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The Year That Was – 2018
Its that time of year again.
Where I look back over the previous year and answer the same 40 questions.
1. What did you do in 2018 that you’d never done before?
OK, New things :-
- Got Provincial Rank (In the Holy Royal Arch)
- Got Provincial Rank (In the S.R.I.A.)
- Went into the Chair of my collage (S.R.I.A.)
- Was Part of the Procession in the Provincial Meeting to install a new PGM.
- Saw the Installation Ceremony of a Provincial Grand Master
- Was Part of the Procession in the Provincial AGM Meeting.
- Visited an Anglesey Lodge.
- Gave a Talk in a Lodge during a PGM Visit
- Gave a Talk in a Lodge in a different Province.
- Ran a stall at the LlanBikeFest as the Widows Sons
- Was part of the Chain for a PGM’s last visit before retiring
- Was part of the Chain for a PGM’s first ever meeting.
- Visited Several New Masonic Halls.
- Became a Blood Bike Controller.
I notice a trend in this list 🙂
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I gave up on resolutions many years back as I never stuck to them, whereas my competitive nature makes me stick to challenges. So for the last few years I have had a yearly challenge
This year I failed miserably with everything apart from the Goodreads reading challenge.
It was a busy year as I was acting Steward and with the PGM Retiring he wanted to visit lots of Lodges, so I was out with the team lots. Plus I visited Lodges in two Provinces to give Talks on the Widows Sons, Started as a Blood Bikes Controller for Blood Bikes Wales, So I am writing off 2018, and look forward to the challenges of 2019.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
None that I can think off.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
A few Masonic Friends passed away this year.
5. What countries did you visit?
The usual suspects of England/Wales.
And Anglesey. I figure Anglesey should be counted as its own country, for it is a strange place.
6. What would you like to have in 2019 that you lacked in 2018?
Productivity.
Productivity
Productivity
Productivity
In 2019 I would like to find where my get-up-and-go got up and went, reclaim it and be super Productive. I plan to get my charity book published, update a couple of websites, along with several other projects. And I give permission for people to poke me with sharp sticks if they spot me being too unproductive.
The laziness and apathy of the last few years needs to end.
The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!
7. What dates from 2018 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- 12th June – My first shift as a Blood Bike Wales Controller
- 31st October – Being appointed Provincial Grand Steward in the Royal Arch
- 12th November – Giving a Talk at an Installed Masters Lodge.
- 1st December – Being appointed Provincial Conductor in S.R.I.A.
- 5th December – Going into the chair of my S.R.I.A. Collage.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being appointed Provincial Conductor in S.R.I.A. before I had even gone into the chair!
And being invited to the North Wales Lodge of Installed Masters to give a talk (They normally book professional speakers)
9. What was your biggest failure?
A total and unbelieveable lack of productivity!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I did almost manage to make it through the whole year with no incidents, only to burn my fingertips on Boxing Day.
BOXING DAY!! I almost made it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Either my new qNAP NAS system for my home or I did finally got myself a DSLR Camera, which is something I have wanted for a few years now so I can learn Photography. I have never found a justifiable reason to spend a lot of money on a fad idea before.
Then I remembered I am an Adult, and I do not have to justify spending a lot of money on a toy, Plus it was in the Black Friday Sales, so I now have a fancy camera, so I can not learn what all those mystical terms like ISO, Shutter Speed, and things mean.
And I can take photographs as well, which is a bonus.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
- Hugh. A New Candidate to Masonry who has already visited more Lodges than a lot of Masons who have been members for dozens of years.
- My Father.
- Myself, Just because.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
The Special Snowflakes.
Those people who scream in the echo chamber of their social media circles about how everyone who thinks different are Nazis. And then get angry when they loose votes because the majority wanted what they wanted so how can they have lost. We can no longer have conversations or debates because to disagree is to assault them and they need to kill you to defend themselves or run to a safe space.
The world is going to pieces.
