/fa/ : A New Years Retrospect

[Anonymous No.7520425]

ITT : We reflect on our /fa/ related growth and accomplishments as well as shortcomings in 2013 and talk about our goals for 2014

Happy New Years /fa/!

[Anonymous No.7520436]

2013: stopped wearing polos

2014: buy wingtips for work

[Anonymous No.7520443]

>>7520425

2013 was a transitional year for me. I did alot of thinking and reflecting on my style, fashion, and lifestyle in general.

Good :

>Tried out 3 new jobs
>Started to buy designer clothing
>Had a serious change in personal style
>Started learning and researching about fashion in depth and so glad I did
>Learned to look at the big picture in situations

Bad :

>Was a lazy fuck most of the time
>Made lots of regretful purchases
>Failed to maintain good relationships with some friends
>Wasted a shitload of time on the internet

Goals :

>Keep building and refining my wardrobe
>Finish my Portfolio and go back to school in the Fall
>Keep doing what I was doing, but more efficiently and more often, stop being a lazy fuck

Overall it was an OK year, and I hope tht 2014 will be my year of action.

Happy New Years guys, off to work until Jan 1st lol

[aboriginal_thug No.7520449]

idont grow anymore because im already complete, their is no room for improvement

[Anonymous No.7520455]

>>7520443

fa just loves typing out essays about themselves

[Anonymous No.7520459]

2013: Diagnosed with anxiety. I've been with it for about 4 years just dealing with it. It's fucked up pretty much everything that I've been doing that involves social gatherings. My mom convinced me to go to the doc and see a psych. My psychologist handed me some anxiety medication but I haven't touched it because I'm scared of getting dependent on it.

2014: Get rid of my anxiety. No idea how this is going to happen. I'm going to the gym and that definitely helps, but only cause it makes me tired to the point where i dont feel the same sense of anxiousness.

[Anonymous No.7520466]

>>7520455
op was asking for exactly this and it was done in a really concise manor; if you think this is anywhere near lengthy you're a fucking idiot.
i think anon here did a good job at laying out a template.

[Anonymous No.7520470]

in 2013 /fa/ managed to communicate with Rick

never forget

[Anonymous No.7520477]

>>7520470
we have already peaked

[Anonymous No.7520479]

>>7520470
post pic

[Anonymous No.7520483]

>2013
>girlfriend of 7 years cheats and leaves me
>cat i've had since i was 10 dies
>drop out of college
>no friends, no prospects, no future
>spend most the year in suicidal ideation

at least 2014 can't be any worse, r-right guys? ;_;

[Anonymous No.7520485]

>>7520466
>i think anon here did a good job

lmfao nice samefagging

[Anonymous No.7520495]

>>7520485
not same dood but ok

[Anonymous No.7520498]

>>7520483

it gets better, brah

hang in there

[Anonymous No.7520499]

>>7520483

baby it can always get worse.

[Anonymous No.7520503]

>>7520483
Was in your position except that I had no gf.

Just hang in there bro. Hang in there.

[Anonymous No.7520506]

manage to make a lot of people hate me in the past few years
>tfw little to no friends

[Anonymous No.7520516]

>>7520483
no where to go but up

[Anonymous No.7520520]

>>7520506
how u do that?

[Anonymous No.7520522]

my new years resolution is to make sure i'm not sitting on my ass with no plans feeling like shit next new years

[Anonymous No.7520527]

>just watched Frances Ha
>listening to Isaac Hayes
>getting wavvy
>alone
anyone having a sadder NYE than me?

2013 was wank, didn't even see many good bands.

[Anonymous No.7520532]

>>7520520
I dunno
I guess I just started to express myself more and generally saying stuff I mean to

[Anonymous No.7520540]

>>7520527
I don't really see what the problem is spending NYE alone. Trust me its much better than waking up to a killer hangover to start off the year.

[Anonymous No.7520556]

>>7520540
That's the wrong way of looking at things

[Anonymous No.7520567]

>>7520532
if you act more like yourself and those people don't want to be around you i guess it ain't a bad thing, time to replace em

unless you're a narcissistic cunt

[Anonymous No.7520569]

>>7520540

god youre gay

[Anonymous No.7520574]

rly my only resolution is to make friends

[Anonymous No.7520577]

>>7520540
That's because you are sad like me.

