How was your 2024?

[BurtReynolds]

kinda sucked, right?

[tragabigzanda]

There is a wolf in me . . . fangs pointed for tearing gashes . . . a red tongue for raw meat . . . and the hot lapping of blood—I keep this wolf because the wilderness gave it to me and the wilderness will not let it go.

There is a fox in me . . . a silver-gray fox . . . I sniff and guess . . . I pick things out of the wind and air . . . I nose in the dark night and take sleepers and eat them and hide the feathers . . . I circle and loop and double-cross.

There is a hog in me . . . a snout and a belly . . . a machinery for eating and grunting . . . a machinery for sleeping satisfied in the sun—I got this too from the wilderness and the wilderness will not let it go.

There is a fish in me . . . I know I came from salt-blue water-gates . . . I scurried with shoals of herring . . . I blew waterspouts with porpoises . . . before land was . . . before the water went down . . . before Noah . . . before the first chapter of Genesis.

There is a baboon in me . . . clambering-clawed . . . dog-faced . . . yawping a galoot's hunger . . . hairy under the armpits . . . here are the hawk-eyed hankering men . . . here are the blonde and blue-eyed women . . . here they hide curled asleep waiting . . . ready to snarl and kill . . . ready to sing and give milk . . . waiting—I keep the baboon because the wilderness says so.

There is an eagle in me and a mockingbird . . . and the eagle flies among the Rocky Mountains of my dreams and fights among the Sierra crags of what I want . . . and the mockingbird warbles in the early forenoon before the dew is gone, warbles in the underbrush of my Chattanoogas of hope, gushes over the blue Ozark foothills of my wishes—And I got the eagle and the mockingbird from the wilderness.

O, I got a zoo, I got a menagerie, inside my ribs, under my bony head, under my red-valve heart—and I got something else: it is a man-child heart, a woman-child heart: it is a father and mother and lover: it came from God-Knows-Where: it is going to God-Knows-Where—For I am the keeper of the zoo: I say yes and no: I sing and kill and work: I am a pal of the world: I came from the wilderness.

[The Argonaut]

Now that you mention it, Burt, it did kind of suck, yeah

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Alright I guess. Other than buying a house, pretty uneventful. I'm not miserable at least, though maybe I should be?

[dad]

great year, and a lot to be grateful for.

Traveled a lot. Europe was the highlight.

Leveled up my in-home coffee setup, and started treating myself with quality beans.

My wife and I started going to Pilates back in June, and it has been life-changing. So much so that we’re going to start going to two classes a week.

I read a little more than in 2023, and started adhering to a bedtime routine that ending with reading in bed.

a lot to look forward to in 2025.

[wease]

Not a bad year.
Traveled a bit. Met VG in Europe. Got to hang with Dad and Mrs Dad in Chicago where we all met Chris. Saw PJ a couple of times. Saw Warren Haynes.

For the most part family is healthy. I’m the only one lacking in that dept.

2025 will be dedicated to healthier living. And more traveling. And seeing PJ. And hanging with Dad and Mrs Dad.

[BurtReynolds]

Spinning my wheels.

Various health issues slowed me down.

Got laid off, but then got rehired so I got a nice paid vacation out of it. Had to move again. Hate my job and wish I'd just stayed fired. Trying to get laid off again. Nice apartment though.

My dog is ancient and it's becoming difficult to leave my house for more than a couple hours because of him, but the fucker refuses to die and will probably last another year.

Movies sucked. Video games sucked. Art sucked.

Books in third printing, which is good I guess. But I'm not getting rich.

Final grade: C-

[Jorge]

It was very good. Very well balanced. Good mix of personal and professional milestones, a lot of great music and movies, lots of travel, some learning experiences. Very good! B+

[Dev]

Argo hasn't apologized to me yet so that could tip the scale in favor of being a shit year.

[Dev]

Not a bad year.
Traveled a bit. Met VG in Europe. Got to hang with Dad and Mrs Dad in Chicago where we all met Chris. Saw PJ a couple of times. Saw Warren Haynes.

For the most part family is healthy. I’m the only one lacking in that dept.

2025 will be dedicated to healthier living. And more traveling. And seeing PJ. And hanging with Dad and Mrs Dad.

you are IRL friends with Dad?

[The Argonaut]

Argo hasn't apologized to me yet so that could tip the scale in favor of being a shit year.

I am sorry

[Dev]

Argo hasn't apologized to me yet so that could tip the scale in favor of being a shit year.

I am sorry

just gonna quote this so you can't go back and delete it.

[The Argonaut]

Have a happy new year

[Dev]

Have a happy new year

there's a chance things are turning around

I hope ur coworkers are well

[The Argonaut]

They are

[Dev]

They are

I heard that lady got 1000$ to lend her bf one day

[96583UP]

wild year

knock on wood

ending well

every day is a treasure

gotta stay thankful

[epilogue]

Outside of Trump's re-election, 2024 was one of the best years of my life.

[spike]

An eventful year, dominated by our big transition to Australia. We knew it was probably happening since early 2024, then hit high gear by spring. Closing shop in America in less than three months, then getting situated in our new home was all exciting but very stressful.

The wife and kid seem to have handled it all in stride, but I knew it’d be a harder adjustment for me. I’ve had ups and downs, but settled into a good grove by October or so. Then the holidays hit and I started feeling some homesickness again. Currently weathering that a bit, hoping it’ll fade once we’re into the new year.

So I guess to sum up, 2024 was a big blur I’m still processing and recovering from.

[VinylGuy]

It was weird. In some aspects it sucked hard and in other it was good.

I was way more in my head than other years which is not common for me. Im more of a action guy and this year i spent a lot of time thinking about stuff. The first 6-8 months were also very hard work wise.

Travels were awesome, had an great time in Colombia and went back to Paris and Cannes, met the great Wease and family, saw art, music and drank great wine and ate great food. Spent time with my sis in the south, and a lot of time with my folks in my city.

I guess i finish it way better that i started it.