Alright, a bit of a mixed bag. The good stuff was after getting fired from a job I despised in 2020, I now have one I kinda enjoy. I don’t like managing people and I don’t have to do that here, and out of all the jobs I’ve had this one makes me feel the least exploited. The people I work with seem like genuinely good people. I feel more sure of myself and my beliefs. Started fully identifying as a commie in 2021 and finally turned my back on electoralism. There’s a trading card game I used to love that I got back into, it makes me really happy when I get time to sort cards. Started using Linux on my desktop and GrapheneOS on my phone, and just sorta disconnected as much as I could from capitalism. Became a vegan in 2021 so that rocks. There some other really good stuff but I can’t get into it without getting doxy.

The bad stuff is, I’m in my late 30s and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have the same group of friends since high school. But 2021 was the year our friendships have really started to disintegrate and I get pretty bummed about it. COVID played a part but the bigger issue is that myself and a couple other people moved away in recent years. Turns out keeping friendships alive via chat groups when you were friends IRL for decades is really hard. Our discussions feel tired and we seem to go back and talk about the same things. Just kinda stale. And half of my friends barely participate. Board Game Arena has helped but it feels like a lot of my friends are just bored and not super interested in really doing what’s needed to keep our friendships going. Not to mention 2021 was the year I had to start gray rocking a formerly close friend. This guy was probably my bff for nearly 20 years. But he’s a pretty hardcore evangelical Christian and his political views have only gotten more reactionary over the last couple years. Decided just to limit our convos to baseball. I also barely exercised in 2021 and despite the veganism I haven’t eaten as healthy as I should have.