How is your year so far?

[WillsBabe]

Pretty good so far. I`ve lost 20lbs and still losing.

Good for you!

My year has been pretty hit and miss. It started out quite painlessly and then I became ill about a week into January, and I've only now started to recover. Recently though, things are looking better and I've been learning to cope with stuff better.

 

[Kemaiku]

January was great then got slowly boring. February was alright and I started working on a few things life wise. March was spent procrastinating. April has been wonderful though.

 

[Bears Discover Fire]

I wish I was exaggerating, but 2009 has thus far been the single worst year of my life.

I was assaulted in my hallway and my attacker broke multiple bones in my body.

The police frakked up the investigation and now the chances of my attacker's conviction in court, and my chances for financial restitution, are slim.

My attacker's attorney calls my phone and leaves harrassing, cruel messages on my vm.

I had to abandon my home for my own safety.

I had to move back in with my mom so she could take care of me while I recovered.

Then I lost the apartment to replace my abandoned apartment and was essentially homeless for several weeks, couch-crashing to keep a roof over my head.

I lost my mobility.

I lost my health.

I almost lost my job and only saved it by commuting 3 hours each direction after my boss yanked my telecommuting privileges rather than fix the minor technical issue on our company server.

My emotionally unstable coworker figuratively threw me under the bus.

Work has had massive layoffs, leaving me 8 hours a day to do the jobs of 3 people.

I've lost my savings to relocation, hospital bills, physical therapy and legal fees and am back to living paycheck to paycheck.

My dog died.

Yep, pretty shitty and we're not even halfway through this horrific year.

 

[msbae]

The year started off badly with a custody battle, lack of motivation and then reviewing a film which made me regret ever getting into my line of work...

But since I decided to drop everything and change careers about a month ago things have went reasonably well. I'm taking the steps to get that career, I'm ending my time in wrestling with a smile, my lawyer scared my ex into playing nice with our daughter and out of the blue I got an email asking me to review Star Trek (which I am way too geeky not to dance with glee about).

And I've met some less crazy women this year... bad start, but hopefully it'll continue to go nicely.

I'd say you're on the right track. Good luck, man. I hope this year helps to further my goals of 'personal world domination*' as well.


* = 'personal world domination' meaning all bills are paid, I have a good job and I no longer have to depend on anyone for anything anymore.

 

[Lookingglassman]

It is starting to look up. I got my last credit card paid off so I have no other bill except my mortgage. My idiotic self serving boss will be leaving in July for good and my birthday is Thursday and Operation Flashpoint 2 will finally arrive in the stores on May 26.

 

[judge alba]

so far its going ok but the past few weeks its starting to nose dive into the crap
partners mother died a few weeks ago heart attack did her in so partners gone home to help her family out for awhile leaves me on my own still hopefully she'll be ok and she'll be back with me.
youngest niece, i have just learned isnt quite the angel she makes herself out to be. caught her smoking some weed not good.
so definatly heading for crapsville

 

[K'Ehleyr]

Not too shabby!
I got engaged on Friday and before you say 'bugger you ~ we're single' can I point out I'm 43 and my man is 49! It will be the first marriage for both of us and as much as I don't wish the long wait on anybody The Perfect Match will come but 'you can't hurry love' .
And for the jewellery interested ~ the ring is a marquise cut aquamarine, surrounded by 18 old cut diamonds in white gold. Circa 1930s. I found it in an antique shop in The Lanes in Brighton and out-jewed a Jew on the price.
Apart from that son is doing GCSEs and cross with himself that he only got an A in his English coursework . That's good!

Bad: I still need to get a job, my Mum may have Lupus ~ yes House fans it does happen and they are going to have to have their dog put down soon as she is a very poorly Rottie.

So swings and roundabouts, as I'm sure it is for most of us!

 

[pookha]

two days before christmas my mother died.
she had a pretty good life but the last year was at times good and sometimes rough on
her.
but even at 91 she still went out to eat and went out to a dinner play.

it has ment a big change for me since i had been helping her out for several years.
still miss her and hope i did what i could.

the part that made things bearable is that i have a good circle of friends.
long long time ago some of our family didnt know what to think of all my sci fi friends but they were very happy my mom and i had them especially over the last several years.

even though we had been slammed at work with a lot too doo and not enough people.. the people i work .. most are pretty supportive too.

so it was bad with some glimmers of hope.

 

[Bisz]

Haha, interesting that this thread was created as I have been contemplating how terrible this year has been going for me.

2009 is the inverse of 2006 which was, for me, the best year ever.

In 2006:
- I graduated from university.
- Got the awesome job I wanted.
- Bot the awesome car I wanted.
- Stated dating and fell in love with a beautiful girl.

In 2009:
- I still have my degree... but they don't take those away... do they?!?!
- I still have my job, but due to the economy all my overtime has been eliminated, this year I will make less than half of what I made in each of the previous two years.
- A Detroit pothole destroyed a (brand new) tire and rim, my windshield cracked, my O2 sensors need to be replaced, the DVD reader for my navigation system (part of the car, not after market) died and just yesterday my parking brake wire snapped.
- My girlfriend and I broke up.


So... Fuck you 2009! Fuck you!

 

[Saxman1]

We started the year with my cousin's sudden death and funeral.

