart this year:
The Rose of Versailles redraw.
My most popular piece of fanart of this year:
Year of the snake - Good Omens edition
Fanart of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
I don't know, most of my fanart gets just a handful of likes/reblogs. I would've liked if the Rose of Versailles redraw had got a little more love, but it's not a popular fandom.
Most fun piece of fanart to draw:
This Lupin III pic. Because I love drawing silly expressions.
Piece of fanart with the single sexiest moment:
I didn't draw anything sexy this year. Maybe this CSI pic, if you squint really, really hard.
Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" piece of fanart:
I didn't draw anything crazy. But this duck!Izzy Hands was quite silly.
Hardest piece of fanart to draw:
This Con O'Neill sketch. I gave up trying to draw his face and just left it unfinished, it just wouldn't cooperate.
Biggest Surprise:
This Good Omens drawing. I quite like how it turned out.
In conclusion:
Having a clear goal instead of a generic "I want to draw more" really helps.
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Lupin III; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2. Your favorite Film this year: Un mondo a parte; Don't Worry Darling
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "Il centenario che saltò dalla finestra e scomparve", Jonas Jonasson
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: The only new album I listened to was "More", by Pulp
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: Picard
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: The only community I still follow is the Snowflake Challenge community (
snowflake_challenge). Sadly, there was no Good Omens Holiday Exchange this year. 7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? Picard, even if it's not a new fandom at all, since I'm a huge Star Trek: TNG fan.
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? The first episode of "Interview with the vampire". I haven't watched the rest of the series yet, but I didn't particularly like the first episode.
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: Daisuke Jigen from Lupin III
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year:
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? Watching Picard, especially season 3, with all the old TNG cast. :3
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? Still the crazy old Ärzte fandom on LJ. I doubt I'll ever experience anything like that again.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? "Heated Rivalry". And I want to give another chance to "Interview with the vampire", because I can't believe I don't like it. >:(
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? The Good Omens finale. I'm also really looking forward to the Snowflake Challenge.
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
What did you do in 2025 that you'd never done before?
I had surgery, I visited Paris, I started a diction course, I attended a voice acting workshop.
Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I kept some of my resolutions, but not all.
- Read more actual books (not just fanfiction): I did manage to read more, but I could've done better.
- Stop wasting so much time on social media: I'm doing a little better, but I still waste too much time online.
- Publish the Nick/Greg fic that's almost done and finish as many WIPs as I can: I did publish the Nick/Greg fic!
- Draw at least one thing each month: Done!
- Keep an eye out for a potential new job: I only sent out a few applications.
- Go back to playing bass: I didn't, but I did play the piano a little.
Here's the list for 2026:
- Read more
- Draw at least one thing each month
- Finish some of the WIPs I'm working on
- Waste less time on social media
- Keep an eye out for a potential new job
- Try my hand at podficcing
- Listen to more music
Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
Did anyone close to you die?
Some distant relatives.
What countries did you visit?
France, Switzerland.
What would you like to have in 2026 that you lacked in 2025?
Maybe a relationship? It's been so long since I dated someone, I don't even remember what it feels like...
What dates from 2025 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I had surgery.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally finishing the Nick/Greg fic I had been working on for years, submitting an original story to a literary contest.
What was your biggest failure?
Not passing the admission test for a EU job, not getting shortlisted for a literary contest.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
I was quite sore for a few weeks immediately after my surgery.
What was the best thing you bought?
It's not a "thing", but I'm really happy I enrolled in a diction course and a voice acting workshop.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine, for keeping my sanity.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A colleague at work.
Where did most of your money go?
Travels, courses.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Visiting Versailles, attending a diction course and a voice acting workshop.
What songs will always remind you of 2025?
This old Bim Bum Bam opening theme.
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, I guess
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same
iii. richer or poorer? A little richer
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Read, applied for jobs.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating, wasting time online.
How did you spend Christmas / Hanukkah?
With my parents as usual.
Did you fall in love in 2025?
No.
What was your favorite TV program?
Picard.
What was the best book you read?
"Il centenario che saltò dalla finestra e scomparve", Jonas Jonasson
What was your greatest musical discovery?
I didn't discover any new music.
What did you want and get?
To visit Paris, to attend a diction course and voice acting workshop
What did you want and not get?
A new job, to be shortlisted in a literary contest.
What was your favorite film of this year?
Un mondo a parte; Don't Worry Darling
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my actual birthday I took a day off and had tea and cake in an Alice-in-Wonderland-themed café. The following weekend I had dinner with some friends at a Japanese restaurant.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less negativity at work.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2025?
Bell bottoms!
What kept you sane?
Fandom, travelling.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
David Tennant.
What political issue stirred you the most?
The wars in Palestine and Ukraine, the new U.S. administration.
Who did you miss?
My friends.
Who was the best new person you met?
Some of my "classmates" at the diction course.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2025
Sometimes people don't want to be helped, they just want to complain. Just ignore them.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Es ist egal, was du bist, hauptsache ist, es macht dich glücklich
"Glücklich" Farin Urlaub
