*sigh*
watched bourne supremecy with the fam yesterday, de-lovely today, and now the fam (minus me) is watching the manchurian candidate. great christmas. i miss people. i know that my family is trying to include me, but we've just drifted further and further apart. we're going different directions - they have their work and their activities and their life, and it doesn't include me anymore. it makes it hard when i come back. I have nothing here. my room doesn't seem like it's mine anymore. all the clothes i have are what i brought back. i don't have my movies, my computer, my bed, my friends, my room from boston. We like different things, our interests are different, and sad to say, my parents are getting old. little things like forgetting if they've fed the dog or told me a story. I don't know how to handle it, cause i'd rather remember my parents as they were when they didn't repeat themselves. i just want to be back with familiar things in boston. i miss everyone.
anyways. merry christmas. happy new years to those who i don't talk to before then.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
stood up to my parents and tried to go away from what they wanted
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I really didn't make a new years resolution cause i never keep them anyways, so i've gotten to the point where i just don't bother
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes
5. What countries did you visit?
ireland
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
control and faith in myself to do what i want
7. What date(s) from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
valentines trip to vermont, the boat cruise, summer trips, band camp, thanksgiving...
all for different reasons...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting in my graduation paperwork for this spring
9. What was your biggest failure?
not pursuing things to the fullest
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
just a little knee surgery that makes me currently feel like an old man with arthritis
11. What was the best thing you bought?
best comforter ever
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
i guess my bro for shaping up and stuff, although his behavior before makes it questionable as to whether or not shaping up should be a celebration, or just expected.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
wow, so many people. good times. >as I feel Miker
14. Where did most of your money go?
clothes or food or photo. who knows.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
districts and this summer
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"i believe in a thing called love" (districts), bat boy soundrack, avenue q soundtrack, wicked sountrack, assassins soundrack (summer), "amazing grace" (allentown)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? probably happier
ii. thinner or fatter? a little fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
practice
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
band
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
in portland. woo.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes
23. How many one-night stands?
can't say that i've experienced that...
24. What was your favorite TV program?
what not to wear, er, total makeover, clean sweep, trading spaces
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
probably.
26. What was the best book you read?
color purple? it being probably the only book i read...
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
allegria - cirque du soleil
28. What did you want and get?
voice lessons, recommendation letters, theater study
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
miracle
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
19 - I honestly don't remember. I think there was a basketball game... i don't think i've done anything for my birthday since i was like 10.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not doing band. in a positive way of course, and i'll talk to chris about it later...
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
i guess going back more towards the freshman me with nicer clothes - not always just jeans and a t-shirt
34. What kept you sane?
my friends, music
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
not sure. i'm sure there was someone, but i certainly don't remember
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
anything to do with the freakin' presidential election...
37. Who did you miss?
kali
38. Who was the best new person you met?
susannah mars - my voice teacher
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
you will be happier if you immerse yourself in what YOU want to do as supposed to what others want you to do.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...
anyways. merry christmas. happy new years to those who i don't talk to before then.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
stood up to my parents and tried to go away from what they wanted
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I really didn't make a new years resolution cause i never keep them anyways, so i've gotten to the point where i just don't bother
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes
5. What countries did you visit?
ireland
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
control and faith in myself to do what i want
7. What date(s) from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
valentines trip to vermont, the boat cruise, summer trips, band camp, thanksgiving...
all for different reasons...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting in my graduation paperwork for this spring
9. What was your biggest failure?
not pursuing things to the fullest
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
just a little knee surgery that makes me currently feel like an old man with arthritis
11. What was the best thing you bought?
best comforter ever
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
i guess my bro for shaping up and stuff, although his behavior before makes it questionable as to whether or not shaping up should be a celebration, or just expected.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
wow, so many people. good times. >as I feel Miker
14. Where did most of your money go?
clothes or food or photo. who knows.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
districts and this summer
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"i believe in a thing called love" (districts), bat boy soundrack, avenue q soundtrack, wicked sountrack, assassins soundrack (summer), "amazing grace" (allentown)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? probably happier
ii. thinner or fatter? a little fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
practice
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
band
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
in portland. woo.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes
23. How many one-night stands?
can't say that i've experienced that...
24. What was your favorite TV program?
what not to wear, er, total makeover, clean sweep, trading spaces
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
probably.
26. What was the best book you read?
color purple? it being probably the only book i read...
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
allegria - cirque du soleil
28. What did you want and get?
voice lessons, recommendation letters, theater study
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
miracle
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
19 - I honestly don't remember. I think there was a basketball game... i don't think i've done anything for my birthday since i was like 10.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not doing band. in a positive way of course, and i'll talk to chris about it later...
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
i guess going back more towards the freshman me with nicer clothes - not always just jeans and a t-shirt
34. What kept you sane?
my friends, music
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
not sure. i'm sure there was someone, but i certainly don't remember
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
anything to do with the freakin' presidential election...
37. Who did you miss?
kali
38. Who was the best new person you met?
susannah mars - my voice teacher
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
you will be happier if you immerse yourself in what YOU want to do as supposed to what others want you to do.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...