2019 Year in review

Yes, I'm doing a Year in review for 2019, a year where I only posted one post, the previous year's in review. 😐

1. What did you do in 2019 that you'd never done before?
  Yeah, no. At least this year wasn't too bad...

2.  Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
 I didn't make one last year, not making one for this year either.

3.  Did anyone close to you give birth?
 One of best friends had twins! A couple of co-workers and a friend from my old university also had   babies 👶

4. Did anyone close to you die?
 An older cousin of mine died in late May-early June.

5. What countries did you visit?
  I haven't left my state this year, let alone out of the country. (Yeah, I copy+pasted that from last year)

6. What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?
 My own place. I'll keep saying this until I, at least do something about it.

7.  What dates from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 25- KKK came to Dayton. A series of tornadoes followed the Monday after.
June 3rd- My cousin married a former co-worker. The week after, his father's funeral.
August 3rd- A shooting happened in an area I frequent. 11 people died and I've been too scared to go into that area since.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Um, I finally got a blu ray player...

9. What was your biggest failure?
The whole job thing that was listed for last year happened earlier this year. Not sure why I listed it for happening last year.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I think I caught a bug from work but I powered through it.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
See answer #8...actually, I didn't buy that. I won it at work.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
 My cousin getting married to a former co-worker this summer.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
In 2019, where do I even start?

14. Where did most of your money go?
Materialistic things that only brought me temporary happiness. God knows how much was spent on Asian take out.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
 Megabeast Investigator Juspion on Blu-Ray. I actually won a blu-ray player from work just for the series. Sad, right?

16. What song will always remind you of 2019?
Um...

17.  Compared to this time last year, are you:
-Happier or sadder: Hate to admit but sadder.
-thinner or fatter: According to a recent doctors appointment, a LOT fatter.
-Richer or poorer: A tad poorer but I'll still spend.
(Yes, this was copy+pasted from last year's list but that was completed earlier this year so not much changed)

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing, including keeping up on this blog. I had a big ol' case of writer's block for most of the year and when that wasn't the problem, I just had 0% motivation.

19.  What do you wish you'd done less of?
Complain about how much I don't like my job or living situation but yet do nothing about changing either.

20.  How was your Christmas spent?
This is being written a couple of days before Christmas.

21.  Did you fall in love in 2019?
As always, I fall in love all the time.

22. Did your heart break in 2019?
Comes with always falling in love.

23.  What was your favorite TV program?
I really didn't watch TV this year. I began going to bed early as a result.

24. Did you know anybody who got married?
My cousin married a woman I used to work with in June.

25. What states did you visit in 2019?
   Just the one I live in.

26.  Where were you when 2019 began?
 In bed, watching a twitch stream.

27.  Who were you with?
  Myself

28. Where were you when 2019 ended? 
  This is being written a week before New Years. 

29.  Who were you with when 2019 ended?
 See previous answer

30.  What was the best book you read?
 Drawing a blank but most likely, it was a manga.

31. What was your greatest musical discovery?
  Synthwave, synth music influenced by 80s music and video games.

32.  What did you want and get?
 See answer #8 

33.  What did you want and not get?
Love, a better job, better living arrangements. I'm sure there's more to list but this list shouldn't be anymore depressing.

34. What was your favorite film of this year?
"Dolemite is my name". "Joker" wasn't terrible, though. 

35. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
 All I did was by a new battery for PS2 and eat Chinese food. I'm not telling you my age 👺 

36. Where did you go on vacation?
  Vacation? What's that? 

37. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2019?
 At work, a blue collar schlub. Off work, black hipster.

38. What kept you sane?
For 2019, it was being around people. Whether it was being at a job I'm unhappy with or the death of a family member, people made me laugh and smile. Some just talked to me or listened to me talk. It was good because I just felt very alone this year.

39. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Um...drawing a blank at the moment.

40. What political issue stirred you the most?
Just don't...😡 

41.Did you have to go to the hospital?
Only for appointments

42. How many concerts did you see in 2019?
I saw Maria Bamford in June.  Also saw Hawthorne Heights earlier this year, not by choice though

43. Did you have a favorite concert in 2019?
 See answer to previous question.

44. Who were the best new people you met?
 Didn't really meet anyone new this year. Honestly.

45. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
 Getting into a near shouting match with a supervisor over whether or not I should be employee of month again.

46. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2019?
  See answer to previous question. Anything else embarrassing is most likely work related. 

47. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2019?
Best one I can think of for this year; be excellent to each other. 

48. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

"This life shit, this life shit is like
Is like bugged the fuck out, son, for real
See, to live is to suffer
But to survive…
Well, that's to find meaning in the suffering"
DMX- "Slippin'" 🐕
(It was that kinda year)