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Haven't posted on here in forever because there is too much to say. So, I'll let a meme help me out!
01. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
-Camped in the snow, went to therapy, smoked a hookah, started seeing someone younger than me.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
-I don't make resolutions, so there was nothing to keep. I do have a list of about 20 things I would like to try and achieve in 2012. I have already marked off "apply for passport".
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
-So, in 08-09, I worked with 17 high schoolers on Rent: School Edition. It was a super rewarding experience and I stayed close to most of the kids after the show was over. Right after Christmas, the girl who was our Joanne gave birth to a baby girl. She's 19. Makes me feel old...
04. Did anyone close to you die?
-No, this is actually one of the first years since about 2000 that I haven't lost a family member.
05. What countries did you visit?
-*sigh* on the list of things to do in 2012...
06. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
-2011 has paved the way for a healthier life. As shitty as it was, I finally have found my center. It's an odd feeling and there's no great celebration about it, but it's there. I really did have some amazing things happen to me last year. I would just like life to keep getting better.
07. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
-New Year's Day, ~4:30 am. Roughly the time I shared my first kiss with David. Funny thing, I don't remember what date it was when I broke up with Ross...
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
-Oh my goodness, I have achieved SO much this year. I am a person again. I know who I am, what I need, what I want, how to deal with my anxiety and depression. I'm not perfect nor will I ever be, but wow, it is amazing to feel whole again.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
-How shitty I've been to myself over the past couple of years. I was ignoring myself to help others because that's where my only sense of purpose and worth came from. I failed myself so hard.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
-I got Mono for the second time in my life and had my first concussion!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
-A ticket to LEAF. It really was the beginning of my healing. I relaxed there for the first time in 6 months, reconnected with Dan and solidified a strong bond with David.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
-Everyone who stuck by me. I am forever amazed by the people I've managed to collect in my life.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
-There were a lot of people at the beginning of the year. I've never been through that messy of a break up, not even when I broke off an engagement.
14. Where did most of your money go?
-Bills. Paying my own, paying to clean up after the breakup.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
-Contra became a huge part of my life this year and I love that. Also, the thought that I'll have my passport and get out of the country means a lot.
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
-I can't even begin to name them, I have super strong connections to music and time.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? Richer
-Hat trick, yes!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
-Laugh, smile, sing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
-Cry.
20. How will you be spending New Year's?
-I spent it right where I wanted to be - with friends.
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
-Yep, several times over.
23. How many one-night stands?
-No, actually. Everyone I've slept with this year has ended up being more substantial then that...
24. What was your favorite TV program?
-Loving the Matt Smith Doctor Who. Sherlock is great, so it Walking Dead.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
-From where I was a year ago, no. That's sad that I hated people before I was even finished dealing with them. But in all honesty, I hate LESS people than I did a year ago, thanks to my wonderful therapist.
26. What was the best book you read?
-Go the Fuck to Sleep.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
-Elixir.
28. What did you want and get?
-Stability.
29. What did you want and not get?
-A pony.
30. Favorite film of this year?
-Delicatessen
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
-Dan was in the weekend before, so we had people over that Sunday night. Super fun. On my actually birthday - David, Karen, and I went to Oberlin to a contra dance and stayed in a turret. I turned 27 and am so happy to be odd again.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
-I don't know how to answer this. As hard as this past year was, everything had to happen. So, I'm going to say kittens.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
-Way more skirts.
34. What kept you sane?
-I had to go a bit crazy to find what makes me sane. Funny how that works.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
-Nick Frost is still my boy.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
-No comment, I'm so sick of this years election already.
37. Who do you miss?
-Amanda. Both Foulk and Wiley.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
-Karen wins the new friend award. Finally meeting Tom in person after two years was a close second.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
-I am strong for all the right reasons and I love myself. Two things I did not know until about a month ago.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I don't give a chainsaw about anything"
01. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
-Camped in the snow, went to therapy, smoked a hookah, started seeing someone younger than me.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
-I don't make resolutions, so there was nothing to keep. I do have a list of about 20 things I would like to try and achieve in 2012. I have already marked off "apply for passport".
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
-So, in 08-09, I worked with 17 high schoolers on Rent: School Edition. It was a super rewarding experience and I stayed close to most of the kids after the show was over. Right after Christmas, the girl who was our Joanne gave birth to a baby girl. She's 19. Makes me feel old...
04. Did anyone close to you die?
-No, this is actually one of the first years since about 2000 that I haven't lost a family member.
05. What countries did you visit?
-*sigh* on the list of things to do in 2012...
06. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
-2011 has paved the way for a healthier life. As shitty as it was, I finally have found my center. It's an odd feeling and there's no great celebration about it, but it's there. I really did have some amazing things happen to me last year. I would just like life to keep getting better.
07. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
-New Year's Day, ~4:30 am. Roughly the time I shared my first kiss with David. Funny thing, I don't remember what date it was when I broke up with Ross...
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
-Oh my goodness, I have achieved SO much this year. I am a person again. I know who I am, what I need, what I want, how to deal with my anxiety and depression. I'm not perfect nor will I ever be, but wow, it is amazing to feel whole again.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
-How shitty I've been to myself over the past couple of years. I was ignoring myself to help others because that's where my only sense of purpose and worth came from. I failed myself so hard.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
-I got Mono for the second time in my life and had my first concussion!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
-A ticket to LEAF. It really was the beginning of my healing. I relaxed there for the first time in 6 months, reconnected with Dan and solidified a strong bond with David.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
-Everyone who stuck by me. I am forever amazed by the people I've managed to collect in my life.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
-There were a lot of people at the beginning of the year. I've never been through that messy of a break up, not even when I broke off an engagement.
14. Where did most of your money go?
-Bills. Paying my own, paying to clean up after the breakup.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
-Contra became a huge part of my life this year and I love that. Also, the thought that I'll have my passport and get out of the country means a lot.
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
-I can't even begin to name them, I have super strong connections to music and time.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? Richer
-Hat trick, yes!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
-Laugh, smile, sing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
-Cry.
20. How will you be spending New Year's?
-I spent it right where I wanted to be - with friends.
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
-Yep, several times over.
23. How many one-night stands?
-No, actually. Everyone I've slept with this year has ended up being more substantial then that...
24. What was your favorite TV program?
-Loving the Matt Smith Doctor Who. Sherlock is great, so it Walking Dead.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
-From where I was a year ago, no. That's sad that I hated people before I was even finished dealing with them. But in all honesty, I hate LESS people than I did a year ago, thanks to my wonderful therapist.
26. What was the best book you read?
-Go the Fuck to Sleep.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
-Elixir.
28. What did you want and get?
-Stability.
29. What did you want and not get?
-A pony.
30. Favorite film of this year?
-Delicatessen
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
-Dan was in the weekend before, so we had people over that Sunday night. Super fun. On my actually birthday - David, Karen, and I went to Oberlin to a contra dance and stayed in a turret. I turned 27 and am so happy to be odd again.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
-I don't know how to answer this. As hard as this past year was, everything had to happen. So, I'm going to say kittens.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
-Way more skirts.
34. What kept you sane?
-I had to go a bit crazy to find what makes me sane. Funny how that works.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
-Nick Frost is still my boy.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
-No comment, I'm so sick of this years election already.
37. Who do you miss?
-Amanda. Both Foulk and Wiley.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
-Karen wins the new friend award. Finally meeting Tom in person after two years was a close second.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
-I am strong for all the right reasons and I love myself. Two things I did not know until about a month ago.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I don't give a chainsaw about anything"