Nicky's Journal

10q 2024

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:28:07 GMT

What are your prediction for the coming year?

last year: https://amazonv.dreamwidth.org/2023/09/27/

Repeating again

More division
More climate change (extreme weather phenomenon)
More terrible governments
I expect things to get ever worse

I do hope democrats and progressives take more countries and the conservatives lose ground.

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10q 10 2024

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:25:47 GMT

10q

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10. When September 2025 rolls around and you receive your answers to your 10Q questions, how do you think you'll feel? What do you think/hope might be different about your life and where you're at as a result of thinking about and answering these question?

Same as before, surprised another year has flown past, depressed at how terrible humans are, hopefully some fun reminders of things that may have faded from mind.

I don't often take the time to look back, so this at least encourages reflection annually which is nice.

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10q 9 2024

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:24:24 GMT

10q

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9. What is a fear that you have and how has it limited you? How do you plan on letting it go or overcoming it in the coming year?

Not sure?

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10q 8 2024

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:29:45 GMT

10q

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8. Is there something (a person, a cause, an idea) that you want to investigate more fully in the coming year?

Perhaps canadian politics once i can vote?
Get back into rescue ham radio training?

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10q-7

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:22:59 GMT

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7. How would you like to improve yourself and your life next year? Is there a piece of advice or counsel you received in the past year that could guide you?

This is likely where the anti burnout exercise and veggies should have gone?

Will this be the year I learn to relax and bring balance so i can spend time with brad and the pets? Read? Play Games? Make new friends? see more old friends?

Will i walk and exercise? eat better (more fruit and veg less red meat)

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10q 6 2024

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:16:31 GMT

6. Describe one thing you'd like to achieve by this time next year. Why is this important to you?

Will this be the year I learn to relax and bring balance so i can spend time with brad and the pets? Read? Play Games? Make new friends? see more old friends?

Will i walk and exercise? eat better (more fruit and veg less red meat)

Doubtful but one can hope

Canadian Citizenship so I can stop counting days, I need to get on studying for that

Another Country

Another Province

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10q 5 2024

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:41:17 GMT

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5. Have you had any particularly spiritual experiences this past year? How has this experience affected you? "Spiritual" can be broadly defined to include secular spiritual experiences: artistic, cultural, and so forth.

Nothing comes to mind?
The solar eclipse in NY near Potsdam with friends was lovely but not spiritual? I loved seeing so many friends I have not seen in a while.

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10q 4 2024

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:39:28 GMT

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4. Describe an event in the world that has impacted you this year. How? Why?

ongoing wars, terror, israel vs palestine vs hammas, the conservatives taking power in the US and Canada.

I am hopeful Kamala has a chance

Stressed and sad by "humans are no damn good" as dad would say.

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10q 3 2024

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:33:47 GMT

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3. Think about a major milestone that happened with your family this past year. How has this affected you?

no major milestones? unfortunately seen mom less then ever before.

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10q 2 2024

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:39:03 GMT

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2. Is there something that you wish you had done differently this past year? Alternatively, is there something you're especially proud of from this past year?

learned to let things drop, do less, spend more time with parents, husband, pets, friends

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10q 1 2024

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:14:52 GMT

10q-1

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1. Describe a significant experience that has happened in the past year. How did it affect you? Are you grateful? Relieved? Resentful? Inspired?

We got to cruise on the Galatic Starcruiser, the "Star Wars Hotel", the Halcyon, The Lady H

Originally we were planning for our 5 year anniversairy and then the announced the closing

the marketing was poorly done

I wish i knew how amazing it would be, we would have gone more than once.

We got to LARP / be in universe, play. It was interactive theater but better. it was amazing food and absolutely amazing customer service. better than any four seasons hotel. it really is an absolute travesty it was closed.

I am very grateful mom paid. I am very thankful we found the community of rebels which helped making booking possible.

My husband even got a halycon tatoo.

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10q

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:16:53 GMT

What are your prediction for the coming year?

More climate change
More terrible governments
More division
I expect things to get ever worse

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10q-10

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:30:02 GMT

10q

https://www.doyou10q.com/

10. When September 2024 rolls around and you receive your answers to your 10Q questions, how do you think you'll feel? What do you think/hope might be different about your life and where you're at as a result of thinking about and answering these question?

As usual surprised another year has elapsed, depressed at how terrible humans are, hopefully some fun reminders of things that may have faded from mind.

I don't often take the time to look back, so this at least encourages reflection annually which is nice.

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10-9

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 04:46:24 GMT

10q

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9. What is a fear that you have and how has it limited you? How do you plan on letting it go or overcoming it in the coming year?

not sure...

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10q-7

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 02:13:15 GMT

10q-6

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:51:54 GMT

10q

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6. Describe one thing you'd like to achieve by this time next year. Why is this important to you?

Looking at my wish list

September BSides Edmonton - organizer and speaker

October Securing Sexuality Speaker https://www.securingsexuality.com/schedule-of-events.html#/

November - home for thanksgiving plus visits hopefully including anna and friendsgiving

Jan - Home and shmoocon
maybe Troutman, florida?

