I only have a four day time-frame in which to complete these each year
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Buy alcohol legally, be served whilst underage, seeLost, befriend coworkers, light design, house manage, assistant stage manage, wash dishes professionally, hook up with someone without it turning into a (real) relationship, throw up from alcohol, know someone with a top 10 single, see the Rocky Horror Picture Show the way it was meant to be seen, pall-bear(?), see Al Gore in person, be happy about an election, get drunk in New England, get high out of my mind, buy a bowl (though not use it, oddly enough), missed a YPI dance (since I first heard of it), get fake married, have a good Halloween costume (at least since I can remember)
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Umm...I don't know? Most of the resolutions of which I spoke last January are things I still deal with--relaxing, being social and flirtations--I don't, overall, think I'm creepy anymore. I think that resolution was based on me thinking I was making one person uncomfortable last December or something, and that line is still something I deal with, but I'm sort of trying to assume I don't make people uncomfortable and hoping I'm right.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Anne.
5. What countries did you visit?
NONE BUT IM GOING TO GERMANY NEXT MAY SO SHOVE IT AMERICA
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Better ties with people here at Drew, more confidence, a girlfriend, a clean room.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 24th, April 15th, October 29th
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Well I'd say lighting a whole freaking show in about a week is something of an accomplishment for me
9. What was your biggest failure?
Continuing the slack with schoolwork and room sanitation. Also completely falling down for no reason on the way to the train station, tearing my newish pants. And losing touch with people hardcore.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No, though my hands were disgusting for three months straight.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod, my satchel, #1 Record/Radio City Big Star
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Marissa, Clea
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mine
14. Where did most of your money go?
Gas, music, my iPod
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Theatre, hanging out with friends, girls, music, "The Siren Song of Stephen Jay Gould" and Talking With...
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
"Hide And Seek" Imogen Heap, "Turn The Page" The Streets, "Me & U" Cassie, "Watch The Sunrise" Big Star
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder?
About the same, maybe a little happier.
ii. Thinner or fatter?
The same
iii. richer or poorer?
Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Acting, phone calls, guitar, exercise, the right kind of wrong decisions, flirting, studying, cleaning
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Slacking, fretting,
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Opening presents with family, probably praying for Anne
21. How will you be spending New Years Eve?
I don't know yet...is that bad? That's bad, isn't it.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
Yeah, but it was sort of a two-night stand.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Arrested Development (obvi!), Lost, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, The Jon Stewart Stephen Colbert Power Hour
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I really can't think of anyone I hate.
26. What was the best book you read?
Gah I don't read enough. Middlesex by Eugenides was amazing, Sedaris, Running With Scissors, ummm...Freakanomics was cool?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Good gravy! Umm...Big Star of course, The Streets, Fleetwood Mac, Rage Against The Machine, Avenue Q, Last.FM
28. What did you want and get?
The opportunity to go abroad, a place in the theatre department, closer friends
29. What did you want and not get?
A girlfriend, high self-confidence,
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
From this year, Cars, An Inconvenient Truth; from years gone by, M, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Slacker, Broadcast News, What's Up, Doc?
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 21 yesterday! It was pretty low-key, really, as sadly everyone was studying for exams or home and I'm the type to force people to take me out like I deserve. I packed for going home tomorrow, bought some Sam Adams, downloaded and played World of Warcraft and hung out with people for a little bit. Considering the circumstances of exams, I guess I can't complain.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
"It's okay! I wasn't planning on getting laid tonight anyway!"
34. What kept you sane?
Marissa, the theatre department, Charms
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Emilie de Ravin from Lost
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Midterms!
37. Who did you miss?
Marissa, Helena, Danielle, Virginia, (dear Basil, call people more, bitch. KTHNX)
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Oh man. ummm...everyone at Weekapaug. And then Alex and Addie and Olivia and Caitlin and Gabby and Amber and Lili and Jackie--OMG theatre freshman!!!--and Alex, the non-theatre freshman.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
All fear can do is hold you back.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Random, but "You're gonna make it happen--make it happen!" Mariah Carey.
Apparently I hollaback to last year every year. So...