Meme of the Year 2023 Edition
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zaliachimeraYes I'm slightly late. I was writing fic and playing Destiny XD
1. What did you do in 2022 that you’d never done before?
Had surgery!
Went to Disneyland!
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Um... I made a resolution to get a haircut. And I failed. Maybe this year XD
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A friend had a baby in the last few weeks!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope
5. What countries did you visit?
USA. Went to Florida to Disneyworld and had a blast!
6. What would you like to have in 2024 that you lacked in 2023?
A different better government. World peace. For the games industry to unionise. For my actual ADHD meds to not have a global shortage.
...a haircut.
7. What dates from 2023 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 6th-13th when I went to Disney to see friends!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Got some writing approved by Marvel. Some of it with no changes required!
Wrote a stupid amount of fanfic again XD
9. What was your biggest failure?
Still have not ebayed all the anime stuff I own that I no longer want to own. Still have not got a haircut.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
THE SAGA CONTINUES
I got sent to the hospital to check if I have lupus! It was... fucking pointless tbh. Had some blood tests a couple of weeks before, then went to see the specialist who asked some questions which could have been an email and then said 'we didn't get your blood tests so you need to go have more. If you don't hear back from us assume you've been discharged and you'll receive a letter confirming this later.'
So for this appointment I took a whole afternoon off work because they also sent me to the hospital which is an hour's drive away (I don't drive, thankfully I can get a lift otherwise it would have been a whole day off work trying to catch 3 buses). When the entire appointment could have been a fucking email and asking me to get the blood tests done again. I have also not actually received a letter saying I'm discharged so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They tried to send me to this hospital again to get an ultrasound for my ovary. Despite me having had my previous ultrasounds at the GP office which is a whole 5 minute walk away.
I rang the hospital and then got passed around 5 different departments trying to deal with this. And then did it again when I'd cancelled and asked the appointment to be rebooked. Turns out because I'd been referred by the hospital rather than my GP I have to get the ultrasound at the hospital.
I eventually managed to get them to send me to the slightly closer hospital but it's still a fair drive.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Still ADHD medication. Also the Disneyworld trip!
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Amazing friends! My wonderful coworkers and... ex-coworkers.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?
Many many politicians and their fascist, sometimes genocidal ambitions. Corporate executives. The Games Industry (see, corporate executives) for laying off thousands of people because of the incompetence and greed of executives, while still giving said executives massive paycheques and bonuses.
One particular crypto-bro who is also an executive.
14. Where did most of your money go?
ADHD meds. Disneyworld trip.
...Destiny merch >>
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Disneyworld trip! It was so good and so nice to see my friends!
16. What song will always remind you of 2023?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I am so bad at this question.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) Sadder
b) No clue.
c) About the same.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Reading. Probably exercising. Need to go walking more. Seeing friends.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Arguing with the NHS. Being angry and seeing people I have worked with and care about get laid off.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Quietly at home with my parents. As usual. We had food.
21. Did you fall in love in 2023?
Nope.
22. What was your favourite TV program?
...I really enjoyed hbomberguy's 4 hour video about YouTube plagiarism.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Fucking crypto-bro uberboss needs to go stick his head into microwave.
24. What was the best book you read?
Look...
I read a lot of scripts for work.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I have a lot of Destiny soundtracks on my phone now. I just tend to come to music 10 years late with Starbucks.
26. What did you want and get?
ADHD medication. Also went to see Bastille in concert! And went to Disneyworld to see friends.
27. What did you want and not get?
The collapse of the Tory party. A functional opposition party. Donald Trump locked up in prison for life. To finish my WIP.
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
I should just delete these questions. I never have anything to say XD
29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
ADHD medication. Really.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2023?
Pyjamas. Also my Destiny raid jacket.
31. What kept you sane?
Literally the ADHD medication.
32. Favourite fictional character of the year?
Still Osiris from Destiny 2! Since last year he has visited a formerly unknown hidden human settlement on Neptune, learned a completely new power of Darkness called Strand, come to find some sort of closure for his grief and hurt and reached a place of peace and happiness despite the dark times he's living in.
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
I don't even know where to fucking start...
34. Who did you miss?
Friends :( So many people I want to see and have not been able to.
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023
Never trust executives.
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Yeah I have no idea. Is there a song about devouring the flesh of executives?
Actually, I have a quote! From Folding Ideas' 2021 video about Doug Walker.
"He wants to be a filmmaker, he wants to make art, but he can't, because he's a fundamentally incurious person who isn't much interested in what other people think or feel and all his ideas boil down to 'what if Batman met Mario?'"