14. Where did most of your money go?
I got a new car, a fancy Camera, a NAS, and the usual Video Games, Books, More Books, More Games, Possibly a few Books.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going into the chair of my S.R.I.A. Collage.
16. What song will always remind you of 2018?
With the amount of outcry and attempts to ban the song there can only be one song to sum up the year.
Baby it’s cold outside.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- a) happier or sadder? Happier
- b) thinner or fatter? Same
- c) richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Falling in Love, Writing, Following my Dreams, Conquering the World, Finding a cure for the common cold and blackmailing people for the cure.
You know, the simple pleasures in life.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? .
Wasting time, and suffering from lack of enthusiasm, also getting upset by the behavior of some people.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I am writing this on December 27th, so I know exactly how I spent Christmas day. I got up early, and went over to my parents to open presents with family, and then spend the day eating too much, drinking too much, and doing nothing.
21. What was your favourite month of 2018?
December. Due to getting Provincial Honours in S.R.I.A. and going into the chair in S.R.I.A.!
22. Did you fall in love in 2018?
Alas No. I am high functioning Sociopath.
23. How many one-night stands?
I do not believe in one-night stands. How can you tell if you realy like something unless you try it at least a couple of times?
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Way too many to mention, As well as all the excellent ongoing TV shows, There was the new finds of :-
- New Legends of Monkey
- Shooter
- Marvels Cloak and Dagger
- The Crossing
- Disenchanted
- Maniac
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
You know what? NO! I do not believe I hate anyone this year that I did not hate previously. Maybe I am growing as a person, becoming more enlightened? Or is everyone already on THE LIST
26. What was the best book you read?
This is always a very hard question. According to Goodreads I have read about 150 books this year. Trying to pick the best of that lot is not going to be easy. But if I had to pick just one book, arrgghghhh……
Well there is :-
- Robert Lomas’s translation of Daniel Owen’s “Rhys Lewis”
- Sorcery as Virtual Mechanics by Stephen Mace
- Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World by Elspeth Beard
- Shroud of Eternity by Terry Goodkind
I also liked the Series’s “The Temple Chronicles” and “The Demon Accords”
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Celtic Thunder
28. What did you want and get?
A decent Camera.
29. What did you want and not get?
Enthusiasm
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
- Solo
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I am still not having birthdays. I have decided to stop having them so that I can live forever.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Alien Invasion, I mean come on Zombie Apocalypse is so last year!
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018?
Mostly Cargo Pants (I like the extra pockets) Jumpers, and in work Coats….
Oh and suits, because suits are awesome…… True story
34. What kept you sane?
Sane? Sane? “You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means”
I think, Good Friends, Good Books, and the fact I was never very sane to start off with, so there is not that much to keep hold of.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I am not sure who to pick this year. So I will say Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy – The New Legends of Monkey
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
This year is basically the same thing as last year.
The same screaming angry nazi fascists who believe their echo-chambers and scream death threats against everyone who is different to them, or who does not think 100% the same as them.
We were wrong guys. 1984 does not come from the far right trying to take over, but from the far left trying to reduce everyone to the same as them.
37. Who did you miss?
No one. “ high functioning Sociopath” Remember? Remember? from Question 22?
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I would have to say some of the Blood Bikes Members, We have a great bunch of people in Blood Bike Wales.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2018?.
Always… no, no… never… forget to check your references.
A Prize to anyone who spots the reference.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Well due to the very unproductive year I would have to say :-
Today I don’t feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don’t feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
‘Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything
Sitting in the Celebrant’s Chair
This evening I was Installed into the Celebrant’s Chair.
I am now the Celebrant of Bishop Wilkins College No 58.
This evening I was installed into the chair of my SRIA College. It is an interesting order, the Chief Adept (The head of the Province) is the person who installs the new Celebrant into the chair.
It was a very, very, very, very enjoyable night. the ceremony was different to the Installations I went through in Craft and Chapter. We started the evening with a Zelator ceremony where we admitted a new member to the college, then I was installed into the chair.
