Survey for the New Year
I AM: probably taller than you
I WANT: to do whatever I can within reason and be happy
I HAVE: a great family, fantastic friends, and weirdly enough ... a boyfriend I actually like!
I WISH: that I could completely be out of debt
I LOVE: my dog
I HATE: not having a teleporter
I MISS: my knees functioning properly
I FEAR: not graduating
I REGRET: AREc
I ALWAYS: am too hard on myself
I AM NOT: a pushover, tactful
I DANCE: when I've had something to drink
I SING: the Rent soundtrack all the time (at least lately)
I CRY: when something touches me
I AM NOT ALWAYS: taller than everyone
I WON: a good lottery to be born in my situation
I LOST/LOSE: 9 lbs in a week when I got my wisdom teeth out
I CONFUSE: "UO" and "OU"
I SHOULD: get my damn thesis done
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Followed my gut and made a major decision AGAINST what my parents thought I should do
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't usually make resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope
4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes
5. What countries did you visit? USA
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? THUNDERSTORMS (sorry Kim, we don't get this in OR!)
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? May 27th, November 9th, no real reason
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? My newfound love of naps, making a good decision, believing in myself
9. What was your biggest failure? Japan
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Stupid knee
11. What was the best thing you bought? My iPod ... I <3 you iPod!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My friends when I needed them
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Let's just say it was at Clod's in August
14. Where did most of your money go? Clothes, books, travel
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Atlanta, new relationships
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? Anything Natasha Bedingfeld or Bea
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? FATTER!
iii. richer or poorer? porrer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Keeping up with putting pics online
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Wasting time on the Internet
20. How will you be spending Christmas? I spent it at home
21. Who had the biggest influence on your life in 2006? Too hard to answer
22. Did you fall in love in 2006? Nope
23. How many one-night stands? 1.3 million
24. What was your favorite TV program? HOUSE
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes
26. What was the best book you read? Life of Pi
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? The Fray
28. What did you want and get? To breathe
29. What did you want and not get? In shape
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Little Miss Sunshine
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 23 and I studied! BOO!!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If I had not studied on my birthday
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? Jeans
34. What/who kept you sane? Randi and Adèle
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Hugh Laurie
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Gay marriage, Bush in general
37. Who did you miss? My peeps back home
38. Who was the best new person you met? Katy Loynes, the love of my life
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: Be patient and for the love of God listen to what your gut is telling you