Year in Review - 2015

What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before? We had two foreign exchange students at our house for three weeks! It was a girl from France and a boy from Spain. They were both really nice. I hope to have foreign exchange students again sometime!

I got really into the game Star Wars X-Wing. It is a game from the game company Fantasy Flight, my favorite game company. You select pilots in the "Star Wars" universe and create squads. Hopefully this year, I will be able to compete in tournaments.

I got really into the Cthulhu Mythos. It is a bunch of paranormal short stories written by H.P. Lovecraft. The short stories take place in the 1920s. They are all about the "Great Old Ones." The Great Old Ones are a bunch of ancient alien deities that once ruled Earth. They then fell into a deep slumber. Lovecraft says in his books, that when the stars are right they will awaken and rule the earth once again.

I started playing CS:GO. CS:GO (Counter Strike: Global Offensive) is a first person shooter. In the game you are sorted into two teams: Counter Terrorists or Terrorists. You have to fight each other for control over different maps. My personal favorite map is called Nuke, which takes place in a nuclear plant in Germany.

I went to the new "Star Wars" movie. It was SO AWESOME!!!!!! I highly recommend it. It was one of the best days of my life.

Those are a few highlights.

Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I didn't make very many resolutions. The only one I made was to read more books, which I did. I haven't really thought about resolutions yet, but I may come up with some later.

Did anyone close to you give birth? Two of our friends, Ronald and Alena, had a baby.

Did anyone close to you die? No one did.

What countries did you visit? We didn't visit any other countries, but we are planing on doing so in the future.

What dates from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I don't really know. There are a lot of cool things from this past year. I guess the day I went on a plane for the first time. We went to California, it was pretty scary, but exciting.

What was your biggest achievement of the year? I learned how to control my fears a bit better. I became a better X-Wing, Magic, and Yugioh player as well.

What was your biggest failure? I don't really have any big failures. I fail at things sometimes, but they are always little things--losing a game, misplacing a belonging, etc.

Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing huge, but I got sick a couple of times.

What was the best thing you bought? Probably CS:GO. Like I said earlier, it is quite a bit of fun. It costs $15. It was worth every penny.

Whose behavior merited celebration? I can't really think of anyone. That isn't a bad thing.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? One of my friends has been kind of acting like a jerk to me recently, but I won't let that keep me down.

Where did most of your money go? I don't really know. Maybe Yugioh. I spent a bunch of money on cards.

What did you get really, really, really excited about? Christmas. I was really excited to see the look on my family's faces when they were opening presents that I had picked out.

What song will always remind you of 2015? All of the ear-worms on the radio. Some of them got really annoying.

Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier. I am definitely feeling happier.

b) thinner or fatter?  The same.

c) richer or poorer? I am not exactly sure.

What do you wish you’d done more of? Games, games, games, and games. No matter how many games I played, I always wish that I could play more!

What do you wish you’d done less of? I don't really know. Last year seemed pretty good to me.

How did you spend Christmas? Like a boss. Well, maybe a mini-boss. I am not really sure . . . We ate good food, opened good presents, and played some games. FUN, FUN, FUN!

Did you fall in love in 2015? Nope, besides falling in love with my family more, no one.

What was your favorite TV program? "Adventure Time." I started watching it in November 2014. It quickly became my favorite of 2015!

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? I am not a hater. How dare you ask me this question? ;)

What was the best book you read? Fullmetal Alchemist. It is the greatest series in the world. I started reading it, then finished it, and now I own every. Single. Book.

What was your greatest musical discovery? OMFG. Don't be turned off by the name. She is a DJ. She has made some of my favorite songs. My cousin Andrew showed her to me. Thank you, thank you Andrew.

What did you want and get? More X-Wing ships. I got quite a few. I also wanted to spend more time as a family, and I did! :D

What did you want and not get? I don't think there was anything. I am pretty happy with what I have.

What was your favorite film of this year?"Star Wars The Force Awakens." I loved this movie so much.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 12, and I did pretty much everything we did on Christmas.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Discovering great books, movies, and music.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015? I wore geeky T-Shirts, a beanie, and Converse mostly. P.S. I did wear pants, don't worry.

What kept you sane? My family, music, and games.

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? If this is a question about love, right now I don't have a love interest. If this is just someone that you enjoy, then I really enjoyed Daisy Ridley. She played Rey in the new "Star Wars" movie.

What political issue stirred you the most? Inequality. I really hate it when people are not all treated equally.

Who did you miss? My sister. She went to a writers' camp for a week.

Who was the best new person you met? Our friends Meg and Will, or maybe the foreign exchange students.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015. Sometimes people are stupid.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.I hate to use this song, but here it is:

It might seem crazy what I'm about to say
Sunshine she's here, you can take a break
I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don't care baby by the way

Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do

Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,
Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah,
No offense to you, don't waste your time
Here's why

Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along…

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