Review
A few days late, but hopefully not a dollar short.
I'm not sure what the hubbub is about LJ, but I've been crossposting for years and migrated all my entries years ago, so if it does go belly up, nothing lost. Yay.
2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
1. What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before?
Saw an empty nest repopulate. Sigh.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
I lost my grandma (101) in April, and her sister (100) a few days after Christmas. I still miss grandma every day, but Aunt Vi and I were never really close.
5. What countries did you visit?
None
6. What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?
A clear career path away from the same job I've been doing for 5 years (no change there)
7. What date from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 2 - Case Dismissed - and the end of nearly two years of crushing uncertainty
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I'm sticking with the fact I haven't killed anyone, and adding that I haven't ripped into the Brain Trust to the point I got fired over it.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Didn't get the job I applied for - though rumor has it my current VP blocked me even getting an interview for it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A sinus infection, and then I got shingles this summer. That was a freaking joy.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Co-signed the loan on my son's scholarship car - trading in the well-worn Jeep Liberty for his Volkswagen GTI
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom. She handled her mother's passing, and the near immediate health problems/affairs of her aunt right after that.
My oldest. With rent at an insane rate and pay at a low one, he realized he was on the verge of digging an insane hole, he moved back home to save money rather than keep digging.
My youngest. Even taking junior-level classes as a sophomore (genetics), and organic chemistry, he's still maintaining a 3.9 GPA...and he was accepted as one of ten students to take part in a 2 year research program.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The two contractors hired by my VP without my input, and my VP for blocking my possible transfer/promotion for her own selfish reasons.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Tuition, taxes, cars.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The election, The Cubs!!!, craft fairs/Ren faires
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2016
Anything by Bowie, Prince, Glenn Frey's voice, George Michael or Wham!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Same
II. richer or poorer? Poorer. Because college
III. fatter or thinner? Thinner, even tho I'm still about 20 pounds more than I should be, I'm comfortable with where I am
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel, alone time
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying. Always worrying.
20. How will you be spending the holidays?
My parents were here for the week and it was a lot of fun.
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
Working. I always work on NYE pushing content that has to be live on 1/1
22. Did you fall in love in 2016?
Nope
23. How many one-night stands?
Zippity
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Lucifer, Lethal Weapon, Timeless
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I don't really hate people. I might hate things they do, tho
There were, however, a few people who hated me/wished I would die. I tried not to take it too personally.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Bill Hodges Trilogy
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Go Cubs Go!
28. What did you want and get?
New cooking stuff
29. What did you want and not get?
Peace of mind
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Sully, Deadpool, Rogue One, Fifth Wave, Passengers
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 48 and actually celebrated on the day for the first time since 2002. Took the family to Cheesecake Factory and we had a great time.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If my nest had stayed empty.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
"I work from home."
34. What kept you sane?
My best friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Chris Pratt, Deadpool.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Too many to count, too unwilling to invite in flying monkeys to get more specific.
37. Whom did you miss?
Grandma. Things I never really had. My mind.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
The lovely ladies at the doggie day care that make my life easier.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016
1. Keep doing the same thing, expect a different result = insanity. Stop it.
2. Plan for the worst, hope for the best
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Go Cubs Go"
xposted from DW
I'm not sure what the hubbub is about LJ, but I've been crossposting for years and migrated all my entries years ago, so if it does go belly up, nothing lost. Yay.
2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
1. What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before?
Saw an empty nest repopulate. Sigh.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
I lost my grandma (101) in April, and her sister (100) a few days after Christmas. I still miss grandma every day, but Aunt Vi and I were never really close.
5. What countries did you visit?
None
6. What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?
A clear career path away from the same job I've been doing for 5 years (no change there)
7. What date from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 2 - Case Dismissed - and the end of nearly two years of crushing uncertainty
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I'm sticking with the fact I haven't killed anyone, and adding that I haven't ripped into the Brain Trust to the point I got fired over it.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Didn't get the job I applied for - though rumor has it my current VP blocked me even getting an interview for it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A sinus infection, and then I got shingles this summer. That was a freaking joy.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Co-signed the loan on my son's scholarship car - trading in the well-worn Jeep Liberty for his Volkswagen GTI
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom. She handled her mother's passing, and the near immediate health problems/affairs of her aunt right after that.
My oldest. With rent at an insane rate and pay at a low one, he realized he was on the verge of digging an insane hole, he moved back home to save money rather than keep digging.
My youngest. Even taking junior-level classes as a sophomore (genetics), and organic chemistry, he's still maintaining a 3.9 GPA...and he was accepted as one of ten students to take part in a 2 year research program.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The two contractors hired by my VP without my input, and my VP for blocking my possible transfer/promotion for her own selfish reasons.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Tuition, taxes, cars.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The election, The Cubs!!!, craft fairs/Ren faires
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2016
Anything by Bowie, Prince, Glenn Frey's voice, George Michael or Wham!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Same
II. richer or poorer? Poorer. Because college
III. fatter or thinner? Thinner, even tho I'm still about 20 pounds more than I should be, I'm comfortable with where I am
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel, alone time
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying. Always worrying.
20. How will you be spending the holidays?
My parents were here for the week and it was a lot of fun.
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
Working. I always work on NYE pushing content that has to be live on 1/1
22. Did you fall in love in 2016?
Nope
23. How many one-night stands?
Zippity
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Lucifer, Lethal Weapon, Timeless
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I don't really hate people. I might hate things they do, tho
There were, however, a few people who hated me/wished I would die. I tried not to take it too personally.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Bill Hodges Trilogy
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Go Cubs Go!
28. What did you want and get?
New cooking stuff
29. What did you want and not get?
Peace of mind
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Sully, Deadpool, Rogue One, Fifth Wave, Passengers
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 48 and actually celebrated on the day for the first time since 2002. Took the family to Cheesecake Factory and we had a great time.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If my nest had stayed empty.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
"I work from home."
34. What kept you sane?
My best friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Chris Pratt, Deadpool.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Too many to count, too unwilling to invite in flying monkeys to get more specific.
37. Whom did you miss?
Grandma. Things I never really had. My mind.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
The lovely ladies at the doggie day care that make my life easier.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016
1. Keep doing the same thing, expect a different result = insanity. Stop it.
2. Plan for the worst, hope for the best
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Go Cubs Go"
xposted from DW