No, ND, I agree. There's been real good in 2016 for me, too. Work has been good, we have a new great-nephew, one of the nieces just got engaged, my improv class has been the best thing I've done in a long time, my brother has been sober for 9 months even though he relapsed super hard first, and one of the greatest joys of my life was officiating at our besties' wedding this summer. And I'm super grateful for those bright spots amid the rest of this shithole of a year.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2016: We know the world didn't end, because, check it out!
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Thanksgivukkahmas, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering.
Go away, 2016.
Steph L. - Nov 25, 2016 10:44:38 am PST #16 of 269
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
NoiseDesign - Nov 25, 2016 10:53:46 am PST #17 of 269
Our wings are not tired
It's hard for me to paint any year as good or bad, and I really try hard to not let myself do it. It is easy for me to find bad all the time, and if I let myself do it, then I just end up painting every year that way, and for me, it's not fair to the part of my brain that needs to see all the good things that happened along the they.
All this said with the caveat that it is what works in my head, and YourBrainMayVary.
Steph L. - Nov 25, 2016 10:56:32 am PST #18 of 269
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Well, I do still come down firmly on the side of Fuck This Fucking Year, but that doesn't mean it was an unrelenting stretch of awful. Just overwhelmingly awful, with definite bright spots that I'm genuinely grateful for.
Strix - Nov 26, 2016 12:01:54 pm PST #19 of 269
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
This year has been, personally, undeniably hard, but the outcomes have been positive for the reality.
What an awkward sentence.
Dana - Nov 26, 2016 12:15:43 pm PST #20 of 269
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I'm afraid to list terrible things that haven't happened to me, because 2016 will just take up the fucking challenge.
SailAweigh - Nov 26, 2016 6:00:53 pm PST #21 of 269
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The only thing that redeems this year for me is friends and family. They've been the only bright spots in a year of dismal events. I've had to quit listening to NPR; they aren't even close to the impartial reporting I used to rely on. I despise half of America for voting for that Cheeto-faced numbnuts and then my year ended with the fucking shit topping on a shit sundae. Fuck cancer and fuck 2016.
But, friends and family keep the light on for me and come through when the chips are down. So, I am at least thankful for always having that in my life.
Tom Scola - Nov 27, 2016 4:37:45 am PST #22 of 269
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I'm just gonna leave this here: [link]
Kat - Nov 29, 2016 4:00:44 pm PST #23 of 269
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hey, Secret Santa, I LOOOOOOVE the coloring book. Meant to post it earlier, but forgot to look for the thread until today. thank you!
smonster - Nov 30, 2016 9:02:05 am PST #24 of 269
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Holy shit, Tom. That's… remarkable? Depressing? Validating? All of the above, I think.
Maria - Nov 30, 2016 9:52:33 am PST #25 of 269
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Just picked up today's mail. A. Buffista, from Buffista Island that carries a postmark from Richmond VA, thank you. The card couldn't have come at a better time.