Year In Review, Swiped from Andrew
1.What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? Moved to a place I'd never seen and made friends... without a boyfriend
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I had any before. My only resolution for this year is to chill out.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Holly
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My cousin was murdered, but we weren't "close"
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Inner peace
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Uh.. August 29th I guess, I moved to Alaska
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My 4.0 GPA this past fall, I guess...
9. What was your biggest failure?
Hurting those closest too me, and making it hard for them to talk to me because of my stubbornness
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'm still alive
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My camera and my ticket out of Louisville AND my SPOONS!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Andrew, for admitting when he was wrong, for always remaining my friend despite our stupid arguments, and for figuring out a new direction in his life which will hopefully lead to long-term happiness
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Bonnie, for never returning any of my calls
14. Where did most of your money go?
Souvenirs for people... and travel
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing bears, my spoons
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Float On
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? neither
iii. richer or poorer? definitely poorer monetarily, but much richer in everything else
18. What do you wish you did more of?
Listen
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Talk
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Playing with Molly's neice & nephews at Dale's house in Kenai, AK and watching moose in the backyard
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Difficult to say really
23. How many one-night stands?
If they involve sex, then none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Dharma & Greg, Dead Like Me, Family Guy
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope
26. What was the best book you read?
Fashion Means Your Fur Hat is Dead: A Guide to Good Manners and Social Survival in Alaska by Mike Doogan
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Dream Pop (genre), techno/trance
28. What did you want and get?
Freedom
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Garden State, The Incredibles
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 20 and I don't remember
32. celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hugh Jackman
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I'm going with Andrew on this one, "Gay Marriage//Bush winning the election..fucker." And also Bush's trying to drill in ANWR again, fucking moron.
37. Who did you miss?
John, as always
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Katie
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
When you are separated from everything you've ever known and all the people who normally support you, the only tools you have left to deal with the world are the ones you took with you. When you strip away everything that's familiar and known, you find out what you're really made of.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Here's to the Night - Eve 6
Here's to the nights we felt alive
Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
Here's to goodbye tomorrow's going to come too soon
- And -
One Chance - Modest Mouse
We have one chance.
One chance to get everything right.
We have one chance, one chance.
And if we're lucky we might.
Top 6 Good Memories:
1. Nights wandering the campus and climbing trees with Jeremiah & Svarit
2. Hallway dance party to The Beatles with Katie
3. Central park stargazing and that adorable tea place
4. F 9/11 & times with Andrew
5. Soccer with The Young Ones and the T-Shirt Ninjas
6. TALKING with Margie about life
Top 6 Bad Memories:
1. Hurting Jeremiah
2. Tsunami & knowing Svarit is overseas
3. The whole Chris situation
4. Arguing with Andrew
5. Arguing with Andrew
6. Arguing with Andrew
Bests...
Drunken night: With Katie & Lauren
Movie: Garden State
Mini road trip: To St. Louis to see the butterfly house with Svarit
Party: Starvation Gultch - woohoo Fire!
Visit from a friend: Visits with Andrew in the weeks before I left for AK
Odd moment: Dunno, there are so many to choose from
Mishap: Almost eating a button
Worsts...
Drunken night: The night with the Europeans and my subsequent visit to the Nerland toilet
Movie: XX/XY
Mini road trip: n/a
Party: Starvation Gultch after Joe started hitting on Katie & I
Visit from a friend: Seeing Chris after he got back from Detroit
Odd moment: Thanksgiving morning
Mishap: I dunno
Favorites for the summer...
Thing I bought: My camera
Drink: Dr Pepper
Smoke: n/a
Song: One Chance
Band: Modest Mouse
And last but not least...
Overall best memory: This is a tough one. This has been such a beautiful year and such a tumultuous one. When the year started, a three year relationship was ended, several months of heaven began (and ended), and then I spent an absolutely beautiful summer with good friends and family in beautiful places, and the year ended with me in the most wonderful place of all. I think my best memory is not just one, but a collection of moments of utter bliss and serendipity. I am so blessed to have the life that I'm living, it's hard to choose just one moment out of it all. I think, however, that watching the grizzly bears on the side of the road and being brought practically to tears was one of the best memories to come out of my year because it represents months and months of planning, a major move, major losses, and a major change in my life.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I had any before. My only resolution for this year is to chill out.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Holly
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My cousin was murdered, but we weren't "close"
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Inner peace
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Uh.. August 29th I guess, I moved to Alaska
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My 4.0 GPA this past fall, I guess...
