where have i been since thanks giving?
ok the last real post i did was about thanksgiving break so i think ill do one of those quiz thingys to keep everyone posted since itd probly be more entertaining than some boring rambling aboot the last month.
But first, quick overview of christmas break. First day i got back i was home for a couple hours then me and lisa saw that lemony snicket movie that involved unfortunate events. I liked it a lot, slightly higher body count than i expected, but good. And a good night overall. For the next week i worked about 40 hours or so and hung out with scott and lisa a lot, with the occasional jake, dave, or dan. Then, my grandparents put all 16 members of their semi immediate family (their kids(and spouses) and grandkids) on a cruise to keywest, cozumel mexico, grand cayman island, and a private cruise line island in the bahamas. Twas a good trip but i wont try to describe it all so if you want to hear about it or see pics, ill hook you up. Got back from the trip and hung out more with scott and lisa, played some music, and went to chicago with scott lisa and a bunch of her friends from loras college in Iowa. Another fantabulous day. and now im back at school and just finished peer ministry training for the semester
on with the quiz (ill try to be brief but it took me a while so check it out )
1. What did you do in 2004 that you've never done before?
i dont know, ill go with, tugged multi million dollar airplanes around with my summer job at an airport
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
im constantly making new resolutions for myself and they usually are forgotten, i need a coach
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yup, they had a daughter on my birthday
4. Did anyone close to you die?
people i may have met, or were close to others close to me but not really close to me
5. What countries did you visit?
mexico, carribean, bahamas (no sign of jonny depp jen)
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
a significant other of the female persuasion is always nice
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
since im struggling with this question than probly not many
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
did super good in school despite my increasingly hectic schedule, also solidified some relationships
9. What was your biggest failure?
not enjoying life as much as i could have (stealing jens answer) i spend to much time worrying about my place in life rather than diving in
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i got a wicked cut on my hand once.....a few colds....i think thats it
11. What was the best thing you bought?
couple good thrift gems, car cd player, nothing really big but i think the best things i buy are anything i buy for other people, more satisfaction
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
all my friends who have been there for me constantly
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed.
i try not to think that way,not too sure....i mean some times ill get a little dissapointed by some people but i try not to hold it against them
14. Where did most of your money go?
best buy, and the various nececities of life, like food, toiletries, etc
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nerdy stuff like GTA, but also stuff like Koinonia, and new and revitalized friendships
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
the milkshake song(dodgeball) or anything from new phantom planet or franz ferdinand
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder:same-ish
ii. thinner or fatter?same-ish but i need to work out more
iii. richer or poorer?same-ish but have more income, but spent more too cuz im retarded
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
though i always thought of myself as there for my friends but i think i could have done better. a lot better, and i realy feel bad aboot that
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
i dont usually regret things, because i dont think id change anything in my past, maybe id stop worrying about stupid stuff
20. How did you spend Christmas?
christmas eve was christmas since we flew out for our vacation on christmas day
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
another year of lonliness in that area(that sounds kind of depressing)
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
my TV watching has decreased dramatically, but i think at the begining of '04 or developed a love for most exreme elimination challange....i havent watched it since like may so that doesnt count....i dont really know
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i dont like hating
26. What was the best book you read?
ur....nope
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
mp3 players, and my ever expanding catalogue of music likes, probably mostly due to derek, and zildjean dip 7A drumsticks
28. What did you want and get?
slightly closer to where i'd like to be in life
29. what did you want and not get?
man it would be lame if i said girlfriend again
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
garden state, collateral, anchorman, dodgeball, probly many others
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i was 20 and i dont remember what i did, probly not much since its a summer birthday
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
man it would be lame if i said girlfriend again
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
i developed a love for 70s or diso garb, jeans
34. What kept you sane?
music and friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
not jonny depp
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
pat(stealing jens answer again)
37. Who did you miss?
anyone i may have inadvertently grown apart from
38. Who was the best new person you met?
i met this person a while ago but only really have become good friends with her this summer. My answer is probly lisa, though i did meet lots of people at school, but mostly i just became better friends with people that may have been acquaintences like the ashleys and other folks at lewis
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year:
The most repetitive answer probly on this thing was my lack of a girlfriend which is a feeling that i have missed for a loooooong time. Ontop of that some of my other answers may have sounded a tad depressing but i have learned and am continuing to learn that, though it causes me some emotional stress, i need to stop dwelling on that and focusing on what i DO have. In the grand scheme of things i shouldnt complain about anything. There are other important things that deserve my attention. However, it couldnt hurt if i took more chances o thought clearly about certain things.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Then you listen to the music and you'd like to sing along
And you want to get the meaning out of each and every song
And you find yourself a message and some words to call your own and take 'em home
--cake "the guitar man"
It would be awesome if we could dance
It would be awesome yeah, lets take a chance.
