Dec 31, 2007 17:50
1. what did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? left the country (pretty much) and visited new york city, bought a car, moved in with two girlfriends, biked to a voice lesson, did yoga on point michaud beach, realized.
2. did you keep your new years resolution and will you make more for next year? i don't think i made one, and i have one but it's a secret and it's just for me.
3. did anyone close to you give birth? maxine had lydia in november. every, year.
4. did anyone close to you die? no.
5. what countries did you visit? the united states of america.
6. what would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? confidence.
8. what was your biggest achievement of the year? graduating, getting good jobs and meeting fantastic people, taking voice lessons and wroking it out.
9. what was your biggest failure? not listening to my insides.
10. did you suffer illness or injury? negative.
11. what was the best thing you bought? my new pretty car or popcorn in time square. food in new york!
12. whose behavior merited celebration? no one and everyone, likely.
13. whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? love isn't enough!
14. where did most of your money go? rent, car, gas, eating out (always), music and wine.
15. what did you get really, really, really excited about? seeing albert.
16. what song music will always remind you of 2007? "oh, what a world" by rufus wainwright.
17. compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder? sadder.
thinner or fatter? fatter.
richer or poorer? arguably richer and simultaneously poorer.
18. what do you wish you'd done more of? not give a shit.
19. what do you wish you'd done less of? giving a shit.
20. how will you be did you spend(ing) christmas? with the family at the new place. stress and tension, high hopes and let downs. but grammas and lobsters and jade and cranium. still better than most weekdays.
21. did you fall in love in 2007? i'm working on falling in love with myself.
22. how many one-night stands? maybe a few. maybe none.
23. what was your favorite tv program? fresh prince, america's/canada's next top model, sopranos.
24. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? hate brushed my tongue this year.
25. what was the best book you read? hahaha. maybe i didn't read a book. i can't remember, so i guess none were the best.
26. what was your greatest musical discovery? rufus wainwright, ryan adams.
27. what did you want and get? my job at celtic colours. an occasional grip.
28. what was your favorite film of this year? i liked that film from the indie series with glen hansard... "once".
29. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i went to halifax and stayed with jayne, ate good food, drank good wine, and laughed a LOT.
30. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? lack of intense emotional turmoil!!!
31. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? grey, black, or denim.
32. what kept you sane? my apartment. my purple bedroom. treats. red wine. bad country.
33. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? none.
34. what political issue stirred you the most? none.
35. who did you miss? lauren.
36. who was the best new person you met? allie smith or spencer or ian mcneil.
37. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007: if you can't trust, you can't be trusted. live for you or else it sucks.
38. quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "is there anyone else who wears slightly mysterious brusies? i don't know what it is." rufus