Dec 22, 2004 10:13
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? Skydive, Life Model, Live in Philly, Adopt a cat, Played Halo, Take time off from school
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't usually make them, or if I do it's something impossible to keep like "figure out my beliefs in faith" or "stop eating so much soup"...to dream the impossible dream.
3. Did someone close to you give birth? A couple of people from HS. No one incredibly close.Nelson helped to make one though. Bzzz.
4. Did anyone close to you die? My Dad is pretty much dead to me, but aside from that, thank God no one else died.
5. What countries did you visit? SIGH. I have been here all along.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? I have so many great things right now. A decent job, great friends, great family, a great apartment in a great city. I am not going to go wishing for more, because that's just damn greedy.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nov. 2nd. Bees.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Not caring AT ALL what other people think about me in my physical appearence, and actually liking myself. bzzz. Moving to the city on a whim, not knowing many people here or if I would survive was pretty big too.
9. What was your biggest failure? Not staying in contact enough with the people I love from NJ.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing much more than the common cold or stomache ache.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Bryan adams Vinyl (amongst other records), lots of stuff from India, Comics, Nintendo NES, My cat, u2 ipod
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Howard Dean
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Most of the people in this administration.
14. Where did most of your money go? Food & bills.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Moving to Philly, Skydiving, getting a cat, Getting a computer, getting a record player, My moms wedding, and candy.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? Losing My Religon- REM --- and HeYa, because it was on constantly
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or hardened? Can't I be both?
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner than last year, I am pretty sure.
iii. richer or poorer? hahaha, well I am probably the same. Very very poor.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Keeping in contact with people, reading (though I did a lot), played more video games, study religons
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Doubting
20. How will you be spending Christmas? With my new family, and friends. Possibly drunk, definately happy.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? I fall 'in love' with complete strangers almost everyday, did I remain in love? no.
23. Any one-night stands? Not really
24. What was your favorite TV program? I just started watching TV again--- West Wing, Scrubs, The Dead Zone, Dead Like Me, Huff, The Shield
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I only "hate" one person, and its been on again off again since the day I was born.
26. What was the best book you read? Not including comics, definately American Gods. Neil Gaiman is fantastic.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? hmmmm. The Coldplay song "Such a Rush sounds like old Radiohead. I have been listening to more "They Might Be Giants" and William Shatner, alos anything off the Garden State or eternal sunshine is fucking fantastic.
28. What did you want and get? A record player. A new start.
29. What did you want and not get? Not much.
30. Favorite film of this year? Eternal Sunshune of the Spotless Mind.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 20 in February, and we had a party with a pinata (later set on fire), a cookie cake, and lots of jew jokes.
32. What kind of things would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Not as much confusion or stress in the education area.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? As Jeff and I were discussing, I have an amazing talent for putting things together that SHOULD NOT match, but some how work.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Bono, Dean, Moby.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? I was more political this year than ever before. All of them.
37. Who do you miss? NJ kids
38. Who was the best new person you met? Hmmm wow. I met Beth, John, and Brie this year,Kara (my apartment mate) is really cool, also a bunch of people form Temple, like steve- Matt, umm I shook John Kerry's hand. bzz.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: What you are sure of one moment WILL change the next.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I said Brrr It's cold in here....must be some torres in the atmosphere."
"let's listen to something that rocks...
It's a beautiful day.... don't let it get away."