Personal Favorite Achievements of 2017: My UFO Lunatic 2.721b with SanaeB. Felt amazing when I finished the run on stream, and what made it even more amazing was that I was playing with the original game, so the score was bugged out. When I saw the score show on the results screen, I felt completely ecstatic. Definitely one of the most wonderful feelings I've experienced playing Touhou. Second place would be my first 2.5b clear (2.543b) that I achieved back in February. I felt even more joyful when I got it, since I worked on it for a few months at the time. That run really set the foundation for me for many things to come.
Personal Biggest Screw-ups of 2017: I guess it would be a 2.7b potential run I had die at the end of Stage 5, and this happened a couple weeks or so before the 2.721b clear. I died while trying to summon the final blue UFO of the stage, which stung. Thankfully the next 2.7b potential run I had entering Stage 5 resulted in the clear, so no worries there.
Favorite Achievements by Others of 2017: KG's UFO Lunatic 2.908b with ReimuB, ニャムニャム's UFO Extra sweep, otd's TD Lunatic 4b with Youmu, SOC and Gobou breaching 700m in EoSD Lunatic with ReimuB, HUF's LoLK Lunatic 3.209b with Reisen, LYX's IN Lunatic 5.803b with Border Team, and Ranko's SA Lunatic 4.018b with ReimuA in regards to the east. As for the west, Obama's 5.263b IN Lunatic with Magic Team, seventh's MoF Extra WRs, spirit's MoF LNN, Mino's DDC Lunatic 1.906b with SakuyaB, Maribel's Samidare accomplishments, and RB's rapid growth in LoLK Lunatic scoring come to mind the most. But I'd say that many worked quite hard this year. Was nice to see all sorts of achievements!
Goals for 2018: UFO Lunatic 3b. 2.9b+ first so I can see what I can brush up on.
CHALLENGES TO OTHER PLAYERS: Get a new computer so you can get your 5.5b, Obama! And RB, plz 3.5 :^)