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1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
I traveled to places I'd never been before, lived in a foreign country with no family for longer than a few weeks, dropped acid, tried salvia (with no results yet), let myself study art, got my wisdom teeth out, quit my job, went on a 3 week kayak and mountaineering trip, got a hangover, stopped hating Mexico City ... lots of things.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
It's always the same damn resolution. Eat healthy and lose weight. For about 3/4 of the year I was really good. I exercised regularly and watched what I ate. But about a month or two into my stay in Mexico, I just sort of said, 'fuck it' and decided to enjoy the rich variety of food I had available.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Alejandro's cousin, I think. But she's not exactly close to me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Again, no one close to me, but various members of Alejandro's family. His aunt, his great aunt.
5. What countries did you visit?
Jamaica, Mexico, the United States.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Maturity, patience, emotional and personal courage, money.
7. What date(s) from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I can't remember dates off the top of my head, but I do remember a lot of events.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Outward Bound, coming back to Mexico City
9. What was your biggest failure?
Being a completely awful girlfriend in almost every way. Time will only tell how profound that failure has been.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Maybe a cold, and the ever present digestive dysfunctions.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Daft Punk tickets, my boots, my professor blazer, other bits and bobs.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Always Alejandro's, because he puts up with me when I'm a monster. Dad, for not destroying me with lasers when I irresponsibly overdrew my account because I forgot that my landlady hadn't cashed my rent check from a month and a half before.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mine, Alejandro's, Mom's.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, food, concert tickets, clothing, maybe weed.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Daft Punk, dropping acid, Outward Bound.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
"Human After All" - Daft Punk
"Flightless Bird, American Mouth" - Iron & Wine
"Bandits" - Midlake
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder
I don't know. I really don't know.
thinner or fatter
Fatter, but surprisingly not by as much as I thought it would be.
richer or poorer
Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spoken more Spanish to Alejandro, traveled, made more money, made more art.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Bitch, whine, cry, moan, be selfish, be greedy, be petulant, be afraid, be a bad friend.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
In Ajijic with my Mom and brother.
21. ???
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
I hate these questions.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Big Love, Weeds, 12 Corazones.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Parts of myself, I suppose.
26. What was the best book you read?
La Casa de Los Espiritus
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Daft Punk, Orion Rigel Domisse, Pink Floyd, Amadou & Mariam, Beirut, Kate Bush, Klaxons, Midlake, Ratatat. (No comments on how late I 'discovered' some of these guys...)
28. What did you want and get?
More time with Alejandro, the ability to decide to just do art and fuck all, lots of travel.
29. What did you want and not get?
Money, certainty, discipline
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Zodiac, Hot Fuzz, Waitress, 28 Weeks Later, Ratatouille, Hairspray
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 20, and I spent my birthday finishing a gigantic project at the last second. Instead of enjoying myself, I was stressed to tears because every print shop was closed and I had to wait for four hours to get my images printed. But Alejandro was a hero and really saved me, and made me feel better. I got a strawberry shortcake, a faux Louis Vitton bag, two CDs, and an amazon certificate on the day.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Certainty. A better knowledge of myself. I always feel like I'm in the dark when it comes to me.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Fuck it. More skinny jeans.
34. What kept you sane?
Music, private time, Alejandro (who ironically also tended to drive me fucking crazy), pot.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
King Juan Carlos of Spain. "Por que no te callas?"
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The income tax.
37. Who did you miss?
my family, my friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I don't know.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Chill the fuck out. Just calm down. Hopefully I'll start acting accordingly.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
I don't know. Probably a lot of snippets from 'Dark Side of the Moon,' and something from Sufjan I bet.
I'm in Ajijic, about 20 minutes from Guadalajara, spending Christmas with my Mom and brother. Alejandro left this morning at about 7. After over four months with him every day, I'm back to long distance. Although who knows, it might not be long distance at all. He might decide to break it off. He told me these few days were really important for him. We went to Acapulco for four nights, then drove back to DF, spent another night, and came out to Jalisco. He spent two days here and then had to go home. I had thought he would give me some sort of answer yesterday evening, but he said he needed time alone to think. How long, I don't know. I really hope it's before Christmas because he's going to Chiapas till New Year's and probably won't have any internet access / won't call.
So we'll see. Maybe we're not good after all. I can't even think about it, I can't seem to form an opinion or put myself to think clearly about it. My thinking is always fuzzy on everything. I can't even fully form thoughts about anything anymore.
It's possible that I'm either getting stupider, or have reached my intellectual limit and can no longer progress.