[Anonymous No.7520585]

>>7520574
i'll be ur m8, m8.

[Anonymous No.7520589]

>>7520556
What is the right way then? I spent the last new years blackout drunk not remembering anything I did and its not something I want to relive.

[Anonymous No.7520590]

new years resolutions are for weak willed people that literally need the turning of a year to get motivated to attempt to achieve mundane tasks

[Anonymous No.7520586]

sad boys we out here have a party to go to but cant seem to get myself motivated to go

[Anonymous No.7520609]

>>7520590
tell me more

[Anonymous No.7520613]

>>7520609
autism

[Anonymous No.7520615]

>>7520589

if you were fa you could trust that everything you did while blacked out was cool and hip and got you laid. looks like you're just a fag

[Anonymous No.7520621]

>>7520585
t-thanks

[Anonymous No.7520625]

>>7520613
thanks, y-you too

[Anonymous No.7520636]

>>7520615
Sorry mate not 16 anymore blacking out stopped being cool.

[Anonymous No.7520632]

>>7520621
come round my house, we can listen to dopesmoker together.

[Anonymous No.7520647]

2013
>started the year as low level drug dealer(coke,weed,Molly)
>had slutty but sexy gf who ended up cheating on me
>bought a car off dope money
>Air Force ones, stf Levi's, polo shirts
>dropped out of community college to slang, wasted my literally poor grannies money when she was nice enough to pay for half my classes feelsbadman
>grannies house gets windows smashed cuz fiends try to rob me
>put hole in grannies wall with my Mac 10 .22 (22notrealgunlol) also get bad
>slut gf gets me in trouble then leaves because I stopped supporting her drug habits and selling because people I know getting locked up, know someone's snitching because police try to buy off me
>call it quits
>get lame fast food job
>crash car
>get fired
>get another stupid job at gummy bear factory
>but used BMW
>have apartment but room mate starts smoking meth
>parents let me move back in because I tell them I don't want to be around drugs lol and they see me working
>temp position everyone is fired
>2 months broke
>tranny goes out on car wasted a few thousand on get rich quick schemes so no money
>new job as kitchen assistant learned from my mistakes, not gonna repeat them miss slanging but shouldn't go back

[Anonymous No.7520648]

>>7520589
Not having plans for something like new years says something about your life and the people in them

[Anonymous No.7520653]

>>7520636

sorry mate you're friendless and lonely

[Anonymous No.7520657]

>>7520425
This year I got /fa/.
I am no longer an insecure faget.

Biggest accomplishment in years.

Thx guys

[Anonymous No.7520658]

>>7520647
>neckbeard fiction

[Anonymous No.7520677]

2 minutes to go, bye effay, i fucking hate you all.

[Anonymous No.7520735]

>>7520677
Happy new year, you glorious faggot

[Anonymous No.7520740]

2013
>stopped studying shitty subjects
>visited nz for four months
> wanted to become a chef and quit the apprenticeship after three months
>decided that my life should have an impact on sth important
>started an internship at a sustainability think tank to prepare myself to study political science next fall which I wont quit at any chance
>nearly at my goal weight and goal body
>was unable to spend much money on clothes due to nz and moving in and out but copped a few pairs of boots
>now have two wonderful stepsisters (5 months) and a good relationship to my dad and his wife
>didnt have any contact to my mother or sister since I moved out in 2012 because my mother is a lying and manipulating piece of shit and an actual whore

2014
>will get a part time job in the evening after the internship to buy more clothes
>buy more clothes
>get /fa/

[Anonymous No.7520869]

>>7520483
at least I have mah fits

[Anonymous No.7521211]

>>7520425
2013: Bought my first pair of Diesel pants, now finally wearing pants that fits me perfectly.

[Anonymous No.7521328]

>>7520425
2013
>Just started browsing /fa/ for about a month
>Got a bunch of basic, well-fitting, inoffensive, clothing
>Donated most of my crap clothes
>Built up an inspo folder with stuff from a variety of styles (prep, Japanese streetwear, goth ninja, etc.)

2014
>Try to develop my own style
>Buy more higher end shit
>Maybe post in a WAYWT if I ever feel daring enough
>End my fuccboi ways

I'm also starting to feel a bit more confident in myself so t-thanks I guess. Have a Happy New Year /fa/ggots.

