Kein Jahresrückblick
As in previous years—I just checked—I'm finding it difficult to write a year-end review or anything similar. But giving in to my gut feeling, I do need a conclusion here on the blog.
Over the past few days, I've often pondered how to summarize the past year. Many adjectives have come to mind, but none quite fit. “Tiring,” however, seems to be the best description.
This is largely due to the sheer volume of things happening around us. I avoid doomscrolling, but I'm also not someone who can—or wants to—ignore these things.
Professionally and creatively, AI was (once again) the dominant theme. Similarly tiring, and now accompanied by an eye roll. However, I find it gratifying to see that for many people, AI has become synonymous with inferior quality or even “fake.”
When you consider everything that AI is capable of and is meant to replace, I'm a prime example. Programmer, musician, writer, and new to game development.
Of course, this doesn't stop me from continuing to do exactly that—quite the opposite. Furthermore, I will continue to use the Em Dash in my writing—as a matter of principle!
But somehow, one has to deal with all of this.
For some time now, I've been working on a separate section on my site for more creative writing. A section from which I'd like to keep “the AI” out, a personalized, experimental space. I believe this is a way to differentiate myself. Not from other bloggers, but from boring, run-of-the-mill AI-generated texts.
There will be three sections on my website, the boundaries of which are somewhat blurred. There will be this creative section, which will be rather isolated.
There will be the section that includes, among other things, all my Kirby-related content and which will be expanded next year to include my first Kirby course. Here, I will continue to write about web development and publishing, and probably in more depth.
The blog serves as a link between these sections. More like a classic log. I'm also thinking about certain types of posts, and I'm not yet sure whether they should have their own section or just be a category on the blog.
Almost everything is already prepared. The creative section still needs some work, but it's slowly taking shape.
I've also made arrangements to allow readers to access only specific sections. So, if you're only here for Kirby and aren't interested in the rest, you can filter accordingly.
All these ideas, redesigns, and a general feeling of fatigue have meant that there hasn't been much text activity here in recent months. I needed to focus.
I wish you all a happy new year. Thank you for stopping by and reading along. All the best for 2026 – see you soon!
