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Posted: 12/31/2022 10:30:14 PM EDT

I've had a pretty good year. Wrote 935,000 words, 9 books of my own and 5 I collaborated on.
Spent a lot of time in Yellowstone.
Went to my first LibertyCon.
Had my kids here in Wyoming for several visits.

Only bad things were my truck breaking down back in February and taking a month to fix and, worst of all, my older dog getting bone cancer. We had to put her to sleep back in July and I am still down about that.

What about you?

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:34:27 PM EDT

[#1]

I got a new job with a $10,000 a year raise. And my boss just gave me $6k more for the new year.
Other than that, business as usual.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:34:41 PM EDT

[#2]

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:35:16 PM EDT

[#3]

Mostly shit.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:36:14 PM EDT

[#4]

Absolutely and without a doubt the worst year of my life.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:39:06 PM EDT

[#5]

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Posted: 12/31/2022 10:39:40 PM EDT

[#6]

Other than one devastating event, it has been as good as any other. Lots of good things, some struggles, overall pretty good. But on April 6th my father died after reacting badly to COVID. He was fully over COVID, but his lifelong auto-immune issues seemed to kick in and destroyed his lungs in a matter of two months. The exact same way my grandfather died 25 years previously. Nothing the hospital could do could help. I, my six siblings, two of his three siblings, and several of his closest friends were in the room for the last hours. I know, and he expressed it many times, that he was overfilled with joy that he could spend his last hours with his family. Family was what he was all about. How it all went down was beautiful for many reasons, and at the same time the most horrible thing I've ever experienced. I posted about it back when it happened.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:40:12 PM EDT

[#7]

Still alive.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:40:26 PM EDT

[#8]

Every year above ground is a good one.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:41:41 PM EDT

[#9]

Meh

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:45:00 PM EDT

[#10]

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I've had a pretty good year. Wrote 935,000 words, 9 books of my own and 5 I collaborated on.
Spent a lot of time in Yellowstone.
Went to my first LibertyCon.
Had my kids here in Wyoming for several visits.

Only bad things were my truck breaking down back in February and taking a month to fix and, worst of all, my older dog getting bone cancer. We had to put her to sleep back in July and I am still down about that.

What about you?

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Can you help GRRM finish his fucking books?? Please?

My year was good. I thought I found a great woman, but that turned out to be a mistake, then I actually DID find a good woman, and things are going so well right now. The job went very well, and I got a promotion and a decent raise. I'm in a great situation financially. I didn't get fucked by the housing market, bought a car before the car market went nuts... Hopefully 2023 will be even better.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:46:20 PM EDT

[#11]

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Other than one devastating event, it has been as good as any other. Lots of good things, some struggles, overall pretty good. But on April 6th my father died after reacting badly to COVID. He was fully over COVID, but his lifelong auto-immune issues seemed to kick in and destroyed his lungs in a matter of two months. The exact same way my grandfather died 25 years previously. Nothing the hospital could do could help. I, my six siblings, two of his three siblings, and several of his closest friends were in the room for the last hours. I know, and he expressed it many times, that he was overfilled with joy that he could spend his last hours with his family. Family was what he was all about. How it all went down was beautiful for many reasons, and at the same time the most horrible thing I've ever experienced. I posted about it back when it happened.

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Very sorry for the loss of your dad.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:46:55 PM EDT

[#12]

It was like 2008, all over again.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:47:24 PM EDT

[#13]

Pretty good. I beat Elden Ring 7 times.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:47:40 PM EDT

[#14]

Busy....

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:47:50 PM EDT

[#15]

Sucked. Not just sucked, but SUCKED. Ended up with a triple bypass last January and I know damned well it was from that shot I took. I was in the upper percentile of health for my age when all of a sudden I wasn't after the shot. Now I have been playing catch up trying to get back into some kind of good health, but I don't think it will happen.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:50:30 PM EDT

[#16]

Still alive so yayyyy.

