2011 ... good year, bad year ...eh?

decides2dream

i always seem to take stock and reassess around my birthday - and being we're presently in* november, seems a good time to ask...as we're winding down 2011, how's it treated ya?

i will say, 2010 felt a whole lot worse, but honestly, 2011, really not better. had truly hoped to turn things around, but alas, here i still am. that said, 2011 didn't have major calamities, nothing that made me freak the fuck out - and i actually had some really fun, amazing times (thank you pj & canada!) and the husband and i have managed some good projects, good times and his life is going really well, so that's a plus - even if i am still a mess, haha. so yes, while i am still pretty much where i was a year ago and need to change that soon ... it sure felt a lot better than 2010, which was a disaster.

so i guess for me, 2011 = a wash.
given the year prior tho, that's a good thing and i'll take it.
looking forward to 2012!!!


*edited for accuracy, but mostly, for norm.

norm

decides2dream wrote:

and being it's the end of november,

the hell woman?!?! you really want this year to end! :P




2011 sucked monkey scrotum :thumbdown:

FenwayFaithful

I have a weird thing about my life where even years have been great and odd years not so great. 2011 has been not so great for me, so I'm looking forward to 2012 as well.

decides2dream

norm wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

and being it's the end of november,

the hell woman?!?! you really want this year to end! :P




2011 sucked monkey scrotum :thumbdown:

i meant my birthday is the end of november, thus why i get the thoughts to reassess. :P
i'm not a new year's resolution, i don't really do resolutions - but to some degree, i do birthday reassessments....that just happen to coincide with ALMOST the end of the year, ok?

Drowned Out

decides2dream wrote:

so i guess for me, 2011 = a wash.

Making your new years thread a bit early this year, aren't you?....still two whole months for it all to go down the shitter, you realize this, right? :P

Of course they could be good months too, but...you know...avoid disappointment - plan for the worst

Glad things are lookin up for you.
My year has been...same as always, pretty much. For the most part, a really good one.
"The craziest life I've ever lived"

decides2dream

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I have a weird thing about my life where even years have been great and odd years not so great. 2011 has been not so great for me, so I'm looking forward to 2012 as well.

funny you mentioned that - used to find similar patterns, though it would be a few odd years run of great even years, then switch to the odd years ... now that i've had 2 years in a row suck big-time, who knows now - it's a toss-up.
just gotta hope after 2 years of shit, that i'll catch a break and turn back to the even years of luck in january, haha.

(and maybe it's my own state of mind, but i have found 2011 has been rather shitty for a LOT of people. my worst moments were in 2010, just carried forward into 2011, but more seem to have had bad things go down in 2011)


drowned out - leave it to you to say that.
(and believe me, i DID consider that. hahaha. as i said, damnnit, i start thinking about these things around my birthday and yes, it's not for 2 more weeks but shit, i already started thinking about it, ok?! :twisted: )
btw - since is "a wash" = to "things looking up for me?" hahahahahaha. ahhh how the bar has been lowered ...;)

norm

decides2dream wrote:

norm wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

and being it's the end of november,

the hell woman?!?! you really want this year to end! :P




2011 sucked monkey scrotum :thumbdown:

i meant my birthday is the end of november, thus why i get the thoughts to reassess. :P
i'm not a new year's resolution, i don't really do resolutions - but to some degree, i do birthday reassessments....that just happen to coincide with ALMOST the end of the year, ok?

i used to be really awesome at reading :x :(


the last time i was really happy was back in 2010 when i was visiting friends and seeing some folk band in an old building

pennylane106

"And we'd had this stupid scene on the street, and even that was kind of cool, because sometimes it's moments like that, real complicated moments, absorbing moments, that make you realize that even hard times have things in them that make you feel alive."
— Nick Hornby (A Long Way Down)

conman

justam

Like you, I feel that 2011 has been a better year than 2010. 2010 was kinda rocky for me in a few ways. :?

Now, I feel like I'm moving in the right direction. I'm starting to feel more and more at home in Tampa (and that's making my life more fun.) And, I have been reading a lot of books that have given me good ideas this year.

So, it almost feels like some kind of good energy wave is swelling up underneath me. *crosses fingers* <3<3

JOEJOEJOE

2011 has been a sucky year for me. Hoping 2012 is better!

FenwayFaithful

Damn, everyone's had a bad 2011. Makes me feel even shittier by proxy. Did anyone have a good year this year? 2012 is gonna kick so much ass though.

DS1119

Worst of my life.

chiquimonkey

I've *never* been one for celebrating New Year's, always been my least liked holiday.

