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1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Sang shape note
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made them last year, but I probably will this year. Or at least do the usual introspection.
3. Did someone close to you give birth?
nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes. damn it, two years in a row,
5. What countries did you visit?
Italy (the motherland)
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Gonna follow Emmy's example. MOre of a mindset on living sustainably and humbly.
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Graduation, my birthday.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
certain specific papers, for Jane and Rubentstein, getting into college, singing at graduation
9. What was your biggest failure?
Is it good or bad that I can't remember.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'm a beast and typically avoid such things.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the coffee pot in my dorm room
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mama's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
this is mean spirited.
14. Where did most of your money go?
colllllllllege, and I suppose food and clothes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Graduation, ridiculous romantic exploits, music, new friends, classes (occassionally), home comings.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
All of Living with Ghosts (Patty Griffin), Kelly Clarkson (from Emmy and Theresa and Sophie)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or hardened? I dunno, happy in different ways, but certainly older.
ii. thinner or fatter? Same? Same. Ish.
iii. richer or poorer? college kinda makes you poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
volunteering and activism at collegia, reading for fun
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worrying about things not worth my time.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my huge and crazy fam
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
nope
23. Any one-night stands?
ha. ish. Define stand.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
P run!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hate is lame.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Great Fire, I think.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Shape note, though I guess it wasn't fully a discovery.
28. What did you want and get?
a wonderful school, new friends, singing at graduation, enormous happiness with Chris and my friends and my family
29. What did you want and not get?
yale, but that was a dumb desire anyway
30. Favorite film of this year?
I really don't go to the movies enough. BOrat and Strangers with Candy but that makes me so shallow and silly...
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 18. We had dinner at Cafe Istanbul and went to Jed's house and I wished no one would die in the next year and then someone did. I no longer wish on Birthday cakes.
32. What kind of things would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not taking dumb classes.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
girly but funky in a hippie way. I think that's pretty deep.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp.
36. What political issues stirred you the most?
Israel. Women. Race. the Earth. The usual.
37. Who do you miss?
Mama, Daddy, friends
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Sarah and Alexis and Ari
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Don't stress out yall!
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"All things go"
i have kissed someone:
on the cheek.
on the lips.
on their hands or fingers.
in my room.
in their room.
of the same sex.
of the opposite sex.
younger than me.
older than me.
with jet black hair.
with curly hair.
with blonde hair & blue eyes.
with flaming red hair.
with straight hair.
smaller/shorter than me.
bigger/taller than me.
who was drunk.
who was high.
who i had just met.
at a show/concert.
at the beach.
in a pool, jacuzzi, or some type of water
who was/is my good friend.
who was/is in a band.
who is of a completely different race than me.
in the rain.
in a car/taxi/bus.
in the movies.
eskimo style.
Sang shape note
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made them last year, but I probably will this year. Or at least do the usual introspection.
3. Did someone close to you give birth?
nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes. damn it, two years in a row,
5. What countries did you visit?
Italy (the motherland)
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Gonna follow Emmy's example. MOre of a mindset on living sustainably and humbly.
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Graduation, my birthday.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
certain specific papers, for Jane and Rubentstein, getting into college, singing at graduation
9. What was your biggest failure?
Is it good or bad that I can't remember.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'm a beast and typically avoid such things.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the coffee pot in my dorm room
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mama's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
this is mean spirited.
14. Where did most of your money go?
colllllllllege, and I suppose food and clothes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Graduation, ridiculous romantic exploits, music, new friends, classes (occassionally), home comings.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
All of Living with Ghosts (Patty Griffin), Kelly Clarkson (from Emmy and Theresa and Sophie)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or hardened? I dunno, happy in different ways, but certainly older.
ii. thinner or fatter? Same? Same. Ish.
iii. richer or poorer? college kinda makes you poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
volunteering and activism at collegia, reading for fun
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worrying about things not worth my time.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my huge and crazy fam
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
nope
23. Any one-night stands?
ha. ish. Define stand.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
P run!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hate is lame.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Great Fire, I think.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Shape note, though I guess it wasn't fully a discovery.
28. What did you want and get?
a wonderful school, new friends, singing at graduation, enormous happiness with Chris and my friends and my family
29. What did you want and not get?
yale, but that was a dumb desire anyway
30. Favorite film of this year?
I really don't go to the movies enough. BOrat and Strangers with Candy but that makes me so shallow and silly...
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 18. We had dinner at Cafe Istanbul and went to Jed's house and I wished no one would die in the next year and then someone did. I no longer wish on Birthday cakes.
32. What kind of things would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not taking dumb classes.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
girly but funky in a hippie way. I think that's pretty deep.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp.
36. What political issues stirred you the most?
Israel. Women. Race. the Earth. The usual.
37. Who do you miss?
Mama, Daddy, friends
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Sarah and Alexis and Ari
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Don't stress out yall!
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"All things go"
i have kissed someone:
on the cheek.
on the lips.
on their hands or fingers.
in my room.
in their room.
of the same sex.
of the opposite sex.
younger than me.
older than me.
with jet black hair.
with curly hair.
with blonde hair & blue eyes.
with flaming red hair.
with straight hair.
smaller/shorter than me.
bigger/taller than me.
who was drunk.
who was high.
who i had just met.
at a show/concert.
at the beach.
in a pool, jacuzzi, or some type of water
who was/is my good friend.
who was/is in a band.
who is of a completely different race than me.
in the rain.
in a car/taxi/bus.
in the movies.
eskimo style.