goodbye twentygayteen
Dec. 31st, 2018 12:26 pm1. What did you do in 2018 that you'd never done before?
Wrote a bunch of novels.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't really do that. I might this year for a change, and that's "be better at studying French."
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not really, but a former abuser did die, and I was entirely happy about it.
5. What countries did you visit?
Just the US and Canada.
6. What would you like to have in 2019 that you lacked in 2018?
Possible things only, I suppose... um... that leaves out a sane government... hm.
More musical inspiration, I think. And motivation.
7. What date from 2018 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The whole fucking year, or should I say the decade it took, or the year. Holy shit.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
On my own: The Armourer and the Living Weapon. I mean, it got fan art. That was new.
As one of many snowflakes in the avalanche: your new Democratic representative from the 8th District of Washington State, Kim Schrier.
I'm also fairly pleased with the amount of old stuff I ditched. More to do on that in 2019.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not yet diamond in comp. Or plat, for that matter.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Eh, I got the flu. Or just a bad cold. Not sure which.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the GT1030 silent (fanless) graphics card, or possibly the monitors I'm using with that card. Honourable mention to the giant utensil storage tray I bought. Sure, laugh, but I'm telling you, a well-organised drawer makes for a much happier kitchen.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
George, our cat.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Every Republican who didn't resign and/or actively, publicly fight the neofascist white supremacist movement. Which means almost (but not quite) every Republican.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Aside from bills, see the Washington State 8th District.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I fixed and/or rebuilt a lot of things. That's always fun. And I wrote and co-wrote some novels.
16. What song will always remind you of 2018?
I can't really think of one. I've been away from music for most of the last two years. I think that's part of the ongoing reaction to the current realities; fiction writing turned on, in a big way; music mostly turned off. But... maybe Mélovin's "Under the Ladder."
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder?
Probably about the same.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Much stronger. Much more muscle. About the same weight, just ... more of it's muscle.
iii. richer or poorer?
About the same.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Anti-fascist rallies/protests/actions. I missed a couple. For reasons, but still.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
It's been overwhelming at times. Can't afford that.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
(Presumably, how did I, in this context.)
I didn't. It's not my holiday. I rather hate Christmas, honestly; I didn't, until the fundamentalists and protofascists at Fox News ginned up the "war on Christmas" horseshit, but years of that made me really hate it. Anna and I did the usual National Jews and Pagans Go To the Movies Day, and saw Ralph Breaks the Internet. It's pretty good. First 20 minutes or so spends too much time re-covering old ground from the first movie - I think because it's been a while - but then the actual film itself is pretty good.
21. Did you fall in love in 2018?
No.
22. How many one night stands?
None.
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
Either the new Doctor Who - isn't it nice to have actual Doctor Who back on television again? - or She-Ra. Seriously, She-Ra is kind of awesome.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nah, the protofascists and fundamentalists have been trying to kill me my whole life. I'm used to it.
25. What was the best book you read?
Emily Wilson's new translation of The Odyssey. Get it, read it, seriously. Nothing else I read this year is close, though I also quite liked Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, from 1962, which I'd not read before.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Somehow I had missed paying much attention to Florence and the Machine, and thanks to an online friend, I have now addressed that deficiency. Maybe also Sunflower Bean too.
27. What did you want and get?
See above regarding the 1030 and monitors. ^_^
28. What did you want and not get?
I rather want a cheap slider-based mixing board - analogue - with a minimum of six microphone/XLR inputs, for some experiments for, like, $40 or $50. I'd fix it, of course; I'd probably have to. But I'm okay with that. I've been watching Craigslist et all and have come close a couple of times, but not quite there.
29. What was your favourite film this year?
Honestly, Into the Spider-Verse. Christ that was good.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Sushi dinner, and I legit don't know. I also legit don't know my actual birthday. I use one, but it's questionable. Long story, don't want to tell it.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Two deaths, not just the one.
Maybe three.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018?
I wore a pair of blue jeans to book club one night and everyone fruck out because "...I didn't even know you owned blue jeans." So, apparently, somewhat sharper than previous years?
