E2LA again. Well, around this time now, I will give my End-of-Year Message.
2017 was a year like any other for me, despite all the bad things going on the background (which I personally don't like talking about). Now, I'm not saying that I had a bad year; it was a pretty good one for me personally. But hear me out on this: Despite what you may hear on the news, there is PLENTY of good news going around, and that in many ways, progress has been made on some fronts this year (I suggest you Google up "Good things that happened in 2017" to see them all; there are so many articles on them that linking them all would be a fruitless task for me).
For me, it was another year of making new friends (hello to you all, by the way!), new memories, and quite a few challenges. I moved out of my old home of 18 1/2 years on September 7th, and spent nearly a month "in exile" with my grandmother until I moved into my new place on October 5th. So, there were a few challenges and changes for me, the big move being amongst one of them. But I've managed to endure through it all, and I am a better person for it.
It was just another year of anime cons for me, and to all the people I met at anime cons this year, hello to you guys! I love you all. 
What will 2018 hold for me? I am a hopeful person, so I'm like..... well, what happens, happens.
It'll be another year of congoing, making memories, thinking about sports, anime, and whatnot. I can scarcely wait what 2018 will have in store for me and the world
To all of you, my friends, old and new: You all mean a lot me. I love you all, and you keep me going as a person. 
Here's to 2018, everyone!
Cheers.
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Hey, all. I'm just Johnny. Go ahead and talk to me if ya wish.