Started rough, both my mom and MIL were in the hospital when 22 started.

After living here for over a decade the home value was finally high enough for a HELOC so I was able to get my house sided - looks like brand freaking new house, love it.

Worked my ass off. Work was crazy busy and it ground me down. Things have formed up in my head, started to solidify, and I really feel like 23 is the year I make some new things happen creatively - it’s time to write the stories I have had rattling around in my head for years.

Finishing up my 22 with a good Rye, soon to be followed with some Nyquil to help me get through a second bout with WuFlu that I got at Christmas.

May we all have a great-or-better-than-great 2023. God bless us all.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:51:21 PM EDT

[#17]

Pure shit. No work from a oil major because this dumb ass retard they stuck in as president. Covid for christmas, power company wants my house that i put alot of money in. Covid for christmas. 2022 sucked balls for me

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:53:39 PM EDT

[#18]

I worked it away and still don't have much to show for it.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:53:45 PM EDT

[#19]

Worst
Decade
E V A H

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:56:53 PM EDT

[#20]

Pretty good. For the first time in decades I have work that I actually like, which is huge. Got some projects done that had been sitting on the back burner for a while. Everyone in the family is mostly in decent health. I don't have any regrets this year.

I'll ride it as far into next year as I can.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:57:46 PM EDT

[#21]

935,000 words and 9 books! Wow!

I have just two books (both non-fiction) on WW II sniping.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:59:10 PM EDT

[#22]

Well we live in a lawless dystopia ruled by thieving pedophile tyrants.

I'm forced to pay money to these motherfuckers instead of giving them what they really deserve.

And the cognitive dissonance is eating me alive from the inside out.

But otherwise not great.

Posted: 12/31/2022 10:59:18 PM EDT

[#23]

My 3rd year being retired. Time is flying. Want to improve my trap scores in 2023. Will start Bullseye league shooting with a Walther PDP and Leupold red dot.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:00:06 PM EDT

[#24]

Eventful

cat little dark age shitpost status

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5piedF5E6-g

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:03:50 PM EDT

[#25]

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Mostly shit.

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Posted: 12/31/2022 11:04:08 PM EDT

[#26]

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935,000 words and 9 books! Wow!

I have just two books (both non-fiction) on WW II sniping.

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I write science fiction. Takes less research than non-fiction.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:04:27 PM EDT

[#27]

I thought 2021 was bad, until I lived 2022. Worst year of my 55 on earth.

Hoping and praying tomorrow starts a better year.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:05:28 PM EDT

[#28]

Shit.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:08:09 PM EDT

[#29]

C+ or a C maybe. OK but nothing to write home about.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:10:40 PM EDT

[#30]

We've had a good year. Hope next year is even better.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:14:02 PM EDT

[#31]

First full year of retirement.

My investments are down 20% on the year and my inflation was about 50% across the move and Biden inflation.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:15:32 PM EDT

[#32]

I tore my right rotator cuff at work in March. WC ins wanted to play fuck fuck games, so I didn't get surgery until last week of July. PT sucked. Work wouldn't let me return until dr released me with no restrictions. Return to work tomorrow Jan 1, 2023.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:20:51 PM EDT

[#33]

Started off 2022 unemployed. Got a new job before my severance from the old one ran out. I've gotten two raises and a promotion since starting. So, pretty good.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:22:30 PM EDT

[#34]

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I thought 2021 was bad, until I lived 2022. Worst year of my 55 on earth.

Hoping and praying tomorrow starts a better year.

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I'm sure that it will.

IIRC, you were getting divorced, or have already completed it As someone else who had been there, it gets better. Though you may not realize it for awhile.

If you're how you appear to be by your posts here, I have no doubt you will put this year behind you as something that was really shitty, and hard. But without the experience of it, you couldn't develop into something more.

