Update Time Again!
I mentioned at the end of my last article that I was going to create another update post because I have a lot of future-plan-type stuff I want to share with you guys. Given that my birthday is coming up the weekend after next, it seems a rather appropriate time to do so. I think the best way to approach this post is to look over my New Year’s update post and see how well I’ve kept up with the promises I made there. So, enough preamble! Let’s jump right in!
I finally got the “best of 2024 animation” lists out, and I’m extremely happy about it. I did end up doing another “1001 Animations” article when I promised I wouldn’t, though. Still, I had fun with it.
My article about animation in 2022 is in the embryonic stage as we speak. As I said before, I’m not going to be ranking all the animated films and TV shows that came out that year. I’m just going to talk about 12 films and series (not 10, as I said in the other update post) that I feel were overlooked and deserve more attention. Don’t expect a similar article for 2021, though; actually watching all the shows and movies I need to make these lists is incredibly time-consuming, and most of the time I have my hands full with the ones from the current year. Maybe I would if PrestonPosits wasn’t a one-person operation, but seeing as how that’s unlikely to change in the near future, I think you’ll just have to hope you’ll get lucky with the next “1001 Animations” article if there’s something from animations’ past that you want me to look at.
Another thing that I’m very excited to announce is that we may finally be seeing the end of the Jurassic Park retrospective after two years. I spent the last few weeks watching every episode of Camp Cretaceous and Chaos Theory in preparation for the last two articles I plan to write for the retrospective. I know I said I was only planning to watch Chaos Theory, but it had been a while since I’d seen Camp Cretaceous, and I didn’t think I could do that show’s article justice from memory alone. If all goes to plan, you should be seeing both articles sometime in Jurassic June (that’s a term I picked up from paleo-Twitter, presumably in reference to the fact that the original Jurassic Park was released in June). Needless to say, I am very eager to finally put that damn retrospective behind me! As of the time I’m writing this article, I only have the last three episodes of Chaos Theory to watch. Once I’ve completed that series, I will immediately start my watch-through of all the best animated TV shows and movies of 2025. You can probably expect the 2025 films list once I’ve finally put the Jurassic Park retrospective behind me.
There’s also something going on behind the scenes in real life that I feel I should inform you guys about. As you may already be aware, I’ve been speaking with an online therapist since December, via an online service called Aptihealth. This was after that incident in October, where I low-key suffered a nervous breakdown after the stress of joining a local restaurant as a dishwasher got the better of me. I was nervous about starting online therapy, especially given the horror stories I’ve heard about BetterHelp. Still, my therapist has turned out to be rather good, and I’ve quite enjoyed our time together.
The reason I’m telling you this is that after hearing about the struggles I’ve been dealing with, particularly regarding how my autism often prevents me from advocating for myself, she suggested enrolling me in a care management program. It might be the one offered by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, but I’m not entirely sure. What I do know is that if I am successfully enrolled, this program will help me find employment, get more involved in my community, and possibly even get a driver’s license.
Of course, with me going out into the real world, I will probably spend less time in the online world, including this blog. I am somewhat conflicted about this. On one hand, there is a certain level of comfort with the routines I find myself in. On the other hand, though, humans are social animals (despite what our conservative capitalist Christian nationalist overlords would have us believe), and my having autism does not change that fact. Add to that being one of the few non-MAGA members of my family and the alienation that comes with it, and my existence is a very lonesome one. I think it’s far past time I reintegrated into society and brought some more like-minded people into my life.
Of course, I still haven’t been accepted into the care management service, and there’s a chance I might not qualify, though my therapist has been working behind the scenes to change that. Regardless, it’s clear that I need a change in my life, and I’m going to get it, come hell or high water, even if that means I have less time for the blog. Rest assured, though, I’m going to stick with PrestonPosits as long as I am able, because there’s still a lot of stuff I want to talk about with you guys. If I do find something in the real world that keeps me busy enough that I don’t have time for the blog anymore, I’ll be sure to let you know. That day may come someday, but it is not today.
In the meantime, though, stay tuned for the next article: “12 Great Animations You May Have Missed in 2022.” I’ll see you when that one’s out.