But this year? I may need to pay homage. Because this year fucking SUCKED.

Not just like meh there were good times and bad times. Like on a galactic level SUCKED.

I suppose in the grand scheme of things though, the fact I'm still alive right now means something went right I guess. While I feel like a jalopy barely keeping my parts together, I'm still moving. I keep trying to see silver linings. And there were some good things. But the things that were bad...sweet lord. It's like WTF man.

It's damn near broken me.

So yep, this sums my feelings up pretty much!

RKCNDY

hmmm...

couldn't find a job :thumbdown:
Mr. RK smashed the car: :thumbdown:
STILL can't sell the house-so we're stuck in this s#itty town: :thumbdown:
Truck broke down on the way to Montana and ate up $700 of PJ20 money: :thumbdown:

Went to Alpine and met many AWESOME PJ peeps :thumbup:
Went to 3 shows on the Canadian tour-including getting front row lottery in Edmonton: :thumbup:
Heard 'Crown of Thorns/Chloe Dancer' LIVE in Vancouver: :thumbup:
'Got Some' Faithful Ale to help out PJ friends: :thumbup:

This year was better than last year...
(hmmm...everything good this year has to do with PJ....is that a sign? :eh:)

FenwayFaithful

Neutral Face

Nastasja

this year mostly sucked. It's easier to mention the good things that happened. the bad stuff would take too long. basically the only really positive was the show i was able to go to in september and the visit of my family. otherwise life's going down the drain

StillHere

still 52 or so days to go for something decent to happen this year

that's the way i'll look at it

have to, otherwise...well.... :roll:

catefrances

overall it was a good year.

jimed14

Last year was an unmitigated disaster, worst year for me in a very long time ... so this year had to be better, and it has been.

2011 - :thumbup:

Plus, the Canadian tour was all sorts of fantastic.


(man, I almost feel guilty stating this year was a great one after reading all the posts)

Leezestarr313

For me, this year has been okay up until September, but since then it's been amazingly good. Can't wait for 2012 to begin


Sorry to hear that so many of you had a bad year. But as Jo pointed out - hang in there, there's still some days left to make 2011 a good one

Thoughts_Arrive

It sucked.
Apart from buying a house, it sucked.
Lost my job, in career limbo, family problems, personal problems.
Bring on 2012.

polaris_x

there is one commonality in this thread ... canada = good times!! ...

therefore you must all spend more time in canada ...

dimitrispearljam

awesome year...

81

it was an average year....nothing terrible happened, nothing super fantastic happened. i can deal with that

seemed like it was the year of the unplanned expense

from a tie rod, to the A/C to half a dozen other things.

on the plus side....tailgates will never be the same.

justam

One thing I'm noticing about this thread is that some of us are quieter about our bad years and some of us are noisier! :twisted:

I was raised not to complain so I tend not to say much when stuff is going REALLY badly.
Maybe I should re-think that approach and learn how to be a noisy complainer?! The squeaky wheel and all...

PureandEasy

Well, I have to say, this year FLEW by, I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving.

As compared to 2010, when I lost a very dear friend in a very tragic, preventable accident, I’d have to say 2011 has been better.

I got a nice promotion at work and I know how lucky I am that I even have a job in today’s economy.

Didn’t see PJ this year, but I did get to see Ed’s solo show, so that will have to tide me over till next year.
I’ve never been one to celebrate New Years, it’s just not that big a deal to me. I am looking forward to a PJ filled 2012 though, so bring it on PJ.

Rani

Hey, you stealing my "eh?"

This year was a mix of both, with most of the bad in the first half, and all the good in the second half of 2011.

No complaints...atleast all the bad shit happened in the first 7 months, rather than the other way around.

That's the way I see it. :thumbup:

Mamasan23

2011 has been an insanely shitty year for pretty much everyone I know. Friends' parents dying, my sister became a single parent, mortgage is always a chore to pay, didn't go on our annual summer Vegas trip

BUT it was the year of awesome concerts...PJ20 was definitely the best weekend of the year so at least there was that!!

Oh yeah and the Packers winning the Superbowl was pretty awesome too

Honestly though, I cannot wait for this year to be over. In fact I would just much prefer to be black-out drunk until January 1st.

81

Mamasan23 wrote:

In fact I would just much prefer to be black-out drunk until January 1st.

just until Jan?

Mamasan23

81 wrote:

Mamasan23 wrote:

In fact I would just much prefer to be black-out drunk until January 1st.

just until Jan?