Meme
1) Was 2011 a good year for you?
It was. Lots of very important things happened.
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
My senior recital
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Finding out the cause of a good friend's death. We thought it was old age, then it turned out to be a freak accident.
4) Where were you when 2011 began?
In a sketchy motel room in Westfield
5) Who were you with?
My then-future barn roommate
6) Where will you be when 2011 ends?
My mom's
7) Who will you be with when 2011 ends?
Hanging out alone
8) What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Graduated college, had my first apartment
9) Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember mine. I have a few for this year. Get out more, finally get all the pieces together and write a novel, figure out what to do with my life...
10) Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
11) Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, George
12) Did you travel outside of the US in 2011?
Nope
13) How many different states did you travel to in 2011?
Only like 3, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. I was a homebody this year.
14) What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
It'd be nice to have a relationship.
15) What date(s) from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 26th. May 8th - my senior recital. May 21st - graduation
16) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My senior composition recital.
17) What was your biggest failure?
The crash and burn that was moving to Boston.
18) Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Amazingly, no.
19) What was the best thing you bought?
My trenchcoat. Best 6 bucks I ever spent.
20) Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom, hands down.
21) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No one off the top of my head. Some friends, I guess.
22) Where did most of your money go?
Bills bills bills.
23) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I got approved for an apartment back in November. Moving in Thursday!
24) What song will always remind you of 2011?
Any of the 8 songs Fly 92.3 out of Albany played each day. We listened to that station every day at the deli and we were guaranteed to hear Rhianna's "S&M" or Adele's "Rolling In the Deep" at least 5 times in an 8 hour shift.
Songs I actually want to hear: "For the First Time" by The Script.
25) Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? probably fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
26) What do you wish you'd done more of?
Dating, exercising
27) What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stayed in. I should probably have smoked less too.
28) How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at home with family.
29) Did you fall in love in 2011?
No, it's been that way a while.
30) If yes, with who?
A friend
31) If yes, do they know?
Doubtful
32) Are you still in love with them?
Yeah. I should get over it.
33) You regret it?
No, I don't know what the future will hold.
34) Did you breakup with anyone in 2011?
No. Had a potential relationship fizzle out, but that was it.
35) How many one-night stands?
None
36) How many people did you sleep with in 2011
None
37) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
New and wonderful customers!
38) Did you make any new friends in 2011?
Yes! New coworkers who turned out to be awesome!
39) Who are your favorite new friends?
The other baristas
40) What was your favorite month of 2011?
Probably May. I had my recital, graduated, moved to the barn. Everything was happening and it was new and exciting.
41) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
I miss my friends from college like crazy. When I was out at the barn, I missed my family too much. And I miss George very much.
42) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Yeah, I'm definitely embarassed by a number of things.
43) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2011?
About how this would be a good job and we'll start you off at minimum wage, but bring you up more really soon.
44) Did you treat somebody badly in 2011?
Yes
45) Did somebody treat you badly in 2011?
Customers
46) What was your proudest moment of 2011?
My recital
47) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2011?
Oh god, there's a number of them.
48) What was your greatest musical discovery of 2011?
Not sure. Got some awesome fanmixes, but no particular artists pop to mind.
49) What did you want and get?
My degree!
50) What did you want and not get?
To move to Boston.
51) What was your favorite new film of this year?
Harry Potter. I didn't go to the movies beyond that.
52) did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2011?
Not as much as I expected to.
57) did you do a lot of drugs in 2011?
Nothing beyond occasional cigarettes.
58) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I worked both jobs and then drank too much champagne. I turned 23.
59) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I agree with heddychaa. If Torchwood had been better.
60) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
A disaster?
61) What kept you sane?
My family
62) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Misha Collins. Oh god.
63) How much money did you spend in 2011?
Too much
64) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
Flexibility
65) What are your plans for 2012?
Move into my place. Hopefully find a job that I want to stay at long term. Write a novel. I used to write all the time in high school, then kind of stopped in college. Watching heddychaa and azn_jack_fiend's process was wicked inspirational. : )
It was. Lots of very important things happened.
