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I've resisted such a thing for a long time. My music is local and I know what's on every device and all this nonsense. I'm scared of change and headaches but I also suck at finding new music these days.
I did the same thing for a long time. Just as @Keith
I'm liking Google Play Music much more than Spotify.
I moved to Germany from the US for work, moved up to a leadership position in my career, have way more creative input at work, met a bunch of awesome people I really like, and in general make more money.
But its also been the year that my dog's heart condition became way worse which has just layered a thick blanket of worry and stress on my life. I love him dearly. Hes not quite edged into scheduling a time with the vet, but I've basically been expecting that moment for half a year. And fireworks is not really helping matters tonight. They went from something I was mostly ambivalent towards to something I directly dislike because they scare the shit out of my sick dog.
2016 might be good but I guess its not getting a great start
2015 will be an entire year without a job, and all my anxieties and others issues going into overdrive. I have probably spent less time interacting with people this year than any other point in my life. I am a nervous wreck. Fuck this bullshit year.
I got married, bought a house and went on a honeymoon all in 3 weeks.
Otherwise I've worked 7 days a week all year. 2 part time jobs. One at a restaurant and one as an office assistant at a realty.
Thinking I'm getting a real estate license this spring and doing that. If I'm working 7 days a week I might as well be making money. I see dinks working real estate and I know I can provide better service than them.
Otherwise same as it ever was....
and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
but they're listening to every word I say
+1
#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
2015 was, on the whole, pretty shitty for me.
My wife got a concussion in April and is only just now finishing the recovery. She was on unpaid sick leave for a lot of that time so money's been super tight, we had to postpone a trip to Australia to see my family because she was too unwell to travel which cost a couple thousand bucks and a lot of hassles, we had to put a significant amount of plans on hold until some nebulous time when she's all better. None of this to mention the fact that she was in significant physical, mental and emotional stress for this entire time. She starts back at work full time on January 4th for the first time in 8 months.
FOR GOD'S SAKE PEOPLE, TAKE CARE OF YOUR BRAINS.
On the plus side, we finally put our shitty money pit of a car out to pasture and got a sweet jeep
My roller derby team won our league championship
We went on our honeymoon to Japan and had a good time
My favourite game this year - Fallout 4
Favourite album - Ghost - Meliora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzzkemzfdfU
Favourite movie - Fury Road
Favourite cheese - Muenster
MachwingIt looks like a harmless old computer, doesn't it?Left in this cave to rot ... or to flower!Registered Userregular
2015! The year I got a job in the games industry, and then another job in the games industry, and then a good job in the games industry. The year I moved from the Bay Area to Orange County (a move I do not recommend). I made some new friends and played some new board games. I had a girlfriend for the first time in two years for about a month and a half! It was a shitty relationship, D---, would not rekindle.
My 2015 resolution was to start my career; but so were my 2014 and 2013 resolutions. On reflection, I find I sort of sacrificed my personal growth to do so. I've got no hobbies, other than playing god dang videogames. AND SO: my 2016 resolution is to get a life. I'm going to get my pilot's license (long beach seems like a nice, small airport to do so). I'd like to start learning a language. Maybe I'll pick up an instrument???? Who knowssssssss
I'm spending New Year's Eve in Austin, TX, with my best friend. Might go watch fireworks.
2015:
- moved to a whole new city which is the biggest city I've ever lived in
- started at a four year school after finishing my associates degree
- decided to pick up a second major since I have an extra semester that I have to take
- parents finalized their divorce
- nobody I cared about in my family died
- did not see my sister, which is kind of a bummer cause she's really fun to hang out with
- did see my mom for christmas for the first time in at least five years and that went excellently!
- got a dog so that was pretty dang cool and now I feel like my husband and I are A Real Family with our two cats and a dog
- had our first wedding anniversary
- after 16 years together, I gave my car to my dad because I can no longer keep up with the maintenance required to get it to pass inspection every year and he knows how to work on cars
My dad just beat his 3rd cancer (2x skin, Prostrate) - he's 85 and I begin to think he is related to Keith Richards :biggrin:
My car is on the verge of finally giving up the ghost after 18 years.
Spending my savings on a new car is daunting
Finding another car that will last me 18 years seems hard
My company is being bought up by [Redacted] and I do not know what will happen
I think this year went okay for me, lost some gains I'd made in terms of weight loss and but I didn't backslide completely and I feel like I've managed to maintain the general improvement to my physical fitness/health
Did alright in school, gonna finish the last classes for my associates in 2016 and then have panic attacks figuring out what I want to do afterwards but at least I'll have that done
Had to get my own insurance for the first time but it has been alright so far, I can still get all the stuff I need for almost the same price and my one dumb er visit year didn't completely break me because I'd managed to save up
Finally moved out of my parents house again, which was nice and reminded me how much more I prefer living on my own. Gotta get a bigger bed though.
