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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Kavik on Fri, 31 December 2021, 14:52:38
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In 2021 (in no particular order),
-My dog lost her eye.
-I got a pretty good pay rise, but it's going to be mostly eaten up by inflation.
-I played through all the original Doom games (Doom 1, Doom 2, Master Levels, TNT Evilution, The Plutonia Experiment) and played lots of other games. I played, but did not necessarily beat, 33 games total if you count all the Dooms as one.
-I bought a Nintendo Switch and have played one game on it.
-I spent most of my time taking care of my elderly mom only for her to get worse and basically give up.
-I threw out some stuff and sold some stuff (but I still have a lot that I can't seem to get anyone to buy), but my house is still a mess.
-I got to talk to my friends a lot more via the Marco Polo app.
-I failed to save much money.
-Two of my mom's cats died.
-I gained no strength because I took most of the year off lifting because of a shoulder issue (that is somewhat resolved now).
-I basically maintained fat and then gained some more these last couple months.
-My doctor fixed my years long wrist pain that I thought was a torn ligament with a simple injection.
-I finally received my F77 keyboard, just in time for me to lose interest in keyboards entirely.
-I learned how to make Chicken Tikka Masala fairly well.
-My chronic neck and jaw pain waxed and waned throughout the year, but it seems to be on a downward trend overall. In 2020, it was so bad making it through each day was tough.
-I played more paintball this year than I had in the last several years combined. I somehow got my wife into it as well. But that interest went from obsession to nearly non-existent in the past month or two.
I'll list more if I think of any.
My perception of the year is mostly negative, but there are a few positives sprinkled in. The few positive memories were from gettogethers with friends, like camping or cookouts, but those were rare.
What about you?
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NFTs happened to me.
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In 2021 (in no particular order),
-My dog lost her eye.
-I got a pretty good pay rise, but it's going to be mostly eaten up by inflation.
-I played through all the original Doom games (Doom 1, Doom 2, Master Levels, TNT Evilution, The Plutonia Experiment) and played lots of other games. I played, but did not necessarily beat, 33 games total if you count all the Dooms as one.
-I bought a Nintendo Switch and have played one game on it.
-I spent most of my time taking care of my elderly mom only for her to get worse and basically give up.
-I threw out some stuff and sold some stuff (but I still have a lot that I can't seem to get anyone to buy), but my house is still a mess.
-I got to talk to my friends a lot more via the Marco Polo app.
-I failed to save much money.
-Two of my mom's cats died.
-I gained no strength because I took most of the year off lifting because of a shoulder issue (that is somewhat resolved now).
-I basically maintained fat and then gained some more these last couple months.
-My doctor fixed my years long wrist pain that I thought was a torn ligament with a simple injection.
-I finally received my F77 keyboard, just in time for me to lose interest in keyboards entirely.
-I learned how to make Chicken Tikka Masala fairly well.
-My chronic neck and jaw pain waxed and waned throughout the year, but it seems to be on a downward trend overall. In 2020, it was so bad making it through each day was tough.
-I played more paintball this year than I had in the last several years combined. I somehow got my wife into it as well. But that interest when from obsession to nearly non-existent in the past month or two.
I'll list more if I think of any.
My perception of the year is mostly negative, but there are a few positives sprinkled in. The few positive memories were from gettogethers with friends, like camping or cookouts, but those were rare.
What about you?
Doesn't sound like you had a great one but looks like you're primed to improve things in '22.
Glad to hear that you're getting some of that pain resolved.
My interest in hobbies is so on/off it's wild. I can't keep focused on any one for very long but thats ok because I always come back to them with a fresh perspective.
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NFTs happened to me.
Can Tp4 borrow some money Mr. yMillionaire...
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NFTs happened to me.
Can Tp4 borrow some money Mr. yMillionaire...
TP4 can borrow as much as he wants from Yuppie Bank. 0% interest.
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TP4 can borrow as much as he wants from Yuppie Bank. 0% interest.
Would like to borrow 2.3 million to invest in an apartment complex outside of newark newjersey.
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TP4 can borrow as much as he wants from Yuppie Bank. 0% interest.
