2005 meme
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
The smart thing. Oh - and took a road trip with my sister! That was crazy fun.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I made none last year - and this year I have a couple.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Fortunately, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
Palm Beach Gardens, FL - might as well be a foreign country.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Self control - ha! Really I'd like to get a handle on my art, because for most of 2005 it was pretty much floundering.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
17 October 2005 - it's the day I woke up.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being strong enough to bring about the end of what was a very miserable existence.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not doing #8 sooner.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yeah - I fell on my ass, and I broke my toe - not at the same time.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Definitely my Honda. R.I.P. you GMC piece of shit Jimmy!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My own!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Drew, and his cohorts, Steve & Jason.
14.Where did most of your money go?
I drank it - and so did my piece of shit Jimmy.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Bengals Baby! WHO DEY!!!!!!!!! My new car. Oh - and some really great sex. ;)
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
Slipknot - Duality, because i fucking hate that song and one very bad night I swear it was played at least 25 times at the fricking bar (play-it-now is not always a good thing) and since most of my year was miserable, I figure a miserable song ought to represent!
17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
Happy, free, and out of control!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sex. Definitely sex. Oh - and work. I didn't produce very much art this year.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Drinking. And smoking. Just a little less.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas was mostly with the family. Then alone at the bar. Sounds pathetic, but i ended up making some new friends and had a lot of fun.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
No - I fell out.
23. How many one-night stands?
none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Lost
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is such a strong word. I don't hate anyone, but a dramatic shift of my personal feelings about someone from largely neutral and/or positive, to primarily negative certainly occurred last year. And it was a long drawn-out process, but he brought it all upon himself.
26. What was the best book you read?
Half-Blood Prince
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Killers
28. What did you want and get?
lots of new friends, a 5-speed transmission, hardwood floors, a front porch, a driveway, a great time, a decent football team, a wake-up call, and, thankfully, a great Star Wars.
29. What did you want and not get?
enough sex.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
definitely "Sin City" - but there were so many I didn't see that I wanted to it's stupid.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 32. And I honestly cannot remember what I did on my birthday - it was a fricking Monday. Probably didn't do anything, and certainly nothing I remember.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had been afforded the opportunity to witness the funeral of my former truck - watching the fucking piece of shit Jimmy get crushed would have been so satisfying I cannot even begin to describe...
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
what's fashion?
34. What kept you sane?
That nagging ever-present reminder that I am a grown up with responsibilities - my amazingly beautiful, sweet, smart, snuggly, sweaty-handed, headstrong baby-Kat.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
ummm... Naveen Andrews is HOT, as is Elwood, I'll always have a thing for him. I don't do a whole lot of drooling over people I'm never gonna meet.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I have determined that after years of being stirred by politics, I am now officially numb to them - I just didn't care enough last year to pay attention.
37. Who did you miss?
Paula
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I met so many, but Keith's keeping my head in check whether he knows it or not, and he's not even trying.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
It's never too late, and you are only as stuck as you allow yourself to be.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
What's real can't die
You only get what you give
Just don't be afraid to leave
The smart thing. Oh - and took a road trip with my sister! That was crazy fun.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I made none last year - and this year I have a couple.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Fortunately, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
Palm Beach Gardens, FL - might as well be a foreign country.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Self control - ha! Really I'd like to get a handle on my art, because for most of 2005 it was pretty much floundering.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
17 October 2005 - it's the day I woke up.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being strong enough to bring about the end of what was a very miserable existence.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not doing #8 sooner.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yeah - I fell on my ass, and I broke my toe - not at the same time.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Definitely my Honda. R.I.P. you GMC piece of shit Jimmy!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My own!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Drew, and his cohorts, Steve & Jason.
14.Where did most of your money go?
I drank it - and so did my piece of shit Jimmy.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Bengals Baby! WHO DEY!!!!!!!!! My new car. Oh - and some really great sex. ;)
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
Slipknot - Duality, because i fucking hate that song and one very bad night I swear it was played at least 25 times at the fricking bar (play-it-now is not always a good thing) and since most of my year was miserable, I figure a miserable song ought to represent!
17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
Happy, free, and out of control!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sex. Definitely sex. Oh - and work. I didn't produce very much art this year.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Drinking. And smoking. Just a little less.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas was mostly with the family. Then alone at the bar. Sounds pathetic, but i ended up making some new friends and had a lot of fun.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
No - I fell out.
23. How many one-night stands?
none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Lost
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is such a strong word. I don't hate anyone, but a dramatic shift of my personal feelings about someone from largely neutral and/or positive, to primarily negative certainly occurred last year. And it was a long drawn-out process, but he brought it all upon himself.
26. What was the best book you read?
Half-Blood Prince
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Killers
28. What did you want and get?
lots of new friends, a 5-speed transmission, hardwood floors, a front porch, a driveway, a great time, a decent football team, a wake-up call, and, thankfully, a great Star Wars.
29. What did you want and not get?
enough sex.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
definitely "Sin City" - but there were so many I didn't see that I wanted to it's stupid.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 32. And I honestly cannot remember what I did on my birthday - it was a fricking Monday. Probably didn't do anything, and certainly nothing I remember.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had been afforded the opportunity to witness the funeral of my former truck - watching the fucking piece of shit Jimmy get crushed would have been so satisfying I cannot even begin to describe...
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
what's fashion?
34. What kept you sane?
That nagging ever-present reminder that I am a grown up with responsibilities - my amazingly beautiful, sweet, smart, snuggly, sweaty-handed, headstrong baby-Kat.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
ummm... Naveen Andrews is HOT, as is Elwood, I'll always have a thing for him. I don't do a whole lot of drooling over people I'm never gonna meet.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I have determined that after years of being stirred by politics, I am now officially numb to them - I just didn't care enough last year to pay attention.
37. Who did you miss?
Paula
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I met so many, but Keith's keeping my head in check whether he knows it or not, and he's not even trying.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
It's never too late, and you are only as stuck as you allow yourself to be.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
What's real can't die
You only get what you give
Just don't be afraid to leave