Dad had a little TIA but as far as I can tell he's as fine as he was before and he didn't change anything in his life after the little heart attack so I'm positive he isn't going to change anything for this either which is his choice I guess
My car's AC Compressor thing completely locked up when I went to see a friend in philadelphia, mechanic got it working by putting on a belt that just completely skips the thing that's broken but now I don't have AC anymore (heat works fine though) so I'm gonna have to figure out what to do about that since the car is old as heck and parts plus labor to fix it would be like nine hundred dollars and that is way too much
Went out with a girl for a little while, turns out neither of us feels romantically inclined towards the other but we still hang out occasionally so that's fun, otherwise not a very active year socially though
All in all kind of a wash I guess? Some good some bad but nothing dramatic in either direction which is fine with me
and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
but they're listening to every word I say
+5
SixCaches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhexRegistered Userregular
edited December 2015
My cheese of the year is cake.
Six on
can you feel the struggle within?
+1
The GeekOh-Two Crew, OmeganautRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I got about 20k in severance and vacation payout this year, which was really nice to help us pay off a bunch of debt and have a very nice vacation in Disneyland for our 10 year anniversary.
Yeah me too, considering my step dad and his kids last name was Adams.
Were they creepy and/or kooky?
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The GeekOh-Two Crew, OmeganautRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Y'know, I rather enjoyed the attempted Munsters re-imagining that had a little pilot/minimovie thing a while back. I think it could have been a fun series.
Learned that I have an anxiety disorder and went through many months of therapy to help better understand it. I came out the other end much better equipped to deal with it and have been on a pretty steady track of tackling it. Feeling better brain wise than I have in years.
Moved out of our small ass downtown apartment for a much nicer, larger place in a better neighbourhood. And since we are no longer downtown we are actually paying less for the new place.
Finished writing a video game that will be out.... soooooooooon? I was brought on to help re-write the thing and I'm super curious to see how it all turns out. The people behind it are crazy talented.
Finished a 1 year (thanks public sector) testing and assessment process and the results all turned out fine so I am now in line for a huge ass promotion, which I hear from my manager is on the way... I guess we'll see! I can finally officially call myself a "Senior Developer".
I got drunk one night and joined the flat earth society.
Finally, I got engaged! My girlfriend proposed to me via a Mario Maker level and the ring was inside a pokeball! That girl gets me.
This year, everything was coming up Milhouse
Uh-oh I accidentally deleted my signature. Uh-oh!!
+9
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
That's possibly because of laws concerning food origins.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Learned that I have an anxiety disorder and went through many months of therapy to help better understand it. I came out the other end much better equipped to deal with it and have been on a pretty steady track of tackling it. Feeling better brain wise than I have in years.
Moved out of our small ass downtown apartment for a much nicer, larger place in a better neighbourhood. And since we are no longer downtown we are actually paying less for the new place.
Finished writing a video game that will be out.... soooooooooon? I was brought on to help re-write the thing and I'm super curious to see how it all turns out. The people behind it are crazy talented.
Finished a 1 year (thanks public sector) testing and assessment process and the results all turned out fine so I am now in line for a huge ass promotion, which I hear from my manager is on the way... I guess we'll see! I can finally officially call myself a "Senior Developer".
I got drunk one night and joined the flat earth society.
Finally, I got engaged! My girlfriend proposed to me via a Mario Maker level and the ring was inside a pokeball! That girl gets me.
This year, everything was coming up Milhouse
I love everything about this.
+6
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
And, I mean, we had a habit of naming foods after either where it was made or where it was sold.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Fuck cancer (not mine)
I am glad that is over and done with (cancer fucked)
Hope you are ready 2016 there is nothing to stop me now
This seems to be my theme for 2016 judging from how my mom's health is doing. Pretty soon I'm going to have to figure out how I'm going to support my parents and give my wife time to go to school and take care of my daughter.
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I am glad that is over and done with (cancer fucked)
Hope you are ready 2016 there is nothing to stop me now
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
That's tapered off a lot, thank god
Or maybe the Ballad of Raijin Quickfoot
I'm liking Google Play Music much more than Spotify.
I moved to Germany from the US for work, moved up to a leadership position in my career, have way more creative input at work, met a bunch of awesome people I really like, and in general make more money.
But its also been the year that my dog's heart condition became way worse which has just layered a thick blanket of worry and stress on my life. I love him dearly. Hes not quite edged into scheduling a time with the vet, but I've basically been expecting that moment for half a year. And fireworks is not really helping matters tonight. They went from something I was mostly ambivalent towards to something I directly dislike because they scare the shit out of my sick dog.
2016 might be good but I guess its not getting a great start
I need to re-record the theme song to my wife's podcast first. Then maybe The Ballad.
I've known you longer than your wife!
Breathtaking.
It's been really great to see you doing so well. You really rocketed up the chain there.
but they're listening to every word I say
Based on his current trajectory, he'll be CEO next year.
