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01. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
declared my own personal snow day, withdrew from a class, went to military ball, ran half the marathon, bought my first car, went south, lived in my own apartment, lived without a microwave, made honest to goodness friends with total strangers, hardly ever bought my own drinks, ran into people I knew in a city where I thought I knew no one, stayed up until 5:00 every time I went out, cheered on the braves, drove to alabama, drove 12 hours in one day, got drunk before noon with good friends, wore a college graduation gown, convocated, took an econ class at MIT, got a D on an exam, made bff with my TA, still got a D in the class, bought a mac, skyped, got busted by karen, celebrated my birthday in style, learned to bartend, started training for a marathon.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
next years resolutions: take a photograph every day, work hard, put 100% into everything, enjoy my last semester of Wellesley, travel far, learn to let go.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no.
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no.
05. What countries did you visit?
the south.
06. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
cash money.
07. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
facing my fears and having the time of my life in atlanta, albright fellowship, realizing what I have before it's gone.
09. What was your biggest failure?
crippling anxiety.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
no.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
little blue, my macbook.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
mine, yours.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
nope.
14. Where did most of your money go?
little blue, atlanta housing & fun, macbook.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
my trip to savannah with alex, my first post-LDAC phone call, TFA, albright, macity mac mac.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
every country hit from the summer of 2009 including but not limited to: out last night, indian summer, love story, summer nights, and the climb. also lady gaga.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? thiner.
iii. richer or poorer? poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
not worrying.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
stressing.
20. How did you be spend Christmas?
syracuse.
21. How did you spend New Years?
fam.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
23. How many one-night stands?
no shoes necessary.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
30 rock & how I met your mother.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no.
26. What was the best book you read?
manhattan memior.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
LADY GAGA.
28. What did you want and get?
everything.
29. What did you want and not get?
peace and justice for all.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
slumdog millionaire.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
The night before I turned 22 I went out with everyone to Mary Chung's, Mirical, and PDT. The day of my birthday I slept late, went to the bpl to study with rem, and came home for dinner, cake, and presents. Then back to PDT for studying and sleeping (at 4am...oh finals).
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
friends not at a distance.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
running shorts
34. What kept you sane?
casa cambridge, partying, my phone and computer, my mother, my friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
public servants.
36. What current event stirred you the most?
teddy k.
37. Who did you miss?
alex, brian, marit, lisi, juliet, moyer, atlanta.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
atlanta, the french family, maria.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
big risk, big payout.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I like Atlanta, stayed there a while. Kind of place I could call home.
declared my own personal snow day, withdrew from a class, went to military ball, ran half the marathon, bought my first car, went south, lived in my own apartment, lived without a microwave, made honest to goodness friends with total strangers, hardly ever bought my own drinks, ran into people I knew in a city where I thought I knew no one, stayed up until 5:00 every time I went out, cheered on the braves, drove to alabama, drove 12 hours in one day, got drunk before noon with good friends, wore a college graduation gown, convocated, took an econ class at MIT, got a D on an exam, made bff with my TA, still got a D in the class, bought a mac, skyped, got busted by karen, celebrated my birthday in style, learned to bartend, started training for a marathon.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
next years resolutions: take a photograph every day, work hard, put 100% into everything, enjoy my last semester of Wellesley, travel far, learn to let go.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no.
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no.
05. What countries did you visit?
the south.
06. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
cash money.
07. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
facing my fears and having the time of my life in atlanta, albright fellowship, realizing what I have before it's gone.
09. What was your biggest failure?
crippling anxiety.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
no.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
little blue, my macbook.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
mine, yours.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
nope.
14. Where did most of your money go?
little blue, atlanta housing & fun, macbook.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
my trip to savannah with alex, my first post-LDAC phone call, TFA, albright, macity mac mac.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
every country hit from the summer of 2009 including but not limited to: out last night, indian summer, love story, summer nights, and the climb. also lady gaga.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? thiner.
iii. richer or poorer? poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
not worrying.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
stressing.
20. How did you be spend Christmas?
syracuse.
21. How did you spend New Years?
fam.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
23. How many one-night stands?
no shoes necessary.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
30 rock & how I met your mother.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no.
26. What was the best book you read?
manhattan memior.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
LADY GAGA.
28. What did you want and get?
everything.
29. What did you want and not get?
peace and justice for all.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
slumdog millionaire.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
The night before I turned 22 I went out with everyone to Mary Chung's, Mirical, and PDT. The day of my birthday I slept late, went to the bpl to study with rem, and came home for dinner, cake, and presents. Then back to PDT for studying and sleeping (at 4am...oh finals).
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
friends not at a distance.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
running shorts
34. What kept you sane?
casa cambridge, partying, my phone and computer, my mother, my friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
public servants.
36. What current event stirred you the most?
teddy k.
37. Who did you miss?
alex, brian, marit, lisi, juliet, moyer, atlanta.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
atlanta, the french family, maria.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
big risk, big payout.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I like Atlanta, stayed there a while. Kind of place I could call home.