Meme of the Year - 2019 Edition!
Dec. 31st, 2019 09:17 pm1. What did you do in 2019 that you’d never done before?
Got a proper full-time job and got a raise and stuff which was awesome.
I ran social media for a livestream event in December for Rusty Quill.
Went to Ireland and visited the Giant's Causeway.
Submitted a short story for publication! I need to actually get that sent out again.
Made 3 escape games :D Mini escape games in bags.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did actually send a story out for publication. This next year I want to get more massages because my shoulders are *wrecked*, and just read more. And finish rewrites on the novel.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sabrina from work!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
Ireland and Northern Ireland!
6. What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?
A goddam ADHD diagnosis! I am on the waiting list, and have been for about 18 months now :| Probably more goddam therapy.
7. What dates from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 7th! The Rusty Quill charity livestream. Awesome event and I had so much fun.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Submitting a story. It was a big step. Need to do more of it but I went through a bad patch in summer so didn't send it out again and need to do that. Also my annual review at work was great!
Completed NaNoWriMo in 17 days. Also the escape games were fun!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Didn't do as much writing as I should. Didn't get anything published.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I have had a bitch of a cold yet again this year over Christmas and New Year.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Worldcon tickets and travel. Train tickets to London for the first Rusty Quill meetup in May. Just generally travelling to hangouts has been great.
Also the Good Cows.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Friends! My friends are so fucking awesome!
All the creators working hard to make good things in dark times.
I have a lot of respect for Greta Thunberg too. I hate that she has to do it, but I applaud her conviction.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?
Fuck everyone who voted Tory and voted for Brexit. Fuck Donald Trump too and his cronies. I hope you rot.
Also screw you George R R Martin and everyone involved in the Hugo Loser's Party debacle that really hurt some friends of mine.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Student loan. And travel.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Worldcon! The Magnus Archives! Basically anything associated with those things!
16. What song will always remind you of 2019?
Sky Full Of Song - Florence+The Machine
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) Happier maybe? Hard to tell where the world ends and I begin sometimes.
b) Fatter probably? I haven't done much exercise and I feel bad about that
c) Richer! I got a raise!
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Writing.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Procrastinating
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With my parents and sister and brother in law, as last year. Very lazy and quite but it was nice.
21. Did you fall in love in 2019?
I got into a new fandom? Does that count?
22. What was your favourite TV program?
Gen:Lock was pretty damn enjoyable!
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I am just repeating what I said last year. My list of hated political figures grows ever longer. They just can't stop being absolute spunktrumpets.
24. What was the best book you read?
I read half of This is How You Lose the Time War. I am so fucking bad at reading these days and I hate it.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Mechanisms. I have been listening to The Bifrost Incident on repeat for the last 2 weeks.
26. What did you want and get?
A Nintendo Switch! A trip to Worldcon. A bunch of fandom goodness.
27. What did you want and not get?
An end to the political fuckery that has prevailed since 2016. The utter destruction of the concept of Brexit. *sigh*
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
Oh christ... Captain Marvel? Was that this year? The year has been so long.
29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Fandom.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018?
I discovered glittery lipstick recently and I look great in it.
31. What kept you sane?
Good friends. Avoiding the news as much as possible. Discord
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't.
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
*laughs brokenly*
34. Who did you miss?
Friends mainly! The Livestream crew!
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2019.
Oh my god, people might actually want to be friends with me?
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Got a proper full-time job and got a raise and stuff which was awesome.
I ran social media for a livestream event in December for Rusty Quill.
Went to Ireland and visited the Giant's Causeway.
Submitted a short story for publication! I need to actually get that sent out again.
Made 3 escape games :D Mini escape games in bags.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did actually send a story out for publication. This next year I want to get more massages because my shoulders are *wrecked*, and just read more. And finish rewrites on the novel.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sabrina from work!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
Ireland and Northern Ireland!
6. What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?
A goddam ADHD diagnosis! I am on the waiting list, and have been for about 18 months now :| Probably more goddam therapy.
7. What dates from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 7th! The Rusty Quill charity livestream. Awesome event and I had so much fun.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Submitting a story. It was a big step. Need to do more of it but I went through a bad patch in summer so didn't send it out again and need to do that. Also my annual review at work was great!
Completed NaNoWriMo in 17 days. Also the escape games were fun!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Didn't do as much writing as I should. Didn't get anything published.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I have had a bitch of a cold yet again this year over Christmas and New Year.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Worldcon tickets and travel. Train tickets to London for the first Rusty Quill meetup in May. Just generally travelling to hangouts has been great.
Also the Good Cows.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Friends! My friends are so fucking awesome!
All the creators working hard to make good things in dark times.
I have a lot of respect for Greta Thunberg too. I hate that she has to do it, but I applaud her conviction.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?
Fuck everyone who voted Tory and voted for Brexit. Fuck Donald Trump too and his cronies. I hope you rot.
Also screw you George R R Martin and everyone involved in the Hugo Loser's Party debacle that really hurt some friends of mine.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Student loan. And travel.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Worldcon! The Magnus Archives! Basically anything associated with those things!
16. What song will always remind you of 2019?
Sky Full Of Song - Florence+The Machine
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) Happier maybe? Hard to tell where the world ends and I begin sometimes.
b) Fatter probably? I haven't done much exercise and I feel bad about that
c) Richer! I got a raise!
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Writing.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Procrastinating
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With my parents and sister and brother in law, as last year. Very lazy and quite but it was nice.
21. Did you fall in love in 2019?
I got into a new fandom? Does that count?
22. What was your favourite TV program?
Gen:Lock was pretty damn enjoyable!
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I am just repeating what I said last year. My list of hated political figures grows ever longer. They just can't stop being absolute spunktrumpets.
24. What was the best book you read?
I read half of This is How You Lose the Time War. I am so fucking bad at reading these days and I hate it.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Mechanisms. I have been listening to The Bifrost Incident on repeat for the last 2 weeks.
26. What did you want and get?
A Nintendo Switch! A trip to Worldcon. A bunch of fandom goodness.
27. What did you want and not get?
An end to the political fuckery that has prevailed since 2016. The utter destruction of the concept of Brexit. *sigh*
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
Oh christ... Captain Marvel? Was that this year? The year has been so long.
29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Fandom.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018?
I discovered glittery lipstick recently and I look great in it.
31. What kept you sane?
Good friends. Avoiding the news as much as possible. Discord
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't.
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
*laughs brokenly*
34. Who did you miss?
Friends mainly! The Livestream crew!
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2019.
Oh my god, people might actually want to be friends with me?
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
How deeply are you sleeping
Or are you still awake?
A good friend told me
You've been staying out so late
Or are you still awake?
A good friend told me
You've been staying out so late
Be careful my darling
Be careful of what it takes
What I've seen so far
The good ones always seems to break
Be careful of what it takes
What I've seen so far
The good ones always seems to break