2021 Year in Review

 1. What did you do in 2021 that you'd never done before?
    Be more responsible with money or at least trying.

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. (Last year's answer)

3.  Did anyone close to you give birth?
      3 friends had twins, and another surprised her pregnancy on me, giving birth in June.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

    A cousin passed away in September.

    
5. What countries did you visit?
    No

6.  What would you like to have in 2022 that you lacked in 2021?
 My own place. I thought this would've been the year but I'm not sure where to start, especially on my budget.

7. What dates from 2021 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
    April 4th. The center where I worked completely shut down, going 100% remote. 

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
    I... I got a co-vid vaccine. 3 of them, actually.

9. What was your biggest failure?
    Not finding my own place or a new job. Barely writing on a blog that I used to post pretty normally comes in second.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

    Um, just the recovery process of the co-vid vaccines and an unwanted tetanus shot.


 11. What was the best thing you bought?
    Groceries, some manga, long johns...

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
   My nephews turned 18 and graduated from high school this year. 

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
    I'm not naming names but quite a few people who I'm close with have said things that have     disgusted me

14. Where did most of your money go?
    See answer #11 and add bills to that.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
    I dunno, possible anime releases that I never got around to purchasing.

16. What song will always remind you of 2021?
    I dunno but it's probably consisting of loud screeching.

17.  Compared to this time last year, are you:
-Happier or sadder: Sadder. I thought 2021 would be way better but not by much.
-thinner or fatter: As always, my weight flucuates. 
-Richer or poorer: Poorer but I'm trying to save up for a new place.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
     Let my feelings be known more. Try and do more instead of saying I would and then get tired not even try. I did that alot       this year.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
    See #18

20. How was your Christmas spent?
 This is being written on Christmas eve so that is up in the air.

21.  Did you fall in love in 2021?
    As always, I fall in love all the time.  

22. Did your heart break in 2021?
    Comes with falling in love all the time.

23.  What was your favorite TV program?
    Other than wrestling, I didn't really watch tv.

24. Did you know anybody who got married?
    My ex (not to me, obviously) and my sister got married this year.

25. What states did you visit in 2021?
    None at the moment. I was going to go out of town for Christmas but due to the pandemic, that didn't     happen

26.  Where were you when 2021 began?
    At home, due to the pandemic.

27. Who were you with?
    me

28. Where were you when 2021 ended? 
    This is being written on Christmas eve.

29.  Who were you with when 2021 ended?
    See previous answer

30.  What was the best book you read?
    Um, I dunno but it was probably manga.

31. What was your greatest musical discovery?
    Still synthwave

32. What did you want and get?
    erm...

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 any more depressing. (Yes, this was my answer for last year but still... 😋)

34. What was your favorite film of this year?
I really don't think I've seen anything new this year, honestly.

35. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
 I ordered Chinese food...and that's about it. Again, I'm not telling you my age.

36. Where did you go on vacation?
    nowhere

37. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2021?
    Longjohns. 

38. What kept you sane?
Same as last years, the friends who stayed in touch with me. I didn't take things well this year either and I know the times were tough, but I did try reaching out to friends with very few reaching back out. It was a little disheartening but those who stayed in touch, I will be forever grateful to. Wrestling and video games helped a little bit.

39. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
um...

40. What political issue stirred you the most?
ALL OF THEM! 😡

41.Did you have to go to the hospital?
    My first two co-vid shot and a checkup. The booster was at a CVS.

42. How many concerts did you see in 2021?
    none

43. Did you have a favorite concert in 2021?
See previous answer

44. Who were the best new people you met?
    Toby's brother's John. That might be it.

45. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
    The constant reflecting on the past. I kept crying because I just looking back on all the mistakes I've made in life. It's not healthy but when you have so much time on your hands...

46. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2021?
    Storming out of my place, in my longjohns, after a disagreement I had involving a discussion about     my sister's wedding.

47. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2021?
"It's a bit different than what we imagined but don't worry, the future isn't set in stone. No one's is..." Also see answer #45

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

    

Not a song but an old quote.

"Old fools were once young fools too..."