#year in reflection

[antvnger]

Scott! Year in Reflection (a trend going around where people asks their favorite blogs questions about the year they had)

What is your favorite memory of this year? Least favorite? A goal or resolution for the new year? One thing you want to do for the new year? What is something you wish could stay in this ending year?

Ohhh hey this is really cool, thanks Anon!

Okay okay let’s see here…

Favorite memory this year

Okay so one would probably have to be when I accidentally ended up as the first grown lost boy in Neverland. And there’s also every time I got to give advice to friends like Doc Strange. It feels good to help people in ways besides wearing the suit. And meeting an alien car was totally cool too. Oh yeah and duh writing a best seller!

Least favorite memory

*shudders a bit* Kang.

Goal or resolution for 2025?

I don’t really have any specific goals or resolutions. I’m not good at setting those. But I mean, I just want to be a better person, dad, son, brother, friend, Avenger, etc this year than I was last year.

One thing I want to do in the new year?

Probably go to Disney World and/or Universal Studios. And. Not or. Both sounds good. Totally.

Something I wish could stay in this ending year?

Hate. I wish 2024 was the last year anyone hated anyone.

[theinsanecrayonbox]

today is my Critterversay

last year, i started watching campaign 2 on new years’ eve, because i was at a loss what to watch after the holiday binge had been exhausted. i had seen the MN animated intro show up in my YT suggested, and vaguely remembered my brother having talked about CR in the past and putting on one of their unboxing holiday videos one holiday (can’t recall if he was home from college or that was the year he flew home from the west coast, either way it’d been like 2 years at the least), so i watched the intro...and i loved it. i instantly was drawn to Caddy, and so when i was looking for something to watch, i went “well let’s see what this is about” and...was disappointed that the first leg of the campaign did not have the animated intro that had drawn me in, and i was thoroughly disappointed that there was no Caddy; i actually was really put off by Molly at the start, no joke. but with a lack of things to watch, and me craving some DnD content since my own table was on pause and i was starting to once again get burnout due to another game getting dropped and loosing a character i really enjoyed playing, i stuck with it...and there is no going back now. i fell in love with all the characters and their players; i spoiled myself to know when Caddy would arrive, yet despite knowing that i still cried at Molly’s death. Caduceus Clay has taught me how to be a better cleric, and made me want to be a cleric again (because a big part of my burn out was the fact that i constantly have to be the party healer, and no one protects me when i do), and that really helped me make Ada better, it inspired me to make and be super excited about Jelena, and made me reengage and enjoy my own table again. then the plague happened, just as i had caught up to live broadcasts even, so that was sucky timing. but it still got be through the plague so much; i worked on my Critter Knitts (despite yarn being illegal to buy at the start of lockdown in my state), i bought EGtWM and took my first delves into 5e (yes, me who refused to learn any other system for a decade, has decided she is willing to learn 5e if she can enjoy this amazing world more that way; as it also has made me interested in other game systems too), i went and bought merch, i wrote silly headcanon ideas that the tags seemed to love, it inspired me to make my doll-scaled printables of every D&D and Pathfinder book i could find and released those free paper crafts to the internet, i got excited for things again. it frustrated me too, as i spent so much time submitting my knitts for the art roll and never making it, and seemingly the instant i gave up suddenly a yarn thing by someone else appeared; but you know...it’s not a contest, and i also love that i’ve seen a whole lot more yarn projects since i started, whether it’s coincidence or causality idk, but it’s just great. i might just sit on the fringes of the fandom with my own silly story ideas, and my knitts, but CR as a whole has kept me going this year, and i am so thankful for that. i might have come late to the game on this amazing show, but you know, i think i made it at just the right time, and that’s the most important thing. so thank you CR

[georgedpr]

2019 in Closing

As 2019 comes to an end, I am trying to look back at the year and figure out my plans for the new year. In looking thru my late post from last year, which in wrote in April (so I am ahead in that sense) and it highlight a few goals: move away from a my old blogging platform, better organize my photo collection, learn python, and work on a taxonomy at work.

In review, I did move away from Blogger and am now hosting this on Tumblr, which I have been very happy with so far. The search functionality is not great though the creation aspect seems more fluid and their mobile app is also rather good (though does not seem to support markdown, which I would appreciate). I still have some general housekeeping needs in terms of exporting my old posts away from the old service.

I did not make any progress on organizing photos, which is only being further exacerbated with more and more photos from family events and other activities. I definitely need to spend some time working on plan and going thru my collection to remove duplicates, blurry photos and simply photos I don’t want to keep. Alongside, the photo arrangement I need to do the same for my music collection (yes, I am a dinosaur and still rely on a downloaded music collection as opposed to a streaming service). Rather than blurry photos though is music tastes that were ethereal or transitory in nature or songs that no longer apply to my collection. I should look further at a streaming service though that is another expense that I don't want to add onto my currently subscription list.

I have not made many attempts to learn python though we have access to Linked Learning so I should spend some time trying to skill up in that area this year. Alternatively, we onboarded Salesforce this year at MPOW and that would be another skillup area as well.

The taxonomy development at work is proceeding. I have done some analysis on terminology for commonly used queries and have been creating a faceted model for a new naming convention. The trouble is though I need to make sure it makes sense to others in the office and also allows for future growth in query development. I need to discuss testing with some key stakeholders and then begin working on changing over to the new model on a limited basis. I hope to make more process in the spring on this project and have more information to share on the progress.

[whyamistillonnetflix]

Time for the Year in Review crap.

