2024 In Review

Max
Jan 1
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Happy New Year! 2024 is over, and it’s time to start all over again in 2025. I just reread my 2023 review, and I don’t want to do the same thing again. I was clearly way too inebriated to be writing a post. I wrote, “Corny is manifestation.” What the fuck does that mean? For my 2024 review, I want to write a little about my year and then start a new tradition for years to come. Here we go! 2024 started off pretty shitty. My grandfather passed away on New Year’s Day. Our family quickly embarked on a road trip to Wisconsin for the funeral service. On the way back, I stopped in Pittsburgh to screen print T-shirts with Fritz and see his hometown. I never had anything against Pittsburgh, but this trip definitely enlightened me to the area. The second semester of school started, and it was my mission to get better grades. I wasn’t totally disappointed in my first semester, but I knew I could do better. I was still going home all the time but growing tired of being away from home. In February, Violet came down to visit for her winter break, and we celebrated Valentine’s Day late by going to the movies. I also went through the RA application process and made it through. In March, we celebrated our one-year anniversary! There weren’t too many things I remember about April, except for visiting Binghamton for Charlie’s birthday. May was the first time I worked with some of the RAs while doing building sweeps. I was in the city until late May, but I finally got to go home for the summer. I took the month of June to play golf and see my friends. I didn’t work at all and just completely relaxed. I got my driver’s learning permit at the end of the month and started learning how to drive. In early July, I got my driver’s license! Nobody needed to come pick me up anymore, and I was free. I don’t regret my decision to wait, but it sure is nice being able to get around by myself. It was my second summer working as a kid’s camp counselor, and I don’t regret it at all. I was slightly miserable at work, but I enjoyed the extra babysitting jobs I got through it. August was a weird month. I was ready to go back to school, but I’m not sure I was ready to take on the RA role yet. I was worried the job wasn’t for me or that I’d have a hard time working in a team like we do. Instead, I ended up making some really close friends that I love. During RA training, I dressed up as Chappell Roan to win a lip sync battle. The video has made its rounds, but I’m proud of myself for being outgoing. In September, I turned nineteen, but the main focus of the month was Ralph Lauren. For three weeks, getting a job was all I was thinking about. At the very end of the month, I got hired at the flagship store. It also marked my one-year anniversary of writing these blog posts. I still haven’t missed a single post! October was a hard month for me. I was working every weekend and wasn’t able to go home. I was alone in my dorm on Halloween, wishing I could be with my friends upstate. I knew I was making sacrifices for all the right reasons, but it still hurt. I got to fist bump and talk to Tyler, The Creator, so maybe it wasn’t a totally awful month. November was just October, but on crack cocaine. I spent all month counting the days till Thanksgiving break so I could go home for the first time in three months. A few days before I was set to go home, I received the news that my grandma had passed away. I flew to Wisconsin, and it was my first time leaving the city since August. To make sure I didn’t miss work, I was unable to go home for Thanksgiving. I saw Wicked with a friend from work (shoutout Andre!) instead. It might not have been my first choice, but it is a Thanksgiving I will always remember. In December, I finished my third semester at FIT. It was my least favorite for a multitude of reasons. My grades were certainly better than my first semester, though! I have been commuting back and forth for work over this holiday season. I told my dad that I thought 2024 was a shitty year. I thought it was because I can’t remember being happy for more than a week straight. I felt like my plate was full from January 1st to December 31st. 2024 wasn’t a fun year, but it was a year of major growth. I’ve never been prouder of myself than I am today. I didn’t complete very many of my goals this year—I only completed two, actually. I finished all 366 days of drawings, the art project I have put the most effort into by far. I look forward to people being able to see it soon. I worked really hard this year, and I learned a lot. So, maybe it wasn’t a shitty year. It was just a different kind of good year. I’ll never forget 2024, but I’m excited to move on to 2025. Apologies if I left anything out here. Thank you so much for reading my blog over the past year; it means an awful lot to me. Here are a couple of lists I compiled of some of my favorite things from 2024 as a bonus present to you!

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