IT'S ALMOST OVER
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
went to Europe!
had mono!
.... went running for pleasure and enjoyed it?
oh i also learned that cupcakes are cupcakes because they are little cakes in paper cups! UNBELIEVABLE
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
well my resolutions last year were definitely lame and i'm definitely sure i broke all of them.
like,
- talk to iris less on the phone (uh yeah wej ust got off the phone 3243 seconds ago)
- do your chemistry homework (didn't do it)
- clean your room (As if)
i resolve to make no more pointless resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes. no. uhm. why is this question so difficult? LET'S JUST SAY MAYBE
4. Did anyone close to you die?
... i'm pretty sure, no.
jesus christ my memory is the length of a peanut
5. What countries did you visit?
ITALY ITALY ITALY ITALY ITALY ITALY
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
motivation, inspiration, dedication .... and good looks!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
HOLDING HANDS ALL YEAR ROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March: alotta shit that went down in italia because it was either magical or excrutiating
August: that day on the island! when i mutilated iris' leg with a butter knife! oh such fun!
September - December: 239482390483 conversations i have had with my documentary filmmaker neighbours
May/June: conversations with mr. baker that were generally pretty intense. he's a dude.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
not a lot. nothing tangible.
9. What was your biggest failure?
probably FALLING INTO THE CANAL IN VENICE KTHX
also my math mark in june
and .... i have become a big fan of day time television
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
TELL ME ABOUT IT
11. What was the best thing you bought?
a journal from the guggenheim in Rome. it was pretty!
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
everyone's!!! or at least, most peoples'!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Kenny on Kenny Vs Spenny
14. Where did most of your money go?
DOWN THE DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIN
probably on one of three things
- booze
- panties
- queen video fines
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
MONTREAL!!!!!!
ITALY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SUMMER VAKAAAAAY
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
sunshowers
OR
hate it or love it remix
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? i can't quite put my finger on it!
ii. thinner or fatter? minutely thinner
iii. richer or poorer? I DONT WANTTO THINK ABOUT MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY AINT IT FUNNY IN A RICH MANS WORLD
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
oooh icould write a book on this one
KISSING
READING
DANCING
SEEING PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT ON A REGULAR BASIS
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
moping, smoking, self-reflection, watching tv on weekday afternoons
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
FAR AWAY FROM ALL MY RELATIVES
21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
yes, in fact!
and stuart murdoch.
23. How many one-night stands?
this question makes me giggle
24. What was your favourite TV program?
THERE ARE TOO MANY I DONT WNAT TO THINK ABOUT IT
OKAY FINE
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, WHAT NOT TO WEAR, BLIND DATE, INTERVENTION, .... OPRAH
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i think there are more people i like that i didn't like last year.......
at leastt hat is what i would like to think
26. What was the best book you read?
i re read The Razor's Edge
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
ooooooh probably my pal andrew mackenzie because he has hip hop connexions kind of
not that he is musical. just everything about him is.
28. What did you want and get?
parties every weekend
wine with dinner
a ton a ton a ton of books
a HOUSE
relaxation
the best friends evarrrr
lots of muffins why didn't anyone ever tell me how good muffins are before?
29. What did you want and not get?
oh jeez
A FOURTH SEASON OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT!!
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
new releases? i didn't see any i liked
but i was pretty happy when much more music kept playing Moonstruck over and over and over again. sigh.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
for my SWEET SIXTEEN this summer my best gals and i went to see a play.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably satisfying?
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maybe if i did not know how to procrastinate. if i just took that chip out of my brain my life would be faaaaaar improved
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
I LOVE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD etc
34. What kept you sane?
belle & sebastian, somerset maugham, my kitty kats
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i would have to say that i fancy Maya Arulpragasam quite a bit. oh and Mariah Carey as a whackjob is pretty much the best thing in entertainment news.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
i watched a lot of documentaries about Palestinian and Israeli conflict that shook me quite a bit
37. Who did you miss?
MY DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAKESH K OHRI
ELIZABETH EMILY CHARLOTTE BARRASS
a lot of other people worth missing
a lot of other people not worth my time
38. Who was the best new person you met?
hahaha did i even meet any "new" people? i hate meeting new people (although i do not always hate the "new" people that i occasionally meet)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
BUTTER KNIVES PIERCE SKIN DON'T PLAYFIGHT WITH BUTTER KNIVES
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
my friend came back from being abroad,
he was richer and i was overwrought,
his ship came in
i'm standing on the harbour wall.