The year that was 2004
I was bored, so i decided to knick this from Tammy.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? lived away from home (travelling doesn't count)
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I haven't made any new year's resolutions for a while.
3. Did someone close to you give birth? my brother's wife had a baby boy August. one of my cousins had a baby girl in March and another cousin had twin girls in April.
4. Did anyone close to you die? my aunt's husband's mother.
5. What countries did you visit? Israel, with stopovers in Switzerland, Thailand and Singapore.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? money and a drivers liscence.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? January 28th, when i left Israel, November 18th, when Tammy came to Melbourne, December 27th, mine and Tammy's first anniversary
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? travelling overseas
9. What was your biggest failure? failing a few units at uni
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? nope, had a clean bill of health
11. What was the best thing you bought? my new mobile phone
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Tammy's
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? my mum
14. Where did most of your money go? towards spending time with Tammy and rent
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Tammy coming to Australia
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? Just Lose It by Eminem and She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
A)Happier or sadder? happier
B)Older or wiser? Both
C)Thinner or fatter? about the same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? spent more time studying
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? wasting money
20. How will you be spending Christmas? just another day to me
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? fell in love in 2003. I stayed in love throughout 2004.
23. Any one-night stands? not that i remember
24. What was your favorite TV program? CSI, The Simpsons, Dancing With The Stars
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? hate is a bit of strong word. there are a few people that i dislike.
26. What was the best book you read? my Genetics textbook
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Maroon 5. i love them
28. What did you want and get? not much
29. What did you want and not get? not much eithere
30. Favorite film of this year? Shrek 2
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? went out with some friends. I turned 19
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? being with Tammy longer and getting better results at uni
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? pretty cool
34. What kept you sane? Tammy, my friends Bec and Adam, and the internet
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Jennifer Lopez
36. What political issue stirred you the most? the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Australian federal election
37. Who do you miss? Tammy
38. Who was the best new person you met? Sarah and Tara from bolt
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: don't take life for granted
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Beautiful Day by U2
The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town
You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination
You love this town
Even if that doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Teach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out
It was a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Reach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
What you don't have you don't need it now
What you don't know you can feel it somehow
What you don't have you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day