Year End Survey
This year was largely miserable and exhausting through the middle ten months, with a couple nice things on the bookends.
1. What did you do in this year that you'd never done before?
Rescued some guinea pigs! Touched the Stanley Cup! Saw a play at the Shakespeare Theater in Chicago! Ate cheese I made myself, including milking the goat! Started a podcast!
2. Did you achieve your goals, and will you make more for this year?
Goals for 2015:
-hold a plank for four minutes
-keep my open browser tabs below 100 at all times
-organize the hutch in the kitchen
I achieved none of these things, but I survived the year, and I'm calling that good.
Goals for 2016:
-write write write
-keep my open browser tabs below 100 at all times
-organize the hutch in the kitchen
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
(Does a 15 year friendship count?) An elderly family friend passed away.
5. What places did you visit?
Illinois (Chicago and Rockford), Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico. Those last few were part of a trip where I went to New Mexico for the wedding from hell. (My cousin married a heinous cunt. It was pretty special.) During that trip I visited the American Quarter Horse Museum.
6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
Answer from last year: a cast iron frying pan.
I didn't get it.
For 2016 I would like more free time and more creative time than I had in 2015, which, honestly, shouldn't be hard to do. It's a low bar. *knocks on wood*
7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 13th--the vet visit of bad news. (here and here and here.)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making it through.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing my patience with Logan when he misbehaved, because I was exhausted and stressed. He behaved terribly at times, and dangerously-for himself and for me-but he didn’t understand what was happening. We were both frustrated and miserable, but unlike him I understood why it had to be that way.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Unlike 2014, I have not been to the doctor once in 2015, except for routine preventative stuff. Logan, on the other hand, suffered a very bad injury and it turned everyone's lives upside down for ten months.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
NHL Center Ice.
12. Who was awesome this year?
Laura Stone, musesfool, chicklet_girl, dizzzylu, maichan, bleep, artemis2050...I bet I’m forgetting a bunch of people.
13. Who wasn't awesome?
Donald Trump. What's up with THAT guy? (Don't answer.)
14. Where did most of your money go?
Vet bills, car repairs, and gas to get back and forth from the barn every day for months on end.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing the Stanley Cup! Seeing artemis2050 in Chicago!
16. What song will always remind you of 2015?
“Already Gone” by The Eagles
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Being happy.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Crying.
20. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
Home alone, which is my tradition. (Start as you intend to go on, and all that.)
22. Did you fall in love in 2015?
I fell back in love with hockey.
23. Did you try any foods you've never eaten before?
Ethiopian food! Cotton candy grapes!
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Fargo.
25. What made you laugh in 2015?
RMNB
26. What was the best book you read?
I read one book this year, Bitter Springs. And you should read it, too.
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Chris Stapleton.
28. What did you want and get?
Logan’s leg is finally healed. He’s not back to work yet, is still rehabbing, but we were able to back off on some of the treatments and no longer have to be at the barn every day.
29. What did you want and not get?
Support from people who mattered to me.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Behind the Candelabra (I think it’s from last year, but I finally saw it this year.) Mad Max: Fury Road
Magic Mike XXL
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 44 and I went out to dinner with my family.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Sudden influx of wealth.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
"Affordable." (I really need to replace this question.)
34. What kept you sane?
My friends who were so understanding and supportive and helpful.
35. Which celebrity/public figure/fictional character did you fancy the most?
Eddie Lack, Tom Wilson.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same crap as always. Can we keep the religious extremists out of our government already?!?!
37. Who did you miss?
My grandpa. (Still, two years later.)
38. Who was the best new person you met?
My new barn BFF, Terri.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015
Finding out who is still interested in being your friend when you are fucking miserable is invaluable. Don't be afraid to act on this knowledge.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
We are never ever getting back together.
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1. What did you do in this year that you'd never done before?
Rescued some guinea pigs! Touched the Stanley Cup! Saw a play at the Shakespeare Theater in Chicago! Ate cheese I made myself, including milking the goat! Started a podcast!
2. Did you achieve your goals, and will you make more for this year?
Goals for 2015:
-hold a plank for four minutes
-keep my open browser tabs below 100 at all times
-organize the hutch in the kitchen
I achieved none of these things, but I survived the year, and I'm calling that good.
Goals for 2016:
-write write write
-keep my open browser tabs below 100 at all times
-organize the hutch in the kitchen
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
(Does a 15 year friendship count?) An elderly family friend passed away.
5. What places did you visit?
Illinois (Chicago and Rockford), Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico. Those last few were part of a trip where I went to New Mexico for the wedding from hell. (My cousin married a heinous cunt. It was pretty special.) During that trip I visited the American Quarter Horse Museum.
6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
Answer from last year: a cast iron frying pan.
I didn't get it.
For 2016 I would like more free time and more creative time than I had in 2015, which, honestly, shouldn't be hard to do. It's a low bar. *knocks on wood*
7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 13th--the vet visit of bad news. (here and here and here.)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making it through.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing my patience with Logan when he misbehaved, because I was exhausted and stressed. He behaved terribly at times, and dangerously-for himself and for me-but he didn’t understand what was happening. We were both frustrated and miserable, but unlike him I understood why it had to be that way.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Unlike 2014, I have not been to the doctor once in 2015, except for routine preventative stuff. Logan, on the other hand, suffered a very bad injury and it turned everyone's lives upside down for ten months.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
NHL Center Ice.
12. Who was awesome this year?
Laura Stone, musesfool, chicklet_girl, dizzzylu, maichan, bleep, artemis2050...I bet I’m forgetting a bunch of people.
13. Who wasn't awesome?
Donald Trump. What's up with THAT guy? (Don't answer.)
14. Where did most of your money go?
Vet bills, car repairs, and gas to get back and forth from the barn every day for months on end.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing the Stanley Cup! Seeing artemis2050 in Chicago!
16. What song will always remind you of 2015?
“Already Gone” by The Eagles
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Being happy.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Crying.
20. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
Home alone, which is my tradition. (Start as you intend to go on, and all that.)
22. Did you fall in love in 2015?
I fell back in love with hockey.
23. Did you try any foods you've never eaten before?
Ethiopian food! Cotton candy grapes!
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Fargo.
25. What made you laugh in 2015?
RMNB
26. What was the best book you read?
I read one book this year, Bitter Springs. And you should read it, too.
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Chris Stapleton.
28. What did you want and get?
Logan’s leg is finally healed. He’s not back to work yet, is still rehabbing, but we were able to back off on some of the treatments and no longer have to be at the barn every day.
29. What did you want and not get?
Support from people who mattered to me.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Behind the Candelabra (I think it’s from last year, but I finally saw it this year.) Mad Max: Fury Road
Magic Mike XXL
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 44 and I went out to dinner with my family.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Sudden influx of wealth.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
"Affordable." (I really need to replace this question.)
34. What kept you sane?
My friends who were so understanding and supportive and helpful.
35. Which celebrity/public figure/fictional character did you fancy the most?
Eddie Lack, Tom Wilson.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same crap as always. Can we keep the religious extremists out of our government already?!?!
37. Who did you miss?
My grandpa. (Still, two years later.)
38. Who was the best new person you met?
My new barn BFF, Terri.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015
Finding out who is still interested in being your friend when you are fucking miserable is invaluable. Don't be afraid to act on this knowledge.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
We are never ever getting back together.
Count von Count would like you to know that over at Dreamwidth this post has
comments! Ah ha ha ha ha!