2009 Survey - a little late
1. WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2008 THAT YOU'D NEVER DONE BEFORE?
Went to Europe, hated (really hated) school, bought a house
2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEARS' RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR?
Hrm... well, I didn't make any new friends. My resolution is get my glove fixed and to keep going on this exercise kick.
3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Brant had a baby, but we're not close. The counselor at school had a baby, but we're not close. Jimmy and Becky had a baby, but we're not close.
4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?
Jeff Cumpston.
5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
Wow... Spain, Germany, England. So amazing.
6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2010 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2009?
A FUCKING PUPPY. God, that's the only reason I wanted to buy a house, and now Aaron says "no". So resentful.
7. WHAT DATES FROM 2010 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY?
June 1st - Moved in to our house
July 10th - Molly and Julia!
July 15th - HBP!
July 25th - Yard Sale in Santa Cruz
October 25th - New phone
December 20th - Left for Spain/got stuck in Philly etc.
8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?
Finally having the cajones to do something amazing and impulsive, regardless of monetary or other consequences.
9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
Feeling lonely and failing at making friends.
10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?
Swine flu in October.
11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Those potato pancakes in Berlin. And... these cute ankle boots. And the curtains in the bedroom, I love those.
12. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MERITED CELEBRATION?
Hrm... most of the time Aaron, Erin, Emily, Molly, Julia
13. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?
Principal.
14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
Mortgage! And stuff for the house.
15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
Half Blood Prince Movie. Going to see Erin. Every, single weekend.
16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2010?
Oh geez... Crimebusters. It was awesome. Also... I Gotta Feelin' or however you spell that Black Eyed Peas song.
17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ARE YOU:
a) Happier or Sadder?
Sadder.
b) thinner or fatter?
WOOOO TEN POUNDS LIGHTER!!!
c) richer or poorer?
Ha. Poorer.
18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE MORE OF?
Spending time with people, especially new ones, cardio.
19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE LESS OF?
Stressing out.
20. HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?
Hrm.... breakfast for dinner, Sidra from Ben, on a plane to Malta, eating sandwiches, chips and Milka bar, sitting in the hostel in Berlin.
21. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2009?
With exercise.
22. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Got new ones at Ikea... they match the other bedroom furniture.
23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAM?
Iron Chef America. Stupid, stupid uber-cable.
24. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HATE LAST YEAR?
Hrm.... not really. Ron Artest?
25. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
Harry Potter y el misterio del Principe
26. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
Excellent Gentlemen
27. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
House.
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET?
PUPPY!
29. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF THE YEAR?
HP:HBP. Or 27 Dresses.
30. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I was 26. We ate chocolate porter cake from New Seasons. Jenn got me a Pottery Barn Card, Annie made me a Gryffindor scarf.
31.WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
More friends. And a puppy. If I could get off my ass and meet some people.
32. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT IN 2009?
My old pants fit, so that's keeping things interesting.
33. WHAT KEPT YOU SANE?
Honestly? NPR.
34. WHICH CELEBRITY/PUBLIC FIGURE DID YOU FANCY THE MOST?
John Krasinski
35. WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST?
Health care, or lack thereof.
36. WHO DID YOU MISS?
Emily, Erin, Aaron when I was abroad, my parents, Suskin, all the Garter band guys, Molly, Julia, my sense of fun.
37. WHO WAS THE BEST NEW PERSON YOU MET?
Wow. Um.... Ben Finch? Bridie? Niko? The only new people I met. I... am... pathetic.
38. TELL US A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON YOU LEARNED IN 2009:
I really need a life outside of school, yet when I try to do that, my job stresses me out even more.
39. QUOTE A SONG LYRIC THAT SUMS UP YOUR YEAR.
Our house
Is a very very very fine house
With two cats in the yard [or none]
Life used to be soooo hard.
Now everything is easy 'cause of you...
Went to Europe, hated (really hated) school, bought a house
2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEARS' RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR?
Hrm... well, I didn't make any new friends. My resolution is get my glove fixed and to keep going on this exercise kick.
3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Brant had a baby, but we're not close. The counselor at school had a baby, but we're not close. Jimmy and Becky had a baby, but we're not close.
4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?
Jeff Cumpston.
5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
Wow... Spain, Germany, England. So amazing.
6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2010 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2009?
A FUCKING PUPPY. God, that's the only reason I wanted to buy a house, and now Aaron says "no". So resentful.
7. WHAT DATES FROM 2010 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY?
June 1st - Moved in to our house
July 10th - Molly and Julia!
July 15th - HBP!
July 25th - Yard Sale in Santa Cruz
October 25th - New phone
December 20th - Left for Spain/got stuck in Philly etc.
8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?
Finally having the cajones to do something amazing and impulsive, regardless of monetary or other consequences.
9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
Feeling lonely and failing at making friends.
10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?
Swine flu in October.
11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Those potato pancakes in Berlin. And... these cute ankle boots. And the curtains in the bedroom, I love those.
12. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MERITED CELEBRATION?
Hrm... most of the time Aaron, Erin, Emily, Molly, Julia
13. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?
Principal.
14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
Mortgage! And stuff for the house.
15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
Half Blood Prince Movie. Going to see Erin. Every, single weekend.
16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2010?
Oh geez... Crimebusters. It was awesome. Also... I Gotta Feelin' or however you spell that Black Eyed Peas song.
17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ARE YOU:
a) Happier or Sadder?
Sadder.
b) thinner or fatter?
WOOOO TEN POUNDS LIGHTER!!!
c) richer or poorer?
Ha. Poorer.
18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE MORE OF?
Spending time with people, especially new ones, cardio.
19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE LESS OF?
Stressing out.
20. HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?
Hrm.... breakfast for dinner, Sidra from Ben, on a plane to Malta, eating sandwiches, chips and Milka bar, sitting in the hostel in Berlin.
21. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2009?
With exercise.
22. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Got new ones at Ikea... they match the other bedroom furniture.
23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAM?
Iron Chef America. Stupid, stupid uber-cable.
24. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HATE LAST YEAR?
Hrm.... not really. Ron Artest?
25. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
Harry Potter y el misterio del Principe
26. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
Excellent Gentlemen
27. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
House.
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET?
PUPPY!
29. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF THE YEAR?
HP:HBP. Or 27 Dresses.
30. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I was 26. We ate chocolate porter cake from New Seasons. Jenn got me a Pottery Barn Card, Annie made me a Gryffindor scarf.
31.WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
More friends. And a puppy. If I could get off my ass and meet some people.
32. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT IN 2009?
My old pants fit, so that's keeping things interesting.
33. WHAT KEPT YOU SANE?
Honestly? NPR.
34. WHICH CELEBRITY/PUBLIC FIGURE DID YOU FANCY THE MOST?
John Krasinski
35. WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST?
Health care, or lack thereof.
36. WHO DID YOU MISS?
Emily, Erin, Aaron when I was abroad, my parents, Suskin, all the Garter band guys, Molly, Julia, my sense of fun.
37. WHO WAS THE BEST NEW PERSON YOU MET?
Wow. Um.... Ben Finch? Bridie? Niko? The only new people I met. I... am... pathetic.
38. TELL US A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON YOU LEARNED IN 2009:
I really need a life outside of school, yet when I try to do that, my job stresses me out even more.
39. QUOTE A SONG LYRIC THAT SUMS UP YOUR YEAR.
Our house
Is a very very very fine house
With two cats in the yard [or none]
Life used to be soooo hard.
Now everything is easy 'cause of you...