# life by the time i got to 25 was...interesting. ## January 25, 2026 <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 274px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=18825689/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/artwork=none/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://quantoom.bandcamp.com/album/driving-on-twenty-five">driving on twenty five by Quantoom</a></iframe> Yesterday, I became a quarter centennial. If you asked me two years ago if I'd even be here, I honestly can't say that I would feel confident in saying, "Yes." Admitting that publicly (with confidence and assertion) has been a long goal of mine since I toppled so far over in what feels like centuries ago. Here I am, alive, well, and beyond blessed with family, both given by luck and cultivated through community. Life is incredible. I've experienced so much in such a short time, and yet the feeling of connection with my world grows with every passing insect in my garden and every twinkling star above me when I sleep. It is an interesting feeling to feel so passionate about being alive and tending to my World when the World itself feels so cruel and unusual. But what else is there to do but heal and cultivate? The human connection, being able to share grief and love and life and loss and pain and success all on one Pale Blue Dot is all we are guaranteed to have. Some of my favorite memories are bumping into a stranger while walking to my destination, and realizing I really like their shoes and haircut. I love watching the eyes of a stranger try to find something about me to compliment back, not out of pity, but out of kindness and respect. It makes me feel warm, knowing that there is an effort to intertwine with someone else, even if for just a few seconds out of their busy day. Everything feels out of reach these days. But that feeling is the exact one that gets you to the next step. Things feel out of reach, until they aren't. Hold loved ones close and learn to enjoy the "in betweens" of life. The greatest joys are not found in the products, but the processes. The In Betweens are the ultimate genesis of all that is, was, and ever will be feel-good. I hope you find your In Between. ## I made an impromptu EP... for myself, as a way to appreciate my success in making it to twenty five. All songs are free and on [Bandcamp](https://quantoom.bandcamp.com/album/driving-on-twenty-five) for you to download and/or listen, if you wish to. They're rough, messy, and honest, and I wouldn't want my identity to be any other way. If you listen, let me know what you think and feel! I'd be honored to hear from you. "driving on twenty five out now." <3