2018: yay, nay, or gay?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

2008: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=27753
2009: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=32813
2010: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=35892
2011: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=37640
2012: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=39354
2013: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=41295
2014: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=42644
2015: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=43888
2016: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=44682
2017: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45318

Yay

+ Reached a financial milestone that I have been looking forward to for years.  Even with the stock market fluctuations, I'm probably at the point where I can consider things to be at a comfortable level.
+ Spent more time with a girlfriend than hookups.  Been with my current girlfriend for over half a year.


Nay

- Probably the most boring year I've had in a while.  I've settled into a rut, which isn't bad but I don't think is good in the long run either.  I need to shake some things up for 2019.
- Deleted a large porn collection and deleted all of my porn bookmarks.  An end of an era.
- My dog is getting older.  No health problems yet fortunately but he is slowing down and starting to get some gray hairs on him.  A sign that all of us are going to die but not sure how I'm going to react/handle to my dog dying.  A part of life, I guess.

Gay

~ Nothing.  It was a pretty straight year, at least for me

Overall a pretty flat year, probably the first non-yay year in a while yet nothing too dire either.  How about you?

[Madrun Badrun]

2018 is the year of the horse

[Tasty]

Nay. Been probably the worst year on record for me.

Lots of great individual moments though, and I still have a lot to be happy about, but yeah. Objective suckage.

[Phoenix Dark]

Yay for multiple reasons. feels good man 

[tiesto]

Yay

+ Got to finally go on a vacation I've dreamed about since I was little
+ Couldn't be any more in love with the girl I started dating in 2017
+ Was made to lead a few pretty important projects at work

Nay

- Feel like I completely drifted apart from my high school friends who were long my biggest social group. They're all married, with kids, Republican Trump supporters... I can't relate whatsoever anymore.
- Been a pretty bland year as far as electronic music goes, too much sounds 'perfunctory'

Gay

Nothing this year.

[nachobro]

+ Cleared up some old debt
+ Lost a lot of weight, haven't been this slim in almost 4 years
+ Bought a car
+ Moved to a new place and really liking it
+ Very happy in my marriage and feeling even better than last year
- Overall a bit of a dull year for me. No fun stories or vacations stick out
- Still not that gay of a year for me

[Tasty]

There is one late entry to the "yay" side that almost redeems things, at least.


January 9, 2014 - Re: 2014 New Year's Resolutions

- Learn piano

December 16, 2015 - Re: 2015: yay, nay, or gay?

- Didn't pick up piano even though I looked up teachers as early as February.

December 31, 2015 - Re: What's yer New Year's resolutions, fegs?

- At least start taking piano lessons. (Ideally stick with them, but we'll see.)

December 31, 2016 - Re: 2017 New Year's Resolutions

January to June

- Start piano lessons.

May 30, 2017 - Re: Please share your triumph of the day

I bought a keyboard two years ago and have been trying to save up for lessons but other things always take that money away.

Pretty much my lifelong dream to learn to play piano well.

December 18, 2017 - Re: 2017: yay, nay, or gay?

Nay:

- Still haven't started piano lessons. 🎹

October 18, 2018 - Re: minor inconviences that are not struggles

On a side note that may be beneficial after that last GIF I posted: I realized that despite planning to start learning piano 7 years ago, I'm still at least 2 years away from being able to attend consistent lessons.

I just don't have the focus right now.

Learning left hand scares me, but in a good way.

[Momo]

-yay: travelling more than usual

-nay: friends being unavailable to travel

-gay: started watching men's wrestling

[BIONIC]

Yay: some good ass kideo games 

Nay: everything else 

Gay: joined the Bire 

[TVC15]

Started on a nay, ending maybe on a yay.

I did shit my pants at least twice this year tho.

[MMaRsu]

yay: good video games, red dead redemption 2

nay: broke up with gf, no new women in sight :<

gay:2018 is gay

[Snoopycat_]

Yay.

Saw Nina Kraviz, Amelie Lens, Joris Voorn, Radio Slave, Black Madonna, Honey Dijon, Miss Kittin and Jon Hopkins live.

Finally got around to buying The Larry Sanders boxset

Discovered my old man has been growing weed in his shed.

Nay

Bought a new van which turned out to be an unreliable piece of shit. The brakes are dodgy as fuck and I've had to replace the lights which kept turning off at night. There's also a dent by the driver's side cos I kick the bastard every time I get out of it. Sometimes I fantasize about taking it into a dark field and torching it.

[jorma]

yay:
quit my job
got a puppy who is absolutely adorable
i beat the stock market index with 14 percent so far this year (-7% vs +7%)
zero sick days so far, which is about 20 days fewer than normal

nay:
nothing was nay, this was probably my best year in over a decade

[I'm a Puppy!]

Yay:
- Relationship with wife is stronger than ever
- Kids are doing well
- Starting to learn to do better self-care
- Guitar skills are definitely better than they've been in years

Nay:
- Went through a nervous breakdown this summer that makes last summer's look like a minor inconvenience
- Didn't pay down as much debt as I wanted. But still it is going down, so I guess that's positive
- Something bad is coming Q1, I don't know what it is, but I know the feeling.

Gay:
- Well, you know the wife stuff. So there's that I guess. I need to work on upping the gay.

[Akala]

yay year overall although it was kind of a blur.

