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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Being able to use β€œI’m 60” to complain about everything and use it as an excuse to get out of things I don’t want to do

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

This guy 60s

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Livin the dream

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have a test to become an air traffic controller coming up in December. If I pass I'll have the interview and school to look forward to next year.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's awesome, good luck!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks! right now I'm so nervous I'm nauseous some times...

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago
  • At work - recruiting another team member, so we are not all constantly plate spinning and I might actually have chance to spend time planning.
  • At home - finally getting the pictures etc up on the walls.
  • Nationally - voting the Tories out.
[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The job market has been unbelievably brutal this last year

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[–] SkySyrup 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] flambonkscious 13 points 1 year ago

Hope it goes well!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hopefully putting myself out there more. I have a spinning and weaving guild that I've joined, but I've been too burnt out to go to any of the meetings. πŸ˜“

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You go to that, I'll go to the cross stitch group I've been avoiding out of general nervousness. Deal?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

2024 we are coming to conquer you!

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope that orange bastard Trump goes to prison or dies in 2024. I prefer prison because he needs to pay for his crimes, but dead is good too. The only thing is it would have to be a really dumb accident out in public so there wouldn’t be any conspiracy theories. Maybe he could fall off the stairs while getting off his plane and crack his skull on the tarmac.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Paying off the last of my credit card debt.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Same here. Had a car unexpectedly die and the new car lease messed up our financial plans. Should have our CC debt paid off by the end of next year.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Being able to say "oh that was x+1 years ago" instead of "x years ago" when reflecting on all my past traumas.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

A miracle keeping the orange fuhrer out of politics and news, perhaps a conviction with actual time to be served. I know, I’m calling for a miracle as I said.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Finally buying a decent ARM laptop that isn't a macbook.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the irish reunionification

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Trading in my Kia for a new (non Hyundai/Kia) car so I can stop being stressed of coming out to an empty parking spot in the morning.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Finishing my bathroom remodel then starting on my kitchen

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m really excited to start working with the engineers at work to learn how to rework the broken boards that go in the products we produce. I don’t know much about electronics and I’ve certainly never been to college, but I’ve apparently displayed an aptitude for understanding stuff so they wanna work with me to get the ball rolling. They’ve been able to convince management that my bench in the RMA department needs all the equipment a rework station should have. It’s all super exciting and I can’t wait to start.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My first daughter is due in March, so pretty much just that!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’ll be getting my PhD in the Spring! Hopefully I’ll have a job lined up before graduating.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, nothing really. It feels like each year more fucked up things are happening, so I lost the positivity I had for the upcoming years.

Don't get me wrong I am in a good place personally, but with all the stuff going on in the world it sometimes feel hard to believe it's gonna get better any time soon.

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[–] slackassassin 12 points 1 year ago

Moving my family back home after caring for an elderly parent for 3 years.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

The obvious impending economic collapse.

Because boy, if it doesn't come, we're all pretty fucked.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Getting back surgery (and fixing the problem, instead of, like, not ever being able to walk again). Then getting the green light at work so I can start work on a project I've proposed. And lastly, getting one of my side projects past the finish line.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

getting into my dream college probably

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I got tired of jumping around between streaming services to get deals and save money. I noticed that a couple major music streamers seemed to collude to raise rates at the same time, and I'm tired of that. I'm setting up my Plex server with some Black Friday deals and am looking forward to enjoying having that at my disposal.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

My Apollo plush arriving.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  1. Perhaps 2024 will be the year of the girlfriend

  2. Making money over the summer and upgrading to a faster motorcycle

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Nothing huge yet.

  • Got a milestone birthday coming up but not sure what to do for it, once I have plans that'll be something exciting.

  • I've been working on learning gamedev as a hobby for a couple years and hope to release my first proper actual commercial game next year too which is pretty cool.

  • No holidays planned as of yet but we normally do that over the Christmas hols.

  • Also we may or may not get a dog.

I need more things for this list lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Going skiing and visiting hot springs in Japan

Starting to restore a 1964 corvette

Maybe learning to paint pottery

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm starting a new job in January, which will give me financial stability and job security for the first time in years. It means I can go back to University and pursue my dream of becoming a zoologist, heck I'll even be able to take a holiday with my girlfriend without worrying about rent!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Winning an Oscar for the first time! (Hopefully)

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