New Years Survey 2022

1. What did you do in 2022 that you’d never done before?

Loads of things. Visited several new cities, ate grasshoppers and a zillion other new foods, caught covid, made cheese-filled bread...I could go on

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I haven't been making them.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Not this year.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

I don't think so. Had enough of that garbage in 2021 thanks.

5. What countries did you visit?

None sadly.

6. What would you like to have in 2023 that you lacked in 2022?

More job security. More patience and/or empathy. Therapy, lol.

7. What date from 2022 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

June 16, the date of Jameson's hernia surgery. We were both so scared.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Probably that would be not wrecking my car on the way up and down the coast in horrible weather.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Having zero patience for people who can't be bothered to read what I wrote and then feel they need to comment on what they didn't read; and/or having zero patience for people who feel they MUST give unsolicited advice despite being asked multiple times to stop; and/or having zero patience for people who cannot bring themselves to treat me like a human being and not a soapbox for their needs; and/or being completely unable to see how I'm the one in the wrong for not lying down and letting people step all over me and my content like I'm socially expected to do. As you can see I'm still failing miserably in this department.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Covid in June, the flu or some respiratory thing just a few weeks ago.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Itaki steam cooker. Life-changing!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Jameson's! He started going to the gym regularly, eating healthier, and is planning vacations for himself. I am so proud of and excited for him!!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

The vast majority of Boomer voters.

14. Where did most of your money go?

Bills of course.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Getting to have Christmas with Jameson. Getting to make new foods is also always pretty exciting to me.

16. What song will always remind you of 2022?

Running up that hill by Kate Bush!

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Happier or sadder? Same!

Fatter or thinner? Same!

Richer or poorer? Unclear!

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Exercising.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Stressing over shit I can't control.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I had a GREAT Christmas with my Jameson, eating yummy food and opening presents together <3

21. Did you fall in love in 2022?

Nope!

22. How many one-night stands?

This is a stupid question on these surveys! I'm almost 40 FFS

23. What was your favourite TV program?

I liked the most recent season of Dragon Prince, and the latest Rick & Morty.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Hate is way too strong a word. I've been super annoyed by people, but can't think of anyone I hate.

25. What was the best book you read?

Grapes of Wrath.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Not a thing.

27. What did you want and get?

More things than I can count. I am very fortunate.
Specifically: lots of new and exciting food adventures!

28. What did you want and not get?

An electric toothbrush!

29. What was your favorite film of this year?

Didn't really watch any.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I baked a lot of nice things including lemon bars and peanut butter bread, Jameson took me out for a nice dinner, and we watched the Winter Olympics. I was 38.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Actually winning that audition for that Broadway show.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2022?

Concert black. As comfortable as possible.

33. What kept you sane?

I wasn't sane to begin with.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Could care less about people who posture for attention.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?

All of them were bullshit. The general platform of hate and attempts to take rights away from people and/or revert to 1950s-era level of hush-hushing, social shaming, and white privilege, were all pretty disgusting. Will be very excited when a certain generation gets TFO and quits sucking resources and opportunities away from their children.

36. Who did you miss?

My mom.

37. Who was the best new person you met?

I don't know. There were some really nice restaurant owners, some really nice hardworking people that I met in passing.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2022:

Very few people read words and then process the information contained in them any more. Few people are capable of, or willing to make the effort for, critical thought and reciprocation in a friendship relationship. Wasting my time handholding people and expending my own effort 90% when they'll only reciprocate 10% or less is sad, and a waste of my and their time.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

One day, we'll make it...we'll look back on all of this and laugh.

40. Post a picture of something that made you happy this year

41. Did you wrong or hurt somebody in 2022?

Absolutely. I'm a human being.

42. Is there some new place you are planning to visit in 2023?

many many restaurants.

43. Where would you have wanted to go and did not in 2022?

On a vacation with my Jameson.

44. Did you learn any new life skills in 2022?

Using a steam cooker regularly? Using a compactor, and polymeric sand.

45. Any new food or drink preferences developed in 2022?

I find I don't want cold cuts or plain chicken breast any more, and have started replacing that with pork and fish, or vegan options like seitan.

46. What is your greatest fear for 2023?

Some health or financial issue that will bankrupt me. Thanks a lot for nothing, American health care.

47. Did you follow any sports event in 2022?

Hell no.

48. Which social media did occupy most of your time in 2022?

Blogging I guess, and TikTok.

49. Is there somebody you feel particularly grateful to this year?

Jameson, for taking care of himself while I'm away and for just being his awesome self.

50. Name a hope you have for 2023:

Less stress. More opportunity.