Review of 2017 - what happened

2017 began with petrol-station night shifts, a blocked Taiwanese contact, and a new long- distance relationship with a 37-year-old divorced mother. Doxxing and workplace exposure forced deletions; after a robbery and coworker conflict, he quit for translation, art, and YouTube. Tomoko’s lies about age and marriage ended their relationship; Tinder brought six partners in five weeks, including his girlfriend.

The year shifts from precarious work and romantic disappointment toward self-employment and financial independence.