{"id":5285,"date":"2021-12-30T13:02:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2021-12-30T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T19:02:57","slug":"2021-wrapup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=5285","title":{"rendered":"2021 Wrapup"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. What did you do in 2021 that you\u2019d never done before?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Got vaccinated (and booster-ed) for COVID
\nHad solar panels installed on our house
\nWent to the virtual Sundance Film Festival
\nGot a tattoo at FEST
\nHad multiple COVID scares, thankfully none of them positive
\nCelebrated our Key West anniversary while not being in Key West (we were in SD with Matt’s parents)
\nWorked with Websockets, Signalr, and Blazor
\nRented a boat that we drove ourselves (I hated being the captain)
\nDidn’t travel internationally (well, this was the first time since 2004)
\nCelebrated our 10th anniversary in New Orleans after a hurricane
\nJoined the GLEE Community Garden<\/p>\n

2. Did you keep your new years\u2019 resolutions and will you make more for next year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn’t make any! Probably for the best.<\/p>\n

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No<\/p>\n

4. Did anyone close to you die?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A friend was killed in an accident in Key West<\/p>\n

5. What countries did you visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n

NONE
\nNONE
\nNONE
\nI hate this forever-pandemic<\/p>\n

6. What would you like to have in 2022 that you lacked in 2021?
\n<\/strong>
\nInternational travel
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. What date from 2021 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arriving in New Orleans on our first big trip during the pandemic
\nThe pool-float party at John and Elaine’s, because it was the best<\/p>\n

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting a better investment plan in place
\nHaving solar installed
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. What was your biggest failure?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not going to focus on failures during a pandemic, thank you<\/p>\n

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, I just had a couple sinus infections that I thought were COVID. I’ve been lucky.<\/p>\n

11. What was the best thing you bought?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solar panels!<\/p>\n

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna Eskamani
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone in charge in Florida.<\/p>\n

14. Where did most of your money go?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solar installation<\/p>\n

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Traveling again and seeing friends!<\/p>\n

16. What song will always remind you of 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solar Power – Lorde (is this a theme?)
\nHoliday – Turnstile (they make us jump around)<\/p>\n

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) Fatter or thinner: fatter, thanks pandemic
\nb) Richer or poorer: richer, thanks pandemic
\nc) Happier or less happy: for the first time ever, less happy. THANKS, PANDEMIC<\/p>\n

18. What do you wish you\u2019d done more of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exercise
\nProjects in general<\/p>\n

19. What do you wish you\u2019d done less of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worrying<\/p>\n

20. How did you spend Christmas?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were in South Dakota with my in-laws. It was a great time.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

21. Did you fall in love in 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We celebrated our 10th anniversary this year!<\/p>\n

22. What was your favorite TV program?
\n<\/strong>
\nBelow Deck
\n<\/strong>Succession
\n<\/strong>Cocaine Cowboys
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel that Ron DeSantis has done an extraordinary job of making himself hateable, so yeah. Him.<\/p>\n

24. What was the best book you read?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, Florida!
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

25. What was your greatest musical discovery of 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turnstile
\nWe Are The Union
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

26. What did you want and get?
\n<\/strong>
\nSolar on our house!
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

27. What did you want and not get?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To go to Ireland… we’re now rebooked for August 2022.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt and I went out to dinner at Four Marlins, and then we had a massive brunch at Hot Tin Roof after everyone was back in town.<\/p>\n

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

No pandemic?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2020?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comfortable
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

32. What kept you sane?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt
\nYoga
\nMy garden
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

33. Which celebrity\/public figure did you fancy the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uhhhhh.<\/p>\n

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
\n<\/strong>
\nNot letting white supremacists make laws anymore
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

35. Who did you miss?
\n<\/strong>
\nEveryone, since we had to avoid people so much this year.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

36. Who was the best new person you met?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone at the GLEE Community Garden<\/p>\n

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2021<\/strong>:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Save money. Lots of money. It’s unfortunately the only way to have an easy life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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