2006: The Year in Review
Well I have stolen a couple of 2006 Year in Review Memes (one from
possibly_sane18, one from Crystal, thanks, guys!). These are practically a requirement at the end of the year, so I'm glad I found a couple of good ones. Warning: long post ahead!
Here goes:
Glad to see 2006 go ( yes or no )?: Not really glad to see it go necessarily, but I am excited for 2007!
Age turned in 2006?: 20, or as a friend of mine calls it: The useless 2-0
Did you change your hair in 2006? I got a new haircut, which I like.
The best part of 2006?: The few times at school when there weren't huge projects or tests or papers or assignments due, and I could actually have fun with friends.
The worst part of 2006?: um...October sucked due to numerous things. And finals/midterms are always terrible times.
Any new crushes in 2006? I haven't had a crush as I think of it since my freshman year of high school. There were a couple of people that caught my eye on occasion though.
Do they know?: I seriously doubt it.
Who will you never forget?: I forgot.
Who did you wish you did not meet?: I can't think of anyone in particular.
Did you have a boy/girlfriend in 2006?: nope
Did you fall in love in 2006?: nope
Funniest moment of 2006?: One moment? You've got to be kidding me. I think all the times that Kelly/Meghan/Hillary and I get together end up being so much fun.
The funniest thing you saw on TV in 2006?: The Office! It's an awesome show, and one that actually makes me laugh out loud every single week. The scenes that are coming to mind right now are... "OMG, Dwight got a hooker!!!!!" and "I don't have a lot of contact with the Scranton branch, but before I left I took a box of Dwight's stationary. So occasionally, I send Dwight faxes. From himself. From the future." Not exact quotes b/c I'm doing this from memory, but it's pretty close. It's great tv though, if you haven't seen it yet - definitely start watching!
The funniest thing you heard on the radio?: I normally don't listen to the radio, but when I was in NC for Thanksgiving we were driving on Black Friday to go shopping and we were listening to a radio show where the guy was prank calling a hardware store as a pirate. Poor lady! But it was great. "Do you have any timber? You know? For shivers?" "Noooo..." "Well, how about some wenches?"
Did you take any vacations in 2006? Not really. We never take vacations. Although I did visit Kelly's family in NC for Thanksgiving.
Any new hobbies of 2006?: this type of thing implies that I have free time. Which is absolutely untrue.
Did you get a new job in 2006?: nope
Did you lose a job in 2006?: nope
Did you host a party in 2006: I don't think so...
Did you get in any car accidents in 2006?: nope.
Did you get a ticket in 2006?: nope
Were you ever arrested in 2006?: Not that I remember...
Where did most of your money go? The Big Orange Screw... Also, food and clothes.
What song will always remind you of 2006?: Generally I have a hard time answering these sorts of questions. Since I got my car/license this year "Free and Easy Down the Road I Go" by Dierks Bentley will be pretty memorable. I love The Wreckers and Sugarland too, so any of their songs will remind me of 2006 as well.
What do you wish you'd done more of?: Writing (always) and reading for fun and not for class.
What do you wish you'd done less of?: Procrastinating.
Things you were really good at in 2006?: writing, I'm getting better in Spanish (slowly...)
Thing you wish you were better at in 2006?: Spanish, also giving presentations and stuff (of course, I've been wishing I was better at that since... forever).
In 2006, did you lie to miss a day of work / school?: Nope. In fact, I'm not sure I missed any days really.
Did you move in 2006?: Well, I moved into my campus apartment.
Did you wish on a shooting star in 2006?: nope
Has your wish come true?: N/A
Did you have a sleep over in 2006?: nope
Did you make-out in public in 2006?: ha, no
What's the ringer on your cellphone?: Super Mario Brothers theme (yes, I'm a dork!)
Did you drink too much in 2006?: Hell, no. I don't drink.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.: When people give you "life lessons", they're usually just regurgitating some stupid nonsense cliche.
Your favorite commercial of 2006?: Kelly mentioned the cell phone w/crime deterrent commercial, which is one of my favorites, but I also love all the ones that make fun of stupid people - "people do stupid things..."
Did you go to any concerts? Yep. Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, and Dierks Bentley
Something you couldn't leave home without in 2006?: My cell phone and my ipod.
What are you going to do differently in 2007?: I'm hoping to procrastinate less, be more active in classes, and I'm going to England this summer!
And here's the other meme:
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Started driving :)
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I never make resolutions b/c I hate them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die? My grandpa died at the very end of 2005... So, no, I guess not.
5. What countries did you visit? I've never been out of the country, which is something I hope to remedy in 2007!
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? I think I'm pretty good. I can't think of anything else that I really need.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I don't think there is any specific date that I'll remember. I'll definitely remember being in the fifth row center of the Keith Urban concert though.
