2022, A Year Without Memories
The Time That Disappeared
At the start of the year, winter break was coming. I went home and got a “14+14,” so 2022 lost 28 days. At the end of October I became a secondary close contact, spent 7 days in centralized quarantine, then was locked in the dorm until around Nov 20. After going home, I did another 7 days of home isolation and stayed in a warehouse for 7 days. Then everything opened up. In the big wave of reopening, places like ours could do nothing. To avoid possible healthcare overload, I barely left home at all. Honestly, there wasn’t much reason to go out. When I did the math, 2022 had less than nine months left.
So What Did I Do the Rest of the Time?
Looking back at all of 2022, there really weren’t many memorable moments. I flipped through my photos and found mostly staying at home and eating. This year was almost entirely unremarkable.
The Most Memorable Thing
The most memorable thing all year was joining the Microsoft Edge Add-on/Innovator Contest on a group member’s recommendation and placing third. It was said that internships would follow, but half a year passed with no news.
Two Trips Out
I only left home or school twice this year.
The first was during summer break. I went to East Lake in Wuhan to meet online friends. I stayed at a friend’s home for one night. Cycling at East Lake felt very free and relaxing, though exhausting, so I went home the next day. I also visited a cat cafe for the first time.
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The second was during the National Day holiday. The school allowed us to take leave under various conditions, so I seized the chance. As a junior, I still wasn’t familiar with Zhengzhou. I just wandered around, ate some food, and it was over.
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KTV, a Hobby That Started in 2022
I used to think KTV was boring, but I went several times this year. I started to feel that KTV lets me vent and briefly forget everything, and it’s a chance to hang out with friends, adding a bit of social life during the pandemic. That’s also when I started learning to sing, though I was mostly just shouting. Recently I caught COVID, kept coughing, and didn’t even want to talk, let alone sing.
After Saying All That, Did I Do Almost Nothing?
Yes, almost nothing. This was a year without memories. A year from now, maybe I’ll only remember that I joined a contest in 2022, and everything else will be blank.
2022 Was
Rushed
Both breaks were sudden. There were rumors at school, and I felt a break was coming. Hard to believe, and my roommates didn’t think it would be so abrupt, but the next day we were off.
Unconscious
To be honest, on Jan 5, 2023 I didn’t even realize 2022 had ended. I only saw it when scrolling through other people’s year-end posts.
Past Year-End Posts
- (2021 Year-End) 19, Finding Myself Again: Passion, Courage, and Gratitude - Zheying Qingmeng (nexmoe.com)
- Farewell 2020! (nexmoe.com)