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2008
Jan 1, 2009 18:17:31 GMT -5
Post by MasterSnit on Jan 1, 2009 18:17:31 GMT -5
How was the previous year for you all?
It seemed to be a strange year. I can't tell if I thought it was a fast or a slow year. Also, nothing really major happened. I didn't really have any major highs or major lows. Everything just plodded along this year and I'm struggling to think of anything so significant that happened.
What about you guys?
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2008
Jan 1, 2009 20:12:03 GMT -5
Post by Velkontés on Jan 1, 2009 20:12:03 GMT -5
It was meh.
Things didn't go as well as hoped, but there also weren't any great crises.
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2008
Jan 1, 2009 22:17:31 GMT -5
Post by Snitskyman2016 on Jan 1, 2009 22:17:31 GMT -5
My life totally changed since I relocated to a new job and gated community life and getting new bosses and my kid in a new school. 2008 was kind of just crazy not really bad or good. I mean I lost 3 grand or more in the stock market but some people lost 50% by not taking conservative positions a year ago when the warning signs where clear. I just hope the world can get through 09 without any world wars.
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2008
Jan 1, 2009 22:43:47 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Jan 1, 2009 22:43:47 GMT -5
I had a rollercoaster 2008. Some shit sucked bad and some things went well.
Bad:
I started abusing alcohol and my parents told me they were moving out in 2 years and I'll be on my own. I don't even have a living and apartments are so expensive around here. My grandmother passed away 2 days after my birthday in August. I lost my girlfriend for not being financially or mentally stable(or comfortable) when I was expecting to move in with her to cut costs in half. The thing that originally triggered it was because I was so pissed off at my life in February that I threw a couch chair across the room and scared her but I had no idea she wasn't over that until AFTER she dumped me 7 months later. I'm not saying I didn't bring it on myself but she also wasn't honest with me. I also ended up in the ER for a medicine that I had to take to supress "my anger". The meds made my body cease up and I couldn't walk.
Good:
I think I matured more this year than any other year in my adult life. As much as things bothered me and sucked, I handled them very well(after that chair throwing incodent almost a year ago). Even though my girlfriend dumped me I was sick for a little while but moved on as best as anyone could. Also, 2 weeks before she broke up with my I went on the wagon and was doing great and then after the breakup I started drinking a little more again(not nearly as bad as before. I was waking up to beers before that). The good thing is I don't drink every day anymore and when I do I keep it down. I just drank a lot the past week because of the holidays. Also, I have the band thing going right now with an album I actually believe could make it big. The recording is going awesome and I can't wait to get a few songs up here. The holidays postponed a lot of shit. I also got offered a job to work weekends in a club my recording engineer runs and does live sound for. So once he gives me a schedule I'll be making some excellent part time cash for now and when we do our CD release, he's going to do our sound and he knows our sound best so it'll probably be the best sound I'll ever get on a stage after performing for years at clubs.
So yeah this was a very interesting up and down year. 2009 is a little scary because if big things don't happen for me this year I'll be in a serious bind when my father retires in early 2010. Not to mention I'm turning 30 this year so being where I'm at at my age is a little scary too. I finally got myself moving with the working out again the last month. I went from 188lbs to 203lbs which upset me at first because of the holiday eating but I also look a lot more muscular because I've been lifting heavy and drinking shakes and eating alot of protein and doing cardio 5 - 6 days a week. So this is the best 203 I've ever looked. When I was 203 five years ago I looked like a fat bastard.
resolutions:
- quit cigarettes completely. I heard so many cancer stories this year it made me sick.
- cut down on the alcohol to nights only when I hang out with friends which is 1 - 2 days a week and even keep those nights down to a minimum. In other words I have to stop drinking at home simply because I'm bored and antsy. The good thing is the less I've been drinking the more I'm noticing that I don't really like how it makes me feel anymore. So that's motivation.
- get ripped up muscularly for the summer and take the working out to a level it hasn't been since highschool
- find work or get my cd to take off so I can move out comfortably
It's going to be a tough year but I'm as ready for it as I'm ever going to be. It's more about working through depressions and anxieties and motivating myself into becoming the mental and physical machine I know I can be
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2008
Jan 2, 2009 0:16:01 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Jan 2, 2009 0:16:01 GMT -5
Champ, get a room mate. Your cutting your living expenses in half. Living on your own is awesome. You can walk around in your underwear.
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2008
Jan 2, 2009 0:18:22 GMT -5
Post by Velkontés on Jan 2, 2009 0:18:22 GMT -5
See, that's why I can go "meh", because I don't have any kids or a wife or other commitments like SM. If I fuck things up it only impacts me, so who gives a shit? Champ, my memory is terrible but I seem to remember you handled the situation with your girlfriend pretty well, going on your posts. That's all you can do, just do the best you can. We all make mistakes or do things in the heat of the moment. I don't do resolutions, but I do need to get my shit together this year. Or at least do a better job of it than last year. I'm gonna be 30 too. Time to switch to plan B. Once I've worked out what plan B is.
