New Year's quiz
Yoinked from Nimue
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Graduated from College
Began working as a ward nurse
Was invovled in buying a condo
Travelled on a plane with my cats
Lived on my own (mostly 2006)
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did keep my weight down although its snuck up a bit
This this year I plan to:
1. Get into better shape
2. Get invovled in volunteering
3. Read more
4. Work on my art (writing and drawing)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nat is gonna give birth soon...does that count?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Grandfather Nick Rassenti
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A significant other
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I can't remember the specific specific dates but my Parent's suprise 30th anniversary party and the death of my Grandfather are the two events
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating and getting a job in the field I was trained in
9. What was your biggest failure?
Holding back on the whole dating thing, my inability to get some answers/closure on some relationships
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the ususal aches and pains
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My various DVD box sets- helped me learn to live without tv
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My Parents for being so strong and supportive
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Old ex friends
14.Where did most of your money go?
Treats, rent, vet bills, dvds
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
School, flying back to BC, being reunited with my cats
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
"stupid girls" by Pink
17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
a) happier or sadder?
The same I think
b) thinner or fatter?
Fatter- damn Christmas
c) richer or poorer?
Richer, I'm doing much better with money
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing, Reading, biking
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Smoking and eating
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I was with my family
Question 21 has spontaneously ceased to exist. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
nope
23. How many one-night stands?
nadda
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Criminal minds, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Supernatural and House
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope pretty much the same as last year
26. What was the best book you read?
Gone by Jonathan Kellerman
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Aimee Mann
28. What did you want and get?
Sentinel Dvd, Fraggle Rock season 2 and the new book by Alison Bechdal
29. What did you want and not get?
The new Lynn Johnson book but my birthday is in two weeks
A ROBOT VACCUUM (still pouting cause Mom and Dad said no way heh)
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hmmm hard to say, probably Rent
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had friends over and watched movies and I was 26
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having been able to visit friends in Guelph more
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Slobby comfortable
34. What kept you sane?
My friends, my cats, my daydreams
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
The cast of Firefly
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
ANything to do with gay marriage
37. Who did you miss?
Amy, Svetlana, Emily and Nat
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Kate from work, Melissa and Katrina from LJ
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
You've got to make your own mistakes to learn your own lessons
Attitude changes everything
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out
Or looked down on
Just try your best, try everything you can
And don't you worry what they tell themselves
When you're away.
Hey, you know they're all the same
You know you're doing better on your own (on your own)
So don't buy in.
Live right now
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough
For someone else
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Graduated from College
Began working as a ward nurse
Was invovled in buying a condo
Travelled on a plane with my cats
Lived on my own (mostly 2006)
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did keep my weight down although its snuck up a bit
This this year I plan to:
1. Get into better shape
2. Get invovled in volunteering
3. Read more
4. Work on my art (writing and drawing)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nat is gonna give birth soon...does that count?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Grandfather Nick Rassenti
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A significant other
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I can't remember the specific specific dates but my Parent's suprise 30th anniversary party and the death of my Grandfather are the two events
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating and getting a job in the field I was trained in
9. What was your biggest failure?
Holding back on the whole dating thing, my inability to get some answers/closure on some relationships
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the ususal aches and pains
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My various DVD box sets- helped me learn to live without tv
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My Parents for being so strong and supportive
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Old ex friends
14.Where did most of your money go?
Treats, rent, vet bills, dvds
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
School, flying back to BC, being reunited with my cats
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
"stupid girls" by Pink
17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
a) happier or sadder?
The same I think
b) thinner or fatter?
Fatter- damn Christmas
c) richer or poorer?
Richer, I'm doing much better with money
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing, Reading, biking
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Smoking and eating
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I was with my family
Question 21 has spontaneously ceased to exist. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
nope
23. How many one-night stands?
nadda
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Criminal minds, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Supernatural and House
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope pretty much the same as last year
26. What was the best book you read?
Gone by Jonathan Kellerman
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Aimee Mann
28. What did you want and get?
Sentinel Dvd, Fraggle Rock season 2 and the new book by Alison Bechdal
29. What did you want and not get?
The new Lynn Johnson book but my birthday is in two weeks
A ROBOT VACCUUM (still pouting cause Mom and Dad said no way heh)
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hmmm hard to say, probably Rent
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had friends over and watched movies and I was 26
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having been able to visit friends in Guelph more
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Slobby comfortable
34. What kept you sane?
My friends, my cats, my daydreams
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
The cast of Firefly
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
ANything to do with gay marriage
37. Who did you miss?
Amy, Svetlana, Emily and Nat
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Kate from work, Melissa and Katrina from LJ
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
You've got to make your own mistakes to learn your own lessons
Attitude changes everything
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out
Or looked down on
Just try your best, try everything you can
And don't you worry what they tell themselves
When you're away.
Hey, you know they're all the same
You know you're doing better on your own (on your own)
So don't buy in.
Live right now
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough
For someone else