SURVEY ALERT
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Oohhh, too many things
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? mmmm, yes and no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no.
4. Did anyone close to you die? yes.
5. What countries did you visit? psh, none.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Control and intergrity.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory? I have to choose?!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Learning a lot about the way life works.
9. What was your biggest failure? Pride.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? actually, no. i only got like, two colds.
11. What was the best thing you bought? no idea.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? many, many people's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? again, so many.
14. Where did most of your money go? To food and syrvival.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? I once got really, really exited about life for pretty much no reason.
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2005? a mix CD Nose gave me.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. Thinner or fatter? Um, neither?
iii. Richer or poorer? possibly no change, i'm not sure. still on the poor end of the spectrum.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Doing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Thinking.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? spent Christmas sleeping and making food for dinner.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? Yup, a couple of times.
23. How many one night stands in this last year? a couple things that could be qualified as "one night stands" in the most trivial sense of the phrase.
24. What was your favorite TV program? didn't have one.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate is too strong a word, but dislike, i suppose.
26. What was the best book you read? As Simple as Snow
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Belle and Sebastian
28. What did you want and get? Satisfaction
29. What did you want and not get? Answers
30. What was your favourite film of this year? Too many to tell.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 14, spent with Emily and Amber eating tacos an watching Zim.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? i think i saw more roadkill carcases than necessary. Seriously.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Whatever i like.
34. What kept you sane? The knowledge that things do eventually get better.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? Beats me.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Iraq
37. Who did you miss? Eric.
38. Who was the best new person you met? I maet so many new people and most of them were the best.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005. That nothing lasts. And that everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"But a lesson must be lived
in order to be learned
and the clarity to see and stop this now,
that is what i've earned."
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? mmmm, yes and no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no.
4. Did anyone close to you die? yes.
5. What countries did you visit? psh, none.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Control and intergrity.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory? I have to choose?!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Learning a lot about the way life works.
9. What was your biggest failure? Pride.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? actually, no. i only got like, two colds.
11. What was the best thing you bought? no idea.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? many, many people's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? again, so many.
14. Where did most of your money go? To food and syrvival.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? I once got really, really exited about life for pretty much no reason.
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2005? a mix CD Nose gave me.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. Thinner or fatter? Um, neither?
iii. Richer or poorer? possibly no change, i'm not sure. still on the poor end of the spectrum.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Doing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Thinking.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? spent Christmas sleeping and making food for dinner.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? Yup, a couple of times.
23. How many one night stands in this last year? a couple things that could be qualified as "one night stands" in the most trivial sense of the phrase.
24. What was your favorite TV program? didn't have one.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate is too strong a word, but dislike, i suppose.
26. What was the best book you read? As Simple as Snow
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Belle and Sebastian
28. What did you want and get? Satisfaction
29. What did you want and not get? Answers
30. What was your favourite film of this year? Too many to tell.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 14, spent with Emily and Amber eating tacos an watching Zim.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? i think i saw more roadkill carcases than necessary. Seriously.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Whatever i like.
34. What kept you sane? The knowledge that things do eventually get better.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? Beats me.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Iraq
37. Who did you miss? Eric.
38. Who was the best new person you met? I maet so many new people and most of them were the best.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005. That nothing lasts. And that everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"But a lesson must be lived
in order to be learned
and the clarity to see and stop this now,
that is what i've earned."