The End of the Year Survey that made me think
Did you keep your new years' resolutions?
I think mine was to RUN more, which I actually did more of then in previous years so YEA, I did keep it.
What are your resolutions for 2006?
Stay Single...Stay Single...Stay Single...Stay Single...it's my mantra...Stay Single
At the very least, don't get serious and don't settle
More Yoga
Keep on Keepin' On
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Moved into my own fabulous apartment
Bombed out of a semester, cost a lot of money but at least my GPA is still intact.
Was cheated on, and dumped for an unintelligent, nitwit girl with bigger boobs and children, wtf!
What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory?
February 11, May 28, October 14
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
22, July 12 and I don't really remember, I was quite depressed at that point, probably was in my loner time at home
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
1. Ridding my everyday life of the Codelio
2. Going fulltime at work, kickin' ass and making a little bank
3. Learning to conquer the anxieties that hold me down
What was your biggest failure?
Spring Semester 2005, bomb out
Wasting time, money, energy, and heart on someone who cheated on me grrr
What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
My own apartment, no more roommates for me please. It won't happen, but a steady schedule and routine outside of work.
What would you like to have less of in 2006 that you had in 2005?
Less grief, less tears, less depression
More fun, partying, money, booty and cute clothes
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Traveling, saving moolah
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Loving the wrong people, always wish I'd do less of that
What did you want and get?
1. I wanted to see my overseas boys again, Chris-Lloyd-Aaron, and I did get to see ALL of them. I'm even living with one now, but the others have returned to their foreign lands and Lloyd is contemplating Kosovo, at least I had the time with them I did. Next time I see them will be out of America fo sho.
2. I wanted to do the research symposium at school, and I am in April :-P
3. I wanted to find a plan for after college, and I did, one word: TOKYO
4. I wanted to live in a phat pad with amenities out the ass, and now I do.
What did you want and not get?
I thought I wanted love and cozy relationship, but I don't and didn't get it. Luckily he helped me realize that, however forceful and awful.
Did you fall in love in 2005?
Yea, still In Repair from that one
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris in Germany, I love him and he is a constant motivator to me. Thank you so much for making the end of this year so special for me.
Lloyd for not settling with North Carolina and moving to a Gulf city, he has his whole life ahead of him now.
Tomas and Sarah for staying single and being bitter with me.
What new people did you meet?
Too many to count, the Myspace number goes up every weekend haha.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, of course, birth happens
Did anyone close to you die?
no
In a fire? no
Any travel?
Austin a couple of times, and North Carolina, and through Louisiana the weekend before Katrina. Damn weekend shift didn't allow for much more then that.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
First experience with anti-depressents, but nothing serious thankfully
What was the best thing you spent money on?
Motorola RazR, Creative Zen Micro MP3 Player, my huge beautiful desk, and the 1000 thread count sheets on my bed, massive tab at Sherlocks in Kingwood Halloween weekend
Your favorites in 2005:
Books:
Kafka on the Shore-Murakami, The Shipping News, Me Talk Pretty One Day, With God on Their Side (mmm liberal literature, there's like three other books too), Rage out of the Bachmann Books, and countless shit online
Movies:
Sin City, 40 Year Old Virgin, Supersize Me, I <3 Huckabees (which came out forever ago but I just saw it this year) I need to see more movies from this year
TV shows:
Inuyasha had me obsessed for a bit, My Name is Earl, Project Runway
Valuable life lessons you learned in 2005:
DO NOT GET BACK TOGETHER WITH A BOY WHO CHEATS ON YOU VALENTINES WEEKEND
DO NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE WHO PUTS HIS FRIENDS ABOVE YOU
DON'T PANIC AND QUIT WHEN SHIT GETS TOUGH, LET SOME THINGS FALL AND PRIORITIZE BETTER
REMEMBER, THE MUSIC IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS...