What a year!
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
I kissed someone! ;)
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
lol I don't think I did keep mine...but I will make more for 2007
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
my cousin
4. Did anyone close to you die?
thank goodness no
5. What countries did you visit?
lol the United States
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
at the risk of sounding cheesy, strength of the heart and soul
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory?
January 5th-8th- Kairos!
April 24th- got Confirmed/started to like my darling Chazzle
May 5th-7th- Spring Retreat! Where le Chaz and I really hit it off ;)
May 14th- the day le Chaz asked me out
May 26th- last visit with C-dawg...might as well mark down EVERY memory there :)
July 19th-August 5th- Oceanside!!! WOOT!
September 5th- House season 3!
December 4th- my 17th Birthday!!! One year closer to legality ;) look out world!
December 25th- my aunt, uncle, and cousins from Missouri all visited!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
straight A's 2nd semester sophomore year (that A in Biology especially!) and 1st quarter junior year
9. What was your biggest failure?
I don't really know...I certainly don't regret much of what others think I would
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
lol much mental illness caused by Xavier ;)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
oh gosh...*le hmmm* I don't really know, but I was awfully proud of many of the things I bought my friends for their birthdays
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
le Chaz! lol also my dear fantastic four gals who were always there for me...C-dawg, too, for putting up with all of us as long as he did
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
lol the boys in my French class last year
14. Where did most of your money go?
lunch at school!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
hahaha EVERYTHING! But most importantly (and in chronological order): running for junior student council, spring retreat, le Chaz asking me out, Oceanside, school starting, House season 3 premiere, getting the Jane Eyre poster, all of the pep rallies, and, of course, my birthday! and most recently my cousins coming to visit!
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2006?
SexyBack!!! lol seriously.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
happier
ii. thinner or fatter?
thinner I think
iii. richer or poorer?
richer in spirit and definitely knowledge of all kinds of things
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
enjoying the present and not worrying about the past or future
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worrying uselessly
20. How did you spend Christmas?
with le Chaz at his house and with he and my family at "Midnight Mass" then on Christmas Day at home with a LOT of my family :-D
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
did I ever!
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
none thank you very much
24. What was your favorite TV program?
HOUSE!!!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no one comes to mind
26. What was the best book you read?
oh gosh...definitely The Eyre Affair...oh hold up, that was last year lol okay, then probably The Scarlet Letter
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
SexyBack. lol just kidding...Duncan Sheik for sure
28. What did you want and get?
love and LOTS of it
29. What did you want and not get?
House season 2 on DVD lol
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Bride & Prejudice! and Casino Royale
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went out to dinner at Red Lobster with my mum, dad, brother, and le Chaz and I turned 17! One year away from legality...lol oh yes
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
focusing on enjoying the present and not worrying about the past or future
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Xavier uniform! haha but also a lot of scarves, bright shoes, and big, tacky, fake jewelry ;)
34. What kept you sane?
my parents, sometimes my brother, my friends, especially at school, C-dawg (most of the time), most recently Chaz and DEFINITELY a good House viewing, House/Cam moment, and good viewing/recitation of The Mummy
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most?
Cory McCloskey! lol and Sean McLaughlin
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
ugh I try not to discuss politics
37. Who did you miss?
the dude and C-dawg mostly
38. Who was the best new person you met?
le Chaz :-D
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
be yourself...and most importantly, let your passions loose, you NEVER know what could happen, what dreams you might fulfill, or who you might meet
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
"That fatal kiss is all we need" from A View to a Kill...that and perhaps "I'm bringing sexy back" haha no, but really probably also "I have brought you/That our passions may fuse and merge" from The Phantom of the Opera