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2008
Jan 2, 2009 0:53:54 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Jan 2, 2009 0:53:54 GMT -5
Yeah I just had a setback tonight with the ending of my relationship. You can read about it on the Christmas/New Year thread. It's not that big of a deal. It was simply just a bad setback that turned my stomach and kind of made me feel like we just broke up all over again
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2008
Jan 3, 2009 9:14:40 GMT -5
Post by MasterSnit on Jan 3, 2009 9:14:40 GMT -5
My life totally changed since I relocated to a new job and gated community life and getting new bosses and my kid in a new school. 2008 was kind of just crazy not really bad or good. I mean I lost 3 grand or more in the stock market but some people lost 50% by not taking conservative positions a year ago when the warning signs where clear. I just hope the world can get through 09 without any world wars. Thank you, SM, for your kind donation of three grand or more. I will use your money wisely to contribute towards my new marble flooring in my on en-suite bathroom in my beautiful penthouse apartment overlooking central park, in New York city. I'm not really one for setting new year goals or resolutions but let's hope 2009 is a great year for us all!
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2008
Jan 3, 2009 9:28:01 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Jan 3, 2009 9:28:01 GMT -5
I'm not one for setting resolutions normally either. The only reasons resolutions made sense this year because from the summer through the winter holidays there were more reasons to drink and have barbeques and get togethers hence, it made it harder for me to stop smoking and it kept me from working out hard and I gained weight. Now there's absolutely nothing going on for the next few months except shitty winter days and early nights so this is the opportunity to take time to get in the gym(or on the bowflex) and I have no where to go out and party so why not cut the drinking down even more? The good thing is it's January 3rd and I haven't had a cigarette. I think this is it this time. It's too expensive and I really don't love smoking THAT much. Hell my father used to smoke 3 packs of Marlboro a DAY! He quit 20 years now. My mother smoked 2 packs of Parliament a day. She quit 18 years now. My sister smoke 1 1/2 to 2 packs of Marlboro lights a day. She quit 6 years ago. I only smoked a pack of Marlboro Reds a day at my worst. That was 10 years ago. These days I was only smoking 4 - 5 days a week. It took me a whole week to finishe 1 - 2 packs. So I figured, why even bother. Everyone in my family had a harder time quitting than me. Plus my grandfather died of lung cancer from that shit. I'm not going to be the only asshole in my family to not learn from that
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2008
Jan 3, 2009 18:39:27 GMT -5
Post by Velkontés on Jan 3, 2009 18:39:27 GMT -5
I don't have resolutions, I have intentions.
A few years back it was to use my brain and actually think things through rather than assume I always knew best.
A couple years back it was to get healthier, I lost 40lbs.
Last year it was to not drink any alcohol at all and to be nicer to people (except Michelle McCool).
This year: get my shit together. Improve my prospects by actually doing things to improve them.
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2008
Jan 4, 2009 15:20:48 GMT -5
Post by evilmasterbetty on Jan 4, 2009 15:20:48 GMT -5
My year was actually pretty good.
Everything seemed to go pretty well. Had to barely make due at the end of summer, but other than that it wasn't so bad.
Also, finally getting to see the Phillies win a world series...AWESOME!
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2008
Jan 4, 2009 22:40:32 GMT -5
Post by KOAG on Jan 4, 2009 22:40:32 GMT -5
I'm glad 2008 is over. Too many people sick, dying, and the economy went to shit. 2009 will be a better year.
My resolutions: To cut down on my overall cynicism and complaining about everything. Also, lose a few pound and maintain a healthy diet.
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2008
Jan 5, 2009 13:41:28 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Jan 5, 2009 13:41:28 GMT -5
Too many people sick, dying, Thats never gonna change dude.
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2008
Jan 6, 2009 4:49:02 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Jan 6, 2009 4:49:02 GMT -5
I know what he means though. Since he and I know a lot of the same people I can't tell you how many cancer battles we've heard about this year with our families and people we know. It was definitely a very bad year for cancer for King and me. It's just scary. His cousin who's only in his late 20s has cancer, my uncle has it, my cousin had it, they found a lump on my aunt, my grandmother passed away in August from cancer(she was 92 so at least she lived a good life). It just seemed like cancer was all over the place this year
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2008
Jan 6, 2009 12:31:16 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Jan 6, 2009 12:31:16 GMT -5
Oh, I thought people in general. King, sorry if I came off as a dick. Just too many people get wound up just because someone (people they don't even know is what I mean by someone) passes away.
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