New Years Meme (2006 in review)
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
- caught speeding twice .. along the same stretch of roads no less…
- had an MRI…
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- I guess I sort of kept one.. that is until I hurt my knee…
- of course I will make the attempt, so should come up with some…
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- My cousin …her 1st
- felixander’s sister …her 2nd
- My mentor here at work …her 4th (?)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
- Not that he was very close, but the former co-worker
5. What countries did you visit?
- none
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
- taking a road-trip or 2…
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- July 21st. My fifth wedding anniversary, down in Galveston and playing cards on the second story porch.
- 4th of July - it was a good day (Mom’s b-day) … the shuttle launched and that was awesome, went to the zoo with the parents, watched fireworks from Ike’s balcony
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- I achieved something big??? …nothing comes to mind right now.
9. What was your biggest failure?
- not completing all that I’d set out to …
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
- knee injury
- several respiratory-type sicknesses
11. What was the best thing you bought?
- probably my iPod
- "Hot Wheels" for the Miata
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
- felixander
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
- no comment…
14. Where did most of your money go?
- expenses (house, student loans, car pmt, credit cards, …)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- having friends who are local...
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
- Good Enough -- Evanescence
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
…i. happier or sadder? Happier - mostly ‘cuz less stressed out w/ work
…ii. thinner or fatter? Heavier - mostly ‘cuz at this time last yr I’d been so sick that I lost like 10 lbs
…iii. richer or poorer? Richer - mostly ‘cuz I think I have my finances in better shape
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- working out / getting in shape … the whole knee injury got in the way
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- wasting time
20. How did you spend Christmas?
- Christmas Eve: went to the parents’ house & unwrapped with them & dad’s mom
- Christmas Day: went to Mom’s mom’s house & exchanged with that side of the family
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
- not really… happily married 5 years now… to felixander
23. Did your heart break in 2006?
- ????…
24. What was your favorite TV program?
- Battlestar Galactica
25. Where were you when 2006 began?
- Pearland
26. Who were you with?
- felixander
27. Where were you when 2006 ended?
- Pearland
28. Who were you with when 2006 ended?
- felixander
29. What was the best book you read?
- I don’t remember reading any books that I finished… bad habit, I know - also, played a lot on the computer
30. What was your greatest musical discovery?
- Evanescence, Real Big Fish, other stuff in Deedee’s music collection
31. What did you want and get?
- the 80-gig iPod was the big thing that comes to mind
- got “HOT WHEELS” for the Miata
32. What did you want and not get?
- ummm… nothing specific…
33. What was your favorite film of this year?
- there were several good ones where others were duds…
… Lucky Number Slevin … great movie
… The Illusionist … great movie
… Stranger than Fiction … great movie
… The Departed … great movie
34. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- 29… the joint birthday-dinner this year was at Perry’s Italian Kitchen (in Sugar Land) … mmm 7-finger pork chop & the “Heavenly Bailey’s desert” … my brother was a total fish-out-of-water in that place…
35. How many different states did you travel to in 2006?
- 1… Ohio
36. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
- business casual (for work) .. whatever the rest of the time
37. What kept you sane?
- …what?!!? I was sane last year??
- I guess felixander at some points… and my friends at other times…
38. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- x
39. What political issue stirred you the most?
- x
40. How many concerts did you see in 2006?
- none
41. Did you have a favorite concert in 2006?
- n/a … didn’t get to any
42. Who was the best new person you met?
- Chad & Deedee
43. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
- ashamed? ...not so much, but not something that I want to repeat given the fall-out that occurred
44. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
- yeah… not telling… but yeah, that was a shocking moment to say the least……
45. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
- be careful & mindful of what you take for granted … and how quickly everything can change… and that love binds all …
46. What are your plans for 2007?
- be a better person… stay out of trouble, if that’s possible…
47. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- “Days and days” by Concrete Blonde
The dirty leaves are sailing
On a hot wind ocean
And the summer comes
And the summer goes and always has & will
And something somewhere
That you said goes ricochet
All through my head
And flashing like a neon sign
The time stand still
Hours of forever. Coming all together
At the crossroads of a minute.
And you and me were in it
And I never saw it coming,
Never saw it fade away
Today, today, today….days and days
And still the whining of the wheel
Sounds closest to the way I feel and
Winter comes, and winter goes,
And always has & will
Another hour, another day, another year
You pissed away
Remember walking in the rain?
I’m still walking there still.
Hours of forever. Coming all together
At the crossroads of a minute.
And you and me were in it
And I never saw it coming,
Never saw it fade away
Today, today, today….days and days
Like every heart to the beat before
And every wave to kiss a shore
I’m not the first, I’m not the last …
And soon to be your past
But every morning, when the light
Comes creeping in around my eyes
Another future falls behind
The one I had in mind
Hours of forever. Coming all together
At the crossroads of a minute.