Would like to borrow 2.3 million to invest in an apartment complex outside of newark newjersey.
Bank of Yuppie needs 1 OTD 356.2 and 356CL as collateral, as well as 2 double shot mummy II in MX stem.
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Interesting idea. In approximately chronological order:
- Got good at job
- "Change to stupid hours or leave" so left job
- Got new job which is easier but worse paid
- Poked myself in the eye with a cupboard door
- Found love and caught Covid at a festival
- Spent probably the happiest 10 days of my life alone in my room
- Introspection/depression (relationships)
- Gave up on love, for her sake
- Messed up at work
- More introspection/depression (hobbies, or lack thereof. Decided should sell stuff, haven't)
- Did something to same eye as before (unresolved)
- Messed up at work
- Further introspection/depression (realised I haven't seen any friends all year or contacted them in 9 months)
- Got properly ill with something other than Covid for the first time in many years
- Yet more introspection (mortality)
- Endured Christmas and New Year "celebrations" which were pale imitations of previous years as half the people were missing
In summary Tennyson was wrong about love - it's better to only imagine tomorrow could be better than to have experienced love and be aware just how far from happy you currently are. Between this, my new job sucking and my eye 2021 was a terrible year and nothing makes me think 2022 will be any better.
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Had both knee joints replaced with artificial mechanisms.
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NFTs happened to me.
I didn't know you were legally retarded, does your carer know you use the internet without supervision?
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All jhoki
Had both knee joints replaced with artificial mechanisms.
Did you wake up with an Austrian accent and the sudden urge to do this:
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All kidding aside, I would not be at all surprised to learn that the fellow who came up with that knee decided to name it "The Terminator."
(I know I would.)
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the fellow who came up with that knee decided to name it
It is the "Legion" by Smith and Nephew.
https://www.smith-nephew.com/global/assets/pdf/products/surgical/orthopaedics/legion-tks-clinical-heritage-compendium-02961v2.pdf (https://www.smith-nephew.com/global/assets/pdf/products/surgical/orthopaedics/legion-tks-clinical-heritage-compendium-02961v2.pdf)
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I bought a house and got a British passport.
Also made some gains. Expected sick, got thicc. My thighs now touch each other :confused:
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My interest in hobbies is so on/off it's wild. I can't keep focused on any one for very long but thats ok because I always come back to them with a fresh perspective.
Same, but I wish I could just stay focused on anything in life. I am envious of the people who love something enough and for a long enough time to become a master (either in skill or knowledge) in a subject. I'm more of a hobby tourist; although, keyboards did hold my interest for a few consecutive years. I'm sure it will come back at some point.
Interesting idea. In approximately chronological order:
- Got good at job
- "Change to stupid hours or leave" so left job
- Got new job which is easier but worse paid
- Poked myself in the eye with a cupboard door
- Found love and caught Covid at a festival
- Spent probably the happiest 10 days of my life alone in my room
- Introspection/depression (relationships)
- Gave up on love, for her sake
- Messed up at work
- More introspection/depression (hobbies, or lack thereof. Decided should sell stuff, haven't)
- Did something to same eye as before (unresolved)
- Messed up at work
- Further introspection/depression (realised I haven't seen any friends all year or contacted them in 9 months)
- Got properly ill with something other than Covid for the first time in many years
- Yet more introspection (mortality)
- Endured Christmas and New Year "celebrations" which were pale imitations of previous years as half the people were missing
In summary Tennyson was wrong about love - it's better to only imagine tomorrow could be better than to have experienced love and be aware just how far from happy you currently are. Between this, my new job sucking and my eye 2021 was a terrible year and nothing makes me think 2022 will be any better.
I'm sorry you've had a rough go of it. I am somewhat pessimistic of the future too, but there's some level of hope that always creeps in with a new year somehow. I used to be very introspective myself, but I've been distracting myself a lot more the past couple years; I'm not sure that's a healthy alternative.
Had both knee joints replaced with artificial mechanisms.
That is pretty cool. I know the recovery is really hard for knee replacements, but I have no doubt the result is worth it. I had a torn ACL for a few years, and getting it reconstructed drastically improved my life. Knee problems suck.