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GE: finally started playing despite knowing about the site since like 2005. Got to be in setrack's fantasy league.
PD: figured out defection glitch from ParagonX9's original walkthrough. Got sub-20. Actually played PD other than multiplayer. It was long overdue.
Other games: picked up a Switch so airplanes would be less boring. Played Axiom Verge, BotW, Odyssey, Sonic Mania - all super amazing games. In 1080 I finally beat the last of Daniel Rajotte's scores, bringing my WR count up to seven. Made some improvements to other courses that took advantage of OOB glitches to move my records beyond the limits of N64HS 2007.
Real life: Spoiler
finally, finally got out of retail. Took a gamble on a temp-to-hire factory position in alternative energy. It's been a truly kick-ass job. In September I got to travel cross-country for work, and the perdium was amazing ($100/day). Then I went two more times. I even got to see my sister while I was out there! Insane one-day visit! I didn't expect work to put me 70 miles away from my sister on a last minute, poorly planned trip! By year's end, I got an offer to become permanent. Score! It was so worth sacrificing damn-near all my free time. Also MTV filmed a show while I was working in a grocery store. I signed a release and everything. The staff and cast were really cool. Also went to a concert on that same mountain. Tom Petty was there.
Lows:
GE/PD: I barely played because of work. From midleague until the end of the year, I was working six days/wk, 50-65hrs/wk. Sometimes 70-90hrs. It sucked. Wanted to be more than just the 1080 guy and everything was put on hold.
Other games: Sonic Forces was overwhelmingly average, even though the timed missions were fun. Lost a lot of time on stupid mobile games.
Real life: Spoiler
missed my uncle's wedding because I was paranoid about keeping my job. Missed a chance to see my sister for a week for the same reason. Lots of dangerous sleep-deprived driving because I switched to third shift in June. Very scary. One night I was so tired (1.5hr of sleep after being up about 25hrs) I saw/hallucinated a dark figure standing behind me, all dark and shadowy except for bright white eyes. Scared me so much I drove maybe ten miles before I called out of work. Lots of vehicle problems to the point I considered getting a new car. Basically missed my birthday and Christmas because of work. Before I took that temp to hire job I was miserable. I was working in a store on a mountain, covering lots of menial jobs due to a lack of staff, dealing with tourists and mean customers. Then they transferred me to the middle of nowhere, out in the mountains beyond the horizon. It was so bad it was enough. I took the first job I could find. I got lucky.
2017 was weird. New job. Possibly on an MTV show. Got to cross off six states I'd never been to before. Barely played games compared to previous years and it still ended up being a great year.
Goals:
GE: work on times across the board. Steadily build skill. Fill all N/As.
PD: same as above. I'm in no rush to get points. I'd rather gain a better understanding of the levels and work on my technique so I can leave the game for months and pick right back up within an hour or so.
RL: I got a guitar for Christmas. I should probably learn it.