I'm a bad LJ updater
January 3, 2003
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? Quite a few things actually
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Er... probably not, knowing me
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? nope
4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes. Duh.
5. What countries did you visit? Costa Rica
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? Um, a lot of things
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Er... well let's think. June 11, September 10, and November 5.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Achievements? Not killing myself, maybe...
9. What was your biggest failure? Er... most of this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I had that gross fluish that went around on that cruise ship, but I think that's all. Oh yeah, and sinusitus for like 6 months.
11. What was the best thing you bought? I don't like to buy stuff. But probably ice cream.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? er... Jessa/Anna/Aaron/everybody who's helped me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? appalled: often Brendan's, depressed: my family's
14. Where did most of your money go? Hot chocolate and chewing gum.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Going to Brown
16. What song will always remind you of 2003? The Scientist - Coldplay
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder
ii. thinner or fatter? Probably fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? doing well
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? being depressed
20. How did you spend Christmas? not skiing, eating at the China Chef restaurant
22. Did you fall in love in 2003? Depends...
23. How many one-night stands? Er... well, you could count it as 1 two-week-long-one-night-stand...
24. What was your favorite TV program? the old Tenacious D one
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? not really
26. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Da Vinci Code, The Elegant Universe
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Pathetique
28. What did you want and get? skis
29. What did you want and not get? having my family live/be happy
30. What was your favorite film of this year? FINDING NEMO!!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I went to visit my dying grandmother in the hospital and sobbed to Jessa on the phone at my aunt's house while visiting my dying grandfather. Great birthday, I'll say.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If so many people hadn't died.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? Ummm.... clothing?
34. What kept you sane? music. And (most of) my friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Fancy? That sounds so British.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? The fact that people STILL support Bush.
37. Who did you miss? the Otters
38. Who was the best new person you met? Josh/Meghan/Viktoria
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003: Life is precious and beautiful.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Just listen to In My Life - Beatles
I realized that I didn't talk about New Years... it was a lot of fun. Sarah, Anna, Jack, Max, Andrew, Aaron, and me... good times. Tickle fights, Tenacious D, Eddie Izzard, and Free Association were some highlights. Good food, too. And yesterday Sarah and Allie came over, we went bowling, and then ended up cooking a romantic dinner for my parents. Then played cards, but were interrupted by the phone call. Why to people have to be sick?!? I hate it.
Oh, and one more thing: if I offended anybody with my previous entry (the God part), I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend anybody, that's just the way I've been feeling right now. And really, what can you expect from an atheist?
January 2, 2004
OK, well I'm going to be a conformist and write down my New Years Resolutions.
1. Do better in school. If I'm going to get into something better than Middlesex Community College, I'm going to have to change my A's and B's to just A's. And do more outside of school, like tutoring little kids in math or teaching piano.
2. Not procrastinate as much. Though I know some of it is more than I can do myself, but I have to be better, not check so many freaking xangas/LJs. And I have to be more focused.
3. Not be such a failure at everything. Just about everything new that I've tried I've either failed at or just not succeeded. I have to be _good_ at something, because I'm goddamn sick of being mediocre.
4. Learn all the jazz standards in my Real Book. First step to being a nightclub singer (my recent far-off unattainable dream) is to be able to sing anything they want.
Yeah. It's only January 2nd and already our family friend has lung cancer. We can't get a break, can we?!? I'm going to try to not get as depressed as I did last time (although I already have an appointment with a shrink). My god. No, no god. God cannot exist. Not with everything terrible that happens. So, "he works in mysterious ways," but those ways really, really suck. Sorry God, if you exist, I guess I'm just going to hell. Frankly I don't really care right now.
December 31, 2003
My Year in Review
January: Costa Ricans. Ana was NOT a good exchange student, very moody and took forever to do stuff. She was cool when she was in a good mood, though.
February: COSTA RICA TRIP. Amazing. Changed what I wanted to do with my life.
March: Beginning of my downfall. When I first started to get depressed.
April: Continuing depression, beginning of hard time in school.
May: Nervous breakdown. Man that sucked. I felt like I was just going to burst into tears whenever anyone said anything to me.
June: Mixed. Operetta, which was awesome, and more depression. And Bubbe died, which goes on the list of "Things That Really, Really Suck".
July: BROWN. You all know what that was like. In-fucking-credible.
August: More OK-age. Climbed Mt. Washington and went to the Farm.
September: Death of second grandmother, Nanny. She'd lived with us for a year, so that was really, really, really hard. Lordy. Beginning of Sweeney.
October: Continuation of Sweeney. Depression grows again (shit).
November: Things are finally looking up, then death of third grandparent, Grandpa (fondly known as "Pancake"). Sweeney was the only thing that kept me living.
December: Depression in the beginning, but now I think I'm getting better. ADD gets worse. Consideration of something I won't say here. Then vacation. And Wazi reunion, wnich rocked. I will be OK.
