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1. what did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? went to san francisco
2. did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? for next year - write every day
3. did anyone close to you give birth? Davida!
4. did anyone close to you die? no
5. what countries did you visit? California
6. what would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? driver's license
7. what date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? April 1 - admission decisions
8. what was your biggest achievement of the year? I wrote
9. what was your biggest failure? not getting into bard
10. did you suffer illness or injury? I got the flu TWICE and I injured my neck on stairs.
11. what was the best thing you bought? corset!
12. whose behavior merited celebration? Davida! and Mishi, for letting me come stay with her. and lots of others.
13. whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? can't say here
14. where did most of your money go? FOOD
15. what did you get really, really, really excited about? college!
16. what song(s) will always remind you of 2005? the shins for the month of june. killers songs "Mr Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" remind me of flying to San Francisco. Elliot Smith's "Pictures of Me" reminds me of driving around San Fran with my sister. "all these things that i've done" reminds me of walking around campus and feeling like life is gorgeous.
17. compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? SO MUCH HAPPIER
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same
iii. richer or poorer? right now, poorer, but in general richer because i have a job
18. what do you wish you'd done more of? writing
19. what do you wish you'd done less of? stressing about high school
20. how did you spend chanukkah? chanukah is gloriously long. in the beginning i was at my aunt's house, very sick. then we came home and my brother was here the whole time and i got my mom the lord of the rings dvds and LIFE IS GORGEOUS
21. what have you learned about yourself in 2005? if i don't write it is LAZINESS and a WASTE
22. did you fall in love in 2005? like when you dream about them? just a little
23. how many one-night stands? zip
24. what was your favorite TV program? i actually don't really like tv. i think it's because my parents let me watch as much of it as I wanted.
25. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? um the designers of SPIRE
26. what was the best book you read? it is going to be a tie between everything is illuminated, the god of small things, and midnight's children.
27. what was your greatest musical discovery? ipod and itunes CHANGED MY LIFE. the shins and suzanne vega
28. what did you want and get? to get picked for the poetry thing!
29. what did you want and not get? the exiting of certain demons from my head
30. what was your favorite film of this year? a more interesting question would be, what was your greatest film discovery?, and that is going to be THE DIRECTOR SERGIO LEONE and revisionist westerns in general
31. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i was 18 and i probably did nothing
32. what was one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? passing my driver's test
33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? skirts! and i thirsted after tall black leather boots until I GOT THEM.
34. what kept you sane? knowing i was going to leave high school
35. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? jonathan safran foer?
36. what political issue stirred you the most? GLOBAL FUCKING WARMING. FUCK
37. who did you miss? see, i don't actually appreciate other people
38. who was the best new person you met? the favoritism inherent in any possible answer bothers me
39. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: GET ENOUGH SLEEP. it could change your whole outlook on life
40. quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I got soul, but I'm not a soldier"
-- the killers' "all these things that I've done"
2. did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? for next year - write every day
3. did anyone close to you give birth? Davida!
4. did anyone close to you die? no
5. what countries did you visit? California
6. what would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? driver's license
7. what date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? April 1 - admission decisions
8. what was your biggest achievement of the year? I wrote
9. what was your biggest failure? not getting into bard
10. did you suffer illness or injury? I got the flu TWICE and I injured my neck on stairs.
11. what was the best thing you bought? corset!
12. whose behavior merited celebration? Davida! and Mishi, for letting me come stay with her. and lots of others.
13. whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? can't say here
14. where did most of your money go? FOOD
15. what did you get really, really, really excited about? college!
16. what song(s) will always remind you of 2005? the shins for the month of june. killers songs "Mr Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" remind me of flying to San Francisco. Elliot Smith's "Pictures of Me" reminds me of driving around San Fran with my sister. "all these things that i've done" reminds me of walking around campus and feeling like life is gorgeous.
17. compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? SO MUCH HAPPIER
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same
iii. richer or poorer? right now, poorer, but in general richer because i have a job
18. what do you wish you'd done more of? writing
19. what do you wish you'd done less of? stressing about high school
20. how did you spend chanukkah? chanukah is gloriously long. in the beginning i was at my aunt's house, very sick. then we came home and my brother was here the whole time and i got my mom the lord of the rings dvds and LIFE IS GORGEOUS
21. what have you learned about yourself in 2005? if i don't write it is LAZINESS and a WASTE
22. did you fall in love in 2005? like when you dream about them? just a little
23. how many one-night stands? zip
24. what was your favorite TV program? i actually don't really like tv. i think it's because my parents let me watch as much of it as I wanted.
25. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? um the designers of SPIRE
26. what was the best book you read? it is going to be a tie between everything is illuminated, the god of small things, and midnight's children.
27. what was your greatest musical discovery? ipod and itunes CHANGED MY LIFE. the shins and suzanne vega
28. what did you want and get? to get picked for the poetry thing!
29. what did you want and not get? the exiting of certain demons from my head
30. what was your favorite film of this year? a more interesting question would be, what was your greatest film discovery?, and that is going to be THE DIRECTOR SERGIO LEONE and revisionist westerns in general
31. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i was 18 and i probably did nothing
32. what was one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? passing my driver's test
33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? skirts! and i thirsted after tall black leather boots until I GOT THEM.
34. what kept you sane? knowing i was going to leave high school
35. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? jonathan safran foer?
36. what political issue stirred you the most? GLOBAL FUCKING WARMING. FUCK
37. who did you miss? see, i don't actually appreciate other people
38. who was the best new person you met? the favoritism inherent in any possible answer bothers me
39. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: GET ENOUGH SLEEP. it could change your whole outlook on life
40. quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I got soul, but I'm not a soldier"
-- the killers' "all these things that I've done"