Thanks to James....and whomever James got this from :)
01. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?: graduated college, got engaged
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?: i hate to say it, but i don't make resolutions....*guilty look*
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?: nope.
04. Did anyone close to you die?: yes, unfortunately.
05. What countries did you visit?: um. southern california ought to count as a country.
06. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?: money. it sounds shallow, but it's the truth--i agree with James. i'd also like to add "a good job that doesn't make me hate working."
07. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?: May 7th-graduation, May 23rd-engagement, June 6th-family vacation :)
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year?: surviving.
09. What was your biggest failure?: not standing up for myself better.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?: a little o' both.
11. What was the best thing you bought?: an engagement ring for my fiance. te he.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: my sister's. she's really worked hard this last year, and i'm so proud of where she is.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: unfortunately quite a few people, leading to my recent struggle with trusting people and having faith in human beings.
14. Where did most of your money go?: trying to survive. see: bills and groceries.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: my wedding :D
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?: "Good Life" by Francis Dunnery
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?: a little of both.
ii. thinner or fatter?: definitely fatter.
iii. richer or poorer?: eesh. SO poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: networking.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: living in boulder.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?: well, i spent Christmas with my family at home
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?: :) came into 2004 very much in love.
23. How many one-night stands?: with my fiance?
24. What was your favorite TV program?: definitely extreme home makeover home edition. helps undo some of the bad week, i think.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: no. have lost friends, though.
26. What was the best book you read?: Into Thin Air by a guy whose initials are JK (something like John Krakauer)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?: have always liked John Mayer, never realized what a great musician he really is.
28. What did you want and get?: a proposal.
29. What did you want and not get? my grandma's recovery.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?: i'll go with Meet the Fockers because i so desperately needed the laugh.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: on my 22nd birthday i had a meeting, and then doug and i got takeout.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: getting a better job.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?: lol. did not know i had one of these.....
34. What kept you sane?: doug, believing deeply in there being a plan.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: Bono. someday i will tell my pathetic story about this.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: women's rights and economics. (oooh! james! three years of college later, i have THE rebuttal to our argument with your dad on affirmative action *grins proudly*)
37. Who did you miss?: my grandma.
38. Who was the best new person you met?: michelle. she's very cool, she volunteers at my dream job, and she has to be one of the healthiest people i have ever encountered.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: it is never THAT bad. if you give up or give in, you're shortchanging your own potential and adding a slap to the face for all those who have ever actually had it THAT bad.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: " Gonna get back to basics, guess I'll start it up again, I'm fallin' from the ceiling, you're falling from the sky now and then, maybe you were shot down in pieces, maybe I slipped in between, but we we're gonna be the wildest people they ever hoped to see, just you and me"
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?: i hate to say it, but i don't make resolutions....*guilty look*
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?: nope.
04. Did anyone close to you die?: yes, unfortunately.
05. What countries did you visit?: um. southern california ought to count as a country.
06. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?: money. it sounds shallow, but it's the truth--i agree with James. i'd also like to add "a good job that doesn't make me hate working."
07. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?: May 7th-graduation, May 23rd-engagement, June 6th-family vacation :)
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year?: surviving.
09. What was your biggest failure?: not standing up for myself better.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?: a little o' both.
11. What was the best thing you bought?: an engagement ring for my fiance. te he.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: my sister's. she's really worked hard this last year, and i'm so proud of where she is.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: unfortunately quite a few people, leading to my recent struggle with trusting people and having faith in human beings.
14. Where did most of your money go?: trying to survive. see: bills and groceries.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: my wedding :D
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?: "Good Life" by Francis Dunnery
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?: a little of both.
ii. thinner or fatter?: definitely fatter.
iii. richer or poorer?: eesh. SO poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: networking.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: living in boulder.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?: well, i spent Christmas with my family at home
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?: :) came into 2004 very much in love.
23. How many one-night stands?: with my fiance?
24. What was your favorite TV program?: definitely extreme home makeover home edition. helps undo some of the bad week, i think.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: no. have lost friends, though.
26. What was the best book you read?: Into Thin Air by a guy whose initials are JK (something like John Krakauer)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?: have always liked John Mayer, never realized what a great musician he really is.
28. What did you want and get?: a proposal.
29. What did you want and not get? my grandma's recovery.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?: i'll go with Meet the Fockers because i so desperately needed the laugh.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: on my 22nd birthday i had a meeting, and then doug and i got takeout.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: getting a better job.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?: lol. did not know i had one of these.....
34. What kept you sane?: doug, believing deeply in there being a plan.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: Bono. someday i will tell my pathetic story about this.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: women's rights and economics. (oooh! james! three years of college later, i have THE rebuttal to our argument with your dad on affirmative action *grins proudly*)
37. Who did you miss?: my grandma.
38. Who was the best new person you met?: michelle. she's very cool, she volunteers at my dream job, and she has to be one of the healthiest people i have ever encountered.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: it is never THAT bad. if you give up or give in, you're shortchanging your own potential and adding a slap to the face for all those who have ever actually had it THAT bad.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: " Gonna get back to basics, guess I'll start it up again, I'm fallin' from the ceiling, you're falling from the sky now and then, maybe you were shot down in pieces, maybe I slipped in between, but we we're gonna be the wildest people they ever hoped to see, just you and me"