Shamefully stolen from bugs, here's the rundown of my 2010.  I only bother with this because it's been an absurd year.

:) January 2 - Arrive in Windsor and am moved into my new apartment.  First time on my own.

:( January 4 - Grandfather died

:( January 5 - Canada loses the World Junior Hockey Championship in overtime

:( January 6 - Return home in preparation for the funeral

:| January 11 - Start school - missed the first day already

:( Janurary - My heat doesn't work

:( January - Fall into severe depression

:cry: January 31 - Shower breaks, still freezing, hate everything.  Lowest point in my life.

:) February - Start to turn things around thanks to meeting a friend

:( February - I suck at linear algebra

:( February - My heat still doesn't work, I file papers with the landlord and tenant board

:) February 28 - CROSBY SCORES!  CANADA WINS GOLD!  WOOOO!

:) March - I'm pulled out of depression to the best I'd been since before college.  Everything's coming up Milhouse.

:) March 4 - My first hearing with the landlord and tenant board.  I am at the highest point in confidence in a decade.  The hearing in delayed until April but I don't care -- I'm going to win.

:( March 20 - That friend I mentioned becomes the first girl I ever ask out.  She's in a relationship.

:) March 23 - I am contacted for a job interview for a web development position

:( March 24 - Worst. Interview. Ever.

WTF March 26 - I get the job.

:) March - I'm not back in crippling depression

:( March - I still suck at linear algebra

:) April 14 - Second tenant board hearing. Landlord doesn't appear, I win escaping my lease.

:) April 15 - I sign a lease for my new apartment

:) April - That friend and I are still friends, exchange emails

:) April - I at least pass linear algebra

:) May 1 - Move into new apartment!

:) May 2 - Emails with friend begin an ongoing near daily exchange

:| May - I become lead developer at work

:) June 4 - Yearly golf tournament with my dad.  Excellent food and surprisingly unsucky play.

:( June - I become the only developer at work

:( July - Crushing loneliness

:| August 4 - I am contacted for an interview with the University IT Services

:) August 12 - Best. Interview. Ever.

WTF August 14 - I don't get the job.

:( August - Beginning to lose it, I visit a doctor

:( September - New semester starts, looks disturbingly similar to previous semester

:( September - Friend moves out of town

:| September 14 - I am contacted again about the IT services position, offered the opening.  I take it for resume padding and a faint hope of making friends.

:( September - I suck at calculus

:( September - Am referred from doctor to doctor

:) September - Another developer at work!

:| September - I finally start on getting my driver's license

:| October - Diagnosed with moderate depression

:) October - I manage to suck less at calculus

:( October - Have to deal with employer being behind in pay

:( October - Work at the university is pretty much alone other than the IT support

:( October - Crushing loneliness

:| October - G1 license acquired, driving instruction finished

:) November 2 - Two years of The VG Press!

:( November - Pretty much hate every part of my day

:) November 24 - Got what I thought was an indication of mutual interest from friend

:S November 26 - Inquire into said seeming mutual interest

:( November 28 - Get convoluted and mixed rejection. Stare into the absolute abyss that is my future

:( November 29 - Break down to tears in therapy

:cry: November 29 - Conclusion of 2-email rejection.  Hit new record low.  Stand in the rain at 4AM.

:) December 4 - Student Consulting end-of-semester bowling outing.  Actually enjoy myself the entire time, and get an absurdly high score.

:) December - Everyone now knows about my depression.  Get very good support.

:) December - Reach my goal of entering into the exam in Intro to Algorithms II with 100% in the class.

:( December 13 - Do decently at calculus exam, fire alarm goes off, exam gets thrown out and rescheduled.

:( December 14 - Server hacked at work, spend my day off doing 5 hours of remote recovery work.

:( December 15/16 - Get most things set to begin restoral and go home sick from home.  Other guys left reboot system while still missing critical system files.  Go back to work sick to clean up disaster, work the next 16 hours until 5:30AM to get things working.

:( December 17 - Two exams, suck hard due to screwed up schedule and exhaustion

:( December 21 - Calculus exam sucks hard

:) December 21 - Get suprisingly, if not inaccurately, high mark in one class.

:) December 22 - Get the hell out of Windsor for the holidays.

:( December 29 - One last try with friend, at least to clarify the confused messages.  Shot down entirely.

:( December 30 - End the year the way it started: hating every waking second.
Posted by Ellyoda Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:21:01 (comments: 16)
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Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:18
Sad March 24 - Worst. Interview. Ever.

WTF March 26 - I get the job.

LOL

Here is my year:

It sucks.

My year is like a rotten orange that someone crushes with his foot onto a dirty sidewalk.

At least be consoled Yoda that there are other people suffering.
 
Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:49:44
I hope you get a job you want Vader. Would a move help? Are there other areas where your speciality is needed more than where you are?
 
Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:02:23

...Yeah, should and should not go without saying: I wish the very best for you too, Vader!

 
Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:24:11
Yes a move would help, I have no money to move.
 
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:25:19

You forgot to mention

GASP June 26 Fedor lost

Yodariquo said:
I'm beginning to think this site is cursed.  That or life just sucks for everyone regardless.

Hey now. 2010 was a pretty good year for me. Sure work was on and off, but work is nothing more than breaks between training anyway.

For the rest of you, yes, life does indeed suck

 
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:41:31

2010 was the year I started to notice that my hair is showing the early signs of thinning.  For someone with a sexy mane like mine that's pretty bad.  Fortunately I've identified the problem early and am fighting it every way I can. Other than that, things were good this year. In the meantime, here's to 2011 being a better year for everyone who needs it to be.

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