Better later than never
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Bought a car.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember the one's from last year...not sure if I kept them, but it's doubtful. Next year (this year, now) I have a few: quit smoking, remove my heart from my sleeve, lose weight.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Jess from Jacksonville, Kristin's preggers too.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Stayed here.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
A life?!?! Lol...well, I started on it in the very last part of 2003 anyways.
7. What month(s) from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May:graduation
Summer:crazy beach survey
Oh, all of the first semester of hell in graduate school.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I graduated from college, got into graduate school and made it through statistics.
9. What was your biggest failure?
My first GRE scores. OUCH!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nah, just the normal anemia shit and hip pain. Although I did have a nasty stomach thing that caused me a run-in with Medac right when I started at UNCW. That was PAINFUL!!!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My car, Pumpkin
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Both my parents finally went to the doctor's for checkups.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Usually ghosts of the past. Often my mom was a source of intolerable stress, but what else is new. I still love her.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Oh, let's see...how about the overdraft bullshit with the bank that closed down my account. Yeah, that counts. Then there was the few months of excessive binge food. And the cigarettes and weed (although I spent relatively little compared to how much I smoked in Boone.)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Being on national television during the hurricane, driving up to Asheville by myself to interview for their program, winning 2000 quarters in Las Vegas
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Tons of them.
Christina's Stripped CD
"Warning" by Filter
"Gotta Get Through This"
Tori's "Crazy"
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
overall, happier...i think. ask me tomorrow.
ii. thinner or fatter?
'thinner' if you could call me 'thin'.
iii. richer or poorer?
broke as a joke...the same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
taken pictures, savored the here-and-nows
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Made excuses, ruminated, bitched
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at home.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Yes - I'm in love with footed pajamas
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program(s)?
All of those silly MTV real life kind of programs...Osbournes, Anna Nicole, Sorority Life
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope. If I hate them now I no longer know them.
26. What was the best book you read?
Statistics by Jacob Cohen...HA, YEAH RIGHT!!!!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery(s)?
Aimee Mann
28. What did you want and get?
Some more friends
29. What did you want and not get?
The perfect man
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Pirates of the Carribean....aarrr
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was ditched after sending out mass loads of email asking people to hang out. I spent it with my family instead, which was kewl. I turned 23. I'm old now.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Probably if all of this bullshit with my sister was settled and I didn't have to spend so much time mediating.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Much more dressed up that usual when in public. A significant decline in hygiene around exam times...lol.
34. What kept you sane?
Celexa and my Dad.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Eh...Christina Aguilara I guess
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war.
37. Who/what did you miss the most?
Chele, Lynn, Amy, Dan, Dr. Beck, Aurielle...Boone, ASU, my sanity
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
Travis
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Dude. In a few months, you won't even remember this shit.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Good Stuff that happened:
This is my life
Not what it was before
These are my dreams
I've never lived before
Somebody shake me
I must be dreaming
These are the words
I've never said before
"I think I'm doing okay"
Now that we're here
So far away
I feel like I can face the day
I can't believe I'm not ashamed
Of the person that I am today
"So Far Away" - Stained
Shitty Stuff/Shitty Times:
I am not your savior
I am just as fucked as you
I can not save you
I can't even save myself
I can not save you
I can't even save myself
Please don't take pity on me...
"Save Yourself" - Stabbing Westward
Bought a car.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember the one's from last year...not sure if I kept them, but it's doubtful. Next year (this year, now) I have a few: quit smoking, remove my heart from my sleeve, lose weight.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Jess from Jacksonville, Kristin's preggers too.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Stayed here.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
A life?!?! Lol...well, I started on it in the very last part of 2003 anyways.
7. What month(s) from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May:graduation
Summer:crazy beach survey
Oh, all of the first semester of hell in graduate school.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I graduated from college, got into graduate school and made it through statistics.
9. What was your biggest failure?
My first GRE scores. OUCH!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nah, just the normal anemia shit and hip pain. Although I did have a nasty stomach thing that caused me a run-in with Medac right when I started at UNCW. That was PAINFUL!!!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My car, Pumpkin
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Both my parents finally went to the doctor's for checkups.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Usually ghosts of the past. Often my mom was a source of intolerable stress, but what else is new. I still love her.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Oh, let's see...how about the overdraft bullshit with the bank that closed down my account. Yeah, that counts. Then there was the few months of excessive binge food. And the cigarettes and weed (although I spent relatively little compared to how much I smoked in Boone.)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Being on national television during the hurricane, driving up to Asheville by myself to interview for their program, winning 2000 quarters in Las Vegas
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Tons of them.
Christina's Stripped CD
"Warning" by Filter
"Gotta Get Through This"
Tori's "Crazy"
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
overall, happier...i think. ask me tomorrow.
ii. thinner or fatter?
'thinner' if you could call me 'thin'.
iii. richer or poorer?
broke as a joke...the same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
taken pictures, savored the here-and-nows
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Made excuses, ruminated, bitched
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at home.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Yes - I'm in love with footed pajamas
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program(s)?
All of those silly MTV real life kind of programs...Osbournes, Anna Nicole, Sorority Life
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope. If I hate them now I no longer know them.
26. What was the best book you read?
Statistics by Jacob Cohen...HA, YEAH RIGHT!!!!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery(s)?
Aimee Mann
28. What did you want and get?
Some more friends
29. What did you want and not get?
The perfect man
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Pirates of the Carribean....aarrr
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was ditched after sending out mass loads of email asking people to hang out. I spent it with my family instead, which was kewl. I turned 23. I'm old now.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Probably if all of this bullshit with my sister was settled and I didn't have to spend so much time mediating.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Much more dressed up that usual when in public. A significant decline in hygiene around exam times...lol.
34. What kept you sane?
Celexa and my Dad.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Eh...Christina Aguilara I guess
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war.
37. Who/what did you miss the most?
Chele, Lynn, Amy, Dan, Dr. Beck, Aurielle...Boone, ASU, my sanity
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
Travis
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Dude. In a few months, you won't even remember this shit.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Good Stuff that happened:
This is my life
Not what it was before
These are my dreams
I've never lived before
Somebody shake me
I must be dreaming
These are the words
I've never said before
"I think I'm doing okay"
Now that we're here
So far away
I feel like I can face the day
I can't believe I'm not ashamed
Of the person that I am today
"So Far Away" - Stained
Shitty Stuff/Shitty Times:
I am not your savior
I am just as fucked as you
I can not save you
I can't even save myself
I can not save you
I can't even save myself
Please don't take pity on me...
"Save Yourself" - Stabbing Westward