9. What was your biggest failure?
Hurting those closest too me, and making it hard for them to talk to me because of my stubbornness
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'm still alive
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My camera and my ticket out of Louisville AND my SPOONS!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Andrew, for admitting when he was wrong, for always remaining my friend despite our stupid arguments, and for figuring out a new direction in his life which will hopefully lead to long-term happiness
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Bonnie, for never returning any of my calls
14. Where did most of your money go?
Souvenirs for people... and travel
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing bears, my spoons
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Float On
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? neither
iii. richer or poorer? definitely poorer monetarily, but much richer in everything else
18. What do you wish you did more of?
Listen
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Talk
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Playing with Molly's neice & nephews at Dale's house in Kenai, AK and watching moose in the backyard
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Difficult to say really
23. How many one-night stands?
If they involve sex, then none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Dharma & Greg, Dead Like Me, Family Guy
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope
26. What was the best book you read?
Fashion Means Your Fur Hat is Dead: A Guide to Good Manners and Social Survival in Alaska by Mike Doogan
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Dream Pop (genre), techno/trance
28. What did you want and get?
Freedom
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Garden State, The Incredibles
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 20 and I don't remember
32. celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hugh Jackman
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I'm going with Andrew on this one, "Gay Marriage//Bush winning the election..fucker." And also Bush's trying to drill in ANWR again, fucking moron.
37. Who did you miss?
John, as always
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Katie
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
When you are separated from everything you've ever known and all the people who normally support you, the only tools you have left to deal with the world are the ones you took with you. When you strip away everything that's familiar and known, you find out what you're really made of.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Here's to the Night - Eve 6
Here's to the nights we felt alive
Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
Here's to goodbye tomorrow's going to come too soon
- And -
One Chance - Modest Mouse
We have one chance.
One chance to get everything right.
We have one chance, one chance.
And if we're lucky we might.
Top 6 Good Memories:
1. Nights wandering the campus and climbing trees with Jeremiah & Svarit
2. Hallway dance party to The Beatles with Katie
3. Central park stargazing and that adorable tea place
4. F 9/11 & times with Andrew
5. Soccer with The Young Ones and the T-Shirt Ninjas
6. TALKING with Margie about life
Top 6 Bad Memories:
1. Hurting Jeremiah
2. Tsunami & knowing Svarit is overseas
3. The whole Chris situation
4. Arguing with Andrew
5. Arguing with Andrew
6. Arguing with Andrew
Bests...
Drunken night: With Katie & Lauren
Movie: Garden State
Mini road trip: To St. Louis to see the butterfly house with Svarit
Party: Starvation Gultch - woohoo Fire!
Visit from a friend: Visits with Andrew in the weeks before I left for AK
Odd moment: Dunno, there are so many to choose from
Mishap: Almost eating a button
Worsts...
Drunken night: The night with the Europeans and my subsequent visit to the Nerland toilet
Movie: XX/XY
Mini road trip: n/a
Party: Starvation Gultch after Joe started hitting on Katie & I
Visit from a friend: Seeing Chris after he got back from Detroit
Odd moment: Thanksgiving morning
Mishap: I dunno
Favorites for the summer...
Thing I bought: My camera
Drink: Dr Pepper
Smoke: n/a
Song: One Chance
Band: Modest Mouse
And last but not least...
Overall best memory: This is a tough one. This has been such a beautiful year and such a tumultuous one. When the year started, a three year relationship was ended, several months of heaven began (and ended), and then I spent an absolutely beautiful summer with good friends and family in beautiful places, and the year ended with me in the most wonderful place of all. I think my best memory is not just one, but a collection of moments of utter bliss and serendipity. I am so blessed to have the life that I'm living, it's hard to choose just one moment out of it all. I think, however, that watching the grizzly bears on the side of the road and being brought practically to tears was one of the best memories to come out of my year because it represents months and months of planning, a major move, major losses, and a major change in my life.