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
My senior recital
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Finding out the cause of a good friend's death. We thought it was old age, then it turned out to be a freak accident.
4) Where were you when 2011 began?
In a sketchy motel room in Westfield
5) Who were you with?
My then-future barn roommate
6) Where will you be when 2011 ends?
My mom's
7) Who will you be with when 2011 ends?
Hanging out alone
8) What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Graduated college, had my first apartment
9) Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember mine. I have a few for this year. Get out more, finally get all the pieces together and write a novel, figure out what to do with my life...
10) Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
11) Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, George
12) Did you travel outside of the US in 2011?
Nope
13) How many different states did you travel to in 2011?
Only like 3, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. I was a homebody this year.
14) What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
It'd be nice to have a relationship.
15) What date(s) from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 26th. May 8th - my senior recital. May 21st - graduation
16) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My senior composition recital.
17) What was your biggest failure?
The crash and burn that was moving to Boston.
18) Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Amazingly, no.
19) What was the best thing you bought?
My trenchcoat. Best 6 bucks I ever spent.
20) Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom, hands down.
21) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No one off the top of my head. Some friends, I guess.
22) Where did most of your money go?
Bills bills bills.
23) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I got approved for an apartment back in November. Moving in Thursday!
24) What song will always remind you of 2011?
Any of the 8 songs Fly 92.3 out of Albany played each day. We listened to that station every day at the deli and we were guaranteed to hear Rhianna's "S&M" or Adele's "Rolling In the Deep" at least 5 times in an 8 hour shift.
Songs I actually want to hear: "For the First Time" by The Script.
25) Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? probably fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
26) What do you wish you'd done more of?
Dating, exercising
27) What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stayed in. I should probably have smoked less too.
28) How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at home with family.
29) Did you fall in love in 2011?
No, it's been that way a while.
30) If yes, with who?
A friend
31) If yes, do they know?
Doubtful
32) Are you still in love with them?
Yeah. I should get over it.
33) You regret it?
No, I don't know what the future will hold.
34) Did you breakup with anyone in 2011?
No. Had a potential relationship fizzle out, but that was it.
35) How many one-night stands?
None
36) How many people did you sleep with in 2011
None
37) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
New and wonderful customers!
38) Did you make any new friends in 2011?
Yes! New coworkers who turned out to be awesome!
39) Who are your favorite new friends?
The other baristas
40) What was your favorite month of 2011?
Probably May. I had my recital, graduated, moved to the barn. Everything was happening and it was new and exciting.
41) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
I miss my friends from college like crazy. When I was out at the barn, I missed my family too much. And I miss George very much.
42) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Yeah, I'm definitely embarassed by a number of things.
43) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2011?
About how this would be a good job and we'll start you off at minimum wage, but bring you up more really soon.
44) Did you treat somebody badly in 2011?
Yes
45) Did somebody treat you badly in 2011?
Customers
46) What was your proudest moment of 2011?
My recital
47) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2011?
Oh god, there's a number of them.
48) What was your greatest musical discovery of 2011?
Not sure. Got some awesome fanmixes, but no particular artists pop to mind.
49) What did you want and get?
My degree!
50) What did you want and not get?
To move to Boston.
51) What was your favorite new film of this year?
Harry Potter. I didn't go to the movies beyond that.
52) did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2011?
Not as much as I expected to.
57) did you do a lot of drugs in 2011?
Nothing beyond occasional cigarettes.
58) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I worked both jobs and then drank too much champagne. I turned 23.
59) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I agree with heddychaa. If Torchwood had been better.
60) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
A disaster?
61) What kept you sane?
My family
62) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Misha Collins. Oh god.
63) How much money did you spend in 2011?
Too much
64) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
Flexibility
65) What are your plans for 2012?
Move into my place. Hopefully find a job that I want to stay at long term. Write a novel. I used to write all the time in high school, then kind of stopped in college. Watching heddychaa and azn_jack_fiend's process was wicked inspirational. : )