1. What did you do in 2024 that you'd never done before?
Um, have acid reflux. And around Thanksgiving even 😑
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
this is being written on 12/12/2024, so no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
A cousin I was close to as a kid passed away in April. Days later, I found out a co-worker I was close to passed away, though I don't know when. It was also revealed that one of my favorite film directors passed away in 2022, due to Co-vid. A week into writing this, another friend of mine in California passed away.
5. What countries did you visit?
Just my room
6. What would you like to have in 2025 that you lacked in 2024?
😑 Take a wild guess
7. What dates from 2024 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 10th, when I found out my cousin passed away. I never even realized he was younger than me.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Um, finally got a PS4
9. What was your biggest failure?
See answer #6. I also didn't write as much as I wanted to.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
The day before Thanksgiving, I caught a very bad case of acid reflux. I was prescribed medicine that I was unable to retrieve until the day after Thanksgiving. I spent that Wednesday to that Monday in immense pain, even after the acid reflux symptoms wore off.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Fire Pro Wrestling World for PS4. I did have to buy it twice though 😖
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
🤷
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
America's.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Coffee, manga and treating friends to restaurants none of us could really afford.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My favorite anime is finally getting a U.S. release... in February 2025.
16. What song will always remind you of 2024?
Not Like us by Kendrick Lamar
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
-Happier or Sadder: 🔵
-thinner or fatter: Fatter before I got sick
-richer or poorer: always poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Reading. Got a whole pile of manga just collecting dust on my nightstand.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Argue with strangers on the internet.
20. How was your Christmas spent?
Again, being written on 12/12/2024
21. Did you fall in love in 2024?
I fall in love all the time.
22. Did your heart break in 2024?
With love comes heartache. 🤷
23. What was your favorite TV program?
So far, Penguin. A blog written earlier this year has stated that me and wrestling have separated.
24. Did you know anybody who got married?
I don't think so...?
25. What states did you visit in 2024?
Just the one I live in.
26. Where were you when 2024 began?
Working from home
27. Who were you with?
Myself
28. Where were you when 2024 ended?
See question #2 and its answer
29. Who were you with when 2024 ended?
See the answer for the previous question.
30. What was the best book you read?
The ones I'm still trying to get through. I get distracted way too easily these days.
31. What was your greatest musical discovery?
This year, same stuff I normally listen to.
32. What did you want and get?
A PS4, thanks to my nephews
33. What did you want and not get?
If you've read previous "Year in reviews", take a wild guess
34. What was your favorite film of this year?
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
35. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
My best friend and her friend took me to dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant. I turned none of your damn business.
36. Where did you go on vacation?
Probably just sat in front of the A/C.
37. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2024?
Work/home: Long Johns/Out: Jeans and boots
38. What kept you sane?
After this year, I'm not.
39. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Come to think of it, what does this mean?
40. What political issue stirred you the most?
It was an election year. Trump is going to be "president" again all because "Americans" cheaper groceries. I feel like his voters are in for a rude awakening.
41. Did you have to go to the hospital?
See question #10.
42. How many concerts did you see in 2024?
None
43. Did you have a favorite concert in 2024?
No
44. Who were the best new people you met?
I honestly rarely left the house this year so, sadly, never met anyone new.
45. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
My friend, before she passed away, wanted to know why I left a group we were associated with and I kept telling her I'd tell her when the time was right. I never got a chance to.
46. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2024?
Almost smacking My best friend's twin toddlers on a particular hot summer day for... being toddlers was not my finest moment.
47. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2024?
No, but I want to give some. Hello, reader. If you have a child or loved one that suffers from depression and your relationship with them is strained, never, EVER say to them that the reason for the strained relationship is because they're punishing you for their depression. It's just a shitty thing to say to anyone, let alone a loved one.
48. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I had one and I completely forgot it. I may edit it in later. Sorry about that.
-for cousin Jermaine, Miss Sandy and Fluffy
