1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
been onstage, shaved, played badmiton seriously, felt loveandnotlust, went to fucking canada
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for
next year?
i had a resolution to sober myself, and i did. this year... im keeping them a secret.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
i was close to those that had lost.
5. What countries did you visit?
C A N A D A
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
various pronouns
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
getting stopped by the cops walking to sns, the entire week of south dakota, the day i found out caitlin was moving, opening day/night of the one acts, bowling, the day i first saw maria in my driveway, the night that i called mandah at matts house, that night we were at katies house and i felt alive
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
one acts, almost turning into the person i want to be
9. What was your biggest failure?
procrastination, as a friend in many situations
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
mental anguish? my lactose intolerance was somehow acquired for the most part this year.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
maria, though she wasnt really bought by myself. mabye... that slayer shirt i got from hot topic so caitlin could get her 'bert is my homeboy' shirt half off.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
katie/the VMC
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
i dont want to go into that
14. Where did most of your money go?
earth lore/sleven/five dollar pizzas/saddle-creek store
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
metting certain pronouns, self-awareness
16. Which albums will always remind you of 2004?
the good life - black out
jets to brazil - perfecting loneliness
son, ambulance/bright eyes - o, holy fools
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder?
happier
ii. Thinner or fatter?
fatter
iii. richer or poorer?
richer, mabye. i think the same, but then again i have maria.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
writing, persuing certain pronouns, acting
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
procrastinating
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i already did
23. How many one-night stands?
zero
24. What was your favourite TV program?
fosters! six feet under!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no
26. What was the best book you read?
the perks of being a wallflower, siddhartha
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the good life, jtb
28. What did you want and get?
a typewriter, knowledge, books
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
requiem for a dream, whas
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i was sixteen. i worked.
32 What would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
...again, certain unnamed pronouns
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
sweaters. lots of sweaters.
34. What kept you sane?
music, friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
lindsay lohan, tim kasher
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
...gay marriage.
37. Who did you miss?
certain unnamed pronouns. i see a trend.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
oh wow. katie/mandah/mary/matt(in an actually 'met' way. ive known him a long time)/VMC/i met far too many people to name them all
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
how to deal with people/be social.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
dont wake me up,
dont wake me up,
dont wake me up,
i cant wake up from this.