After the ceremony it is customary for the new Celebrant to present a paper. I gave one titled “Contemplating Negative Existence“.
Well I have now been in the chair of three of the four orders I am in, and I go into the fourth next year.
First Chapter Promotion
Today I went along to the Provincial AGM, to receive my first royal arch honours.
I was very lucky to get Provincial Grand Steward!
I am really shocked to get this, it is rare to get steward in either craft or chapter, and I have been extremely lucky to get it in both.
A Talk at Rivacre Lodge – Widows Sons Brotherhood Squared
This evening I popped across the border into the Province of Cheshire to give a talk at Rivacre Lodge No 5805.
It was my first time traveling to another Province to give a talk, and I was excited about it because I had spotted several posters advertising the event in several locations in the month leading up to the talk.
I had never seen my name advertised on a poster before. Well apart from a “Wanted dead or alive” one, but that is a whole different story!.
To honour the Cheshire Chapter of the Widows Sons, I added a section to my talk all about them, and the good work they do.
Widows Sons
The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.
We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.
We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.
A Talk at St. Asaph Lodge – Widows Sons Brotherhood Squared
This evening I attended St. Asaph Lodge No 8034 to present a talk on the Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association.
It was my first time visiting St. Asaph Lodge, and it was very enjoyable. Although when taking wine in the festive board those taking the wine are expected to sing to the WM. I had never seen this before, and had to do it twice. Once as the nights speaker, and once as a visitor.
In appreciation of the talk the members of St. Asaph Lodge voted to donate the money from the Festive Board’s raffle to a Charity of my choice.
The raffle raised £205 which I donated to Blood Bikes Wales in the Lodges name.
Widows Sons
The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.
We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.
We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.
A Talk at Bala Lodge – Widows Sons
The Worshipful Master of Bala Lodge No 1369, contacted me to ask if I would give a talk on the Widows Sons at their April meeting. He said that they had nothing on that evening, so it would be a very quick night unless they could think of something to do. He also pointed out Bala Lodge was a small Lodge with not many people who attend, and since the Worshipful Master was a fellow member of the North Wales Chapter of the Widows Sons, I agreed.
Everything was going well until I received an email from Sally in the Provincial Office asking if I was available to be part of the Provincial Team on the 4th April (The date of the Talk) to attend Bala Lodge with the Provincial Grand Master. I am a Provincial Grand Steward so get to go out with the PGM a lot. I said yes, because its always fun to go out with the team on a visit.
I then realised that I was giving the talk at Bala on the 4th, and that since the PGM and the whole team was going, there would be LOADS of visitors. So the “supposed” quiet night with nothing on was actually a visit from the PGM and 100s of visitors.
No pressure then on my second ever talk!
The Provincial Grand Master really enjoyed the talk, and asked me if I would be willing at some point to give it to his own Lodge. I of course said I would be happy to.
Bala Lodge even give a donation to a charity of my choice, which was Blood Bikes Wales.
Widows Sons
The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.
We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.
We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.
The Year That Was – 2017
Its that time of year again.
Where I look back over the previous year and answer the same 40 questions.
1. What did you do in 2017 that you’d never done before?
OK, New things :-
- Got Provincial Rank.
- Was part of the Provincial Chain.
- Was asked to give a talk in a Craft Lodge.
- Gave a Talk in a Craft Lodge.
- Was asked to write an Article for an International Magazine.
- Attended a High Council Meeting.
- Helped Organising a National Rally (Widows Sons).
- Helped Organising a UGLE Tercentenary Event.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I gave up on resolutions many years back as I never stuck to them, whereas my competitive nature makes me stick to challenges. So for the last few years I have had a yearly challenge.
This year I failed miserably with everything apart from the 100 Day challenge, and the Goodreads reading challenge.
Because I failed miserably this year, I am using this failure as the focus of rebooting myself next year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
A very good/old school friend died this year!.
5. What countries did you visit?
The usual suspects of England/Wales.
6. What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017?
More Productivity, Several more papers written towards a book of papers that I hope to publish in 2018 2019. An army of Minions or at least a few PA’s.
