OK, New things :-

1. Became a Godfather for none-family member!.
2. Presented a Paper to a group of peers.
3. Visited a Lodge in the Province of Warwickshire.
4. Was invited to visit a Lodge for the purpose of performing ritual (Charge after Initiation).
5. Entered the chair of Z.
6. Was Promoted to the Second Order of S.R.I.A.
7. Did the Intermediate Degrees in Rose Croix.
8. Got a Provincial Job (Provincial Webmaster).
9. Partied in the Clubhouse of a 1% MC.
10. Visited a Lodge in the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding.
11. Finally Visited LOLS.
12. Placed a bet on a horse race.

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,

1. Do the 100 Days Challenge.
2. Write 4 none LOLS papers
3. Do a piece of Art slowly over the year.

I did not do so well this year.

1. 100% Completed.
2. 25% Completed. I only managed 1 papers
3. 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.

No.

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.

The usual suspects of England/Wales.

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.

1. 11th June – The day I joined the 2nd Order of S.R.I.A.
2. 10th December – My 1st visit to LOLS.

Not actually getting anything published this year, and not fully completing the years challenge, and my total lack of productivity!.

• 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.

Video Games, Books, More Books, More Games, Possibly a few Books.

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.

With the number of decent musicians we lost this year, there is only one song suitable to remember 2016.

American Pie – Don McLean.

• a) happier or sadder? Happier.
• b) thinner or fatter? Fatter (slightly).
• c) richer or poorer? Richer.

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.

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.

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. 

Alas No. I am still a high functioning Sociopath.

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?

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.

“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.

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.

The Forest Rangers

An American Rock Band that started from the TV Series Sons Of Anarchy.

I do not think there was anything I really wanted this year that I actually got. It is depressing really.

Enthusiasm, Love, Slaves A PA/Intern, A new House (Not easy finding one I like, I may be fussy?).

• Doctor Strange.
• Star Wars – Rogue One.
• Suicide Squad.

The Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously, How cool would that have been!.

Mostly Cargo Pants (I like the extra pockets) Jumpers, and in work Coats.

Oh and suits, because suits are awesome – True story.

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.

I don’t think any one celebratory really stood out this year.

It was a poor year for crushes.

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?

No one. “ high functioning Sociopath” Remember? Remember? from Question 22?.

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.

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. 

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