33. What kept you sane?
Overwatch.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Gail Godot.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same old same old, for me, honestly.
36. Who did you miss?
Mostly, Genji. Fuck, that squirrelly little ninja can be hard to hit. Unless he's stupid and charges me directly.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
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seaborn, who is mostly on tumblr and discord, but has an account here and might see this.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2018:
I BELIEVE I SAID GOOD DAY.
39. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Oh, I hate telephones. Um... probably some repair service, if anything.
40. Quote a song that sums up your year:
Sorry.
41. What was your favourite moment of the year?
Honestly?
Okay, so. Overwatch. Competitive. Defence. Hanamura. Point one. I'm coming back from spawn. Enemy team hits some ult or other as I'm on my way back, kills everyone else on my team, and they've got five players standing, including D.va in her mech.
I hit the point, I pop D.va out of her mech in two shots, and she flees. The other four I take down in six shots, alone, as Widowmaker. When we win, and that bit is playing back as Play of the Game, our Reinhardt, who had been... skeptical... about me being Widowmaker... just kind of breathes, on comms:
"...fffuuuuuuuck."
Glorious.
(Second place: killing five of six enemy team on offence at Temple of Anubis, taking the point, and waving hello to the rest of my team as they finally show up. That one, I have video.)
42. What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Did you see 2018? Did you see it?
I don't know if it was a 'moment' but fuck, the fires, and the smoke. So bad.
43. Where were you when 2018 started?
Eh, just hanging out at home.
44. Who were you with?
annathepiper and our housemate Paul and friend Jenny. I think that's all.
45. Where will you be when 2018 ends?
Dunno yet? Might go out.
46. Who will you be with when 2018 ends?
Depends upon whether I go out. Not bringing anyone over, Anna's got a cold and we don't need to share it.
47. What was your favourite month of 2018?
Hard to say. Maybe the first charge through what became Of Gods and Monsters. That was pretty amazing.
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2018?
Nah. Less than usual, if anything.
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2018?
I don't in general. I'm anti-prohibition, but it's really not my thing.
50. What are your plans for 2019?
I think you mean 20biteen, don't you?
Wrote a bunch of novels.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't really do that. I might this year for a change, and that's "be better at studying French."
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not really, but a former abuser did die, and I was entirely happy about it.
5. What countries did you visit?
Just the US and Canada.
6. What would you like to have in 2019 that you lacked in 2018?
Possible things only, I suppose... um... that leaves out a sane government... hm.
More musical inspiration, I think. And motivation.
7. What date from 2018 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The whole fucking year, or should I say the decade it took, or the year. Holy shit.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
On my own: The Armourer and the Living Weapon. I mean, it got fan art. That was new.
As one of many snowflakes in the avalanche: your new Democratic representative from the 8th District of Washington State, Kim Schrier.
I'm also fairly pleased with the amount of old stuff I ditched. More to do on that in 2019.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not yet diamond in comp. Or plat, for that matter.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Eh, I got the flu. Or just a bad cold. Not sure which.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the GT1030 silent (fanless) graphics card, or possibly the monitors I'm using with that card. Honourable mention to the giant utensil storage tray I bought. Sure, laugh, but I'm telling you, a well-organised drawer makes for a much happier kitchen.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
George, our cat.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Every Republican who didn't resign and/or actively, publicly fight the neofascist white supremacist movement. Which means almost (but not quite) every Republican.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Aside from bills, see the Washington State 8th District.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I fixed and/or rebuilt a lot of things. That's always fun. And I wrote and co-wrote some novels.
16. What song will always remind you of 2018?
I can't really think of one. I've been away from music for most of the last two years. I think that's part of the ongoing reaction to the current realities; fiction writing turned on, in a big way; music mostly turned off. But... maybe Mélovin's "Under the Ladder."
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder?
Probably about the same.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Much stronger. Much more muscle. About the same weight, just ... more of it's muscle.
iii. richer or poorer?
About the same.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Anti-fascist rallies/protests/actions. I missed a couple. For reasons, but still.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
It's been overwhelming at times. Can't afford that.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
(Presumably, how did I, in this context.)
