Lee's First half of the year Survey, Ira did it so I must try it.
Ok so Ira does this, that means I must try it. Its been a while since I have done a LJ entry and a while since I have done a survey, but I will give it my best and hope all goes well.
Enjoy!
1. What did you do in the first half of 2010 that you'd never done before? I hosted a week of events at the Artist Bloc. I got to work with 2 playwrights, 6 teams of artists and one Hip-Hopera to develop them further and assist the artists in taking steps forward. It was a very humbling and powerful week that taught me a lot of how to lead talk backs better, and how to truly get artists to think differently about the feedback they are getting.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't really make New Years Resolutions, but I should. I know this year I resolved to get my health a bit better, and well I have tried some. I went to a sleep specialist to get my Sleep Apnea looked at...that was 2 months ago and I have not heard back from him...which is worry some. I have also resolved in the second half of the year to do something physical, I think like Yoga, I need to get my weight down...It is really making me depressed, I have also resolved to try eating more Vegetables...which is not working out so well...but I will keep trying.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yup, one of my bosses had a baby, and Megan's best friend is about to give birth.
3A. Did anyone get married? Yup, Scott Woltz got married and I was at that shit. It was kinda crazy and cool...but it was nice to see a relationship build from start to marriage.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No deaths close to me at this time...some surprising people died like Esiaba Irobie and Matt Trumbeau.
5. What countries did you visit? No new countries, just stayed in this part of America mostly.
6. What would you like to have in the second half of 2010 that you lacked in the first? I really want to loose some fucking weight...I am a fat piece of shit right now. I want to do some traveling. I just want to be happier
7. What date from the First half of 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and what for?
So far its a pretty big blur, but My 3 year anniversary with Megan, Hosting the talkback with Christylz Bacon about his Hip-Hopera, Getting a new title at work...yup
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Realizing that I need to change and that I am not happy
9. What was your biggest failure? Dunno
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I injured my foot about a week ago...it's Still healing
11. What was the best thing you bought? well I didn't really buy anything, although I am buying a new TV for my birthday...but Megan bought me a Nikon D40 which is really cool, so I have been taking lots of pictures.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Megan Reichelt, Iru Gammerman, Jessi Burgess, Jeremy Skidmore, Colin Hovde, Paul Diem, Mark Krawczyk
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Lots of people...but whatever.
14. Where did most of your money go? Apartment, bills, life
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? 3 year anniversary, Hosting the week of events at the Artist Bloc, Doing my first Fringe show, Hopefully getting better and being a better person
16. What song(s) will always remind you of the first half of 2010? Unlike Ira, I don't litsen to a lot of music, so I have a hard time figuring that out.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i.happier or sadder? I think I am much sadder, but I am showing it less. I am putting on a brave face for as many as I can, but overall I am very sad and wish I could make myself better and happier, but I am having a very hard time losing weight and this is making me more depressed because I feel ugly and I disgust myself right now. I know Megan will read this and get upset that she can't help, but she has been great and very supportive, but there is nothing anyone else can do...just got to find someway to motivate myself and get happy.
ii. richer or poorer? Richer, although I had to buy a new car in the middle of last year, but I am richer.
iii. thinner or fatter? Fatter! Not happy about it.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Work out, Act, Direct, hang out with friends.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Work
20. How will you be spending the Holidays? mmm I know that Megan and I are going to go to Hawaii for New Years...but thats about it.
22. Did you fall in love in the First half of 2010? I have been in love for 3 years now
23. How many one night stands? none, that I remember
24. What was your favorite TV program? Lost final season was good, Glee has been a lot of fun...and I am a Top Chef fan so all that is good.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate last year? Yes.
26. What was the best book you read? Not a big book reader, but I read a great play called Scorched and some great new plays from our submission process.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nothing so far...other then Jackie Chan is a singer.
28. What did you want and get? Some one to love and a new Camera
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Ink, without a doubt one of the most clever and creative films of the past 2 years.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Birthday is next week and so far I have nothing planned.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Megan
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in the first half of 2010? Hobo...which isn't really a change.
34. What kept you sane? Well I don't feel very sane, I feel very crazy. I mean its weird, cause I feel like my life is sort of just all over the place and there have been three occasions recently when I met up with old friends. One was in the last half of last year, I think, but maybe it was early on in this year. I met up with Ira and Paul Diem and Paul said that he had heard I have been doing amazing things in DC...it was weird. Then I saw Peter Wray, this college professor I had for a while that had been working on a show with some friends of mine, and he had said something similar that he had heard of the good I was doing in DC and that he was very impressed. Then I went to Scott and Leigh-Erin's wedding and both Jamie and Bre told me that they had spoken to different people in DC theatre and that everyone knew me. That they were impressed with what the heard I was doing and how many people knew my name.
All this is very weird, cause I know that I have met a lot of people and had some interesting conversations with cool people, but I still feel like I have done nothing and that I have accomplished nothing and I suck and just not cool...I dont' know why people like me and why I have friends, I feel like everyone should hate me or not want to be around me.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I don't understand this question.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? I tend not to get stirred by politics, I think that comes from growing up in a political household.
37. Who did you miss? Ira, Ian, Paul, In general all my friends that I haven't seen in a while and haven't gotten a chance to talk too.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Holly from Baltimore has become a cool foodie friend, and yeah thats about it really.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in the first half of 2010: I haven't consciously learned one.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "It can't rain all the time"
Enjoy!
