The Year in Review...
1.What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
moved to a new house
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
hmmmm...i don't think so. yeah, i am...keep in with the rest of the people.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not that i know of
4. Did anyone close to you die?
i wanna say yes, but i don't think so...that's awful
5. What countries did you visit?
The lovely United States of America
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
rather not say
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why
I have two...July 8 being the worst day ever because GSH was over. December 3 was awesome b/c it was the first time I met up with the GSH-ers again
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting the driver's license and then winning all my writing awards.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Kinda straying away from the parents
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I had the flu on my birthday...that sucked
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Kill Bill on DVD...it was awesome...my pants with holes all over them are up there just because they pissed off my mom.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jen and Savannah singing medieval songs from the front porch when I got into Hendersonville
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Barbra Streisand...Cindy Sheehan is up there as well.
14. Where did most of your money go?
DVDs
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Philly and seeing Princeton...o, and GSH
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Encore
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
HAPPIER
ii. thinner or fatter?
same
iii. richer or poorer?
richer...jobs help!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
:D
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
getting my spurts of anger at people
20. How did you spend Christmas?
with the family and then watching Kill Bill for the second time...how festive! o, and trivia with some people...yeah, fun fest 2005
21. How will you spend your New Years?
out with friends
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
yup
23. How many one night stands?
none
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Real World
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
eh...not really
26. What was the best book you read?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Killers/new Postal Service SOngs/new Death Cab songs...I think the Shins were my 2004 discovery
28. What did you want and get?
DVDs and BOOKS!
29. What did you want and not get?
:D
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
ooo...that's hard. So many to choose. Kill Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Closer were probably the three best...and yes, i know two aren't from this year.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had the flu, so I was in bed. 17. I spent it on the phone talking to Carrie and Aasiya and coughing. woo!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a big, long trip to somewhere exotic with my 7 favorite people
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006
uh...i dunno. kinda preppy, i guess. i hate that word, tho.
34. What kept you sane?
Music/movies/friends/books
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Angelina Jolie
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
That bitch Cindy Sheehan...the continuing anti-war crap...and just a growing ignorance in the world.
37. Who did you miss?
my govies
38. Who was the best new person you met?
try 70 that i met this summer...
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
I don't have to kill myself working to be happy.
40. Quote song lyrics that sum up your year.
"And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes..."
Blower's Daughter-Damien Rice
moved to a new house
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
hmmmm...i don't think so. yeah, i am...keep in with the rest of the people.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not that i know of
4. Did anyone close to you die?
i wanna say yes, but i don't think so...that's awful
5. What countries did you visit?
The lovely United States of America
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
rather not say
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why
I have two...July 8 being the worst day ever because GSH was over. December 3 was awesome b/c it was the first time I met up with the GSH-ers again
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting the driver's license and then winning all my writing awards.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Kinda straying away from the parents
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I had the flu on my birthday...that sucked
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Kill Bill on DVD...it was awesome...my pants with holes all over them are up there just because they pissed off my mom.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jen and Savannah singing medieval songs from the front porch when I got into Hendersonville
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Barbra Streisand...Cindy Sheehan is up there as well.
14. Where did most of your money go?
DVDs
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Philly and seeing Princeton...o, and GSH
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Encore
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
HAPPIER
ii. thinner or fatter?
same
iii. richer or poorer?
richer...jobs help!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
:D
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
getting my spurts of anger at people
20. How did you spend Christmas?
with the family and then watching Kill Bill for the second time...how festive! o, and trivia with some people...yeah, fun fest 2005
21. How will you spend your New Years?
out with friends
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
yup
23. How many one night stands?
none
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Real World
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
eh...not really
26. What was the best book you read?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Killers/new Postal Service SOngs/new Death Cab songs...I think the Shins were my 2004 discovery
28. What did you want and get?
DVDs and BOOKS!
29. What did you want and not get?
:D
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
ooo...that's hard. So many to choose. Kill Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Closer were probably the three best...and yes, i know two aren't from this year.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had the flu, so I was in bed. 17. I spent it on the phone talking to Carrie and Aasiya and coughing. woo!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a big, long trip to somewhere exotic with my 7 favorite people
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006
uh...i dunno. kinda preppy, i guess. i hate that word, tho.
34. What kept you sane?
Music/movies/friends/books
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Angelina Jolie
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
That bitch Cindy Sheehan...the continuing anti-war crap...and just a growing ignorance in the world.
37. Who did you miss?
my govies
38. Who was the best new person you met?
try 70 that i met this summer...
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
I don't have to kill myself working to be happy.
40. Quote song lyrics that sum up your year.
"And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes..."
Blower's Daughter-Damien Rice