April - Eclipse

July HOPE

August Hacker Summer Camp

September
Maine and Canada w/haines and duck and troutman

October wine tour

November Thanksgiving, with haines

TBD:
Cruise with mom (regent)
Cruise with mom (disney)

Vancouver to see family

try and get in:
NH (Duck)
MA (Tim & Mitzi)
Tasha
Rachel
Bobbie-Sue

DND in a castle
GenCon
Magfest
Gallifrey One
cackacky con
wild west hackin fest
locomocosec

Try for
1 new country
1 new province

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10q-5

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:45:02 GMT

10q
day 5

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5. Have you had any particularly spiritual experiences this past year? How has this experience affected you? "Spiritual" can be broadly defined to include secular spiritual experiences: artistic, cultural, and so forth.

The biggest artistic experience I had this year which touched me, was the Starcruiser - Lady H

It is an absolute shame it's closing

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10q-4

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 23:34:21 GMT

10q-4

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4. Describe an event in the world that has impacted you this year. How? Why?

RealSexyCyborg has been silenced https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/naomi-wu-and-the-silence-that-speaks-volumes

Trans rights and womens rights are being continually chipped away in the US

Russian invasion of Ukraine, frustrating and it's still going.

Queen Elizabeth II died and Canada did not take the chance to separate from the monarchy sadly

Protests erupt in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's "morality police".

Record fires, hurricanes, tropical storms etc...and yet they still say climate change is not real.

Crypto exchanges fail and seem to point out they are all pyramid schemes/not fulfilling the goal and yet they persist like MLMs

COVID now just being let run rampant

I am shocked we as humans continue to persist

frustrated by how things seem to be going backwards

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10q-3

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 05:18:47 GMT

10q-3

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3. Think about a major milestone that happened with your family this past year. How has this affected you?

I don't think it's new this year but Heath has been with my sister for the year? most of it? more than it? and mom has enjoyed being a grandmom

nothing else comes to mind?

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10q-2

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:44:22 GMT

10q-2

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2. Is there something that you wish you had done differently this past year? Alternatively, is there something you're especially proud of from this past year?

Nothing realistic I wish I had done different. I can wish i set aside time to exercise and spend time with friends and partners but that isn't me and I never do it.

I can't think of anything I am proud of.

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10q-1

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:24:52 GMT

10q-1

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1. Describe a significant experience that has happened in the past year. How did it affect you? Are you grateful? Relieved? Resentful? Inspired?

Disney Cruise to Alaska, as our honeymoon, the last state i needed to visit. It was a lot of fun. Disney has great customer service.

KubeCon in Detroit, MI - enjoyed seeing Zeus, and getting to try Kubecon, but overall thats not my people. Also had a great breakfast with Tabatha.

San Diego November, last visit with Zach, had a lovely time

Zach broke up with me, for good reason, i was not present enough and spending enough time with him. Honestly this flaw is with all my partners and as he needed more, I couldn't blame him at all. Still makes me sad but at least I am not failing so hard. I still have the times I think Zach would like this, but i rarely send.

Yaffa and Mylan broke up, a surprise to me, they were together since i knew them, over ten years. hopefully they are both better for it in the end. I am planning to visit Mylan, and hopfully a quick trip to see yaffa, I guess we will figure out how I feel and what next after that.

Visited Troutman in Maine, had to work for some of it, but was nice to see his home and other partners. No idea How he does all that driving and keeps so busy, I wish more of the busy paid so perhaps he could work less and spend more time with his people.

First in person RSA, power outage having to drag bags down 13? 20? flights of stairs, awful. the poor hotel staff. RSA was good but exhausting for an introvert, and not sure we netted any money from it. We'll try again next year and see if others do better.

OLT Summer Event, it was lovely to see James and Eva and Dan etc all again. Got to spend a day with Ross before hand and a day with Hitsman after. Drove from montreal as it made the most sense. Living far away sucks.

TDI on a monday was interesting, we're trying it again next year we think. Made for a very long week in vegas, and i still ran around trying to deliver badges and other nonsense even though there was no skytalks. i also am not fond of being an attendee.

Starcruiser needs it's own writeup, amazing and heartbreaking it's ending. https://amazonv.dreamwidth.org/1300716.html

It was a year full of good experiences. I am grateful I had so many. I am exhausted. I am always exhausted. I want to be retired.

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Wed, 05 Oct 2022 20:26:38 GMT

10q
What are your predictions for the coming year?
things will only get worse, more of the world will fall to assholes, and everyone will accept ongoing sudden deaths as a result of covid (heart attack, aneurysm), ongoing covid deaths, and government and police deaths.

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Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:34:57 GMT

10q
10. When September 2023 rolls around and you receive your answers to your 10Q questions, how do you think you'll feel? What do you think/hope might be different about your life and where you're at as a result of thinking about and answering these questions?

Surprised the year is over again

hopefully i'll enjoy reflecting back on italy and the wedding party again

hopefully i had more positive things (spain) to note for the year and maybe with luck i will have motivated myself to exercise and be less stressed

i often forget what happens, poor memory, i enjoy this reflection sometimes

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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 23:40:31 GMT

10q
9. What is a fear that you have and how has it limited you? How do you plan on letting it go or overcoming it in the coming year?

thats a good question
i always fear change
but i did make a change this year, trying a new company
so better than before i guess

fear of dying or getting very ill has kept us inside but now with bivalent etc hopefully we'll just do our thing but masking?

i don't know

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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 03:19:46 GMT

10q
8. Is there something (a person, a cause, an idea) that you want to investigate more fully in the coming year?

better investing and post death

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