How was/will be 2011/2012?
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2011 was shit, but 2012 will be awesome.
In my personal experience, the past year was absolute shit. My fiancee left me, my social circle almost entirely disappeared, and there were a number of deaths, including my cousin who overdosed on pain pills at 27.
2012 has to be better than that, and I'm trying to be an optimist about it. I will at least finally finish my master's degree and maybe, if I'm lucky, get a job and start earning money so I can begin to have the life I want.
In my personal experience, the past year was absolute shit. My fiancee left me, my social circle almost entirely disappeared, and there were a number of deaths, including my cousin who overdosed on pain pills at 27.
2012 has to be better than that, and I'm trying to be an optimist about it. I will at least finally finish my master's degree and maybe, if I'm lucky, get a job and start earning money so I can begin to have the life I want.
I am quite content with my life and I am sure I will be as content with my life in 2012 so I choose 2011 was okay; 2012 will also be okay.
On the off chance that the world ends on December 21st, 2012, I didn't want to get too far ahead of myself.
I spent all of 2011 breaking free from the blackhole I ended 2010 with. The entire year. I'm better off than I was 365 days ago, but I can't call 2011 a good year. I barely broke even, if that.
2012 will be better because, if nothing else, I got through the worst of my situation and it's behind me. All of it's financial; which is the worst kind of problem because, unless you're very lucky, it can't go away over night.
2012 will be better because, if nothing else, I got through the worst of my situation and it's behind me. All of it's financial; which is the worst kind of problem because, unless you're very lucky, it can't go away over night.
The latter half of 2010 was a total nightmare for me, and everyone said 2011 had to be better. Oh, yeah? Three weeks into 2011, it was already worse than 2010. So...
2011 was shit; won't try to predict 2012.
2011 was shit; won't try to predict 2012.
I concur.
I can't decide at the moment. I usually don't see if a year has been good or bad entirely. Surely, both good and bad things have happened in 2011, and the trend will continue through 2012 and beyond. I suppose it depends on certain aspects of my life and the general outlook of the world. My health has been pretty well managed. My finances have been adequate. My family relationship and friendships have been good this year. It's been a good year, and I don't foresee any changes in the coming year.
I had a pretty bad 2011. I'm going to make my own good luck next year.
2011 was wonderful for me. I got married. I got my second degree.
2012 is gonna be awesome. A new city soon hopefully. A new career. I'll be glad to leave DC behind. Don't get me wrong. I love DC and will miss it. We both are ready for a new city. Hopefully 2012 will see at least a pregnant Mrs. Finn once we have new jobs.
2012 is gonna be awesome. A new city soon hopefully. A new career. I'll be glad to leave DC behind. Don't get me wrong. I love DC and will miss it. We both are ready for a new city. Hopefully 2012 will see at least a pregnant Mrs. Finn once we have new jobs.
The first half of 2011 was quite literally a nightmare; I spent nearly every night either suffering from insomnia or suffering from night terrors. I defeated that by getting myself out of the situation that was causing it, but as a result, during the second half of 2011 I watched the life I'd carefully built for myself slowly start to fall apart. By the end of December it looked like the only good thing that was going to come from 2011 was getting out of the nightmare.
But yesterday I got news that 2012 is going to start in about the best possible way it could: with a new job. Problem is, I'm so far into my hole that it's going to take a while to crawl out. Don't misunderstand; I will crawl out...but not quickly.
So I decided that 2011 is a write-off and 2012 is going to be okay but not great. Given the choice though, I'll take it.
But yesterday I got news that 2012 is going to start in about the best possible way it could: with a new job. Problem is, I'm so far into my hole that it's going to take a while to crawl out. Don't misunderstand; I will crawl out...but not quickly.
So I decided that 2011 is a write-off and 2012 is going to be okay but not great. Given the choice though, I'll take it.
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I voted: 2011 was shit, and 2012 will also be shit
I see no change in the near future.
I see no change in the near future.
That was me in 2010. I just kind of let things happen, and it didn't really work out.
In 2011, I made a conscious decision to be awesome and optimistic, and things have been a hell of a lot better.
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Optimism does help, at least when things start beating you down, they have to do it a lot more often to wear you out!
Overall, 2011 was okay, I suppose. It started off somewhat crappily with my grandmother dying suddenly, but the rest of the year wasn't so bad. I actually socialized with people a bit more than usual, mainly through my one roommate, with whom I became good friends over the past year.
The last few months have seen a few changes, however, that aren't exactly for the better. My friend/roommate mentioned above moved up north in November, and predictably, my social life is once again pretty dead. Then there's work: I don't really like my job, but it was at least tolerable before September. That was when we got a new supervisor (which is a position I once thought I might be given), who is, to put it succinctly, an insufferable bitch.
Ultimately, I have no reason to think that 2012 will be significantly better or worse than 2011. I'm hoping to make a few positive life changes, but one can't really predict how these things will go. I guess you'll just have to ask me again next year.
The last few months have seen a few changes, however, that aren't exactly for the better. My friend/roommate mentioned above moved up north in November, and predictably, my social life is once again pretty dead. Then there's work: I don't really like my job, but it was at least tolerable before September. That was when we got a new supervisor (which is a position I once thought I might be given), who is, to put it succinctly, an insufferable bitch.
Ultimately, I have no reason to think that 2012 will be significantly better or worse than 2011. I'm hoping to make a few positive life changes, but one can't really predict how these things will go. I guess you'll just have to ask me again next year.
I haven't had a genuinely good, prosperous year since 2007. So, yeah ...
2011 I thought was a decent year, I'm hoping 2012 will be an improvement, which I wish was an option in your poll.
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