[Nintex]

Yay:
- Got a raise
- Finished some cool but also meaningful projects
- My bro shipped his new game and it's a huge hit
- My NeoGAF account was unbanned after 8(?) years
- Got a new car 
- Hired some talented new people
- Got a 4K HDR OLED TV (this is beyond amazing)
- Was asked to become a shareholder next year

Nay:
- Haven't seen some of my friends basically all year  :'(
- My mom is still depressed and very ill for the 4th year in a row
- I had some struggles with my own health
- Had to say goodbye to my first car  :'(
- Started balding a bit but it also stopped 
- 30 next year

Gay:
- EA

[Madrun Badrun]

2018 is the year of the horse

Because it was all nays.  This was funny guys. 

[Mr Gilhaney]

4th worst year of my life after 2017, 2006 and 2009.

However, it was still a lot better than 2017, and there's reason for optimism about next year. Some good developments over the last few months.

Same for me, nephew. While not a great year, at least it wasnt 2017 where I was constantly worried about dying. So that's good and cool. In conclusion 2017 was semi gay.

[Mr. Nobody]

Yay:
Some damn good video games and music released this year
Feel like I'm finally expanding my taste in film


Nay:
As I get closer to 30, I realize my life is pretty stagnant and things could be far, FAR worse but how long can this last?
Fell off the wagon and put on 25 pounds
Only read 1 book this year despite vowing to read more and even filling up my Kindle for prep


Gay:

[EightBitNate]

For the last 3 years or so I had really been down on myself. Like I really hated who I had become for some reason. But lately I sorta realized that I’m still the same person I always was, and maybe things aren’t so bad.

[Boogie]

Yay.

Year was great, best in.....a while.

Relationship going well, moved and bought a new house, moved in together, and became
Instant stepfather to two kids.  Rest of family doing well.   Cut down on booze, healthy in general.

[Valkyrie]

Yay:
- Went back to school after 10 years of absence.
- Made new friends, lotsa cool classmates.
- Daughter and I living by ourselves.
- I challenged myself and my anxiety a lot.
- Finally got a new phone after years, and it’s great.
- Gained almost 10kg in a year, much needed for a skinny white bitch.


Nay:
- Grandpa passed away, I still cry about it sometimes. :'(
- Grandma shows clear signs of dementia, and it’s getting pretty bad.
- My dad is more deadbeat than ever, to the point where we don’t talk anymore.
- Said I was gonna go to the gym weekly, but I cannot budget it yet.
- Even tho I’m not ready for anything romantic, I’m too shy to put myself out there and get some dick. My hymen probably grew back since it’s been like 2 years.

[Cerveza mas fina]

-got fired
-grandma died
-miscarriage
-other grandma died (now all grandparents are dead in 2017-2018)

+very happy with my wife and daughter
+got a new job

[Huff]

+job going well
+7 on/off let us travel more than I ever had
+couple peer reviewed publications in the books

- no major negatives, grandparents getting older. Real rough each time I visit home. Need to visit more this year, dunno how much more time they got

+\- had some rough spots with the gf lately. I guess we’ll see next year

[Crash Dummy]

overall yay
+new job
+moved to new country
+dating
+cut back on booze
+starting reading more non-fiction

-not saving much
-smoking way more

[bork]

Nay:
-Grandmother passed away
-Wife had problems at her job
-Wife almost got "conned" by some shady boot camp company into giving them a lot of money and I got stressed/she got depressed
-Got hit by a truck this month and car was totaled
-Have neck and arm pain from the accident
-Still have anxiety issues and meds didn't work
-Gained more weight despite steps taken to lose it

Yay:
-My job is still going great and I get to work at home three days a week
-Wife's job situation improved after her shitty a-hole boss was sent back to Tokyo
-Wife is doing better after making some new friends and getting some new hobbies
-Used the money my wife got from her parents for the boot camp to pay off some debt and we are once again debt-free
-Was able to get a new car quickly and easily
-Am doing overall better health-wise despite weight gain and will be going to a nutritionist next month

My goal for 2019 is to get into better shape

[Rahxephon91]

Nay. It was a shitty year.

[Van Cruncheon]

yay:
-- took on some shit at work folks thought impossible and nailed it at every step. motherfuckers better never say i can't do strategy or change management, ever. i am expecting some sick-ass rewards

nay:
-- overworked tho, gained 15 lbs :-(

gay:
-- daughter is now my son <3
-- i owned 2 harleys at one point

[Trent Dole]

[TEEEPO]

yay:
-rode 2.5 hours more than last year
-climbed 37,000 more km's

gay:
-rode 587km's less

[Yeti]

Nay:
-Dog died
-Grandma died
-Air conditioning died (again)
-Car died
-Threw up all over myself and my new car of a month driving home from work one day (was able to clean it up without a trace though)
-Barely got to play any video games, just seems like there is never enough time anymore
-Desperately need to organize my living arrangements
-Zero love life this year

Yay
-New job from end of last year is going good
-Got a hefty raise
-Paid off all student loans
-Spent good time with family
-Spent less time being depressed than recent years

Gay
-Nothing worth reporting :/

[BlueTsunami]

Im still alive, so yay

[Tasty]

Im still alive, so gay

Fixed.

[BlueTsunami]

 

[Biff]

Saw Nina Kraviz, Amelie Lens, Joris Voorn, Radio Slave, Black Madonna, Honey Dijon, Miss Kittin and Jon Hopkins live.

This sounds like a cast list for Ru Paul All Stars