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Top Five Movies I saw:
1. An Inconvenient Truth
2. A Prairie Home Companion
3. Something New
4. Akeelah and the Bee
5. Clerks II
Top Five Music Artists
1. OK Go
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Modest Mouse
4. Cake
5. Coldplay
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Go on a real grownup vacation without my parents.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I wanted to do one piece of housework a day and physical activity 3x/week... but I didn't. Since those goals have been going for a few years now, I think I'll go with a nice vague goal of continuing self-improvement.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? About seven co-workers, but no non-work friends.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? Just this one.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? Confidence and focus.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Maybe I should add a better memory to that list.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Surviving my first year of full-time employment with no school or semester changes to break it up.
9. What was your biggest failure? I didn't improve professionally as much as I wanted to.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Recurrent back pain is all.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Yarn for my beautiful blue sweater.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Friends who pushed me out of my rut.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Management. And the government, as always.
14. Where did most of your money go? Going out for coffee and food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? G moved his arm!
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? Here It Goes Again, by OK Go.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? about the same
ii. thinner or fatter? only slightly fatter
iii. richer or poorer? only slightly richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Physical activity.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Moping.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Spent it with my parents and grandparents.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006? Came close.
23. How many one-night stands? Didn't really have any.
24. What was your favorite TV program? Veronica Mars was my new discovery.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? It takes a lot for me to truly hate someone, so no.
26. What was the best book you read? The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? I really enjoyed OK Go.
28. What did you want and get? Stability.
29. What did you want and not get? True love and professional respect.
30. Did you make any new friends this year? Lots, mostly consisting of quad rugby people and new co-workers. Plus Yvonne.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 26, and went with some co-workers and Libby to happy hour.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Focus.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Large, wide scarves or cotton skirts.
34. What kept you sane? My friends and my knitting.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I harbor a fondness for Barack Obama.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Single-payer universal health care.
37. Who did you miss? Christine, Megan, Katie, Sandy
38. Who was the best new person you met? I refuse to pick.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: Discipline and responsibility actually are worth working towards.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
1. An Inconvenient Truth
2. A Prairie Home Companion
3. Something New
4. Akeelah and the Bee
5. Clerks II
Top Five Music Artists
1. OK Go
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Modest Mouse
4. Cake
5. Coldplay
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Go on a real grownup vacation without my parents.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I wanted to do one piece of housework a day and physical activity 3x/week... but I didn't. Since those goals have been going for a few years now, I think I'll go with a nice vague goal of continuing self-improvement.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? About seven co-workers, but no non-work friends.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? Just this one.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? Confidence and focus.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Maybe I should add a better memory to that list.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Surviving my first year of full-time employment with no school or semester changes to break it up.
9. What was your biggest failure? I didn't improve professionally as much as I wanted to.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Recurrent back pain is all.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Yarn for my beautiful blue sweater.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Friends who pushed me out of my rut.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Management. And the government, as always.
14. Where did most of your money go? Going out for coffee and food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? G moved his arm!
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? Here It Goes Again, by OK Go.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? about the same
ii. thinner or fatter? only slightly fatter
iii. richer or poorer? only slightly richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Physical activity.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Moping.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Spent it with my parents and grandparents.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006? Came close.
23. How many one-night stands? Didn't really have any.
24. What was your favorite TV program? Veronica Mars was my new discovery.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? It takes a lot for me to truly hate someone, so no.
26. What was the best book you read? The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? I really enjoyed OK Go.
28. What did you want and get? Stability.
29. What did you want and not get? True love and professional respect.
30. Did you make any new friends this year? Lots, mostly consisting of quad rugby people and new co-workers. Plus Yvonne.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 26, and went with some co-workers and Libby to happy hour.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Focus.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Large, wide scarves or cotton skirts.
34. What kept you sane? My friends and my knitting.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I harbor a fondness for Barack Obama.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Single-payer universal health care.
37. Who did you miss? Christine, Megan, Katie, Sandy
38. Who was the best new person you met? I refuse to pick.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: Discipline and responsibility actually are worth working towards.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: