Survey: 2002, edited highlights

[denny]

Name:
Denny

Event of the year:
Most significant for me was probably the disintegration of my 4+ year relationship, and the surrounding circumstances.

I've learned:
I don't think I've learnt anything new. There were several important repeated lessons... but I'll probably fuck up the same things again in the future, I do that a lot.

Biggest milestone:
Tidying my house after six months of not doing so. Depression is no fun. Neither is tidying the house, but it did mark the end of the worst bits.

Biggest discovery:
I'm not as weak as I thought I was.

Biggest regret:
I very nearly am.

Biggest learning experience:
The whole situation surrounding the relationship thing.

Biggest waste of time:
In practical terms, talking on the 'net (IRC, IM, etc). However, I refuse to classify communicating with other people as a complete waste of time...

Funniest moment:
It's not been a year for humour, really.

Four most revolting people:
Me, for one. I don't really rank the rest of the world... I like a few people, the rest are irrelevant.

Best memory:
Going to bed on Sunday. My life is getting better now after a really low period, so the good bits tend to be recent...

Best TV Show:
I haven't watched any television this year.

Best Movie:
Two Towers, I suppose. Took a few liberties with the plot, but it was pretty in its own right...

Best advertisement:
Don't remember any.

Best deed:
Helping duranorak find some self-confidence.

Best part of school/work:
Not getting fired when I was being really unreliable due to depression?

Best deed anyone has done for you:
darklightimages very probably saved my life. You can't really top that, or even thank someone for it properly...

Worst TV Show:
Don't watch television.

Worst Movie:
Blair Witch Project. Okay, I know that wasn't last year, but I can't think of one off-hand for last year, whereas BWP wins my all-time WHAT A WASTE OF FUCKING TIME award.

Worst advertisement:
Don't remember any.

Worst part of school/work:
Losing a freelance web development contract whilst depressed. Almost getting fired from my full time job (meeting with personnel and a written warning). Depression, again.

Potential future husbands/wives:
Looking less likely every year.

Five most important characteristics for a spouse:
Love and lust. I can't think of any others. Oh god, yes I can. Intelligence! Although I'm not sure whether I would ever love someone who wasn't intelligent by my standards... food for thought.

Realistic career hope:
Sort out my track record at current job, get good reference built up so I can find work in a different town doing much the same stuff. I like my work, I just want to move away from the town last year happened in.

Unrealistic career hope:
Freelance, writing free software for good money. This is mostly only unrealistic because I don't put the effort into building up my career... I've actually been paid survivable money for working on free software in the past, but let it slide.

Plans for future:
Move. Possibly to Cambridge, as it's full of pretty people, some of whom are now my friends  :)

Two things you will never do:
Never say never. I will try not to hurt others (non-consensually ;) ), and not to get hurt myself... but life's not always that simple.

One thing you would teach your children:
Reproduction is also looking increasingly unlikely for me, but if I had some... hrm... I guess I'd teach them to read?