2006 survey
1. What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
commuted to school (lame, but its all I could come up with)
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I probably made lame ones involving "working out" but since I ran the marathon we'll call kinda yes. And my new years res is to run at least a mile every day, so far so good.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Apparently my aunt did, didn't know she was preggers, and like every woman that I work with is, so 2007 will be a banner year for that.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nobody directly close to me...
5. What countries did you visit?
None but the US
6. What would you like to have next year that you lacked in 2004/5?
LTR? I would say something else, but I'm trying not to be passive aggressive/bitchy this year.
7. What date from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Weekend after July 4th if it counts, it was greek reunion and it cemented a lot of the feelings I have for my fraternity and school... all positive
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being told that my judgement was trusted... then being elected president of my fraternity
9. What was your biggest failure?
In a word, physics.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Stomach Flu, actual flu (preventing me from auditioning for chief)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Under Armour, I'm such a loser runner.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
All the close friends I guess
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Lets just say life has surprises for all of us, and people change quickly, often they cahnge back too.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, Trips, etc
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Dem's taking back the Hill, Going to Boston to See holly, going back to chambana every time I was home. Oh and finishing the marathon.
16. What song will always remind you of this year?
"How to Save a life" The Fray
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
2006...
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? same.
iii. richer or poorer? a little better.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
spent more time in champaign, or in class... or studying for that matter
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
stressing over situations I don't have control over
20. How did you be spend Christmas?
In vegas, being underage.
22. Did you fall in love this year?
Nope
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Ironically, 24.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
There are very very very few people I hate in my life. Many have disappointed me, but for the most part I've gained more friends than lost, so its a winning year.
26. What was the best book you read?
Probably "breaking vegas" but it was the last book I read too
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Snow Patrol
28. What did you want and get?
finishing the marathon, while raising over $1000 for ACS
29. What did you want and not get?
world peace? actually I'm still hoping for something.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I wasn't really impressed by movies this year, so either Casino Royale or Beerfest
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Well... I chugged a cup of jungle juice at midnight to help celebrate the gammas getting pledged.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Quality time doing things that made me happy. Hiking also would have rocked my world.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
t-shirt, jeans, sweatshirts.
34. What kept you sane?
my friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
There were quite a few
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The War in Iraq
37. Who did you miss?
My close friends who I can't see everyday
38. Who was the best new person you met?
tie between two of the pledges, Joe and Jeff
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year:
Nobody is who they say they are, its not a bad thing, you just have to be an excellent judge of character, and able to forgive people for their faults, hoping they will forgive you for yours
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Just when you think you're in control,
just when you think you've got a hold,
just when you get on a roll,
here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again."
Ok Go "here it goes again"