It’s 2022, everyone! I wish you all an amazing new year. I hope you all had a great and safe New Year’s Eve! I for one had a total blast. I joined my good friend Aden, also known as Devon Bumpkin, on his New Year’s Eve live stream on Twitch. I drank a lot, I laughed a lot and watching back his VOD a little bit I was apparently quite loud. But I had fun and it was the best way to end 2021! So, thank you for having me, Aden!
Of course I paid the price the next day, dealing with a hangover, but it’s all good. I slept most of the first day of the year. My energy level was low and pretty much non-existing. Tell me, what did you all do on New Year’s Eve?
There was not so good news on the last day of the 2021. TV and comedy legend Betty White passed away at age 99, less than three weeks before her actual 100th birthday. What a loss. The Golden Girls was one of my favorite shows ever. I grew up watching that show. And ’til this day I still watch a random episode of the show every night when I have dinner. She was the last Golden Girl. So sad! I can only imagine her being welcomed into the after life with her former cast mates, eating cheesecake. Rest in peace, miss Betty White! You will be missed by many.
If one has no sense of humor, one is in trouble.
Betty White
Today it’s Sunday and the plan for today is to have a chill day. A new season of Queer Eye is on Netflix, so I may watch that later. There’s also a new show on Amazon Prime that I am eager to watch, it’s called Harlem. I also need to catch up on this week’s episode of And Just Like That. It will be a relaxing day of couch hanging and watching shows.
Again, I want to wish you all a happy 2022! May this year brings you lots of joy, happiness and exciting things. Thanks again to all for all the love and support you have giving me last year. As you know I am always super grateful. Happy new year and let’s kick some ass!
The year of 2021 is coming to an end it’s time for another end of the year blog, looking back on the things that has happened this year. Which is not a whole lot. While the whole world is pretty much in chaos, I have managed to remain centered, as much as I can be and just do my own thing, basically. I have been pretty consistent with streaming three evenings on Twitch, which is always a blast. Hanging out with like minded people, having a shit load of laughs. And meeting new people along the way. I am grateful to have my own little community, or shall I say ‘tribe’, with people who accept me for who I am. A silly, dirty minded, dork that is Leander. I am super grateful for all the love I have received from so many people around the world.
Earlier this year I took a break from creating The Sims 4 speed build video for my YouTube channel, but since a few months now I have been recording and uploading videos again. Not as much as I used to, but I am trying my best to upload at least one video per week. So far it’s going well, so hopefully I can stick to it. We’ll see how that goes.
With streaming on Twitch and uploading videos to YouTube I have been struggling a little bit with growing. I haven’t been doing a great job with throwing myself out there, if that makes any sense. Like networking and ‘marketing’ myself. I put out the usual ‘I am live on Twitch’ and ‘I uploaded a new video’ tweets, but that doesn’t really do the trick. I need to try to engage more I think, right? It’s so hard! I branded myself D-List, because I have been streaming for almost four years now, and during the four years I have seen so many people come and many people go. I think it’s safe to say that I have two handful of people have stuck by me since the beginning. Of course I am very grateful for that (you know who you are!). I really need to try and come up with some sort of networking strategy, or something, and broaden my audience. If anyone of you who reads this have any suggestions, I am all ears! In the mean time I’ll just stay D-List. I am embracing it, tho!
I don’t really have resolutions for the new year. I don’t believe in resolutions. They are lame! Why wait until the new year to make changes in your life? That’s just my opinion. I have blogged about this previously. The only thing I hope the new year will give me is less setbacks and more things that are in my favor.
There are a few things I notice this year that have changed me. I feel more myself. More confident. More aware. I also take less shit from people. People who give me shit I either just ignore or just brush off. I also learned not to please everyone with what they want or need, or dealing with people who make me feel like I owe them something. Ugh, aren’t they the worst kind? Yeah, I can definitely say that I am more in control of my own needs. Thinking back to a few years ago it was not something I was able to do easily. I think part of it has to do with streaming on Twitch. I remember when I first started streaming. I was so nervous! If it wasn’t for the encouragement that I got from a few friends I met online I wouldn’t have considered streaming at all. And look at me now! That definitely made me feel more confident, more outspoken and more myself! (Thank you Aden!). There’s still a lot of work in progress, but I feel positive that I will get there, eventually.
Instead of being all alone at home on New Year’s Eve, I will be spending it with my dear friend Aden, also known as Devon Bumpkin. He will be streaming on his Twitch channel and yours truly will be joining him and his lovely community! I am looking forward to that. I am pretty sure booze will be involved, so that should be a treat!
Anyway, I think that’s enough of reflecting. Like I mentioned earlier, there’s not a whole lot to talk about. The year flew by super fast! Thank you for reading my blog! I will try to post more and consistently in the new year. Thank you to all the lovely people I came across on the Internet, mainly Twitch. I am grateful for all the love! I wish you all a great New Year’s Eve! Be safe and I will see you again in 2022! Happy new year!
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