2016 in Review in Surveys

Since it’s 5:09 am, and I can’t sleep… this is what I’m doing. A stolen survey.

What did you do in 2016 that you’d never done before?
Lived in a basement

Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes and Yes!

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yup! Ronda. Her baby is a doll!

Did anyone close to you die?
No. Thank God!

What countries did you visit?
Chiraq

What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?
Money. Money. Money. Money. Money. Money. Money. Money. Money.

What dates from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 23rd. The day I moved back to Cali.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Moving back to Cali.

What was your biggest failure?
Losing my job for smelling like weed.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. As always with Sickle Cell.

What was the best thing you bought?
A plane ticket home.

Whose behavior merited celebration?
N/A. lol

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My dad.

Where did most of your money go?
General living expenses. Rent, bills, phone, etc.

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving back home.

What song will always remind you of 2016?
Jumpman by Drake and Future

Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder:
Way happier
Older or wiser:
Both. How can I NOT be older? lol.
Thinner or fatter:
Thinner
Richer or poorer:
Poorer

What do you wish you’d done more of?
Reading

What do you wish you’d done less of?
Crying

How did you spend Christmas?
at Denny’s

What was your favorite TV program?
Survivor and The Office. I only had access to Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Naw. I don’t hate.

What was the best book you read?
The N Word

What did you want and get?
Jobs and my car

What did you want and not get?
More streams of income

What was your favorite film of this year?
Suicide Squad and the new Blair Witch

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Worked and cried. 33.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Moving back to Cali sooner.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
All black everything

What kept you sane?
Weed and my strong mind.

What political issue stirred you the most?
Haha. The new president is an Umpa Lumpa. Hahahahaha. I was not stirred.

Who do you miss?
My old self

Who was the best new person/people you met?
Joanna. This girl that worked in the same building as me in Chicago. She was cool.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016:
I am always just as strong as I need to be.

A quote that sums up your year: “That’s not what I anticipated”