[Anonymous No.7521601]

2013

>tfw no gf

2014

gf get

[Anonymous No.7521629]

>>7520443
Sincere, anon, a lot of what you did in 2013 is what I'm going to try in 2014.
>>7520459
We're here for ya m80
>>7520483
Shiggy diggy, it's always darkest before the dawn
>>7520527
Yeah man, another lonely and dark NYE for me. And this time I was so, so close to getting a girlfriend and I was so excited to finally spend the holidays with someone I cared about. But a few weeks ago, out of the blue, she just texts me that she has no feelings for me and she won't talk to me anymore.
>>7520574
I love you.
>>7520590
True, a lot of weak willed people quit their new years resolution, but it's always nice to just believe you have a blank slate for the next year.
>>7520647
If you've learned from your past then the only thing ahead of you is self improvement m8.
>>7520740
How was NZ?
>>7521328
That's an awesome awesome start, and all of your goals are definitely achievable. Have a good new year

I hope I helped someone

[Anonymous No.7521639]

I discovered Helmut Lang. Thanks /fa/

[Anonymous No.7521641]

>started spending beyond my student means
>eating into savings
>doesn't matter because the rare effay autist I say on campus cares about my CPs.

Gud year.

[Anonymous No.7521650]

>>7520527
Yes. Parents won't let me go out with my friends and I'm stuck at home writing essays

Inb4 underage

[Anonymous No.7521761]

>>7520425
>i will shit all over your soul faggot

[Anonymous No.7521809]

2013
good: bought some shirts, discovered patrik ervell
bad: wore the same pants and shoes every day
2014
goals: become patrik ervell

[Anonymous No.7521815]

almost got dream girl
a l m o s t

[Anonymous No.7522170]

>>7521815
Same. I was so so close, and now it's all fallen to shit and I'll never be able to fix it and I'll never have another chance with her. Hold me

[Anonymous No.7522186]

2013: i did nothing of major importance
2014: probably the same

[Anonymous No.7522192]

>>7520466
A really small manor this one, to be "concise".

What the hell is wrong with American education.

[Anonymous No.7522190]

my resolution: learn german and french

[The 1988 Smegma Crazies No.7522200]

I'm going to get out of my wheelchair this year.

[genghis khan !/3DUcWLUKs No.7522211]

2013 was such a wasted year for me it's a shame

2014 I'm gonna finally cop guidis

[Anonymous No.7522241]

>>7521629
>That's an awesome awesome start, and all of your goals are definitely achievable. Have a good new year

Just came back from a late night New Years dinner with my family, thank you for your encouraging words anon. You have a good New Year too.

>>7522190
Hoping to get around to teaching myself some Mandarin and Italian this year. Good luck to you and all the other /fa/cists trying to learn a new language.

[Blueberry !kDGHoSy8DE No.7522253]

I'm gonna get geos or the undercover jacket

[Anonymous No.7522255]

>>7522241

>Good luck to you and all the other /fa/cists trying to learn a new language.

y-you too

[NineArm !!NVnt/vlfhOO No.7522277]

Dropping the Octopus
I've worked in five different jobs
I quit most of them
I need to make a 1, 5, 10 year plan

[Anonymous No.7522281]

Towards the middle of 2013 I started browsing /fa/. I stayed away from the high fashion threads and designer threads but lurked the questions threads and cop or not threads and asked a few questions here and there. I've drastically changed the way I dress myself and overall it's positively changed the way I perceive myself and self-confidence shit.

Maybe in 2014 I'll dive into some designer shit and keep discovering my own style, pretty tough for a poor college student, but I'm getting there.

>Thanks /fa/
>Thanks helpful tripfags
>P.S. my mom now thinks I'm gay, good sign I guess

[turnleft !!t/GvfGACpW7 No.7522295]

>>7522211

[Anonymous No.7522301]

>>7522211
I get that Guidis are awesome and whatnot, but that's really all you look forward to in the new year?

Fuck, /fa/ is shallow.

[turnleft !!t/GvfGACpW7 No.7522302]

>>7522295
there are more models but those are the basic that you can custom order.

