Veggie recommendations: ramps, fresh fennel, citrus splash sorrel, kohlrabi, + anything hyper local. The super local people like to grow weird stuff sometimes!!

There are so many vegetables in the world yet most are inaccessible to us as individuals.

Right!! I just want to try them all. but i can't. at least not easily.

go to a different grocery in the next town over. sometimes you get the chance for new produce that way!

your next assignment is to make your own version of the "can't hug every cat" song but about veggies

Going to international grocery stores can open up new produce selection :) Even simple things like purple potatoes that large grocers don't bother to offer make meals more fun.

"cozy up, cancer" Finally, a horoscope that knows what it's talking about

Yeah I don’t want to brag but these are the only 100% accurate horoscopes you’ll ever read

actually very accurate :) cute!

I'm here for the non-alt-right New Age stuff for fun! I have a few tarot decks because sometimes you just want your random number generator to be pretty, ya know?

Nooo, not the Neopets account!! Also I am not an astrology person but I did write the horoscopes for my school newspaper and it was fun, would recommend it

yay background update! love this!

I have lots more, just need to get them scanned in!

Oh my god! that is my sister and my favourite Christmas short as well! Good memories!

I like your corn idea. in 2025 one of my goals was to read and learn more about ingredients generally to get a better grasp on the history and making of foods I eat. it's been more than just a history of food - history of people, communication, and the world. very cool stuff.

I'm wondering if all the "2025 is the year of..." instances were more of a journalistic verbal tic than anybody making a statement about 2025. I'm pretty sure that if something happened or appeared 2-3 times, in 2025, suddenly 2025 was the year of that thing. Cliches like that tend to spread like wildfire through magazines and blogs, and AI can't be helping.

i am so down for 2026 to be the year of corn

@emilynhoward I agree, and I’d add that it’s also media outlets out to make a buck on affiliate sales by making things appear trendier than they are. GQ called out striped towels in May, never to be spoken of again. The towel they suggested is $89. I think some other items on the list might have more to them, though. For example, anime movies ARE growing in popularity.

The only items I noticed that resurfaced throughout the year, though, were AI and crypto. There were so many articles about them that I stopped adding most entries. They’re so buzzy I’m sure 2026 and beyond will also be the year of them.

I love the idea of the year of corn. It has uses even as it’s growing in gardens. They make good stalks for vines!

seasons greetings and that is my favorite cartoon for this time of year too

The US is a country of corn and I am so excited for your self appointed year of corn. Everything is corn. You'll see.

Finding this pencil is my new purpose in life

that sounds like a lovely fashion pencil to me. in 1999 I remember solely using fashion pencils.

+1 for crow bros. I have not attempted yet but I want to make friends also.

#findthepencil

you may not find the pencil, maybe it was a one-time promotional item... but you could will it into existence and have it custom made! i dont know if they are any good but it must be possible

I’ve thought about making the pencil. But honestly if I can’t have the real deal then I don’t want the pencil 😤

I see a couple of similar items on ebay

That cardigan is amazing! I've seen it a few times and it's on the list of projects I'd like to make one day. I'm far from being able to make a sweater, but one day I will

congrats! looks great :)

Now that the year's almost ever, I can finally say what I've been thinking for months: this year in movies was mid. I have a few more on the docket through the rest of the year, so luckily the atrocious Five Nights at Freddy's 2 won't be the last thing I see in 2025.