I didn't. It's not my holiday. I rather hate Christmas, honestly; I didn't, until the fundamentalists and protofascists at Fox News ginned up the "war on Christmas" horseshit, but years of that made me really hate it. Anna and I did the usual National Jews and Pagans Go To the Movies Day, and saw Ralph Breaks the Internet. It's pretty good. First 20 minutes or so spends too much time re-covering old ground from the first movie - I think because it's been a while - but then the actual film itself is pretty good.
21. Did you fall in love in 2018?
No.
22. How many one night stands?
None.
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
Either the new Doctor Who - isn't it nice to have actual Doctor Who back on television again? - or She-Ra. Seriously, She-Ra is kind of awesome.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nah, the protofascists and fundamentalists have been trying to kill me my whole life. I'm used to it.
25. What was the best book you read?
Emily Wilson's new translation of The Odyssey. Get it, read it, seriously. Nothing else I read this year is close, though I also quite liked Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, from 1962, which I'd not read before.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Somehow I had missed paying much attention to Florence and the Machine, and thanks to an online friend, I have now addressed that deficiency. Maybe also Sunflower Bean too.
27. What did you want and get?
See above regarding the 1030 and monitors. ^_^
28. What did you want and not get?
I rather want a cheap slider-based mixing board - analogue - with a minimum of six microphone/XLR inputs, for some experiments for, like, $40 or $50. I'd fix it, of course; I'd probably have to. But I'm okay with that. I've been watching Craigslist et all and have come close a couple of times, but not quite there.
29. What was your favourite film this year?
Honestly, Into the Spider-Verse. Christ that was good.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Sushi dinner, and I legit don't know. I also legit don't know my actual birthday. I use one, but it's questionable. Long story, don't want to tell it.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Two deaths, not just the one.
Maybe three.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018?
I wore a pair of blue jeans to book club one night and everyone fruck out because "...I didn't even know you owned blue jeans." So, apparently, somewhat sharper than previous years?
33. What kept you sane?
Overwatch.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Gail Godot.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same old same old, for me, honestly.
36. Who did you miss?
Mostly, Genji. Fuck, that squirrelly little ninja can be hard to hit. Unless he's stupid and charges me directly.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
seaborn, who is mostly on tumblr and discord, but has an account here and might see this.38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2018:
I BELIEVE I SAID GOOD DAY.
39. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Oh, I hate telephones. Um... probably some repair service, if anything.
40. Quote a song that sums up your year:
Sorry.
41. What was your favourite moment of the year?
Honestly?
Okay, so. Overwatch. Competitive. Defence. Hanamura. Point one. I'm coming back from spawn. Enemy team hits some ult or other as I'm on my way back, kills everyone else on my team, and they've got five players standing, including D.va in her mech.
I hit the point, I pop D.va out of her mech in two shots, and she flees. The other four I take down in six shots, alone, as Widowmaker. When we win, and that bit is playing back as Play of the Game, our Reinhardt, who had been... skeptical... about me being Widowmaker... just kind of breathes, on comms:
"...fffuuuuuuuck."
Glorious.
(Second place: killing five of six enemy team on offence at Temple of Anubis, taking the point, and waving hello to the rest of my team as they finally show up. That one, I have video.)
42. What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Did you see 2018? Did you see it?
I don't know if it was a 'moment' but fuck, the fires, and the smoke. So bad.
43. Where were you when 2018 started?
Eh, just hanging out at home.
44. Who were you with?
annathepiper and our housemate Paul and friend Jenny. I think that's all.45. Where will you be when 2018 ends?
Dunno yet? Might go out.
46. Who will you be with when 2018 ends?
Depends upon whether I go out. Not bringing anyone over, Anna's got a cold and we don't need to share it.
47. What was your favourite month of 2018?
Hard to say. Maybe the first charge through what became Of Gods and Monsters. That was pretty amazing.
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2018?
Nah. Less than usual, if anything.
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2018?
I don't in general. I'm anti-prohibition, but it's really not my thing.
50. What are your plans for 2019?
I think you mean 20biteen, don't you?