Godspeed and good wishes for a happier 2023. For all of us.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:24:44 PM EDT

[#35]

I shut down my training gig and am living off savings until the market recovers and I’m old enough to draw from investment accounts. So I guess I’m retired. Otherwise no major changes.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:26:42 PM EDT

[#36]

Wife left me, dog died, good friend of mine died, and the Broncos are terrible

Fuck this year. It’s been a 365 day shitty country music song.

ETA I almost forgot. My cat died

Fuck this year.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:26:45 PM EDT

[#37]

Could’ve been a little better. Could’ve been much worse.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:27:00 PM EDT

[#38]

Life on the left, me on the right.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:30:51 PM EDT

[#39]

Made good money, relationship with wife good, drank too much, my sweet dog has cancer. Overall, upset about the dog. Bocephus is his name. Will miss him so much.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:32:11 PM EDT

[#40]

Sorry to hear about your dog, brother.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:34:16 PM EDT

[#41]

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I write science fiction. Takes less research than non-fiction.

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Takes imagination and ability to keep all the fiction straight. I have enough trouble figuring out non-fiction.

BTW, between the two books I think I have 250k words.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:35:02 PM EDT

[#42]

I feel bad here, saying that, like the OP, for me this was a pretty damn good year. New job that's career-ish for the first time, got married for the 2nd time (I don't recommend this for anyone else; picture below), new home that is much better than the old.

It was a bad year for most, with objectively bad things, and I suspect that 2023 will be much worse. But I am happy how this has turned out, for the two of us.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:36:04 PM EDT

[#43]

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:38:20 PM EDT

[#44]

Our house had a pretty good year. Not many complaints even. We are probably in the minority as inflation is putting the hurt on folks

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:39:39 PM EDT

[#45]

Highlights-

Took early retirement beginning of summer.

Left Seattle end of summer

Moved to red state

I'll leave all the negatives behind like I left the left coast. Tomorrow is another day, I'll turn the corner into 23 and focus on fixing everything that didn't go good.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:41:32 PM EDT

[#46]

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Made good money, relationship with wife good, drank too much, my sweet dog has cancer. Overall, upset about the dog. Bocephus is his name. Will miss him so much.

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Sorry about your boy. It's hard, particularly when you have to make the call to the vet. At least she came out to our house so our girl didn't have to pass in some vet office.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:43:23 PM EDT

[#47]

You know the water that collects in the bottom of a dumpster? It was right about there.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:43:34 PM EDT

[#48]

The woman I thought I would spend the rest of my life with just quit and said she didn't want to do it any more, whatever the fuck that means. I've got two girls, one that's 6 and one that will be 4 in a few weeks. Their world has been turned upside down, but they've done much better than I thought.

Financially, this has been up and down. I had to buy my house again and give a large sum to my ex, who is incapable of managing money and already blew half of the settlement (that I'm aware of, it might be more). My income was higher than it ever has been, so that's a plus.

I did meet a woman who I believe to be good and who is almost nothing like any of my previous relationships, so we'll see what happens there.

I don't really assign arbitrary ratings to a calendar year. It was what it was.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:44:47 PM EDT

[#49]

Overall, bad. I sacrificed everything I worked for for my brother who is a terrible person. I sold my place to help him buy his place, because he couldn't without a co-signer, and he promptly reneged on all his promises to me.

So I've had to suffer the brunt of 2 winters I wouldn't normally had to if I had told my brother to fuck off an fend for himself.

And he would have never had sacrificed anything for me if the shoe was on the other foot. Never would have entered his mind if I had asked.

He isn't worthy of our family. I hope to dig myself out this year.

Posted: 12/31/2022 11:46:23 PM EDT

[#50]

Pretty great year. Lots of personal and career successes.

Costly too. We bought a house which I thought I’d never do in this zip code. Been outfitting the new place with lots of purchases. I bought a truck, haven’t bought a car since my first purchase of one 12 years ago.

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