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What a crazy year. I'm getting ready to do a marathon test-correcting session, as I did NOTHING on schoolwork this break and tomorrow class is in session. I swiped the following survey from Buggy.
1.What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Sculpted in clay
2.Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
A few. I joined an art association and had a boyfriend. I didn't write a novel. I also didn't organize my home the way I'd hoped.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Supposedly, my dear cousin Tracy and his wife had a daughter in October or so, but I'm not sure if I believe it. They sent no announcements and there are no photos. (hint, hint)
4.Did anyone close to you die?
My cousin's son, although I didn't know him well.
5.What countries did you visit?
Canada for a daytrip to Stratford. Yooperland, which is supposedly part of the US, but they all speak a foreign language and eat pasties. ;)
6.What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A roadtrip to visit friends and family in Ontario and New York
7.What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 17, the beginning of my Yooper Adventure with my cousin Jill.
8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Dragging my sorry self to all the specialists instead of putting it off.
9.What was your biggest failure?
Failed to write on a MONTHLY basis, let alone daily.
10.Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. Unbeknownst to me, I have had a chronic illness for several years and the symptons finally progressed to the point that I went to specialists. Now I'm on two medications and I've managed to lose 6 pounds already. (That's weight, not money.)
11.What was the best thing you bought?
A tax-filing program.
12.Whose behavior merited celebration?
My parents, who brought a scaffold, painted the high-ceilings, showed me how to hang wallpaper, etc.
13.Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A few students, a couple politicians, a few people in our state who murdered their own children and/or spouses.
14.Where did most of your money go?
Home improvement, car payments, old debts, mortgage, and gasoline.
15.What events did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Memorial Day trip to Mackinaw City, including the reinactment at Fort Michilimackinac
The writer's workshop in August, which put a lot of things in perspective for me
16.What song will always remind you of 2007?
That awful one about the woman destroying her ex-boyfriend's truck.
17.Compared to this time last year, are you:
i.happier or sadder? sadder
ii.thinner or fatter? fatter - although that's changing already
iii.richer or poorer? Richer. I'm aiming to pay off the debts I've had for the past 13 years!
18.What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing
19.What do you wish you'd done less of?
Staying late to help students who never showed up, procrastinating on unpleasant but necessary tasks, and generally wasting my time.
20.How have you spent Christmas?
In my childhood home, with family talking and eating and laughing.
21.Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Adam, Ginny, and various medical personnel.
22.Did you fall in love in 2007?
Almost but I escaped the Abyss just in time. :)
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV programme?
LOST
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
A toss-up between "The Watchers" and "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. I had never read any of his books before, but two different people recommended these books, which launched a reading spree over the summer.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?
The radio stations out of Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan. It's amazing when DJs actually PLAY MUSIC! ;0
28. What did you want and get?
An electric heater for the shed so I have a workshop for the winter (thanks, Mom and Dad!)
29. What did you want and not get?
Peace on Earth
30. What were your favorite films of this year?
The last Pirates of the Caribbean movie and Rattatouille.
31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I spent the day sleeping off a bad cold and fever, and missing my paternal family holiday party. I turned 39.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not being sick for so much of it.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007
Retro, thanks to an "eras" wedding and a cool resale shop
34. What kept you sane?
Clay class.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?
I like the new pope and the new director of the United Way. For the bad, there's the whole gaggle of young actress/singer/lawbreakers that are thrown into news programs and papers.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
It's a toss-up between the too-early presidential campaigning, the attempts by political parties to get the lists of voters and their ballot preferences during the primaries, and the idiotic idea that the northern states (e.g. the Great Lakes states) should "share" their water with the "thirsty" Southwest like Arizona which have population explosion. (A better idea: If you're thirsty, move OUT of the desert!!!)
37. Whom did you miss?
Buggy, Ghouie, Luny, Jodi, Marie and all the other long-distance friends.
38. Who were the best new people you met?
Carolyn, Connie, Jan, and other people in the Art Association. Julie at the Book Blues, who runs a tiny bookstores and hosts community events.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Sometimes the harder you work to improve a relationship, the lazier the other person gets until there's nothing left.
40. What are your plans for 2008?:
Pay off the debts (the car in May, credit cards and bad loans by the end of the year). Keep going to the gym. Write every day. Donate a lot of stuff that I was planning to sell, because the profits won't be worth my time or the freedom I'd immediately get by getting rid of it in a few weeks!