7. What dates from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- 7th October – The day I got my 1st Honours.
- 11th November – My 1st time visiting a Lodge to give a talk.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being appointed Provincial Grand Steward, Being asked to give a talk at a Lodge, then getting other requests for talks, Being asked to write an article for a Masonic Magazine.
9. What was your biggest failure?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Alexa!
Or more accurately an echo dot. It is like the PA I always wanted, she keeps track of my calendar, notes, todo lists, etc.
Best toy ever!!!!
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
- Myself, Just because.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
The Special Snowflakes, Those people who scream in the echo chamber of their social media circles about how everyone who thinks different are Nazis. And get angry when they loose votes because the majority wanted what they wanted so how can they have lost. We can no longer have conversations or debates because to disagree is to assault them and they need to kill you to defend themselves or run to a safe space. The world is going to pieces.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Video Games, Books, More Books, More Games, Possibly a few Books.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
16. What song will always remind you of 2017?
With the year (or two) We’ve had, there can only be one song to sum up the year.
Friends in Safe Spaces. By Chad Prather and Steve Mudflap McGrew.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- a) happier or sadder? Happier.
- b) thinner or fatter? Same.
- c) richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Falling in Love, Writing, Following my Dreams, Conquering the World, Finding a cure for the common cold and blackmailing people for the cure, You know, the simple pleasures in life.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? .
Wasting time, and suffering from lack of enthusiasm.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
21. What was your favourite month of 2017?
July. The month started with The Big Party the Provincial party day to celebrate the tercentenary, And the month ended with the North Wales Chapter hosting the National Widows Sons Rally!.
22. Did you fall in love in 2017?
Alas No. I am still a high functioning Sociopath.
23. How many one-night stands?
I do not believe in one-night stands. How can you tell if you really like something unless you try it at least a couple of times?
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Way too many to mention.
As well as all the excellent ongoing TV shows, 2017 saw dozens of new shows being released such as The Orville, S.W.A.T., The Brave, The Gifted, The Punished, etc… As well as some old shows I discovered for the first time such as Greys Anatomy, The Catch, etc.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
“Hate leads to suffering” and I do not make myself suffer!
Or to put it another way. No. There are no new people on “The List” this year.
26. What was the best book you read?
This is always a very hard question. According to Goodreads I have read about 150 books this year. Trying to pick the best of that lot is not going to be easy. But if I had to pick just one book, arrgghghhh…
OK I will go with “Revolutionary Ride: On the Road in Search of the Real Iran”. The story of one woman who took a solo motorcycle trip around Iran where women are not allowed to drive cars, let alone ride bikes, and should always be accompanied, and that is before you take into account she was a westerner.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Temperance Movement.
Thanks Helen!!!!!.
28. What did you want and get?
An amazon Dot & a coffee machine. Which I wanted, and I got.
GO ME!!!!.
29. What did you want and not get?
Enthusiasm.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
- Thor: Ragnarok
I have not seen the new star wars yet.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously, How cool would that have been!.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2017?
Mostly Cargo Pants (I like the extra pockets) Jumpers, and in work Coats.
Oh and suits, because suits are awesome – True story.
34. What kept you sane?
Sane? Sane? “You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means” I think, Good Friends, Good Books, and the fact I was never very sane to start off with, so there is not that much to keep hold of.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Well due to binge watching 13 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy this year, I guess Izzy would count.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
This year is basically the same thing as last year.
The same screaming angry nazi fascists who believe their echo-chambers and scream death threats against everyone who is different to them, or who does not think 100% the same as them.
We were wrong guys. 1984 does not come from the far right trying to take over, but from the far left trying to reduce everyone to the same as them.
37. Who did you miss?
No one. “ high functioning Sociopath” Remember? Remember? from Question 22?.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
No one jumps out, as the best new person.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2017?.
Empty Vessels make most noise!.
