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1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
graduate, go to college
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any, and yes, i hope to.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
my grandfather
5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
a very exciting future
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 8th, graduation
July 17th, my grandpa died
July 20th, 1 year anniversary
August 29th, moved into school
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting accepted to my reach school
9. What was your biggest failure?
getting rejected from two safeties
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
not really
11. What was the best thing you bought?
textbooks
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
brian
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
my sisters
14. Where did most of your money go?
clothes, movies
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
college
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
the rosebuds - back to boston
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? sadder
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner
c) richer or poorer? same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
explore boston
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sulk
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i went to a family friend's house for dinner in dc
21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
not the initial fall
22. How many one-night stands?
0
23. What was your favourite TV program?
Sex and the City
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no
25. What was the best book you read?
The Time traveller's wife
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Iron and Wine
27. What did you want and get?
an ipod, a college acceptance
28. What did you want and not get?
to go back home as if i'd never been away
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
garden state
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I got my hair cut with mary and took her to the train station. i was 18.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
liking school substantially better
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
scattered
33. What kept you sane?
basic reason
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
dunno
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
the election/gay marriage/abortion
36. Who did you miss?
my friends and family.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
elana/molly/amy/neena
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
nothing is perfect
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Change your heart, look around you, change your heart, it will astound you, i need your loving like the sunshine, and everybody's gotta learn sometime, everybody's gotta learn sometime, everybody's gotta learn sometime..."
-beck
my politics class was ok, i think it will be interesting. lots of reading but it all seems solid. the snow has melted and now it rains.