And you and me were in it
And I never saw it coming,
Never saw it fade away
Today, today, today….days and days
- caught speeding twice .. along the same stretch of roads no less…
- had an MRI…
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- I guess I sort of kept one.. that is until I hurt my knee…
- of course I will make the attempt, so should come up with some…
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- My cousin …her 1st
- felixander’s sister …her 2nd
- My mentor here at work …her 4th (?)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
- Not that he was very close, but the former co-worker
5. What countries did you visit?
- none
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
- taking a road-trip or 2…
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- July 21st. My fifth wedding anniversary, down in Galveston and playing cards on the second story porch.
- 4th of July - it was a good day (Mom’s b-day) … the shuttle launched and that was awesome, went to the zoo with the parents, watched fireworks from Ike’s balcony
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- I achieved something big??? …nothing comes to mind right now.
9. What was your biggest failure?
- not completing all that I’d set out to …
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
- knee injury
- several respiratory-type sicknesses
11. What was the best thing you bought?
- probably my iPod
- "Hot Wheels" for the Miata
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
- felixander
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
- no comment…
14. Where did most of your money go?
- expenses (house, student loans, car pmt, credit cards, …)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- having friends who are local...
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
- Good Enough -- Evanescence
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
…i. happier or sadder? Happier - mostly ‘cuz less stressed out w/ work
…ii. thinner or fatter? Heavier - mostly ‘cuz at this time last yr I’d been so sick that I lost like 10 lbs
…iii. richer or poorer? Richer - mostly ‘cuz I think I have my finances in better shape
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- working out / getting in shape … the whole knee injury got in the way
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- wasting time
20. How did you spend Christmas?
- Christmas Eve: went to the parents’ house & unwrapped with them & dad’s mom
- Christmas Day: went to Mom’s mom’s house & exchanged with that side of the family
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
- not really… happily married 5 years now… to felixander
23. Did your heart break in 2006?
- ????…
24. What was your favorite TV program?
- Battlestar Galactica
25. Where were you when 2006 began?
- Pearland
26. Who were you with?
- felixander
27. Where were you when 2006 ended?
- Pearland
28. Who were you with when 2006 ended?
- felixander
29. What was the best book you read?
- I don’t remember reading any books that I finished… bad habit, I know - also, played a lot on the computer
30. What was your greatest musical discovery?
- Evanescence, Real Big Fish, other stuff in Deedee’s music collection
31. What did you want and get?
- the 80-gig iPod was the big thing that comes to mind
- got “HOT WHEELS” for the Miata
32. What did you want and not get?
- ummm… nothing specific…
33. What was your favorite film of this year?
- there were several good ones where others were duds…
… Lucky Number Slevin … great movie
… The Illusionist … great movie
… Stranger than Fiction … great movie
… The Departed … great movie
34. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- 29… the joint birthday-dinner this year was at Perry’s Italian Kitchen (in Sugar Land) … mmm 7-finger pork chop & the “Heavenly Bailey’s desert” … my brother was a total fish-out-of-water in that place…
35. How many different states did you travel to in 2006?
- 1… Ohio
36. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
- business casual (for work) .. whatever the rest of the time
37. What kept you sane?
- …what?!!? I was sane last year??
- I guess felixander at some points… and my friends at other times…
38. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- x
39. What political issue stirred you the most?
- x
40. How many concerts did you see in 2006?
- none
41. Did you have a favorite concert in 2006?
- n/a … didn’t get to any
42. Who was the best new person you met?
- Chad & Deedee
43. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
- ashamed? ...not so much, but not something that I want to repeat given the fall-out that occurred
44. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
- yeah… not telling… but yeah, that was a shocking moment to say the least……
45. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
- be careful & mindful of what you take for granted … and how quickly everything can change… and that love binds all …
46. What are your plans for 2007?
- be a better person… stay out of trouble, if that’s possible…
47. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- “Days and days” by Concrete Blonde
The dirty leaves are sailing
On a hot wind ocean
And the summer comes
And the summer goes and always has & will
And something somewhere
That you said goes ricochet
All through my head
And flashing like a neon sign
The time stand still
Hours of forever. Coming all together
At the crossroads of a minute.
And you and me were in it
And I never saw it coming,
Never saw it fade away
Today, today, today….days and days
And still the whining of the wheel
Sounds closest to the way I feel and
Winter comes, and winter goes,
And always has & will
Another hour, another day, another year
You pissed away
Remember walking in the rain?
I’m still walking there still.
Hours of forever. Coming all together
At the crossroads of a minute.
And you and me were in it
And I never saw it coming,
Never saw it fade away
Today, today, today….days and days
Like every heart to the beat before
And every wave to kiss a shore
I’m not the first, I’m not the last …
And soon to be your past
But every morning, when the light
Comes creeping in around my eyes
Another future falls behind
The one I had in mind
Hours of forever. Coming all together
At the crossroads of a minute.
And you and me were in it
And I never saw it coming,
Never saw it fade away
Today, today, today….days and days