Witherly Heights Yearender 2022
2022 has been quite a year! Even though there are still frequent reminders that we are living in an age of COVID-19, the world has begun to return to normal (well, as normal as it gets). Global supply chain issues which were largely triggered by COVID have caused record levels of inflation. The Russia Ukraine war has caused significant destruction, becoming a center of global attention. On a more uplifting note the 2022 Fifa World Cup, despite Qatar’s human rights issues, has lived up to expectations by being truly exciting and captivating as one of the most watched sporting events in the world. Domestically (again, on a depressing note), the overturning of Roe v Wade has caused decades of progress to be undone, threatening abortion rights throughout the nation. The tight midterm election added further proof of the sheer greatness of the political divide in America. There’s a lot to be cynical about, but there’s also a lot to be grateful for as well. Here are some people’s reflections on the events and experiences of the past year, as well as resolutions for an even better 2023!
The most influential news story of the year?
“Probably the russia-ukraine conflict reporting.”
“Everything about the Ukraine war”
“elon musk takes over twitter”
“Russia Ukraine war”
“ronaldo interview”
“Me”
“Supreme Court Roe v Wade overturn”
“Overturning Roe v Wade”
The most influential person of 2022?
“Putin”
“Joe Biden”
“elon”
“Volodymyr Zelenskyy”
“Taylor Swift”
“elon musk”
“Donald Trump”
“Elon Musk”
One new skill you learned this year?
“Not learned as much as relearned: how to be in a public space without a mask on.”
“how to drive an automated motor vehicle”
“The Rust Programming Language”
“How to take a major test”
“Sing in the MT style”
“I learned how to manage my time better.”
Favorite book this year?
“I haven’t read any books that came out this year specifically, but the best book I read this year was the White Album. ”
“Catcher in the Rye”
“The Appeal (John Grisham)”
“A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man”
“Death of a Salesmen”
“The Secret History”
“Anxious People by Fredrik Backman”
“The Color of Magic”
One resolution for the new year?
“Get a project I’m working on to a workable state before the end of Winter Break”“Don’t fail out of school”
“get drivers license”
“win the lottery”“Get bigger”
“Play guitar more”
“Do more things that I enjoy”
“Better time management”
Favorite movie of the year?
“Nope- Jordan Peele”
“I don’t think I’ve watched very many—the bay movie I can remember is Do Revenge BAHAHAH”
“The Batman”
“batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Enola Holmes 2”
Favorite TV show of the year?
“Derry Girls! Season three just came out and it was the perfect ending to the show”
“Animations Vs. Minecraft”
“Silicon Valley – HBO”
“All of us are dead”
“Inventing Anna”
“Criminal Minds”
“the rehearsal”
“New girl”
Favorite song or album of the year?
“The Celeste soundtrack, specifically probably Beyond the Heart- a great, upbeat tune that perfectly embodies determination”
“CTRL deluxe by SZA or Midnights by Taylor Swift”
“Run The Jewels 2 – Run The Jewels”
“Album: midnights by taylor swift”
“When I come around by Green Day”
“Francis Forever by Mitksi”
“Doja cat central ceeeeee”
“2000 by joey bada$$”
3 adjectives that describe this year?
“Static (In general); backsliding (Roe vs Wade); confrontational (Ukraine)”
“Weird, interesting (in a good and bad way), fun”
“Rollercoastery, depressing, yet hopeful”
“Interesting, fun, and different”
“Stressful, fun, long”
“bad, terrible, awful”
“Twenty, Twenty, Two”
“better than 2021”