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1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
I traveled farther and more frequently this year than any past year. I went to LA for five days, Brasil for 8 weeks, Chicago for 4 days, Miami for some period of time between half a day and two days that will forever allude me.
I had one night stands.
I ate weed.
I held on to the ground, worried I'd fall into the sky.
I withdrew from my classes mid-semester.
I got a regular job.
I signed a lease.
I got my permit and started driving legally.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year, I think I realized that the time is always now, and every moment shines fresh, and made New Year's resolutions about longterm things. Like, longerterm than one year.
I also had shallow ones like "loose x pounds, or just learn to be happy with yourself" and "decide on a concentration in school" (which I did! ..sorta.)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Someone was giving birth within ten feet of me, a few days ago. (My mother works in a birth center)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My dog, Obi. And my mom has the nerve to forbid me from digging her up for her skeleton. Her little doggy bones! I just want to wire them all together. It'd be so cute. A garden piece! I could cover her with screens and put seeds in her, and she'd be a chia pet! Hahah.
5. What countries did you visit?
Brasil. Happiness land. Not in that order.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
More money. Things are tiiiight. And a car. Because I learned how to drive. :)
And a more organized schedule, but like I said, the time is now.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
PAXMUN, Jul 16th, Aug 4th, Nov 11th
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Rerouting my life. Recognizing what's keeping me down and overcoming it.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting external opinions get to me, probs. SELF CONTROL
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I hurt my foot over and over and over and it's really become an obstacle towards dancing, running, and biking and That's Making Me Not Happy. =(
And I als got strep like five times. WTF.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My freeeedoommmmm!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine. All the time. I'm fucking fantastic. Celebrate me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Oh, just some guy.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Music festival tickets and plane tickets and security deposit.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving out. :D Going to Brasil. Coming back from Brasil. Harry Potter, Daft Punk, LOLLAPALOOZA.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
More like artists. Bright Eyes, AiH, Daft Punk, Mates of State, the Books.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Haphaphappier.
ii. thinner or fatter? =(
iii. richer or poorer? +$ I've seen more money come into my hands this year than any other. I wish some of it had stayed.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Drugs. Plain and simple. And that commitment thing. Yeah, whatevs. ;)
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending. Wallowing. Not-learning-Portuguese.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
On the couch.
21. How will you be spending New Years?
Oooh, I don't knoooowww.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
I learned a lot more about love this year. I fell in love, over and over.
23. How many one-night stands?
Some.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch Tv, so I'm changing the question:
24. What was your main time-waster during the year?
Internetz.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Don't h8
26. What was the best book you read?
I don't know.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The combined efforts of Craig and Benjamin.
Yes, that's my answer.
28. What did you want and get?
Everything that I wanted bad enough to try for.
29. What did you want and not get?
By that definition, nothing. If I wanted it, I'd have it.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
This year was way too long. I don't remember what I've seen.
31. What did you do on your birthday?
I think I tried to protest birthday celebration for a little while. Then I studied for economics. Then Hannah gave me something? I don't recall. I remember my outfit was cute and my hair was awful. Hah
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A job for longer.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Messpensive.
34. What kept you sane?
Change. Change is good.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Oh, you know. Some chick.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Female Reproductive Rights.
37. Who did you miss?
By just a minute or two, really.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Thank you, all, for being incredible.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Oversocializing is BAD. Breaking hearts is BAD. JEEZ, AJA.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
That's impossible.
Oh, okay. "I'm 18. And I like it."
And maybe sometime with feeling, in the next four months.