Year in Review 23
1. What did you do in 2023 that you'd never done before? Gone to Hogwarts
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I read more novels & completed more video games. Next year I plan to keep that ball rolling.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Cousin gave birth to little Quinn
4. Did anyone close to you die? Not that I can think of.
5. What countries did you visit? Many countries at Epcot
6. What would you like to have in 2023 that you lacked in 2022? game nights (same as last year)
7. What date from 2023 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? August 19th, first day at Universal Studios visit (Simpsons, Men in Black, Harry Potter)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? 10 years at WBAY
9. What was your biggest failure? Not being more social
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope (still no COVID)
11. What was the best thing you bought? HVAC for the back room
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Carrie, for putting up with me, no matter what.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My own, for letting my emotions get the best of me sometimes.
14. Where did most of your money go? New HVAC system
15. What game will always remind you of 2023? Super Mario Wonder
16. What song will always remind you of 2023? The bad remake of We Didn't Start the Fire by Fall Out Boy
17. Compared to this time last year, you are: Contemplative, thinking too much about things
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Playing more board games. (same as last year)
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Feeling left out.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Family get togethers
21. How will you be spending New Years? Probably with Carrie, watching something.
22. Did you fall in love in 2023? Still in love
23. How many one-night stands? None, not really my thing
24. What was your favorite TV program? The Bear (or Dave)
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Just people getting on my nerves.
26. What was the best book you read? “Cat's Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Freelance Whales
28. What did you want and got? Atari 2600+ or 3D printer
29. What did you have and lost? Our Molly tree, but hopefully it created a new one in its place.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Barbie (or Talk to Me)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 43, movie and video games
32. What's the one thing that would have made your year? More board game nights
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2023? What fashion, I dress for comfort
34. What kept you sane? Sleep
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Samara Weaving
36. What political issue stirred you the most? The unreliability of the House of Representatives.
37. Who did you miss? Brian Houston
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met? A couple new coworkers
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023? Don't stress out about things out of your control.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
“Hey, hey, it's okay
Everybody feels kinda weird some days
Hey, hey, it's okay
Everybody feels kinda weird
I should get up out of bed, I should probably drink some water
I should, I should, I should, but I know that I'm not gonna
Do the things that statistically that make me feel better
Get outside and open my mind, I know I'll feel better
Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling through the videos and pictures
Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling like my eyes are drinking liquor
Feeling overstimulated, maybe it's a sign”
~it's okay (corook)
Total novels finished: 6
Total video games finished: 28
Total movies finished: 108