2018

what up friendos welcomr yo he ear f our lord 2018

2017 went so quck! nw its gone and ive got a switch and zelda and mairo and splatoon and arms that shit game for cucks where you hit dinosaurs, and i am a every happy ninteno mn

i also have kash monies and am very soon going to be flying ut of th decadent west and hopefullytaking the first steps to a new life in nihong

over the course o these upheavals i've come to realise who my real friends are. Some people i was only close to because i was clsoe to them, but others are for the long haul. Be it weekly podcastings, vifeo game sessions or jsut oming on here and chatting niiintndo, youse guys are uup thesre. Champagne fpr my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Here's t mre nbvants, ,ore gamineng and more gnamerinf in 2018

i hope supreme leader trump grants you all swift deaths

i been 9out clubbing with the squad but it was just me, ren and katie by the end

also i had a HARROWING POO EXPERIENCE

Happy New Year to you too, sir, and indeed everybody here! I spent New Year's Ever solo from 8:10, so I asked a team of people to make me a pizza. They obliged. I made a few posts in the forum of varying quality and import. I actually spent the changing of the year getting Cole Phelps promoted to Ad Vice (yes, apparently; it's short for 'Administrative

DIGRESSION ALERT: My phone now always suggests 'Admintendo' first when I start typing 'Adm'. Only if it starts with a capital 'A', though.

') in L.A. Noire. Now I'm unwell. I think I've picked up the flu-ish sore throat that my sister-in-law had over the festive period. Dr. Ball prescribes more sleep!

Buskalilly's New Year's Morning Address is our equivilent of the Queen's Christmas Message, and just as much bollocks!

Happy New Year folks!

I want to hear more about the harrowing poo experience!

Drunka wrote:

i been 9out clubbing with the squad but it was just me, ren and katie by the end

You know Ren, from Ren & Stimpy?

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Happy new year everybody, hope you's all have a cracking 2018.

NintenDUCK wrote:

I want to hear more about the harrowing poo experience!

Hopefully it's just that he had a poo in Harrow. I have - it was alright.

NintenDUCK wrote:

I want to hear more about the harrowing poo experience!

The dispenser in Wetherspoons was jammed shut, and after struggling to claw it open with my bare hands I had to give up, wait until the loos were clear, and shuffle t another cubicle withmy trousers down.

The_Jaster wrote:

You know Ren, from Ren & Stimpy?

My friend Renata is even better than Ren from Ren and Stimpy. She apparently slept in until 6PM today, which is pretty powerful[/quote]

Sir, that was practically coherent! Were you okay?

Happy New Year Guys.

Drunkalilly wrote:

NintenDUCK wrote:

I want to hear more about the harrowing poo experience!

The dispenser in Wetherspoons was jammed shut, and after struggling to claw it open with my bare hands I had to give up, wait until the loos were clear, and shuffle t another cubicle withmy trousers down.

The_Jaster wrote:

You know Ren, from Ren & Stimpy?

My friend Renata is even better than Ren from Ren and Stimpy. She apparently slept in until 6PM today, which is pretty powerful

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Sleeping it off is usually my approach after a big drinking session.

If a drinking cure doesn't involve a fry-up I'm not interested.

I very rarely have hangovers, I just tend to be knackered from shaking my booty until some stupid hour. I did have a fry-up on the 1st though, as it happens. It was brilliant!

Drunkalilly wrote:

Champagne fpr my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.

Can't tell if you're either a massive Fall Out Boy fan or a big fan of Francis Bacon.

Here's to a cracking 2018, folks.

Knowledge is power, France is bacon.

I want bacon now.

How was your 2018? All in all, I had a good time.

The birth of my first niece was the biggest thing that happened in my family, and she's the centre of everybody's attention now. I'm still in awe of her, and I'm still really chuffed for her Mum, Dad, Grandparents, other Uncle and everybody else involved. I'm really enjoying being an uncle too - good stuff!