1. What did you do in the first half of 2010 that you'd never done before? I hosted a week of events at the Artist Bloc. I got to work with 2 playwrights, 6 teams of artists and one Hip-Hopera to develop them further and assist the artists in taking steps forward. It was a very humbling and powerful week that taught me a lot of how to lead talk backs better, and how to truly get artists to think differently about the feedback they are getting.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't really make New Years Resolutions, but I should. I know this year I resolved to get my health a bit better, and well I have tried some. I went to a sleep specialist to get my Sleep Apnea looked at...that was 2 months ago and I have not heard back from him...which is worry some. I have also resolved in the second half of the year to do something physical, I think like Yoga, I need to get my weight down...It is really making me depressed, I have also resolved to try eating more Vegetables...which is not working out so well...but I will keep trying.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yup, one of my bosses had a baby, and Megan's best friend is about to give birth.
3A. Did anyone get married? Yup, Scott Woltz got married and I was at that shit. It was kinda crazy and cool...but it was nice to see a relationship build from start to marriage.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No deaths close to me at this time...some surprising people died like Esiaba Irobie and Matt Trumbeau.
5. What countries did you visit? No new countries, just stayed in this part of America mostly.
6. What would you like to have in the second half of 2010 that you lacked in the first? I really want to loose some fucking weight...I am a fat piece of shit right now. I want to do some traveling. I just want to be happier
7. What date from the First half of 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and what for?
So far its a pretty big blur, but My 3 year anniversary with Megan, Hosting the talkback with Christylz Bacon about his Hip-Hopera, Getting a new title at work...yup
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Realizing that I need to change and that I am not happy
9. What was your biggest failure? Dunno
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I injured my foot about a week ago...it's Still healing
11. What was the best thing you bought? well I didn't really buy anything, although I am buying a new TV for my birthday...but Megan bought me a Nikon D40 which is really cool, so I have been taking lots of pictures.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Megan Reichelt, Iru Gammerman, Jessi Burgess, Jeremy Skidmore, Colin Hovde, Paul Diem, Mark Krawczyk
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Lots of people...but whatever.
14. Where did most of your money go? Apartment, bills, life
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? 3 year anniversary, Hosting the week of events at the Artist Bloc, Doing my first Fringe show, Hopefully getting better and being a better person
16. What song(s) will always remind you of the first half of 2010? Unlike Ira, I don't litsen to a lot of music, so I have a hard time figuring that out.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i.happier or sadder? I think I am much sadder, but I am showing it less. I am putting on a brave face for as many as I can, but overall I am very sad and wish I could make myself better and happier, but I am having a very hard time losing weight and this is making me more depressed because I feel ugly and I disgust myself right now. I know Megan will read this and get upset that she can't help, but she has been great and very supportive, but there is nothing anyone else can do...just got to find someway to motivate myself and get happy.
ii. richer or poorer? Richer, although I had to buy a new car in the middle of last year, but I am richer.
iii. thinner or fatter? Fatter! Not happy about it.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Work out, Act, Direct, hang out with friends.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Work
20. How will you be spending the Holidays? mmm I know that Megan and I are going to go to Hawaii for New Years...but thats about it.
22. Did you fall in love in the First half of 2010? I have been in love for 3 years now
23. How many one night stands? none, that I remember
24. What was your favorite TV program? Lost final season was good, Glee has been a lot of fun...and I am a Top Chef fan so all that is good.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate last year? Yes.
26. What was the best book you read? Not a big book reader, but I read a great play called Scorched and some great new plays from our submission process.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nothing so far...other then Jackie Chan is a singer.
28. What did you want and get? Some one to love and a new Camera
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Ink, without a doubt one of the most clever and creative films of the past 2 years.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Birthday is next week and so far I have nothing planned.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Megan
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in the first half of 2010? Hobo...which isn't really a change.
34. What kept you sane? Well I don't feel very sane, I feel very crazy. I mean its weird, cause I feel like my life is sort of just all over the place and there have been three occasions recently when I met up with old friends. One was in the last half of last year, I think, but maybe it was early on in this year. I met up with Ira and Paul Diem and Paul said that he had heard I have been doing amazing things in DC...it was weird. Then I saw Peter Wray, this college professor I had for a while that had been working on a show with some friends of mine, and he had said something similar that he had heard of the good I was doing in DC and that he was very impressed. Then I went to Scott and Leigh-Erin's wedding and both Jamie and Bre told me that they had spoken to different people in DC theatre and that everyone knew me. That they were impressed with what the heard I was doing and how many people knew my name.
All this is very weird, cause I know that I have met a lot of people and had some interesting conversations with cool people, but I still feel like I have done nothing and that I have accomplished nothing and I suck and just not cool...I dont' know why people like me and why I have friends, I feel like everyone should hate me or not want to be around me.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I don't understand this question.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? I tend not to get stirred by politics, I think that comes from growing up in a political household.
37. Who did you miss? Ira, Ian, Paul, In general all my friends that I haven't seen in a while and haven't gotten a chance to talk too.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Holly from Baltimore has become a cool foodie friend, and yeah thats about it really.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in the first half of 2010: I haven't consciously learned one.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "It can't rain all the time"