How was it for you? - Page 2

glatt · 01-06-2011, 07:35 AM

I can't say it was a bad year. Sure, there were negatives. Work is a drag. I had no raise at work in 2010, and we spent about $3K more last year than we brought in, which isn't good, but I chalk that up to my daughter's braces. Plus we took an awesome vacation to the Grand Canyon, etc., and it was worth spending a bit of the nest egg for that wonderful experience.

My parents are still alive and pretty healthy, and my kids are wonderful. My daughter, especially, has really blossomed in 2010. She had an amazing final semester in elementary school, and is doing well in her first semester in middle school. My son in 3rd grade has been really struggling with spelling and writing, but at the end of 2010, it was all coming together for him, and it seems to be clicking. I've got a great relationship with my wife. I'm happy to be with her.

I realize I'm talking about all these other people, but I just kind of keep on chugging along. I don't even really think about myself much. I'm happy when everyone else is happy.

There are positives and negatives in every year, but all things considered, I'm really glad that I got to experience 2010. I hope 2011 is even better. I get the feeling it will be.

jimhelm · 01-06-2011, 07:58 AM

2010 CAN SUCK IT

DanaC · 01-06-2011, 08:28 AM

Good and bad, but overall a decent year for me. There were sadnesses, losing Stella for instance. There were joys, such as starting my PhD.

I've been pretty content this year for the most part.

fargon · 01-06-2011, 08:49 AM

2010 Was a very good year for me. I was able to move to my dream apartment, and be able to afford it. I found a good church and became a member. My cat was healthy all year and we are healthy. Things can only get better.

footfootfoot · 01-06-2011, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Nobel prize in 2013, i reckon.

Clodfobble on TED!

Lamplighter · 01-06-2011, 10:21 AM

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I had an exceptionally crappy year. Sorry to say it, but it's true.
My road to financial security, a road I'd worked so hard to begin to travel,
was beset on all sides by snipers.
I got pretty new teeth, but the setback is still haunting me.
My dentist died, so maybe he is haunting me too.

Dear Paranoid.

Pay your bill and I'll go away (maybe)

DDS

Shawnee123 · 01-06-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Dear Paranoid.

Pay your bill and I'll go away (maybe)

DDS

Yeah, the thing is, I had used up my yearly insurance allottment on my caps (PLUS 5 billion OOP) and went in for my regular cleaning, not thinking about insurance, I get two a year, right? Well, then a bill comes for 140 bucks. I haven't paid it yet. Unfortunately I have more pressing bills right now.

But Dr Dentist, I thought you were really cute. Surely that counts for something in the afterlife?

kerosene · 01-06-2011, 03:34 PM

2010 was not so good. I have had worse years, but not too much worse.

Bads:
- Husband lost job in April
- I lost my grandma in April
- Financial struggles the likes of which I had not yet experienced
- The ex-wife-in-law continued on her warpath
- Was screwed (not literally, thank God) by a psychotic (technically, yes) landlord

Goods:
- Husband got a new job in December
- Started a business that seems to be growing
- Son has had a great semester in school
- Reconnected with a couple of old friends
- Managed to stay married (if not sane) and alive through a particularly rough period

I guess it has been okay. Just could have been a lot better.

GunMaster357 · 01-14-2011, 05:20 PM

365 condoms, that's a good year

GunMaster357 · 01-14-2011, 05:22 PM

More seriously : average. No BDM, no major event whatsoever.

TheMercenary · 01-14-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kerosene

2010 was not so good. I have had worse years, but not too much worse.

Bads:
- Husband lost job in April
- I lost my grandma in April
- Financial struggles the likes of which I had not yet experienced
- The ex-wife-in-law continued on her warpath
- Was screwed (not literally, thank God) by a psychotic (technically, yes) landlord

Goods:
- Husband got a new job in December
- Started a business that seems to be growing
- Son has had a great semester in school
- Reconnected with a couple of old friends
- Managed to stay married (if not sane) and alive through a particularly rough period

I guess it has been okay. Just could have been a lot better.

Sounds like a normal life to me.

kerosene · 01-14-2011, 06:54 PM

Yeah, I guess it was pretty normal. I guess I have been spoiled by some really good years in the past. 2011 is starting to look promising, though.

01-06-2011, 07:58 AM	#17
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	2010 CAN SUCK IT __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-06-2011, 08:49 AM	#19
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	2010 Was a very good year for me. I was able to move to my dream apartment, and be able to afford it. I found a good church and became a member. My cat was healthy all year and we are healthy. Things can only get better. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-14-2011, 05:20 PM	#24
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	365 condoms, that's a good year __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

01-14-2011, 05:22 PM	#25
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	More seriously : average. No BDM, no major event whatsoever. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

01-06-2011, 07:35 AM	#16
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I can't say it was a bad year. Sure, there were negatives. Work is a drag. I had no raise at work in 2010, and we spent about $3K more last year than we brought in, which isn't good, but I chalk that up to my daughter's braces. Plus we took an awesome vacation to the Grand Canyon, etc., and it was worth spending a bit of the nest egg for that wonderful experience. My parents are still alive and pretty healthy, and my kids are wonderful. My daughter, especially, has really blossomed in 2010. She had an amazing final semester in elementary school, and is doing well in her first semester in middle school. My son in 3rd grade has been really struggling with spelling and writing, but at the end of 2010, it was all coming together for him, and it seems to be clicking. I've got a great relationship with my wife. I'm happy to be with her. I realize I'm talking about all these other people, but I just kind of keep on chugging along. I don't even really think about myself much. I'm happy when everyone else is happy. There are positives and negatives in every year, but all things considered, I'm really glad that I got to experience 2010. I hope 2011 is even better. I get the feeling it will be.

01-06-2011, 03:34 PM	#23
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	2010 was not so good. I have had worse years, but not too much worse. Bads: - Husband lost job in April - I lost my grandma in April - Financial struggles the likes of which I had not yet experienced - The ex-wife-in-law continued on her warpath - Was screwed (not literally, thank God) by a psychotic (technically, yes) landlord Goods: - Husband got a new job in December - Started a business that seems to be growing - Son has had a great semester in school - Reconnected with a couple of old friends - Managed to stay married (if not sane) and alive through a particularly rough period I guess it has been okay. Just could have been a lot better.

01-14-2011, 06:54 PM	#27
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Yeah, I guess it was pretty normal. I guess I have been spoiled by some really good years in the past. 2011 is starting to look promising, though.

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