New Year meme 2024
Dec. 29th, 2024 05:56 pmGot married!
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No new years resolutions. Don't really do them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Don't think so.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
David McIntee passed away not long ago.
5. What countries did you visit
Bali! Paris!
6. What would you like to have in 2025 that you lacked in 2024?
Last year I said Free time. I still want that. I also want a little more space!
7. What dates from 2024 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 25th
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Got Married!!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Didn't get a game finished. Didn't spend a lot of time plaing the games I own either.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.11. What was the best thing you bought?
A level crossing as a present for my nephew!
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I think I'll give a shoutout to Gwen here for enthusiastic wedding gophering!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Elon Musk. He seems to be getting worse.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Weddings and honeymoons. Well, only one of each, but they were pricey"
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Wedding! There's a theme here!
16. What song will always remind you of 2024?
So Close from Enchanted because it was our first dance.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Fatter! Seem to keep expanding
c) richer or poorer? Poorer finacially, but I feel richer.
Hobby stuff.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Doom scrolling on my phone.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At home with Flickums again, relaxing after a busy christmas.
21. Did you fall in love in 2022?Noflickums has my heart forever
22. How many one-night stands?
Still on that one I had an nineworlds 10 years ago.
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
Probably Lower Decks. Sad to see it over but it was a nice finish.
23b. Favourite Podcast
The only podcast I'm listening to is stil Cautionary Tales. I should expand a little.
23c. Favourite Video game
Soviet Republic: Workers and Resources has absorbed a lot of my time!
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. Don't do hate
25. What was the best book you read?
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I have discovered nothing musically.
27. What did you want and get?
A vintage style car for the wedding!
28. What did you want and not get?
New PC.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
I think The Fall Guy was the new film I enjoyed most. Although best cinema trip was Jurassic Park. That movie really needs the big screen treatment.
30. What did you do on your birthday?
Went up Mount Snowdon on a train! Had Japanese food at a teppanyaki place
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing! I had a great year!
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2024?
Nerdy. Although I'm trying to dress a bit better because Flickums is.
33. What kept you sane?
Neil-time. I need some time to myself.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Anya Taylor Joy!
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Probably the general election. Although related to that, we have the crumminerss of the FPTP system. Labour should not have a landslide with that small a proportion of the electorate voting for them.
36. Who did you miss?
There are a few old friends Im sad I'll never see again. But I won't be specific.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Vicky!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023:
Make sure you have some free time in December!