I got a job in the industry, published multiple games online to the public, met new people (and I'm probably going to be asking out a chick on NYE/NY), made hella cash, collected every PC LEGO game on Steam, got both of the newest consoles, saw some awesome things, so on, so forth.
I dunno why everybody else is crying. This year was loving awesome.
the answer is clear now. our loss is your gain.
obviously, mcjob is funneling our luck through the earth down to Australia