Do not engage in an argument with a stupid person, they will drag you down to their level and beat yo with their experience.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I’ve got friends in Safe Spaces
And If you don’t go with us Then you must be racist
That is our catch phrase
Where is my latte Come on in and let’s get cozy
Showing off participation trophies Watching CNN In Safe Spaces
A Talk at Ruthanian Lodge – Widows Sons Brotherhood Squared
The members of the Old Ruthinian Lodge contacted me saying they had nothing on for their November meeting, and they wondered if I would attend to give a short talk on the Widows Sons.
I had never given a talk in a Lodge before, so I do not know why they asked me.
Since they are a small friendly Lodge, and I always have a great time when visiting them, I agreed. So I sat down and wrote a small talk titled “Widows Sons – Brotherhood Squared”
Everyone there seemed to enjoy the talk, and had many questions at the end, which proved they had been paying attention.
They even gave a donation of £50 to a charity of my choice, I selected Blood Bikes Wales.
Widows Sons
The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.
We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.
We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.
First Craft Promotion
Today I went along to the Provincial AGM, to receive my first honours.
I was very lucky to get Provincial Grand Steward!
Yes, I get the coveted Red Regalia! And as a Active Steward I will be out with the team loads this year, since it is the last year of our PGM’s run and he intends to visit as many Lodges as he can in the year. I am really looking forward to this, Not many get to wear the red.
In the context of Freemasonry, a Provincial Grand Steward (ProvGStwd) is a prestigious position within a province, often a Past Master or current Master, who shows potential for future leadership and is identified by their red regalia, assisting with various tasks and duties, including assisting with ceremonies and supporting the Provincial Grand Master.
The Year That Was – 2016
Its that time of year again.
Where I look back over the previous year and answer the same 40 questions.
1. What did you do in 2016 that you’d never done before?
OK, New things :-
- Became a Godfather for none-family member!.
- Presented a Paper to a group of peers.
- Visited a Lodge in the Province of Warwickshire.
- Was invited to visit a Lodge for the purpose of performing ritual (Charge after Initiation).
- Entered the chair of Z.
- Was Promoted to the Second Order of S.R.I.A.
- Did the Intermediate Degrees in Rose Croix.
- Got a Provincial Job (Provincial Webmaster).
- Partied in the Clubhouse of a 1% MC.
- Visited a Lodge in the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding.
- Finally Visited LOLS.
- Placed a bet on a horse race.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I gave up on resolutions many years back as I never stuck to them, whereas my competitive nature makes me stick to challenges. So for the last few years I have had a yearly challenge. This year it was the Artisan Challenge,
- Do the 100 Days Challenge.
- Write 4 none LOLS papers
- Do a piece of Art slowly over the year.
I did not do so well this year.
- 100% Completed.
- 25% Completed. I only managed 1 papers
- 40% Completed. I drew lots of the bits, but never got them put together.
Because I failed miserably this year, I am using this failure as the focus of rebooting myself next year.
I am doing a Challenge Reboot. To reboot my creativity, productivity etc.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No one. Which is a good thing considering the year.
But I did loose a load of childhood heroes, and people from Music & Film who made an impact on me growing up.
5. What countries did you visit?
The usual suspects of England/Wales.
6. What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?
More Productivity, Several more papers written towards a book of papers that I hope to publish in 2018. An army of Minions or at least a few PA’s.
7. What dates from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- 11th June – The day I joined the 2nd Order of S.R.I.A.
- 10th December – My 1st visit to LOLS.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not actually getting anything published this year, and not fully completing the years challenge, and my total lack of productivity!.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I do not recall any great new purchase this year. This is not acceptable, I must get myself a new toy before the end of the year.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
- My Godson Callum for learning to walk (And for being an evil genius).
- Henry for being great.
- My father for getting a decent 1st Honours.
- Myself, Just because.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Video Games, Books, More Books, More Games, Possibly a few Books.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Well for the second year in a row we get a new Star Wars film. This year we also got Doctor Strange & Suicide Squad, so that’s three films this year I got excited about.