So here's mine. Some trigger warnings. Some spoilers possible. I'm mostly just writing this for me. Feel free to ignore this.

January, I was in active labor for five fucking days, but because the baby wasn't "under stress" and I was 37 weeks, the doctors legally wouldn't help labor along until I was 38 weeks to the day. Also, KH3 was a disappointment and I blame the DECADE of hype mixed with postpartum depression.

February, just postpartum depression.

March, more postpartum depression.

April I had to deal with physical heartbreak over a fictional character. RIP Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff...

May was weird. A switch got flipped. I was getting back into my normal groove, and then an event pissed me off so much that I became suicidal. Sorta. I seriously thought about downing a pill bottle, and when it hit me that I was thinking like that again, I told Husband and made him lock everything away until I saw the doctor.

June was spent in and out of Doctor's offices and Terapist's offices. I got put on new depression meds, which helped with the self-loathing, but gave me nasty headaches. But Salt Lake Gaming Con was fun. We had a Super Smash Bros group cosplay. I was Zero Suit Samus, Hubby was Snake, my oldest was Isabella, youngest was Duck Hunt Dog (with a plush duck). We had Ridley, Pokemon Trainer, Pikachu, TP Link, and Bayonetta. Plus ran into random SSB cosplayers while there.

July was hell. Family reunions with migraines suck. Moreso when you're stuck camping with a 6 month old and an almost 3 year old. Then towards the end of the month, doctors thought I had a double stroke (at 25) because my depression meds reacted badly with postpartum hormones. That was fun.

August is when my doc and therapist decided to take me off of meds completely. "Wait for postpartum hormones to be completely regulated." Which can take up to a year to regulate. So withdrawals. But a friend got married!!

September was okay. School was back in session, so I was busy working. That was good. I also got to take a day and go to Salt Lake FanX. I took my younger sister with me, and she had a blast. She's an amazing artist, but deals with a lot of confidence issues, so for her to meet some of her favorite artists was a huge boost for her. Almost busted my hand the day before though. Another good note, my oldest turned 3.

October was good. Husband and I celebrated our 4th anniversary and took a week away in Vegas. It was nice to spend time away without being "Mom" or "Teacher". We also adopted Azura on Halloween. That was nice, given that it was below Zero and I was not going to take a toddler Trick or Treating in that cold.

November. This is when the doctor visits for the girls really started. Both girls have Neurofibromatosis or NF. Its genetic, and they got it from dad. The tricky thing is it manifests differently in each case. My oldest has brown spots all over her body and she has seizures. My youngest has brown spots and her left leg is bowed more than normal for a baby her age. Their specialist is talking with us about getting a service dog for my oldest because of her issues, and possible surgery for the youngest if her leg doesn't straighten out by April. It's been a hard thing to come to grips with, honestly.

And finally December. Fuck this month. Rotten kids everywhere. I was attacked by a 7th grader, called racist by a 9th grader that was calling every kid some slur or another and eventually had to be escorted out of the class by the resourse officer, dealt with a teacher that mistook me for a student, calling me things no student should ever be called, and ultimately had to go straight to the district with all the issues previously mentioned. Then I get dumped with my aunt's 5 kids that are all under the age 8, plus my two girls, just so she can go shopping. And on Christmas, I get dumped with her baby and mine while everyone else eats. Did anyone think to save me a plate? Nope. All that was left was mashed potatoes and gravy. So my dinner was a gas station sandwich. And more physical heartbreak over fictional characters. Thanks JJ Abrams. Then the cherry on the cake? My kids end up with Roseola, my husband gets a cold, and an ovarian cyst burst on me this morning.

So, yeah. I'm glad 2019 is over. It had good moments, but damn it was a rollercoaster with a lot of drops. Here's to hoping 2020 is at least a little smoother of a ride. ❤

[shellyscribbles]

This has been a good year

My biggest goal for 2019 was to finish the first draft of my first novel, The Shadow of Vale and I succeeded in doing so.

I have learned a lot about writing this year.  I have found I have more passion for it than I have had for many things in life thus far. 

Looking forward to 2020.  :)

[lostchips]

December Things

Became even more depressed

Ran a decade long friendship into the ground

Has suicide ideation thoughts on Christmas day

Walked the dog all the way to the dog park and back, a walk we hadn't done since my butt injury last year

Work work work

Became even more stressed out at the hot spring resort, the place where you are suppose to relax

Learned to knit

Ate super spicy food with friends, my physical nightmare

Got some great, thoughtful presents from my friends

Spent time with my dog

Reorganized my room

Spent quality time with a friend who lives in another city

Made new friends

[inthe-forest-ofthe-lotus]

Been awhile...

The Year in Reflection

It’s almost over. I’ll end the decade with a Bachelors in Graphic Design, and start the search for a job relevant to my field. The year didn’t start on a good note, however. I ended a relationship that was draining my soul, and spent months recovering emotionally from the anxiety that experience brought on in the aftermath.

I’d talk details, but there’s no value in dragging someone whose own persona has deep fried him and the lovely FC I put two years of my FFXIV life into. Just know it wasn’t great, and now I know who I am and what I want to be and no one is going to get between me and that now.

But after that I started making strides. The passing of classes, my first apartment of my own, the addition of my noodle and furry babies to my life and now the finish of my Bachelors. 

This has been a year of progress.

I’m glad to say this is all ending on a great note.

Here is to hoping 2020 starts another new awesome chapter.

That being said, once school is finished I’ll be making a more honest return to Tumblr. I look forward to writing and sharing my characters and Suiren Temple with everyone into the next decade.

[2010jean]

Past & Future

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