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mippa and floatin' around..
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
* Got married
* Went to Mexico, NOLA, DC
* Started working for a video game company
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I think I agree with a friend of mine.. it's better to make goals than resolutions. But yes, I have some goals.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Some close friends, yep! Eric/Emily, Katie/Shon, Thomas/Nicole.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thankfully.
5. What countries did you visit?
Riviera Maya, Mexico for my honeymoon.
6. Did you have any crushes?
Kinda sorta. Celebrity crushes and I'm very fond of some guys at work, I wanna find them nice ladies, lol.
7. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
* Credit card debt paid off.
* A consistent work out schedule.
* Better eating habits.
8. What dates from 2010 will remain etched in your memory, and why?
Februrary 6th - my wedding day!
9. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Pulling off our wedding was a pretty big achievement! And getting a job at the video game company I wanted to work at, especially since I gave up an opportunity to work there last year. So glad I did! I prefer my department so much more. Everything worked out for a reason.
10. What is your biggest failing of 2010?
Dunno if it was really a failing, but I didn't manage to pay off all my credit cards like I'd hoped. We got a new couch, Mike had a fender bender, we're making two trips to NC in 4 months.. life just happens, though. I didn't manage to lose the weight I'd hoped to either, though. I also didn't manage to make a longtime friendship work and I feel like I repeated a lot of past mistakes and made some new ones when trying to repair it.
11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Minor colds and stomach flus.
12. What was the best thing you bought?
Television and couches.
13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
* Michael for continuing to put up with me
* My family and friends for helping us put together an amazing wedding
14. Whose behavior made you appalled and disgusted?
Most know the answer to that and those who don't, don't know them anyway.
15. Where did most of your money go?
Wedding. Rent. Wedding. Travel. Wedding.
16. What did you get really really excited about?
My wedding and honeymoon! And working for the company I do. And making more plans to visit friends across the country.
17. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Ingrid Michaelson's 'The Way I Am' - our first dance
18. Compared to this time last year are you?
Happier or Sadder - Happier
Richer or Poorer- Richer
Thinner or Fatter - Fatter >.<
19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Worked out, saved money, called family and friends.
20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being unproductive on the computer, complained, worried.
21. How will you be spending New Years Eve?
Going over to Bryan's and maybe stopping by David and Annisa's.
22. Did you fall in love in 2010?
More than ever.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Modern Family.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not worth hating anyone.
26. What was the best book that you read?
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 2010 was a horrible year for reading, ugh. I think I'm going to finish with seven, total. Travesty.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Really enjoying Florence and the Machine. But I also got into Metric and Muse and Deathcab for Cutie.
28. What did you want and get?
Married, a KitchenAid mixer, new couches, new TV, new computer.
29. What did you want and not get?
I want for nothing, honestly.
30. What was your favorite film of the year?
How to Train Your Dragon, Tangled and Inception.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to
dragonsprout's wedding! I turned 28.
32. What one thing would have made your year measurably more satisfying?
Getting healthier sooner.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Comfortable.
34. What kept you sane?
Michael, kittehs, my family and friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Zac Efron, Ryan Reynolds, and Matthew Bomer
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Meh.
37. Who did you miss?
Lucy and my family.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
The Thomases and Harrises.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
Be sure the juice is worth the squeeze.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
The way you can cut a rug, watching you's the only drug I need
You're so gangsta, I'm so thug, you're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see, I can be myself now finally, in fact there's nothing I can't be
I want the world to see you be with me
And this shall be my last entry on LJ! Besides comments on yall's posts, of course. :) And I think I'm gonna keep my book reading lists here for ease of use/access. <3