What have you achieved in 2016?

[Zkribbler]

Picked up another kid. The niece of the lady who cooks for me is really poor. She has two small children and asked us to raise her son for her. He's five. He arrived with three pieces of clothing. He's now got many more clothes, got his first birthday presents ever, and is enrolled in pre-school. Yesterday, we set up the Christmas tree and most of the decorations; he was delighted.

Built most of an extension to my house. We still have a little more to do. I want it done for my Christmas party.

I finished writing by first detective novel. My marketing of it isn't going as well as I'd hoped.

I provided funding for emergency operations for some folks over here. I had cataract surgery myself on one eye, which got badly infected. Next Tuesday, I go in for another checkup. I'm expecting a clean bill of health.

Like Valka d'Ur I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this year, i.e. pound out a 50,000-word novel in one month. It's going okay so far, but I'm becoming more worried about my ability to pull this off.

Upon learning that Filipinas wear the wedding rings on their right hand, I came up with a great joke: Filipinas wear their wedding rings on their right hands. Americanas wear their wedding rings on the left hand, but when their husband dies, they move it over to their right hand. So, if you see an Americana with a wedding ring on the right hand, it means her husband is dead. If you see a Filipina with a wedding ring on her right hand, it means she wishes her husband were dead.

 

[civvver]

I had a second kid, my family didn't kill each other, all in all mission accomplished.

Might get a big raise this year, too soon to tell.

 

[tetley]

A patent.

 

[Zkribbler]

A patent.

Impressive.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Nearly a sixth of the year hasn't happed yet. Thread should have waited until newyears, or christmas days at the earliest

 

[Synobun]

As per ^^ $30 seems way too cheap for a smart toilet! I wouldn't be happy with it unless it has 10+ buttons

It wouldn't be a smart toilet, just an attachment for your already existing toilet to let you shoot some water up the chute after you drop off the kids. Like I said, definitely not advanced like in Japan/east Asia, but a start.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

*I graduated school after 8.5 years even though I physically moved half way through my final semester and started working full time. I got my first full-time aerospace job for the company that made me want to go back to school in the first place and they even brought me out to begin working before I officially earned my degree.

*I moved 2/3 of the way across the continent.

*For the first time since I moved out on my own, I don't have to worry about the debit card returning the message 'insufficient funds' at Aldi's which is awesome.

*Wound up unexpectedly leasing an electric vehicle which is convenient, extremely cheap and neat.

*I celebrated 4 years of marriage and have started developing new friendships at work. On the flip side of that one, I've lost contact with almost everyone from Missouri that I knew, including all of my in laws. I mean, I could be reached by all these people but I'm fine and happy with the way things are related to that.

(In no particular order)

 

[Truthy]

I had a lot of interviews. And dates, which are basically two-way interviews, which has made my year have a very interviewy feel to it so far. I acquired more marketable skills from classes and an internship. I planned on getting swole, but that never happened. I read a lot over the summer, but haven't been able to as much as I'd like during the semesters. I started learning piano.

 

[JollyRoger]

2016 has sucked the one liners out of me.

 

[Kyriakos]

Usians can add "electing Trumpone" to their list

 

[Kyriakos]

Will end the year with another presentation of my book. For the first time in a different city..

 

[Leonel]

I started drawing again after about a 12-13 hiatus! It's just fan art but I've actually gotten good enough that I've not only suggested commissions but commission prices and people have been very supportive. It's especially exciting since I've always wanted to make money off my drawings.

 

[Synobun]

I started drawing again after about a 12-13 hiatus! It's just fan art but I've actually gotten good enough that I've not only suggested commissions but commission prices and people have been very supportive. It's especially exciting since I've always wanted to make money off my drawings.

Put a link in your signature! Maybe some of us losers will buy some art from you.

 

[Leonel]

Put a link in your signature! Maybe some of us losers will buy some art from you.

It's quite silly, really! Just some Zootopia fan art but I've been learning a lot about drawing with a Wacom tablet and stuff that I didn't learn back in the day.

 

[Synobun]

It's quite silly, really! Just some Zootopia fan art but I've been learning a lot about drawing with a Wacom tablet and stuff that I didn't learn back in the day.

That's actually really good!

You're the first fan art artist I've seen that draws faux-special effects on their pieces. Neat!

 

[Lexicus]

Helped win NH for Clinton and unseat the Republican Senator, Kelly Ayotte, winning a few battles against social anxiety in the process
Moved up 3 difficulty levels in Civ IV
Got better at talking about my emotions
Helped a friend out with mental health problems
Apologized to several people I seriously mistreated in the past
Finished a year of working at a real job after graduating college, live without needing financial assistance from my parents

 

[warpus]

Leonel, some of that is really good! I'm at work so thank you in advance for creating zootopia type art without any weird stuff in it

 

[Leonel]

Leonel, some of that is really good! I'm at work so thank you in advance for creating zootopia type art without any weird stuff in it

Thanks! Although I dunno if putting Nick in a dress is considered weird stuff for most.

 

[warpus]

No, that's normal enough. I am talking about the usual stuff you see when you google furry art. Maybe I've just been unlucky in the things I have seen.. but 90% of the time it seems to be "weird" and obscene

 

[Leonel]

No, that's normal enough. I am talking about the usual stuff you see when you google furry art. Maybe I've just been unlucky in the things I have seen.. but 90% of the time it seems to be "weird" and obscene

Oh yes, I specifically make my Tumblr safe for work. Nick in a dress is as far as I will ever go.