[Anonymous No.7522312]

2013:
dressed in shitty too-big dadcore
figured out what size i should be wearing
became more basic - uniqlo usually what i'm dressed in
copped babby's first raws

2014:
start buying more high end basics
find qt asian gf
find an internship

[Anonymous No.7522332]

2013
>Managed to see a lot of cool retail spaces in Paris
>Sold a bunch of stuff that didn't suit me
>Got a pair of Rafs for $30 I flipped for $200
>Got some good advice in terms of actually thinking about what I wear and how it relates to me and what I want to express
>Learned more about the Carpe Diem brands, fell in love with M.A+ and Augusta in particular
Uh, not much

Looking forward to 2014
>Graduating college
>Finally getting a job again
>Learn Japanese
>Save up money for a good pair of derbies and a pair of ankle boots (hopefully M.A+)
>Go to Eastern Market sometime before University starts and actually try on some Paul Harnden stuff
>Hopefully get PH suspender pants + Short Classic blazer

[Anonymous No.7522362]

>>7520425
2013:
>/fa/ wardrobe is looking really good
>social life could be better

2014:
>Start uni
>CLEAR SKIN PLEASE
>Hopefully make new awesome friends at uni

[Anonymous No.7522369]

>good
nothing
>bad
everything

goals for 2014
>stop trying to kill myself

[Anonymous No.7522401]

2013
>started to become effay
>got qt 3.14 asn gf
>managed to keep scholarship so I can continue to waste money on clothes

2014
>develop own style
>get clothes that fit well
>quit being a fuccboi

[Anonymous No.7522407]

>>7520425
2013
>graduated HS
>started college
>went from full plebeian to lower fuccboi tier
>toward end of the year, style improving significantly
>notice more compliments
>got job
>feelin good but lost all hs friends

2014 goals
>have flawless skin (which is already clearing up)
>develop a definitive style for myself
>balance out finances, use extra cash from my new job to get decent cops
>transfer to bigger uni
>get /fa/ friends

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.7522415]

>>7522332
japanese is the most worthless language in the world

i speak it and use it very little for novelty sake
i speak 100% english in japan as well

learn spanish

[Anonymous No.7522421]

>>7522415
I want to visit Japan next year but was afraid no one would speak English.. So would I be okay?!

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.7522429]

>>7522421
you will be fine
all signs in english and people pay hundreds for lessons from nova

jump at the chance to speak english

[Anonymous No.7522425]

>>7522415
It's part of my ten year plan
Don't knock me Sieg

[Anonymous No.7522436]

2013
>discover gigs
>discover clubbing
>stop listening to top 40 and explore genres of music.
>average year in uni in terms of grades
>have a solid group of acquaintances for my major
>bought clothing that were good hits but some misses.
>nearly complete #basicbitch collection.
>made one quality friend out of 40 acquaintances.

2014
>develop own style instead of chasing after aesthetics
>create a complete versatile wardrobe and never spend money ever again after its complete.
>create a solid group of intimate friends I can go to gigs and share house parties and do shit with
>do some networking and get an apprenticeship offer since I'm halfway through my degree.
>have an optimistic feel and view of life instead of feeling like shit all the time.

[Anonymous No.7522438]

>>7522421
you'll be ok
but make sure know basic questions

[Anonymous No.7522454]

2013
did everything wrong

2014
do everything right

[Anonymous No.7522478]

Good:

>learned about fitness and nutrition
>lost over 50 pounds
>got strong as fuark
>started learning about fashion

Bad:

>failed my first course
>became even more anti-social
>met almost no girls
>depression got better but more indifferent and cold

It was a weird year. I'm not sure if I'm happier or just less depressed. Have no interest in meeting new people, current friends are getting on my nerves. Hoping to lose atleast another 30 pounds, look jacked, be strong, fashionable. Unfortunately I'll still be alone.

[Anonymous No.7522480]

>>7520459
stay strong, anon.

[Anonymous No.7522493]

>>7522281
>My mom thinks I'm gay.

Yep, that's how it goes. Means you're doing something right, anon.

My goals are to get a sleeve tattoo of tattoos that I really want, not something someone persuaded me to get, get a car, move out of mom's place, and start school.

Happy NY!