Otherwise I've worked 7 days a week all year. 2 part time jobs. One at a restaurant and one as an office assistant at a realty.
Thinking I'm getting a real estate license this spring and doing that. If I'm working 7 days a week I might as well be making money. I see dinks working real estate and I know I can provide better service than them.
Otherwise same as it ever was....
but they're listening to every word I say
My wife got a concussion in April and is only just now finishing the recovery. She was on unpaid sick leave for a lot of that time so money's been super tight, we had to postpone a trip to Australia to see my family because she was too unwell to travel which cost a couple thousand bucks and a lot of hassles, we had to put a significant amount of plans on hold until some nebulous time when she's all better. None of this to mention the fact that she was in significant physical, mental and emotional stress for this entire time. She starts back at work full time on January 4th for the first time in 8 months.
FOR GOD'S SAKE PEOPLE, TAKE CARE OF YOUR BRAINS.
On the plus side, we finally put our shitty money pit of a car out to pasture and got a sweet jeep
My roller derby team won our league championship
We went on our honeymoon to Japan and had a good time
My favourite game this year - Fallout 4
Favourite album - Ghost - Meliora
Favourite movie - Fury Road
Favourite cheese - Muenster
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
My 2015 resolution was to start my career; but so were my 2014 and 2013 resolutions. On reflection, I find I sort of sacrificed my personal growth to do so. I've got no hobbies, other than playing god dang videogames. AND SO: my 2016 resolution is to get a life. I'm going to get my pilot's license (long beach seems like a nice, small airport to do so). I'd like to start learning a language. Maybe I'll pick up an instrument???? Who knowssssssss
I'm spending New Year's Eve in Austin, TX, with my best friend. Might go watch fireworks.
- moved to a whole new city which is the biggest city I've ever lived in
- started at a four year school after finishing my associates degree
- decided to pick up a second major since I have an extra semester that I have to take
- parents finalized their divorce
- nobody I cared about in my family died
- did not see my sister, which is kind of a bummer cause she's really fun to hang out with
- did see my mom for christmas for the first time in at least five years and that went excellently!
- got a dog so that was pretty dang cool and now I feel like my husband and I are A Real Family with our two cats and a dog
- had our first wedding anniversary
- after 16 years together, I gave my car to my dad because I can no longer keep up with the maintenance required to get it to pass inspection every year and he knows how to work on cars
My dad just beat his 3rd cancer (2x skin, Prostrate) - he's 85 and I begin to think he is related to Keith Richards :biggrin:
My car is on the verge of finally giving up the ghost after 18 years.
Spending my savings on a new car is daunting
Finding another car that will last me 18 years seems hard
My company is being bought up by [Redacted] and I do not know what will happen
Could be worse..
Did alright in school, gonna finish the last classes for my associates in 2016 and then have panic attacks figuring out what I want to do afterwards but at least I'll have that done
Had to get my own insurance for the first time but it has been alright so far, I can still get all the stuff I need for almost the same price and my one dumb er visit year didn't completely break me because I'd managed to save up
Finally moved out of my parents house again, which was nice and reminded me how much more I prefer living on my own. Gotta get a bigger bed though.
Dad had a little TIA but as far as I can tell he's as fine as he was before and he didn't change anything in his life after the little heart attack so I'm positive he isn't going to change anything for this either which is his choice I guess
My car's AC Compressor thing completely locked up when I went to see a friend in philadelphia, mechanic got it working by putting on a belt that just completely skips the thing that's broken but now I don't have AC anymore (heat works fine though) so I'm gonna have to figure out what to do about that since the car is old as heck and parts plus labor to fix it would be like nine hundred dollars and that is way too much
Went out with a girl for a little while, turns out neither of us feels romantically inclined towards the other but we still hang out occasionally so that's fun, otherwise not a very active year socially though
All in all kind of a wash I guess? Some good some bad but nothing dramatic in either direction which is fine with me
Deal with it.
but they're listening to every word I say
What the hell?
MUENSTER IS A QUALITY MELTING CHEESE!
but they're listening to every word I say
Muenster is great. You best watch it, buddy.
I was always more of an Addams Family man myself.
Yeah me too, considering my step dad and his kids last name was Adams.
Were they creepy and/or kooky?
More mysterious and spooky.
also the city where I was born and lived until I was 21!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münster
yay Westphalians!
In the span of this year I
This year, everything was coming up Milhouse
Uh-oh I accidentally deleted my signature. Uh-oh!!
I love everything about this.
This seems to be my theme for 2016 judging from how my mom's health is doing. Pretty soon I'm going to have to figure out how I'm going to support my parents and give my wife time to go to school and take care of my daughter.
Fuck cancer.
I got dumped in 2015!
Fuck you, 2015!
I'm looking forward to 2016, though. Lots of possibilities.