--Electric Six
--im sure theres better ones but thats the first that came to mind.
wow its 430 AM----goodnight all
But first, quick overview of christmas break. First day i got back i was home for a couple hours then me and lisa saw that lemony snicket movie that involved unfortunate events. I liked it a lot, slightly higher body count than i expected, but good. And a good night overall. For the next week i worked about 40 hours or so and hung out with scott and lisa a lot, with the occasional jake, dave, or dan. Then, my grandparents put all 16 members of their semi immediate family (their kids(and spouses) and grandkids) on a cruise to keywest, cozumel mexico, grand cayman island, and a private cruise line island in the bahamas. Twas a good trip but i wont try to describe it all so if you want to hear about it or see pics, ill hook you up. Got back from the trip and hung out more with scott and lisa, played some music, and went to chicago with scott lisa and a bunch of her friends from loras college in Iowa. Another fantabulous day. and now im back at school and just finished peer ministry training for the semester
on with the quiz (ill try to be brief but it took me a while so check it out )
1. What did you do in 2004 that you've never done before?
i dont know, ill go with, tugged multi million dollar airplanes around with my summer job at an airport
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
im constantly making new resolutions for myself and they usually are forgotten, i need a coach
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yup, they had a daughter on my birthday
4. Did anyone close to you die?
people i may have met, or were close to others close to me but not really close to me
5. What countries did you visit?
mexico, carribean, bahamas (no sign of jonny depp jen)
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
a significant other of the female persuasion is always nice
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
since im struggling with this question than probly not many
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
did super good in school despite my increasingly hectic schedule, also solidified some relationships
9. What was your biggest failure?
not enjoying life as much as i could have (stealing jens answer) i spend to much time worrying about my place in life rather than diving in
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i got a wicked cut on my hand once.....a few colds....i think thats it
11. What was the best thing you bought?
couple good thrift gems, car cd player, nothing really big but i think the best things i buy are anything i buy for other people, more satisfaction
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
all my friends who have been there for me constantly
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed.
i try not to think that way,not too sure....i mean some times ill get a little dissapointed by some people but i try not to hold it against them
14. Where did most of your money go?
best buy, and the various nececities of life, like food, toiletries, etc
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nerdy stuff like GTA, but also stuff like Koinonia, and new and revitalized friendships
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
the milkshake song(dodgeball) or anything from new phantom planet or franz ferdinand
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder:same-ish
ii. thinner or fatter?same-ish but i need to work out more
iii. richer or poorer?same-ish but have more income, but spent more too cuz im retarded
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
though i always thought of myself as there for my friends but i think i could have done better. a lot better, and i realy feel bad aboot that
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
i dont usually regret things, because i dont think id change anything in my past, maybe id stop worrying about stupid stuff
20. How did you spend Christmas?
christmas eve was christmas since we flew out for our vacation on christmas day
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
another year of lonliness in that area(that sounds kind of depressing)
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
my TV watching has decreased dramatically, but i think at the begining of '04 or developed a love for most exreme elimination challange....i havent watched it since like may so that doesnt count....i dont really know
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i dont like hating
26. What was the best book you read?
ur....nope
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
mp3 players, and my ever expanding catalogue of music likes, probably mostly due to derek, and zildjean dip 7A drumsticks
28. What did you want and get?
slightly closer to where i'd like to be in life
29. what did you want and not get?
man it would be lame if i said girlfriend again
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
garden state, collateral, anchorman, dodgeball, probly many others
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i was 20 and i dont remember what i did, probly not much since its a summer birthday
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
man it would be lame if i said girlfriend again
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
i developed a love for 70s or diso garb, jeans
34. What kept you sane?
music and friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
not jonny depp
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
pat(stealing jens answer again)
37. Who did you miss?
anyone i may have inadvertently grown apart from
38. Who was the best new person you met?
i met this person a while ago but only really have become good friends with her this summer. My answer is probly lisa, though i did meet lots of people at school, but mostly i just became better friends with people that may have been acquaintences like the ashleys and other folks at lewis
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year:
The most repetitive answer probly on this thing was my lack of a girlfriend which is a feeling that i have missed for a loooooong time. Ontop of that some of my other answers may have sounded a tad depressing but i have learned and am continuing to learn that, though it causes me some emotional stress, i need to stop dwelling on that and focusing on what i DO have. In the grand scheme of things i shouldnt complain about anything. There are other important things that deserve my attention. However, it couldnt hurt if i took more chances o thought clearly about certain things.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Then you listen to the music and you'd like to sing along
And you want to get the meaning out of each and every song
And you find yourself a message and some words to call your own and take 'em home
--cake "the guitar man"
It would be awesome if we could dance
It would be awesome yeah, lets take a chance.
--Electric Six
--im sure theres better ones but thats the first that came to mind.
wow its 430 AM----goodnight all