We threw two people out of my band and received death threats as a result (this is a little rock cover band, not Red Hot Chili Peppers)!

I am on an extended probation at work - until I train everyone how to do my job (now 6/7/09) and will be canned at that point.

So....how's it going so far? It's been better. If not for friends, family, faith and Star Trek, I'd be in the looney bin, LOL!

 

[archeryguy1701]

It's been up and down...

Up- My running started going well for the first time in years.

Down- Got injured 2 months into my training.

Up- Got my first 100 mile month in ever.

Down- As soon as my first injury healed, a new one popped up.

Up- I found my spring break vacation spot for next year.

Down- All of my scholarships expire this year. And, because I'm a white male who doesn't have children or disabilities, and has two government employed parents, I don't qualify for anything new. Which means I will be paying for college with that saved up vacation money.

Up- I've made some really good friends... some better than any I've ever had before.

Down- Every damned one of them is leaving for greener and farther away pastures.

Down- Burnt out on school, work, this town, and a lot of people around here.

 

[RoJoHen]

Down- All of my scholarships expire this year. And, because I'm a white male who doesn't have children or disabilities, and has two government employed parents, I don't qualify for anything new. Which means I will be paying for college with that saved up vacation money.

That's what student loans are for.

 

[archeryguy1701]

^True, but if I'm capable of paying for it myself, then I refuse to put myself into debt. I want to save that for a situation where it is absolutely necessary.

 

[JimCasy]

This year's been pretty good for me so far.

I've stayed with my boyfriend past the "Oh shit, it's been a couple months and I hate you" point, which is kind of amazing for me. He's in Germany now though, til late July for study abroad, so that sucks, but besides missing him, I've held up pretty well. If I had any particular desire to get married, I'd be happy to marry him. Which is huge for me to say, because I've had a lot of problems with commitment.

I love my friends, and I'm making more of an attempt to reach out to my family instead of treating them as something I love but don't really like that much.

I like my job, so that's pretty nice. It's not a career though. My dad was trying to convince me a couple years ago to go teach English as a second language in Japan while my brother was over there in the military, and the more I think about it, the more I want to do it. But I don't want to leave all my friends. :/ I think my boyfriend would be cool with moving to Japan for a couple years, cause he doesn't really know what he wants to do when he graduates anyway.

On the bad side, my grandma's health is going downhill...but she's 91 and has lived a pretty good life and is still surrounded by family most of the time. I think she's okay with dieing. I'm guessing she'll be gone by the end of this year, as her kidneys are failing.

But life goes on, eh?

 

[Goji]

For the moment, I approve of 2009. But I am watching it very carefully. It knows why.

 

[RyanKCR]

Well, let's see, Superbowl weekend I spent in the hospital because my heart caused my ICD to shock it twice. Then the Week that ended Feb and started March I spent in the Hospital because my heart again raced and caused my ICD to shock it at least 10 times. I lost my job April 1st. I'm about start at least a 6 month treatment for hepatitus C so that I can be tested and tweaked to be able to be put on a list for a heart transplant. Can't we go back to 1989 or 1997?

But I am going to see the Star Trek movie tonight! Can't wait.

 

[cmulgrew]

Crappy. My Mom died in January. My Dad died last summer. It will get better though.

 

[Danoz]

Getting the hang of my job... getting used to the fact that I'm no longer engaged to be married... working out a lot.... taking up some new hobbies...

pretty good.

 

[FPAlpha]

Shaping up pretty good so far.. i'm getting settled into my new job i scored late last year and am currently on assignment in a different country with a company rental car, fuel and food paid and a smallish appartment til the end of June.

The question is if my contract will get renewed come end of August.. my teamleader has told me she wants to keep me, my reviews are good and so far no office staff has been fired due to the financial crisis though we had to let several warehouse workers go. I'll have a talk with my boss about the renewal next week.
I'm cautiously optimistic.. if it gets renewed i'm all set.

Last year though was crap.. unemployed for the whole year and financially at the bottom (could barely pay for food and other stuff that was essential).

 

[Australis]

I wish I was exaggerating, but 2009 has thus far been the single worst year of my life.

I was assaulted in my hallway and my attacker broke multiple bones in my body.

The police frakked up the investigation and now the chances of my attacker's conviction in court, and my chances for financial restitution, are slim.

My attacker's attorney calls my phone and leaves harrassing, cruel messages on my vm.

I had to abandon my home for my own safety.

I had to move back in with my mom so she could take care of me while I recovered.

Then I lost the apartment to replace my abandoned apartment and was essentially homeless for several weeks, couch-crashing to keep a roof over my head.

I lost my mobility.

I lost my health.

I almost lost my job and only saved it by commuting 3 hours each direction after my boss yanked my telecommuting privileges rather than fix the minor technical issue on our company server.

My emotionally unstable coworker figuratively threw me under the bus.

Work has had massive layoffs, leaving me 8 hours a day to do the jobs of 3 people.

I've lost my savings to relocation, hospital bills, physical therapy and legal fees and am back to living paycheck to paycheck.

My dog died.

Yep, pretty shitty and we're not even halfway through this horrific year.

Hi Bears, wondered how you were. You should bump your thread, give us an update. In my thoughts.