Socially, things are a bit different now. One of my closest pals suddenly passed away at the end of 2017, and my remaining friends and I committed to making new memories and sharing loads of new good times. That didn't happen, and instead things went the other way, for a whole of load of shite reasons that eventually lead to the police getting involved. Still, more positively, I'm meeting new people and making new friends through work, volunteering and other social circles. Through this, I've had plenty of quality nights out and weekends away. Some of the highlights were the days spent at Campbeltown's distilleries in April, The Gaslight Anthem gig day in July, several days out that the Fringe, a family jaunt to Arran for my Mum's 60th in November, the whole of December and the ongoing celebration of my 30th, and - of course - the GNamer Meet-Up in July. I thought that weekend in Manchester was great fun, and I hope those who were there did too. Maybe we can do another meet-up in 2019...?

Professionally, it was a year of consolidation. I moved to a new part of Scotland at the arse-end of 2017, and I've been cracking on with my job as a Careers Adviser in a secondary school. For the first nine months, I felt like I was moving forward in reverse, but I think my efforts are more appreciated nowadays. I'm getting the chance to train up new members of staff too, which makes me feel a lot more trusted that I ever was in Aberdeen. I'm very fortunate to have a job that I enjoy, that I'm (hopefully) decent at, and that I feel valued in.

With that move, I got a new flat in January. That flat has been a pain in the arse to be honest, and it's unbearably cold at most times. I'll have to make bigger decisions about where I want to live in 2019, because I'm still a little bit unsure about this town and about staying on this side of the country. Thankfully, summer 2018 was roasting hot all the time - just absolutely magic.

All the best for your hopes and dreams in 2019 - I hope you achieve them.

EDIT: Gaming-wise, I seen that Metro GameCentral called 2018 “turbulent” in their recent reflection of the last twelve months, but I’d prefer to adopt the Eurogamer stance on it: I thought 2018 was “ a fascinating, diverse year for games”. Collectively, we profited from some outstanding games, and I enjoyed a lot of these throughout the year. It wasn’t half bad! Expanded thoughts in the spoiler (without any spoilers):

Spoiler:

I'm glad you had a good 2018, especially after your shiter of a 2017.

My 2018 was alright I guess.

Agreed: glad to see you having an improved 2018 Cappa! Especially job-wise. Sounds like 2019 has a good chance to keep improving too! What do you do to volunteer?

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:

...the GNamer Meet-Up in July. I thought that weekend in Manchester was great fun, and I hope those who were there did too. Maybe we can do another meet-up in 2019...?

But of course, I think it'd be stupid to dinghy it after the last few have gone so well! Got to meet you and Mas for the first time at the last one too, which was all good.

My year's been a bit static, as I mentioned in Admintendo. Same job (although it went well), same partner (although it went better), same flat (although I'm getting mighty cheesed off with the noise coming through the ceiling). Switch-wise it felt like a bit more of a holding year too, although that's expected and it'd be bloody hard to beat 2017 anyway. Paris and Manchester were my only two trips really, and Paris was mediocre. I didn't write anything worthwhile, music or fiction; and made only one of my New Year's Resolutions.

So neither good nor bad. Here's to 2019 being a year of movement for me, and what y'all want out of it from y'all!

My 2017 was cracking! The meet-up was too, though I've got the point out that...

Balladeer wrote:

dinghy

...you're the least Scottish person I've ever met!

EDIT: I'll also stick some of my gaming thoughts in the post above. I was going to do a separate thread for it, but I don't think it's got legs. I've seen that Balladeer's doing a forum awards thread anyway.

Guilty as charged, I just love and semi-unconsciously pick up some of the slang. I don't think I'd even remembered that was Scottish!

I still have the Labo Variety Kit sitting, unbuilt (apart from the bug and stage one of the fishing rod), in my living room. One for a rainy day, that. Really looking forward to Hat In Time too.

Aye the meet up was quality! The Scottish folk of the forum still need to do a more local one before the summer rolls around again though. Im thinking either a barcade or maybe an ICW show?

Could do something in February or March, in Glasgow or Edinburgh, no hassle 👍

My 2018 was much like Ballas part from going to the meet up which I hope we do again.

2018 was shit.