With 2025 coming to a close, I'd like to take some time to reflect on the year like I did at the end of 2024. There's been a lot of changes this year. New friends, loves ended, new jobs, moving to a new apartment. It's been very hectic, but it was overall a formative year. I believe I got thrown into the thirst, and I'm just learning to kick my legs and swim around in all of this. Moreover, with everything else going on in the world at large and in the US; in general, I would like to say this: thank you to all of my friends, family, and loves ones that have gotten me through the shit. I'm praying that we all get through this weird time in the world and can live to see better days. My thoughts go out to the families hurting in Gaza, Venezuela, Nigeria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Ukraine, and to the oppressed masses of the world.


 Musically, things have been very good! I recorded and am soon releasing Headacre's first project: The Headacre EP. I released Three-Five this year as well! I played a fair amount of shows this year. Very very nearly accomplished my goal of at lease one show per month. I've learned a lot about organizing stuff, and learned a lot of new techniques in my own music production and understanding of music and lyricism in general.

 Going forward, I want to continue on this trajectory. I feel as though I've grown, and I must keep growing. I'm still working on new music, but I'm also trying to organize more shows in general. Dj nites, vendors, shows that I'm not playing in? Whatever. Let's just have fun this year, and stay active and creative.

 I was working a lot in 2025. This time around I have a lot more freetime (got fired lol) so I'm just taking it day for day, month for month. I feel really good though. Right now there isn't a huge pressure to get another job. I've been able to be okay working the hours I get through my second, now primary, job. But if push comes to shove, I think I'll be able to land on my feet. Getting fired also felt like a huge relief to me. I was initially very happy I got let go. I was already starting to dread working there. I didn't like the hours and the managers sucked ass. I feel like getting let go from there twisted out of me a juice of self respect. I really don't want to get put back into that situation again. I just want to be able to make enough to live like I do now pretty much. Just make my little art, eat my little meals, partake in some vices— weed, cigs, and such. I feel pretty happy materially. I think I'm lacking in some aspects like making better connections, have more satisfying lasting friendships and things like that. Not looking for a partner, but making more friends.


 I also got dumped by my ex-girlfriend this year. It was hard, but I feel like we both just have to grow and it was for the better for both of us. I don't want to point a finger, but I realize how much shit I did over these last few months, and I feel like us breaking up was a wake-up call of some sort. I've been trying to keep an open heart.

 I’ve been going out a lot. Phoenix has really grown on me. I hate to say that a little, but I don’t feel like moving anywhere anytime soon. I would love to travel, but I want to come back here and hangout at the little spots I like. My friend Jules Smith took me to Bikini Lounge on Grand Ave and Roosevelt. It was “602uesday” and I saw some great Djing that night. Been mingling a lot and just touching grass, man.


 I really haven’t got much else to say. I just want to live a healthy, fun year. I wanna make lots of friends, and make lots of cool stuff. Read more too. This year I read: White Man, Listen! by Richard Wright, How To Philosophize With A Hammer And Sickle by Jonas Ceika, re-read The Stranger by Camus, Hamlet (high school reading but I didn’t in high school, so lol), On The Road by Kerouac, Factotum by Bukowski, Royal Commentaries of the Incas by Garcilaso de la Vega, State and Revolution by Lenin, and some of James Baldwin's short stories and essays too among other stuff I can’t recall. I really would like to keep reading. I’ve been able to enjoy it again, and with a lot more ease and speed than I did in high school.

 If you’ve made it this far, thanks, and Happy New Year. Take care of yourself and be true to your own.

Best,
Jules [20260104]