[Anonymous No.7522497]

Good: I stopped going in Zumiez
Bad: Still do some uneducated and impulsive buys
Goal: long term satisfaction rather than instant gratification

[aboriginal_thug No.7522502]

2013 worst year of my life by far, finna kill 2014 tho

[Anonymous No.7522518]

Good

>broadened my taste in music
>discovered /fa/ and began lurking/learning
>good friends


Bad

>still pessimistic
>anxiety/depression
>not productive, waste too much time on /fa/

Goals

>get accepted to a fairly good uni
>keep learning about fashion/develop style
>be more productive and optimistic

[asokone !YCy9b1o.Rs No.7522522]

2013

good:
>moved out of home
>went to uni
>got good grades
>new group of friends who i actually like
>didnt drink for like half the year
>got more attractive

bad:
>no gf
>0 potential gfs
>lots of feels

[Anonymous No.7522530]

2013

Good
>lost 40 lbs
>started uni after a year of being a neet
>got decent grades
>watched a lot of good films
>depression is basically gone

Bad
>no friends or anyone to talk to

[Anonymous No.7522546]

>>7521629
Nz is nice but I wouldnt recommend it to anyone. Full of tourists.

[Anonymous No.7522553]

Good:
>working again so my wardrobe got a much needed update
>making some great friends at work i actually don't hate anyone.
>went to a bunch of great concerts

i can't really think of anything else but 2013 was a decent year, better than 2012.

Bad
>a lot of impulse buys
>didn't apply to school
>losing touch with friends offline and even online...i need to start putting in more of a effort.
>my procrastination seems to be getting worse

Goals
>PLASTIC SURGERY. I had a online consultation (surgeon is overseas) and omg I haven't been this excited for something in a long time. Hoping to have enough money by May.
>Return to school

[Anonymous No.7522559]

>>7520740
Where in NZ did you go? Come to Dunedin :)

[Anonymous No.7522562]

>good

I feel like I really started to branch out from the entry level shit and start to establish my own tastes. I got a pair of jeans that actually fit me well and I got shoes that weren't sneakers (aka Vans sneakers, not Nike sneakers)

>bad

I haven't yet had the balls to go full HY and get the sides actually short and keep the top actually long. I'm hoping I do this weekend though. My NYR is a qt.

[Anonymous No.7522563]

Good
>don't wanna die

Bad
>don't wanna live

Goals
>stop self loathing

[Anonymous No.7522568]

Good:
>finally got a banging haircut after 3.5 long years
>stressed out to achieve most of what I wanted academically/professionally and even a bit above
>discovered /fa/
>stopped being autistic and got a gf
>got /fit/
>reduced my gaming time (almost eliminated) in favor of movies/music/academics/socializing

Bad:
>stressed out way too much over some things, even though it helped me in the long run
>constantly anxious about different things
>still stuck in Georgia (need to wait until graduating from uni)
>no job/internship secured yet

Goals:
>securing job/internship before spring
>stressing so I achieve what I want, but not to the point where I can't sleep for days
>becoming more /fa/
>becoming more /fit/
>becoming less autistic and a better person in general
>escalating/not fucking up relationships with my gf

[Anonymous No.7522571]

>>7522301
Maybe some people are happy with their lives, and this is a fashion board, not loveshy.com

[Anonymous No.7522570]

>>7522553
>plastic surgery
for what?

[Anonymous No.7522574]

I am going to stop masturbating
I don't really believe the no fap claims but i'd like to see what it's like since i've been doing it as long as i can remember, and i want to feel like i have self-control
Not sure if i'll go the whole year, but at least a month minimum, probably longer

[The 1988 Smegma Crazies No.7522584]

>>7522574
Nah, man. Just go once or twice a week. I am assuming that you have a chronic masturbation problem. So at that, you can manage fapping twice a week.

A month is hard. A year is insane. You don't need to stop. You need to CUT DOWN.

[genghis khan !/3DUcWLUKs No.7522586]

>>7522302
thanks man

[Anonymous No.7522597]

>>7522570

nose and chin implant

[genghis khan !/3DUcWLUKs No.7522599]

>>7522574
I honestly have the self control to stop the only thing stopping is I dont want wet dreams

[Anonymous No.7522603]

>>7522574
I'm doing nofap. I'm on my 9th day. My social anxiety has gone down and i don't really care if its a placebo effect because the effect worked on me. I'm aiming for a year and journal down the effects too.