Hello to Blaugust 2025!
Posted on August 1, 2025 by Aywren
Hello and welcome all to Blaugust, Festival of Blogging, the 2025 edition! I have chosen to take part in the fun again this year, and will see how far my muse happens to carry me.
I’m fairly sure this post won’t be up until later in the day, mostly because IRL demands my time early in the morning for medical appointments. It’s been that way this year, ever since I was admitted into the hospital for pancreatitis back in April. It’s been a journey healing from that, something that’s not quite over with yet.
I almost used that as an excuse not to take on Blaugust this year. But hearing stories from other long-time blogger folks in the blogosphere, there are some who are having a much tougher time IRL than I. So, I decided to put on a stiff upper lip, place my fingers on the keys, and simply write to the best of my ability this year.
I do have a long list of topics I’ve jotted out in my Traveler’s Notebook. More than enough to push on through for a full 31 days of blogging. This is mostly because I’ve done a poor job writing about all the things I really want blog about. There are so many games I’ve played, for example, that I would have normally blogged about on the spot, but just haven’t had the energy to post about yet.
Part of this is due to other web and HTML projects taking up my time this year. I’ll talk about that sometime during Blaugust, I’m sure. But for now, I’m using this Blaugust as a catch-up mechanism for all of those topics I’ve got stashed away that I’ve never written.
How many posts will I complete this year? Hard to say. I’ll shoot for the rainbow badge as I always do. I’m also working on building a backlog of written posts early on (I’m writing this the day before Blaugust starts, for example), so that I can have some wiggle room on weekends to take a break if I need to. That’s worked best for me in the past, so I’m hoping I can utilize that again.
Whether you’re a long-time Blaugust blogger, a first-time Blaugust blogger, or not a blogger at all, thanks so much for stopping by and reading! I hope I can whip up a few posts that might spark some interest going forward. I’ve got a lot of gaming talk to do, especially when it comes to all the Steam games I’ve played but haven’t posted for yet.
Best of luck to everyone who is taking on Blaugust this year! You can do it!
And remember, dropping comments on other people’s posts is a win-win for everyone!