World Cocoon

ok so, i got married. who knew?? never thought i would and there we go. married. love it. thats the biggie. there it is. how are ya.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
noooooooooooo no no no. never. just DO IT. shia in your face.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

i dont think this was a baby year. i know some babies that said hi to the world this year. hi babies.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

there were a good amount of deaths this year but nobody super close which always makes me fearful. dusty rhodes tho. that one hurt.

5. What countries did you visit?
SCOTLAND ::dances:: my home away from home.

6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
more art. more ART. holy shit please more art. money and time would also be nice.

7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
my wedding day/my reception day. yay.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting married!!! second biggest is getting a promotion. that was huge.

9. What was your biggest failure?
while i did get to see friends this year, seeing them once in april and then nothing really isnt enough. but thats life. not picking up on my job as well as id like. fuck not getting enough (any?) art in. i could use a new bed too.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
no only gotten worse with the ones i had.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
i bought wayyyyyy too many good video games this year. some great shirts too.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

Claude was a very good cat this year.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
cant say.

14. Where did most of your money go?
bills, food, video games.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
got to see fishbone again a couple of times. fallout 4. NXT brooklyn, getting promoted, supergirl tv show, new star wars (ok), making a playlist/cds for my reception (which didnt get played lol) oh yeah – MARRIED.

16. What songs will always remind you of 2015?
well, here are my top ten listened to songs of 2015 as determined by my last.fm scrobbler.

really dug the new FNM this year but this year was filled with lots of great new music, but my most listened was a mix of some new mostly old gems.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
a little of both.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
always always art.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
eating. love it LOVE IT but its starting to show.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
last year i hoped scotland and it didnt happen. this year it better.

21. was a long time ago

22. Did you fall in love in 2015?
even more

23. How many one night stands?
with fallout 4? a couple.

24. What were your favourite TV programmes?

same as last year – gotham. the flash. impractical jokers. with a few additions, supergirl, adam ruins everything.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
meh

26. What was the best book you read?
holy shit did i read any books this year? if i did i dont remember.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
downtown brown? i didnt discover them but i was def courted by them.

28. What did you want and get?
a wife, a fallout 4, a promotion

29. What did you want and not get?
timey timey time. weight loss.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
ive prob seen even less movies than last year!!! this is getting out of hand. im reluctant to say star wars because its the freshest in my memory, and my list of movies seen is on my laptop which needs a new battery. so i have to think about this. because i KNOW there has to be something better than fucking star wars.

update: ugh.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i totally dont remember. i turned 39. i probably ate a lot of something and then fell asleep.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a saxophone.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
i got some really nice new shirts.

34. What kept you sane?
pizza with sc, pills with soda, video games, venting.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
thats a good one i dont really know. nothing franco level.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

insanity

37. Who did you miss?
all my friends.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

new work peoples.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015.
save often.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

My mind is open wide

and now im ready to start

your mind surely opened the door

to step out into the dark

now im ready.

‘ready to start’ – Arcade fire

Paid off multiple major bills! omg who knew. that is what accomplishment feels like, reader. wow.  Had my work printed in an honest to god paper comic book. (you prob already own a copy but you know you can order one of the remaining copies from me right? i might even sign it. i might even buy a silver pen. ) drove a van for about 7 straight hours. oh – I FUCKING GOT ENGAGED. who saw that shit coming? big year.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
they don’t make sense, just do something. oh here’s one – stop throwing so much money at simpsons tapped out.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

the babies keep coming. all totally adorable. loving the babies.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

someone i hoped to get closer to died, as i did someone i took care of. one is always too many, and always hard.

5. What countries did you visit?
yes, i again traveled to the scotland, tho under sadder circumstances. next time should be under happier ones!

6. What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?
this is kind of the same answer as last year. i need more physical space, tho i think ill be getting a downgrade since im getting married (double the stuff – im not sure if we will have two jealous agains tho lol) – more artwork done. my goal is to continue my webcomic and have a few minis out.

7. What date from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the day i got engaged!! wow.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
again im gonna say proposing, which yung jab would be like what the f but old jab is nodding his head in agreement.

9. What was your biggest failure?
still didnt see friends enough tho i think that ship has sailed off. not enough artwork done. this year was spent mostly at work and tho i paid off bills which is nice, mostly this year is a sleepy one.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
sort of kind of. more hey stop eating badly kind.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
sushi. pills. good beer. oh and a diamond ringggg.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

same as last year and the year before. kind people. selfless people. my lady. my friends.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
agenda twisters, news spinners

14. Where did most of your money go?
foooooooooood. comics, bills, food. (ring) FOOD.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
hyrule warriors lol PROPOSING. the wire in hd. getting a new phone. starting at a new house. the e.t. atari carts getting dug up. seeing old clients. getting a small meager promotion. seeing fishbone again! getting a new record player. popeyes chicken opening in town lol

16. What songs will always remind you of 2014?
well, here are my top ten listened to songs of 2014 as determened by my last.fm scrobbler.

really nothing new at all. this has been a year of reflection. ive also been playing a lot more full album listens, enjoying discs straight thru and revisiting old favorites while discovering things i forgot.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
im kind of in the middle. hopeful and full of promise.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
always always art.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
sleep. this was a very sleepy year.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
in scotland i think.

21. pieces of sushi would be amazing right now.

22. Did you fall in love in 2014?
stayed in it, fell for other things lol

23. How many one night stands?
you mean staying up all night working? lots.

24. What were your favourite TV programmes?

gotham. the flash. impractical jokers.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
i hate hate

26. What was the best book you read?
the squared circle – great book on wrestling history.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
lupe fiasco was a nice find. id known about him before but actually listened and liked what i heard. i may have known classics of love prior but thats a great disc.

28. What did you want and get?
a ring, a fiance. a comic. a transfer. a promotion. hyrule warriors lol

29. What did you want and not get?
oof, tiiiiiime.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
totally worst year of movies for me. i barely kept track of the few movies i got to see, and working at the new house subjected me to a million movies id never watch ever, some horrible, some ok. i can testify that tyler perry is not that bad lol

easily beyond any kind of contest my favorite movie was this is the end. i dont know how many times i watched it and it was an easy go to feel better movie.

some favorites – guardians of the galaxy (of course), winter soldier.

unfavorites – the annie remake. the girl was cute, jamie foxx is always good, but a horrible rest of cast and terrible redux of old songs. just garbage.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i think i actually did not work on my birthday but thats prob a lie. i was older than i thought i was. i dont know how we made it this far. where am i? who am i? i didnt think this age was possible.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
magic.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014?
i dont think my fashion is changing now. new band shirts, mostly new fishbone shirts. i will not stop until i get as many as i can.

34. What kept you sane?
ohhh pills i love you. video games when i could, music when i could. this was not a sane year. sundays with seany watching wrestling. joking with my guys.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i kind of fell off the franco train this year cause he was putting too much out there. tracey says i was still in love with franco this year so who knows. he is a charming one.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

division

37. Who did you miss?
all my friends.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

new work peoples.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014.
stop. look. listen.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Coming home

when I see the runway lights

In the misty dawn the night

is fading fast

Coming home

far away

as their vapor trails align

Where I’ve been tonight, you know I will not stay

Iron maiden – ‘coming home’