So hopefully next year will be better.
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? Quite a few things actually
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Er... probably not, knowing me
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? nope
4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes. Duh.
5. What countries did you visit? Costa Rica
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? Um, a lot of things
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Er... well let's think. June 11, September 10, and November 5.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Achievements? Not killing myself, maybe...
9. What was your biggest failure? Er... most of this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I had that gross fluish that went around on that cruise ship, but I think that's all. Oh yeah, and sinusitus for like 6 months.
11. What was the best thing you bought? I don't like to buy stuff. But probably ice cream.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? er... Jessa/Anna/Aaron/everybody who's helped me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? appalled: often Brendan's, depressed: my family's
14. Where did most of your money go? Hot chocolate and chewing gum.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Going to Brown
16. What song will always remind you of 2003? The Scientist - Coldplay
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder
ii. thinner or fatter? Probably fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? doing well
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? being depressed
20. How did you spend Christmas? not skiing, eating at the China Chef restaurant
22. Did you fall in love in 2003? Depends...
23. How many one-night stands? Er... well, you could count it as 1 two-week-long-one-night-stand...
24. What was your favorite TV program? the old Tenacious D one
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? not really
26. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Da Vinci Code, The Elegant Universe
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Pathetique
28. What did you want and get? skis
29. What did you want and not get? having my family live/be happy
30. What was your favorite film of this year? FINDING NEMO!!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I went to visit my dying grandmother in the hospital and sobbed to Jessa on the phone at my aunt's house while visiting my dying grandfather. Great birthday, I'll say.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If so many people hadn't died.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? Ummm.... clothing?
34. What kept you sane? music. And (most of) my friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Fancy? That sounds so British.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? The fact that people STILL support Bush.
37. Who did you miss? the Otters
38. Who was the best new person you met? Josh/Meghan/Viktoria
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003: Life is precious and beautiful.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Just listen to In My Life - Beatles
I realized that I didn't talk about New Years... it was a lot of fun. Sarah, Anna, Jack, Max, Andrew, Aaron, and me... good times. Tickle fights, Tenacious D, Eddie Izzard, and Free Association were some highlights. Good food, too. And yesterday Sarah and Allie came over, we went bowling, and then ended up cooking a romantic dinner for my parents. Then played cards, but were interrupted by the phone call. Why to people have to be sick?!? I hate it.
Oh, and one more thing: if I offended anybody with my previous entry (the God part), I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend anybody, that's just the way I've been feeling right now. And really, what can you expect from an atheist?
January 2, 2004
OK, well I'm going to be a conformist and write down my New Years Resolutions.
1. Do better in school. If I'm going to get into something better than Middlesex Community College, I'm going to have to change my A's and B's to just A's. And do more outside of school, like tutoring little kids in math or teaching piano.
2. Not procrastinate as much. Though I know some of it is more than I can do myself, but I have to be better, not check so many freaking xangas/LJs. And I have to be more focused.
3. Not be such a failure at everything. Just about everything new that I've tried I've either failed at or just not succeeded. I have to be _good_ at something, because I'm goddamn sick of being mediocre.
4. Learn all the jazz standards in my Real Book. First step to being a nightclub singer (my recent far-off unattainable dream) is to be able to sing anything they want.
Yeah. It's only January 2nd and already our family friend has lung cancer. We can't get a break, can we?!? I'm going to try to not get as depressed as I did last time (although I already have an appointment with a shrink). My god. No, no god. God cannot exist. Not with everything terrible that happens. So, "he works in mysterious ways," but those ways really, really suck. Sorry God, if you exist, I guess I'm just going to hell. Frankly I don't really care right now.
December 31, 2003
My Year in Review
January: Costa Ricans. Ana was NOT a good exchange student, very moody and took forever to do stuff. She was cool when she was in a good mood, though.
February: COSTA RICA TRIP. Amazing. Changed what I wanted to do with my life.
March: Beginning of my downfall. When I first started to get depressed.
April: Continuing depression, beginning of hard time in school.
May: Nervous breakdown. Man that sucked. I felt like I was just going to burst into tears whenever anyone said anything to me.
June: Mixed. Operetta, which was awesome, and more depression. And Bubbe died, which goes on the list of "Things That Really, Really Suck".
July: BROWN. You all know what that was like. In-fucking-credible.
August: More OK-age. Climbed Mt. Washington and went to the Farm.
September: Death of second grandmother, Nanny. She'd lived with us for a year, so that was really, really, really hard. Lordy. Beginning of Sweeney.
October: Continuation of Sweeney. Depression grows again (shit).
November: Things are finally looking up, then death of third grandparent, Grandpa (fondly known as "Pancake"). Sweeney was the only thing that kept me living.
December: Depression in the beginning, but now I think I'm getting better. ADD gets worse. Consideration of something I won't say here. Then vacation. And Wazi reunion, wnich rocked. I will be OK.
So hopefully next year will be better.