1.What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Sculpted in clay
2.Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
A few. I joined an art association and had a boyfriend. I didn't write a novel. I also didn't organize my home the way I'd hoped.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Supposedly, my dear cousin Tracy and his wife had a daughter in October or so, but I'm not sure if I believe it. They sent no announcements and there are no photos. (hint, hint)
4.Did anyone close to you die?
My cousin's son, although I didn't know him well.
5.What countries did you visit?
Canada for a daytrip to Stratford. Yooperland, which is supposedly part of the US, but they all speak a foreign language and eat pasties. ;)
6.What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A roadtrip to visit friends and family in Ontario and New York
7.What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 17, the beginning of my Yooper Adventure with my cousin Jill.
8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Dragging my sorry self to all the specialists instead of putting it off.
9.What was your biggest failure?
Failed to write on a MONTHLY basis, let alone daily.
10.Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. Unbeknownst to me, I have had a chronic illness for several years and the symptons finally progressed to the point that I went to specialists. Now I'm on two medications and I've managed to lose 6 pounds already. (That's weight, not money.)
11.What was the best thing you bought?
A tax-filing program.
12.Whose behavior merited celebration?
My parents, who brought a scaffold, painted the high-ceilings, showed me how to hang wallpaper, etc.
13.Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A few students, a couple politicians, a few people in our state who murdered their own children and/or spouses.
14.Where did most of your money go?
Home improvement, car payments, old debts, mortgage, and gasoline.
15.What events did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Memorial Day trip to Mackinaw City, including the reinactment at Fort Michilimackinac
The writer's workshop in August, which put a lot of things in perspective for me
16.What song will always remind you of 2007?
That awful one about the woman destroying her ex-boyfriend's truck.
17.Compared to this time last year, are you:
i.happier or sadder? sadder
ii.thinner or fatter? fatter - although that's changing already
iii.richer or poorer? Richer. I'm aiming to pay off the debts I've had for the past 13 years!
18.What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing
19.What do you wish you'd done less of?
Staying late to help students who never showed up, procrastinating on unpleasant but necessary tasks, and generally wasting my time.
20.How have you spent Christmas?
In my childhood home, with family talking and eating and laughing.
21.Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Adam, Ginny, and various medical personnel.
22.Did you fall in love in 2007?
Almost but I escaped the Abyss just in time. :)
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV programme?
LOST
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
A toss-up between "The Watchers" and "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. I had never read any of his books before, but two different people recommended these books, which launched a reading spree over the summer.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?
The radio stations out of Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan. It's amazing when DJs actually PLAY MUSIC! ;0
28. What did you want and get?
An electric heater for the shed so I have a workshop for the winter (thanks, Mom and Dad!)
29. What did you want and not get?
Peace on Earth
30. What were your favorite films of this year?
The last Pirates of the Caribbean movie and Rattatouille.
31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I spent the day sleeping off a bad cold and fever, and missing my paternal family holiday party. I turned 39.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not being sick for so much of it.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007
Retro, thanks to an "eras" wedding and a cool resale shop
34. What kept you sane?
Clay class.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?
I like the new pope and the new director of the United Way. For the bad, there's the whole gaggle of young actress/singer/lawbreakers that are thrown into news programs and papers.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
It's a toss-up between the too-early presidential campaigning, the attempts by political parties to get the lists of voters and their ballot preferences during the primaries, and the idiotic idea that the northern states (e.g. the Great Lakes states) should "share" their water with the "thirsty" Southwest like Arizona which have population explosion. (A better idea: If you're thirsty, move OUT of the desert!!!)
37. Whom did you miss?
Buggy, Ghouie, Luny, Jodi, Marie and all the other long-distance friends.
38. Who were the best new people you met?
Carolyn, Connie, Jan, and other people in the Art Association. Julie at the Book Blues, who runs a tiny bookstores and hosts community events.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Sometimes the harder you work to improve a relationship, the lazier the other person gets until there's nothing left.
40. What are your plans for 2008?:
Pay off the debts (the car in May, credit cards and bad loans by the end of the year). Keep going to the gym. Write every day. Donate a lot of stuff that I was planning to sell, because the profits won't be worth my time or the freedom I'd immediately get by getting rid of it in a few weeks!