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How Was Your 2011?

Topic started by Ferg on Dec. 31, 2011. Last post by Paulrus 4 months, 3 weeks ago.
Post by Ferg (503 posts) See mini bio
The last day of 2011 is here, so looking back on your year how was it? 
 
Personally, mine started out fairly bad and didn't really get good until the end of the Summer when I decided to turn things around. Started writing, getting involved in mountaineering/rock climbing and just generally put myself out there more. The last few months have been most excellent and I think 2012 will be even better(got work placement over in the States for 6 months! + all the monies)  
 
My year was certainly a divided one but I think the second half was worth enduring the first half. 
 
So how was your year?!
Post by FinalDasa (2,014 posts) See mini bio
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Overall not bad. Slowly things are getting better especially considering a year ago I was fresh off a break up. Hopefully 2012 is about things getting better some more and moving on from the past that 2011 didn't really see.

Post by CrimsonAvenger (1,232 posts) See mini bio

I have to say 2011 was a pretty good year for me. I don't know why but I think it just was. Hopefully 2012 will be even better.

Post by Christina (1,628 posts) See mini bio

It was meh, it felt a little suffocating. I'm putting all my faith into 2012. Hopefully I can move out and get my life going!

Post by sissylion (871 posts) See mini bio

Pretty lame, but I'm at least starting to get a clear idea of what I want my future to be.

Post by Vincemaster (383 posts) See mini bio

One of the worst years of my life. High school continues to be terrible, things didn't work out with a girl I spent ten months falling in love with, and the future isn't looking too bright either. However, I did expand my cinematic horizons and saw a ton of good movies, so in that aspect it was good. Hopefully 2012 will be better. Oh! Almost forgot that as of tomorrow I will be 17, and therefore legally allowed to see R-rated movies without a parent. So that's good as well.

Post by Bigheart711 (1,388 posts) See mini bio

Overall, it wasn't that bad. Almost half of it was bad while the other ended up being very good. Hopefully 2012 will be much better.

Post by CrazyCraven (272 posts) See mini bio

The highs outweighed the lows. But the highs weren't very high.

Post by mylifeforAiur (1,655 posts) See mini bio

It was a rather miserable and frivolous year. I think that I may need some more damn friends.

Post by QuietAlien (24 posts) See mini bio

My 2011 was legitimately the worst year of my life so far. I don't like to be a downer, but it's true. Like, seriously. I've heard a lot of people say this was their best year so that's good i guess.

Post by ThePickle (2,751 posts) See mini bio

Average to bad. Under tons of stress from school and personal shit, but had some fun times scattered about. The end was a shitshow of academic failure and government fueled rage. And Jeff calling LA Noire a tech demo.

Post by Mr_skeleton (941 posts) See mini bio

Kind of shitty, hopefully 2012 will be better.

Post by Paulrus (240 posts) See mini bio
Ponies and a few life lessons aside, 2011 was about karma. It was about hindsight. It was about being unprepared for adulthood. While I respect that, it didn't make it any less horrible.

In a nutshell, to spare the wall of text:
  • Cancer scare at the beginning of the year set a grim mood.
  • Graduated from community college, leaving with the thought that my time was wasted and I could've made some better choices. At least I'm not in debt.... but fuck THAT. When I go to school, I want to fucking learn!
  • Work schedule became unpredictable due to people leaving or not showing up. Since I have no breaks and no good time to be creative, ideas or practice fails to get on paper. If you're given the choice, down be a gas station clerk.
  • The realization that I had willingly pissed away 4-5 years of my life by procrastinating, choosing bad education, bitching,  not honing in my my skills and practically hoping that the answer will fall in my lap.

So I sit here, before you, looking into an uncertain future. The plan is to go to another school in Columbus, with better opportunity than the literal shit hole I'm in now. I feel that 2011 matured me, through karma, hindsight, and being a fan of My Little Pony. 
 
No, really.  I can honestly say being a fan of that freaking show is one of the best things that has happened to me. I can't expect you to understand, but I think I'd be a lot more miserable right now if I hadn't met some of the bronies in the community.
 
I digress. The uncertainity comes from what happened this year. A lackluster education. A needlessly stressful and underpaying job. The fear of having to live the next few decades working to the bone and probably having a life unlived. I can't help but feel that life will suck from here on out, no matter what education I get or what I do with my life. 
 
But there's only one way to find out. Take the risk and head out there. 2012, I hope, will be the year I find myself, or find some purpose to continue. 
 
That, or the meteor/bomb/meteor-bomb will destroy everything and I wouldn't have to worry anymore.

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