1. What did you do in 2022 that you’d never done before?
Had surgery!
Went to Disneyland!
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Um... I made a resolution to get a haircut. And I failed. Maybe this year XD
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A friend had a baby in the last few weeks!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope
5. What countries did you visit?
USA. Went to Florida to Disneyworld and had a blast!
6. What would you like to have in 2024 that you lacked in 2023?
A different better government. World peace. For the games industry to unionise. For my actual ADHD meds to not have a global shortage.
...a haircut.
7. What dates from 2023 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 6th-13th when I went to Disney to see friends!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Got some writing approved by Marvel. Some of it with no changes required!
Wrote a stupid amount of fanfic again XD
9. What was your biggest failure?
Still have not ebayed all the anime stuff I own that I no longer want to own. Still have not got a haircut.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
THE SAGA CONTINUES
I got sent to the hospital to check if I have lupus! It was... fucking pointless tbh. Had some blood tests a couple of weeks before, then went to see the specialist who asked some questions which could have been an email and then said 'we didn't get your blood tests so you need to go have more. If you don't hear back from us assume you've been discharged and you'll receive a letter confirming this later.'
So for this appointment I took a whole afternoon off work because they also sent me to the hospital which is an hour's drive away (I don't drive, thankfully I can get a lift otherwise it would have been a whole day off work trying to catch 3 buses). When the entire appointment could have been a fucking email and asking me to get the blood tests done again. I have also not actually received a letter saying I'm discharged so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They tried to send me to this hospital again to get an ultrasound for my ovary. Despite me having had my previous ultrasounds at the GP office which is a whole 5 minute walk away.
I rang the hospital and then got passed around 5 different departments trying to deal with this. And then did it again when I'd cancelled and asked the appointment to be rebooked. Turns out because I'd been referred by the hospital rather than my GP I have to get the ultrasound at the hospital.
I eventually managed to get them to send me to the slightly closer hospital but it's still a fair drive.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Still ADHD medication. Also the Disneyworld trip!
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Amazing friends! My wonderful coworkers and... ex-coworkers.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?
Many many politicians and their fascist, sometimes genocidal ambitions. Corporate executives. The Games Industry (see, corporate executives) for laying off thousands of people because of the incompetence and greed of executives, while still giving said executives massive paycheques and bonuses.
One particular crypto-bro who is also an executive.
14. Where did most of your money go?
ADHD meds. Disneyworld trip.
...Destiny merch >>
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Disneyworld trip! It was so good and so nice to see my friends!
16. What song will always remind you of 2023?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I am so bad at this question.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) Sadder
b) No clue.
c) About the same.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Reading. Probably exercising. Need to go walking more. Seeing friends.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Arguing with the NHS. Being angry and seeing people I have worked with and care about get laid off.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Quietly at home with my parents. As usual. We had food.
21. Did you fall in love in 2023?
Nope.
22. What was your favourite TV program?
...I really enjoyed hbomberguy's 4 hour video about YouTube plagiarism.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Fucking crypto-bro uberboss needs to go stick his head into microwave.
24. What was the best book you read?
Look...
I read a lot of scripts for work.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I have a lot of Destiny soundtracks on my phone now. I just tend to come to music 10 years late with Starbucks.
26. What did you want and get?
ADHD medication. Also went to see Bastille in concert! And went to Disneyworld to see friends.
27. What did you want and not get?
The collapse of the Tory party. A functional opposition party. Donald Trump locked up in prison for life. To finish my WIP.
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
I should just delete these questions. I never have anything to say XD
29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
ADHD medication. Really.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2023?
Pyjamas. Also my Destiny raid jacket.
31. What kept you sane?
Literally the ADHD medication.
32. Favourite fictional character of the year?
Still Osiris from Destiny 2! Since last year he has visited a formerly unknown hidden human settlement on Neptune, learned a completely new power of Darkness called Strand, come to find some sort of closure for his grief and hurt and reached a place of peace and happiness despite the dark times he's living in.
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
I don't even know where to fucking start...
34. Who did you miss?
Friends :( So many people I want to see and have not been able to.
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023
Never trust executives.
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Yeah I have no idea. Is there a song about devouring the flesh of executives?
Actually, I have a quote! From Folding Ideas' 2021 video about Doug Walker.
"He wants to be a filmmaker, he wants to make art, but he can't, because he's a fundamentally incurious person who isn't much interested in what other people think or feel and all his ideas boil down to 'what if Batman met Mario?'"
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Date: 2024-01-02 05:00 pm (UTC)