Survey snagged from fred_bear
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? Got rejected by a really big publication, starting teaching my own history classes at the university, went to the McKinley Monument in Canton, helped organize a family reunion.
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't make New Years' resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, my cousin's wife.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thank God.
5. What countries did you visit? I jaunted around the world with all my millions. No, scratch that. I just jaunted around Ohio.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? More money, a stable romantic relationship, wonderful health, a new bookshelf
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I'm more of a "remember the little details but forget the date" kind of gal. My birthday and the day before it were nice.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I think my biggest achievement was overcoming a personal obstacle.
9. What was your biggest failure? Letting my guard down and trusting people I shouldn't have trusted.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I've always got something amiss with my health.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Season 10 of Stargate: SG-1
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? I have to give props to my cousins (on my dad's side) for coming together as a family.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I'd rather not say online.
14. Where did most of your money go? An unreasonable amount went to emergency car repairs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Being able to teach at my alma mater, the new season of Stargate: Atlantis, the Indians having at least a fleeting shot, getting together with the cousins on my dad's side at Mohican
16. What song will always remind you of 2007? "How Far We've Come" by Matchbox 20.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? I would say "sadder," but I'm really just disappointed in a couple of people. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy.
b) thinner or fatter? About the same
c) richer or poorer? Eh. I'm a teacher and a struggling writer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Writing. In the fray of real life, my writing (both original and fanfic) seemed to get less and less of my time.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? I should have spent less time letting other people play with my self-confidence and make me feel like a second-class citizen. I wasted too much time worrying about other people, even though my life experience has told me not to do that.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Probably sitting in some relative's house.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007? Nope. I've been told I'm way too picky.
22. How many one-night stands? That's nobody's business but my own.
23. What was your favorite TV program? Stargate: Atlantis
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I'm disappointed with a couple of people, but I don't waste my time on hate.
25. What was the best book you read? I don't know. Shutter Island is good so far. I read a lot of academic stuff, so...
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? It's not a new discovery, but I'm getting back into Johnny Cash. Reminds me of my grandpa and his big brown boat of a car...
27. What did you want and get? My student loans consilidated
28. What did you want and not get? To snag fred_bear's answer: To be as happy and healthy as I’d like.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? Make fun of me if you want, but I loved Spiderman III and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
30. What did you do for your birthday? Read it and laugh. It was fun.
31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Not allowing other people's insensitive behavior to affect my life
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? Is the clean? Great! I usually dress for comfort. Jeans, t-shirts, sweaters, track pants.
33. What kept you sane? Writing, squeeing about fandom, my cousins (though one intermittently drove nuts, too)
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Kavan Smith and Michael Shanks
35. What political issue stirred you the most? The lack of adequate health care for people who aren't wealthy heiresses.
36. Who did you miss? Paul and Jonathan
37. Who was the best new person you met? Best? We're ranking people now?
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007: I shouldn't waste so much of my time letting other people's behavior affect my life.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can the world want me to change,
They’re the ones that stay the same.
They can’t see me,
But I’m still here.
They can’t tell me who to be,
‘Cause I’m not what they see.
And the world is still sleepin’,
While I keep on dreamin’ for me.
And their words are just whispers
And lies that I’ll never believe.
And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can they say I never change
They’re the ones that stay the same.
I’m the one now,
‘Cause I’m still here.
---Johnny Rzeznik