Why Do I Insist On Doing These?
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
had sex, and a lot of it
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
don't remember, and no
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
it was pretty much '06, but it was actually december 26th of '05
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
Chile (twice) Austria, Slovakia
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
financial independence and an enacted plan
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
january 30th through february 12th, march 12th, march 20th, april 15th, the day arthur called and appologized, june 13th, the day i saw adrien again, december 7th to 23rd, december 31st
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
i grew out of the two people that i loved most, i still love them, but i'm finally, finally done crying over it, worrying about it, caring when they don't call/write/text/comment/annalyzing their words/act like they love me as much as they say they do/acts like he hates me
9. What was your biggest failure?
i still act like a teenager sometimes
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
dislocated knee, mono, and something else
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my trip to chile
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
brad, my mom, leah's, celeste's, willow's, the kids on this trip to chile in december, al gore, rumsfeld (he retired!!!), evo morales, muhammad yunus, barak obama, bachalet (don't know her first name) more
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
certain members of my family, one classmate of mine, most political figures in our country
14. Where did most of your money go?
travel and savings for travel
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
lots of things
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
the gardenstate soundtrack will remind me of chile in february, ben folds will remind me of brad and chile in december, flaming lips will remind me of driving around, death cab for cutie (plans) will remind me of south dakota, jack johnson will remind me of old town, a lot of others, but i don't know what will remind me of 2006
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder?
happier, much, much happier
b) Thinner or fatter?
thinner
c) Richer or poorer?
richer (i'm two for three here!)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
service
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
being ineffective
20. How did you spend Christmas?
strangely
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
harder than i ever have or ever will fall again
23. How many one-night stands?
zero one night stands involving sex
24. What was your favorite TV program?
grey's anatomy and ugly betty
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, in fact the opposite is true
26. What was the best book you read?
haha, the 6th harry potter was pretty fucking sweet! other than that, off the map was amazing
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
devotchka, imogen heap, and regina spektor
28. What did you want and get?
safety, happiness, stability
29. What did you want and not get?
world peace WOULD be great...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
the science of sleep
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
went to school, i can't remember really at all. the night before i went to rasta pasta with brad and told him to go away, talked to adrien, got told steve still loved me, and cried a lot before i went to sleep. i remember what i did on my birthday!! i privately celebrated to end to a shitty year and the start to a good one! i turned 17
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
an impeachment, shit, a revolution would have been sweet.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
messy
34. What kept you sane?
i don't know, i wasn't thinking about it much
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
jessica alba, similar to every year since 6th grade. also natalie portman a bit, oooh, and the actor who played the son in transamerica, wow, too bad he played such a disturbing role
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
gay marriage being attacked while it's quite obviously down, darfur, bush in general, the ridiculous amount of hate towards immigrants, the ongoing war, most of them actually
37. Who did you miss?
some friends
38. Who was the best new person you met?
kathy, bill, meg, dan, kieth, joyce, desiree, kelsey, melodie (sp?), matt, chris, tivory, mandi, other chris, cecilia, my new self
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
i can do it, and i will know somewhere inside of me what to do, at least about the important things
had sex, and a lot of it
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
don't remember, and no
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
it was pretty much '06, but it was actually december 26th of '05
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
Chile (twice) Austria, Slovakia
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
financial independence and an enacted plan
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
january 30th through february 12th, march 12th, march 20th, april 15th, the day arthur called and appologized, june 13th, the day i saw adrien again, december 7th to 23rd, december 31st
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
i grew out of the two people that i loved most, i still love them, but i'm finally, finally done crying over it, worrying about it, caring when they don't call/write/text/comment/annalyzing their words/act like they love me as much as they say they do/acts like he hates me
9. What was your biggest failure?
i still act like a teenager sometimes
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
dislocated knee, mono, and something else
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my trip to chile
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
brad, my mom, leah's, celeste's, willow's, the kids on this trip to chile in december, al gore, rumsfeld (he retired!!!), evo morales, muhammad yunus, barak obama, bachalet (don't know her first name) more
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
certain members of my family, one classmate of mine, most political figures in our country
14. Where did most of your money go?
travel and savings for travel
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
lots of things
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
the gardenstate soundtrack will remind me of chile in february, ben folds will remind me of brad and chile in december, flaming lips will remind me of driving around, death cab for cutie (plans) will remind me of south dakota, jack johnson will remind me of old town, a lot of others, but i don't know what will remind me of 2006
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder?
happier, much, much happier
b) Thinner or fatter?
thinner
c) Richer or poorer?
richer (i'm two for three here!)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
service
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
being ineffective
20. How did you spend Christmas?
strangely
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
harder than i ever have or ever will fall again
23. How many one-night stands?
zero one night stands involving sex
24. What was your favorite TV program?
grey's anatomy and ugly betty
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, in fact the opposite is true
26. What was the best book you read?
haha, the 6th harry potter was pretty fucking sweet! other than that, off the map was amazing
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
devotchka, imogen heap, and regina spektor
28. What did you want and get?
safety, happiness, stability
29. What did you want and not get?
world peace WOULD be great...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
the science of sleep
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
went to school, i can't remember really at all. the night before i went to rasta pasta with brad and told him to go away, talked to adrien, got told steve still loved me, and cried a lot before i went to sleep. i remember what i did on my birthday!! i privately celebrated to end to a shitty year and the start to a good one! i turned 17
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
an impeachment, shit, a revolution would have been sweet.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
messy
34. What kept you sane?
i don't know, i wasn't thinking about it much
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
jessica alba, similar to every year since 6th grade. also natalie portman a bit, oooh, and the actor who played the son in transamerica, wow, too bad he played such a disturbing role
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
gay marriage being attacked while it's quite obviously down, darfur, bush in general, the ridiculous amount of hate towards immigrants, the ongoing war, most of them actually
37. Who did you miss?
some friends
38. Who was the best new person you met?
kathy, bill, meg, dan, kieth, joyce, desiree, kelsey, melodie (sp?), matt, chris, tivory, mandi, other chris, cecilia, my new self
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
i can do it, and i will know somewhere inside of me what to do, at least about the important things