The Slings and Arrows...
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Got a real job.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't do resolutions, lol.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, I don't think so.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No
5. What countries did you visit?
The United States
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
A girlfriend.
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't think there is a day that will have that much impact on me from this year.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a job....finally getting an above 90% average in school.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Being completely unsuccessful in my attempts with girls. How many? 3? 4? Yeah. Too many.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Ha. The anxiety continues.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My drum set.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
.....uh...dunno.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Meh, none, really.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Drum set.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Well, several things. Girls for one (which ultimately lead to dissapointment), but, my drum set, pretty much.
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
A couple - "Bravado" - Rush, and "A Change of Seasons" - Dream Theater
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? A little happier, but more sad in different ways.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner, I lost weight becuase of the whole anxiety thing.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer - yay job!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Everything...
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Failed with girls.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With the family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Real love? No. Imagined love? Yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
Hah, none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
ER, CSI: Miami
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yeah, I guess
26. What was the best book you read?
Well, Hamlet. It's not really a book, but I'll just say that it is. :P
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Dream Theater, and numerous other Prog bands, thanks to 'ASD' and Richard Z.
28. What did you want and get?
A Drum set (hmm..I'm seeing a trend here, lol)
29. What did you want and not get?
A girl.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I can't pick.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing too excited - 16.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A girl.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
The same as always
34. What kept you sane?
Music, m'online friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Maura, and more recently, Amy Lee and Parminder Nagra
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
A few. The 'war', as well as the gay marriage thing.
37. Who did you miss?
No one.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I'm not going to name one, so I'll name a few: Helen, Melly, Grace, Kori (well, I knew her before, but not as well as I do now) - my fab four, as it were...lol.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Too many. Don't get hung up on things. Be more laid back. Love life, love love. I try. Sometimes I fail. Most times I fail. But all in all, life is good - at least when I'm not depressed.
Hmmm...I don't have much else of substance to say yet. More to come later in the day.
Cheers.