8. What was biggest achievement of the year? Getting my license/car.
9. What was your biggest failure? Keeping in touch with people... *sigh* Sorry, guys. I'm going to do better next year!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I've actually been very healthy this year.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My ipod shuffle and my car - yay for technology
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Um... All of my friends for being awesome and putting up with me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My dad, as usual.
14. What did you get really, really excited about? all of the concerts I got to go to :) and getting my car/license
15. Compared to this time last year are you:
A. happier or sadder? Happier
B. thinner or fatter? about the same, maybe a bit fatter
C. richer or poorer? technically richer
16. What do you wish you'd done more of? hanging out with friends
17. What do you wish you'd done less of? procrastinating
18. How did you spend Christmas? in Oak Ridge with my family
19. Did you fall in love in 2006? heck no
20. How many one-night stands? What kind of a girl do you think I am?
21. What was your favorite TV program? The Office is my top favorite, but I also love Heroes and Psych.
22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nah...
23. What was the best book you read? The Prestige by Christopher Priest was pretty good.
24. What was your greatest musical discovery? The Wreckers!
25. What was your favorite film of this year? I saw The Prestige before I read the book it was based on, but I think I like the movie more... I recommend seeing the movie before reading the book, if you want to do both. There are extra surprises in the book that don't appear in the movie.
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 20, and we didn't really do anything for my birthday.
27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More free time
28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? Lots of vibrant colors (especially blues, purples, and greens), a move towards more mature and simple clothes (stuff that I will be able to wear to work later on), but I still like things with a funky twist.
29. What kept you sane? ha, you assume I stayed sane?
30. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Christian Bale, Orlando Bloom, and John Krasinski
31. What political issue stirred you the most? I got fed up with/pissed at politics in general this year.
32. Who do you miss? My out-of-state friends and family.
33. Who was the best new person you met? I met a lot of great new people this year.
34. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
'Cause someday maybe
Somebody will love me like I need
And someday I won't have to prove
'Cause somebody will see
all my worth but until then
I'll do just fine on my own...
I ain't gonna sleep
I ain't gonna dream
About the things that I used to need
I ain't gonna cry
Or go on living lies
I'm just gonna drive
- "Cigarettes" by The Wreckers
More end of the year stuff to come. But for now another quiz:
Your New Year's Resolutions
1) Get a pet pony
2) Eat less brussel sprouts
3) Travel to India
4) Study communism
5) Get in shape with spinning
What Should Your New Year's Resolution Be?
possibly_sane18, one from Crystal, thanks, guys!). These are practically a requirement at the end of the year, so I'm glad I found a couple of good ones. Warning: long post ahead!
Here goes:
Glad to see 2006 go ( yes or no )?: Not really glad to see it go necessarily, but I am excited for 2007!
Age turned in 2006?: 20, or as a friend of mine calls it: The useless 2-0
Did you change your hair in 2006? I got a new haircut, which I like.
The best part of 2006?: The few times at school when there weren't huge projects or tests or papers or assignments due, and I could actually have fun with friends.
The worst part of 2006?: um...October sucked due to numerous things. And finals/midterms are always terrible times.
Any new crushes in 2006? I haven't had a crush as I think of it since my freshman year of high school. There were a couple of people that caught my eye on occasion though.
Do they know?: I seriously doubt it.
Who will you never forget?: I forgot.
Who did you wish you did not meet?: I can't think of anyone in particular.
Did you have a boy/girlfriend in 2006?: nope
Did you fall in love in 2006?: nope
Funniest moment of 2006?: One moment? You've got to be kidding me. I think all the times that Kelly/Meghan/Hillary and I get together end up being so much fun.
The funniest thing you saw on TV in 2006?: The Office! It's an awesome show, and one that actually makes me laugh out loud every single week. The scenes that are coming to mind right now are... "OMG, Dwight got a hooker!!!!!" and "I don't have a lot of contact with the Scranton branch, but before I left I took a box of Dwight's stationary. So occasionally, I send Dwight faxes. From himself. From the future." Not exact quotes b/c I'm doing this from memory, but it's pretty close. It's great tv though, if you haven't seen it yet - definitely start watching!
The funniest thing you heard on the radio?: I normally don't listen to the radio, but when I was in NC for Thanksgiving we were driving on Black Friday to go shopping and we were listening to a radio show where the guy was prank calling a hardware store as a pirate. Poor lady! But it was great. "Do you have any timber? You know? For shivers?" "Noooo..." "Well, how about some wenches?"
Did you take any vacations in 2006? Not really. We never take vacations. Although I did visit Kelly's family in NC for Thanksgiving.
Any new hobbies of 2006?: this type of thing implies that I have free time. Which is absolutely untrue.
Did you get a new job in 2006?: nope
Did you lose a job in 2006?: nope
Did you host a party in 2006: I don't think so...
