As the Years Turn

[jaymark108]

1. What did you do in 2015 that you'd never done before? Had my name (Jaymark108) appear in the credits of a critically acclaimed video game.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I did not, and I probably will not. (I can't remember anything that long!)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? I don't think so...
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? No.
6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015? More board game nights!
7. What date from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? February 1st, when we realized just how big a fad Amiibo was going to be
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Completing a project at work that I'd been fiddling with on the back burner for several years
9. What was your biggest failure? Being unable to solve family issues
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Kidney stones suck.
11. What was the best thing you bought? A new TV for the living room.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Mine. I feel entitled to self-puffery this year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? The Grand Old Party
14. Where did most of your money go? Dressing my house
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Playing D&D (as opposed to being the DM). Also, Undertale.
16. What song will always remind you of 2015? Exes and Ohes
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
    • i. happier or sadder? Happier
    • ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
    • iii. richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Board games.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Waiting.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Showing off the house to Steph's dad and sister.
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with? Stephanie.
22. Did you fall in love in 2015? Yes!
23. How many one-night stands? None.
24. What was your favorite TV program? The Walking Dead.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes.
26. What was the best book you read? The Walking Dead Compendium 2
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Toby Fox
28. What did you want and get? A new computer
29. What did you want and not get? Some rewiring done on the house
30. What was your favorite film of this year you watched this year? Inside Out
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I went to Naka Kon, and I was 31.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Mind to mind telepathy. (my perennial answer, and I like it)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015? Old holey jeans
34. What kept you sane? Undertale remixes
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I don't usually fancy celebrities.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Bigotry.
37. Who did you miss? The folks we didn't see this year
38. Who was the best new person you met? The Griffins
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015: People want to do stuff for you. All you have to do is pay them!
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

いつの間にか駆けだしてた
あなたに手を引かれてた
昨日は遠く　明日はすぐ
そんな当たり前に心が踊った

Before I knew it, I took off running
Pulled along by your hand
Yesterday so distant and tomorrow so close
Naturally, it made my heart leap
- Your Soul, My Beats (Angel Beats)

Bonus Question: What were your five favorite video games of the year? (alphabetical order)
Darkest Dungeon
Splatoon
Super Mario Maker
Undertale
Yoshi's Wooly World