I also go excited about finally visiting LOLS after all these years.
16. What song will always remind you of 2016?
With the number of decent musicians we lost this year, there is only one song suitable to remember 2016.
American Pie – Don McLean.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- a) happier or sadder? Happier.
- b) thinner or fatter? Fatter (slightly).
- c) richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Falling in Love, Writing, Following my Dreams, Conquering the World, Finding a cure for the common cold and blackmailing people for the cure, You know, the simple pleasures in life.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? .
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I will wake up late, grab some breakfast & a coffee, then go over to my Parents house with the rest of the family to open presents and do that festive cheer stuff. Then Christmas Dinner, and off to youngest nephews house for a Christmas Party type thing. Then home.. Beer, Doctor Who Special, and laze in front of the TV.
21. What was your favourite month of 2016?
I do not think any one month stands out more than any other since the great stuff that happened this year was spread out over the whole year.
22. Did you fall in love in 2016?
Alas No. I am still a high functioning Sociopath.
23. How many one-night stands?
I do not believe in one-night stands. How can you tell if you really like something unless you try it at least a couple of times?
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
How do I pick just one?
Lucifer, Blindspot, Van Helsing, Killjoys, Dark Matter, Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Scorpion, Librarians, Blacklist, Brooklyn Nine Nine. the list is endless.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
“Hate leads to suffering” and I do not make myself suffer!
Or to put it another way. No. There are no new people on “The List” this year.
26. What was the best book you read?
Picking a favorite book, is even harder than picking a favorite TV Series, or Film. So here is a list of some of the Top books I read this year (In no particular order) :-
- Warheart (To finish the Sword of Truth Series).
- Fox & O’Hair Series.
- Lois on the Loose.
- Ben Hope Series.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Forest Rangers
An American Rock Band that started from the TV Series Sons Of Anarchy.
28. What did you want and get?
I do not think there was anything I really wanted this year that I actually got. It is depressing really.
29. What did you want and not get?
Enthusiasm, Love, Slaves A PA/Intern, A new House (Not easy finding one I like, I may be fussy?).
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
- Doctor Strange.
- Star Wars – Rogue One.
- Suicide Squad.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously, How cool would that have been!.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
Mostly Cargo Pants (I like the extra pockets) Jumpers, and in work Coats.
Oh and suits, because suits are awesome – True story.
34. What kept you sane?
Sane? Sane? “You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means” I think, Good Friends, Good Books, and the fact I was never very sane to start off with, so there is not that much to keep hold of.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don’t think any one celebratory really stood out this year.
It was a poor year for crushes.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
There was two this year, but they are basically the same thing.
Brexit! We had the vote, and the Leave group won. And from the second they won the remain lot started screaming that only racist idiots would vote to leave, and their votes should not count. They have tried dozens of petitions, legal campaigns, and everything to go against the winning vote on the grounds that anyone who disagreed with them is too stupid to be allowed a vote. This loud insulting of anyone with a different view started in the run up to the vote.
American Presidential Election. Again, the loosing side started legal means to get the vote changed, they tried forcing the electoral collage to break the law to make the loosing candidate be the winner. There was even rioting on the streets and such. and plans to prevent it from happening.
I am not saying the right outcome was won on either of those votes, but it is the minority who lost and just insult and threaten anyone who thinks differently that has annoyed me the most. You can no longer discuss or debate things, you either agree 100% with the special snowflakes or you are evil racist scum with an IQ of a carrot. And their yells of we must protect democracy by going with the loosing vote. errrr?
37. Who did you miss?
No one. “ high functioning Sociopath” Remember? Remember? from Question 22?.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I am not sure, I guess I would probably have to go with some of the Masonic people I have started working closely with since becoming the Provincial Webmaster. There are some insane, funny people among them.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016?.
Empty Vessels make most noise!.
Do not engage in an argument with a stupid person, they will drag you down to their level and beat yo with their experience.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
With every paper I’d deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn’t take one more step
I can’t remember if I cried when I
Read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music
Died