Did you get in any car accidents in 2006?: nope.
Did you get a ticket in 2006?: nope
Were you ever arrested in 2006?: Not that I remember...
Where did most of your money go? The Big Orange Screw... Also, food and clothes.
What song will always remind you of 2006?: Generally I have a hard time answering these sorts of questions. Since I got my car/license this year "Free and Easy Down the Road I Go" by Dierks Bentley will be pretty memorable. I love The Wreckers and Sugarland too, so any of their songs will remind me of 2006 as well.
What do you wish you'd done more of?: Writing (always) and reading for fun and not for class.
What do you wish you'd done less of?: Procrastinating.
Things you were really good at in 2006?: writing, I'm getting better in Spanish (slowly...)
Thing you wish you were better at in 2006?: Spanish, also giving presentations and stuff (of course, I've been wishing I was better at that since... forever).
In 2006, did you lie to miss a day of work / school?: Nope. In fact, I'm not sure I missed any days really.
Did you move in 2006?: Well, I moved into my campus apartment.
Did you wish on a shooting star in 2006?: nope
Has your wish come true?: N/A
Did you have a sleep over in 2006?: nope
Did you make-out in public in 2006?: ha, no
What's the ringer on your cellphone?: Super Mario Brothers theme (yes, I'm a dork!)
Did you drink too much in 2006?: Hell, no. I don't drink.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.: When people give you "life lessons", they're usually just regurgitating some stupid nonsense cliche.
Your favorite commercial of 2006?: Kelly mentioned the cell phone w/crime deterrent commercial, which is one of my favorites, but I also love all the ones that make fun of stupid people - "people do stupid things..."
Did you go to any concerts? Yep. Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, and Dierks Bentley
Something you couldn't leave home without in 2006?: My cell phone and my ipod.
What are you going to do differently in 2007?: I'm hoping to procrastinate less, be more active in classes, and I'm going to England this summer!
And here's the other meme:
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Started driving :)
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I never make resolutions b/c I hate them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die? My grandpa died at the very end of 2005... So, no, I guess not.
5. What countries did you visit? I've never been out of the country, which is something I hope to remedy in 2007!
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? I think I'm pretty good. I can't think of anything else that I really need.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I don't think there is any specific date that I'll remember. I'll definitely remember being in the fifth row center of the Keith Urban concert though.
8. What was biggest achievement of the year? Getting my license/car.
9. What was your biggest failure? Keeping in touch with people... *sigh* Sorry, guys. I'm going to do better next year!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I've actually been very healthy this year.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My ipod shuffle and my car - yay for technology
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Um... All of my friends for being awesome and putting up with me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My dad, as usual.
14. What did you get really, really excited about? all of the concerts I got to go to :) and getting my car/license
15. Compared to this time last year are you:
A. happier or sadder? Happier
B. thinner or fatter? about the same, maybe a bit fatter
C. richer or poorer? technically richer
16. What do you wish you'd done more of? hanging out with friends
17. What do you wish you'd done less of? procrastinating
18. How did you spend Christmas? in Oak Ridge with my family
19. Did you fall in love in 2006? heck no
20. How many one-night stands? What kind of a girl do you think I am?
21. What was your favorite TV program? The Office is my top favorite, but I also love Heroes and Psych.
22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nah...
23. What was the best book you read? The Prestige by Christopher Priest was pretty good.
24. What was your greatest musical discovery? The Wreckers!
25. What was your favorite film of this year? I saw The Prestige before I read the book it was based on, but I think I like the movie more... I recommend seeing the movie before reading the book, if you want to do both. There are extra surprises in the book that don't appear in the movie.
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 20, and we didn't really do anything for my birthday.
27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More free time
28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? Lots of vibrant colors (especially blues, purples, and greens), a move towards more mature and simple clothes (stuff that I will be able to wear to work later on), but I still like things with a funky twist.
29. What kept you sane? ha, you assume I stayed sane?
30. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Christian Bale, Orlando Bloom, and John Krasinski
31. What political issue stirred you the most? I got fed up with/pissed at politics in general this year.
32. Who do you miss? My out-of-state friends and family.
33. Who was the best new person you met? I met a lot of great new people this year.
34. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
'Cause someday maybe
Somebody will love me like I need
And someday I won't have to prove
'Cause somebody will see
all my worth but until then
I'll do just fine on my own...
I ain't gonna sleep
I ain't gonna dream
About the things that I used to need
I ain't gonna cry
Or go on living lies
I'm just gonna drive
- "Cigarettes" by The Wreckers
More end of the year stuff to come. But for now another quiz:
Your New Year's Resolutions
1) Get a pet pony
2) Eat less brussel sprouts
3) Travel to India
4) Study communism
5) Get in shape with spinning
What Should Your New Year's Resolution Be?