And for 2006
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Left the USA.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes, and probably. My resolution was to accept the job if I got into JET, no matter the personal cost - and it was high. My resolution this year is to make a decision about grad school and do it. And take the GRE finally.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No, but Gem is pregnant.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes, my uncle Rob and Buglet.
5. What countries did you visit? Japan, Korea
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A piano.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? July 29th - I left for Japan.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Being accepted into JET
9. What was your biggest failure? Well, I'm going to have to go with Steve on this one.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing serious.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My AC in Japan! Life is SO much better with an AC.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My barn people for cheering me on, and my family for letting go at the right moment.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Bush. Is this a "duh" question or is it just me?
14. Where did most of your money go? My new car, my AC, and breeding Gem.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Japan, my new car, my AC, and breeding Gem.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? “Goodbye to You” by Michelle Branch (I know, not like me at all, but that’s what it is.)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? sadder, but less stressed
ii. thinner or fatter? same
iii. richer or poorer? richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more? traveled
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Listening to gossip
20. How did you spend Christmas? Surprising everyone by visiting while I'm supposed to be in Japan!
21. Did you fall in love in 2006? It's personal.
22. How many one-night stands? None.
23. What was your favorite TV program? Toughie. I guess Buffy? No, Firefly - if you could that one, definitely Firefly.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Depends on the day...
25. What was the best book you read? The God Delusion
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? The Fray
27. What did you want and get? To get into JET.
28. What was your favorite film of this year? Eh, nothing really struck me. I did get Pirates of the Caribbean II: The Curse of the Black Pearl for Christmas
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 24. I went to the beach house in Satellite with my parents and Steve. I got a camera.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? One thing? I’m not sure I can narrow it down…besides, no one thing would make my life IMMEASURABLY more satisfying, unless you take that to mean more satisfying in such a small quantity that it cannot be noticed even by the most prescient of people…besides, you can’t really even measure satisfaction, unless you set up some kind of sliding scale first…oh, I know. My year would have been immeasurably more satisfying if, in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ they explained whether or not time just randomly stopped in the castle. Otherwise, Chip is seriously impossible, and the Beast is like 12 years older than Belle. And because I’m just assuming time DID stop in the castle (do I remember something about it being “taken out of time?” Or was that some other castle?), how did everyone around the village just suddenly FORGET it existed in the first place. I know when we talked about this in Oita I blew it off as irrelevant (at least next to the dancing dusters and talking timepieces), but it’s been seriously bugging me ever since.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? …from short shirts and jeans to long shirts and slacks, ‘cause they don’t show the belly in Japan and I have a real job now.
32. What kept you sane? ...Who says I’m sane?
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? “fancy” hahahahahaha
34. What political issue stirred you the most? Hmm, there are SO many…but I’d say it would have to be Saddam Hussein’s sentencing.
35. Who did you miss this year? Everyone…I love Japan and I’m having a great time, but I am so far away. :(
36. Who was the best new person you met? Again, so many…here’s a short list in order of acquaintance: Sarah, Danielle, Tom, Russel, Emi, Kevin, Alyssa and Raph, Heather and Ronin…
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: It is not better to have loved and lost. Whoever said that is retarded.
38. What is the weirdest thing you ate? Toss up between the pickled sea cucumbers and the whole piranha in Japan and the jellyfish tentacle salad in Korea.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
From (SHOCK AND AWE) the song that reminds me of this year! Why do we
Have two of these questions?
“Feels like I’m starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend.
And I said:
Goodbye to you,
Goodbye to everything that I knew.
You were the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to...”
And, just because it's there:
http://avalon513.livejournal.com/2003/12/31/
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes, and probably. My resolution was to accept the job if I got into JET, no matter the personal cost - and it was high. My resolution this year is to make a decision about grad school and do it. And take the GRE finally.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No, but Gem is pregnant.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes, my uncle Rob and Buglet.
5. What countries did you visit? Japan, Korea
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A piano.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? July 29th - I left for Japan.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Being accepted into JET
9. What was your biggest failure? Well, I'm going to have to go with Steve on this one.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing serious.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My AC in Japan! Life is SO much better with an AC.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My barn people for cheering me on, and my family for letting go at the right moment.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Bush. Is this a "duh" question or is it just me?
14. Where did most of your money go? My new car, my AC, and breeding Gem.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Japan, my new car, my AC, and breeding Gem.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? “Goodbye to You” by Michelle Branch (I know, not like me at all, but that’s what it is.)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? sadder, but less stressed
ii. thinner or fatter? same
iii. richer or poorer? richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more? traveled
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Listening to gossip
20. How did you spend Christmas? Surprising everyone by visiting while I'm supposed to be in Japan!
21. Did you fall in love in 2006? It's personal.
22. How many one-night stands? None.
23. What was your favorite TV program? Toughie. I guess Buffy? No, Firefly - if you could that one, definitely Firefly.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Depends on the day...
25. What was the best book you read? The God Delusion
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? The Fray
27. What did you want and get? To get into JET.
28. What was your favorite film of this year? Eh, nothing really struck me. I did get Pirates of the Caribbean II: The Curse of the Black Pearl for Christmas
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 24. I went to the beach house in Satellite with my parents and Steve. I got a camera.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? One thing? I’m not sure I can narrow it down…besides, no one thing would make my life IMMEASURABLY more satisfying, unless you take that to mean more satisfying in such a small quantity that it cannot be noticed even by the most prescient of people…besides, you can’t really even measure satisfaction, unless you set up some kind of sliding scale first…oh, I know. My year would have been immeasurably more satisfying if, in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ they explained whether or not time just randomly stopped in the castle. Otherwise, Chip is seriously impossible, and the Beast is like 12 years older than Belle. And because I’m just assuming time DID stop in the castle (do I remember something about it being “taken out of time?” Or was that some other castle?), how did everyone around the village just suddenly FORGET it existed in the first place. I know when we talked about this in Oita I blew it off as irrelevant (at least next to the dancing dusters and talking timepieces), but it’s been seriously bugging me ever since.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? …from short shirts and jeans to long shirts and slacks, ‘cause they don’t show the belly in Japan and I have a real job now.
32. What kept you sane? ...Who says I’m sane?
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? “fancy” hahahahahaha
34. What political issue stirred you the most? Hmm, there are SO many…but I’d say it would have to be Saddam Hussein’s sentencing.
35. Who did you miss this year? Everyone…I love Japan and I’m having a great time, but I am so far away. :(
36. Who was the best new person you met? Again, so many…here’s a short list in order of acquaintance: Sarah, Danielle, Tom, Russel, Emi, Kevin, Alyssa and Raph, Heather and Ronin…
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: It is not better to have loved and lost. Whoever said that is retarded.
38. What is the weirdest thing you ate? Toss up between the pickled sea cucumbers and the whole piranha in Japan and the jellyfish tentacle salad in Korea.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
From (SHOCK AND AWE) the song that reminds me of this year! Why do we
Have two of these questions?
“Feels like I’m starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend.
And I said:
Goodbye to you,
Goodbye to everything that I knew.
You were the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to...”
And, just because it's there:
http://avalon513.livejournal.com/2003/12/31/