i seem to remember this from last year.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
became completely, successfully, financially independant
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i tried. it's hard to pick up EVERY penny you see, especially when adam grabs them first.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
a co-worker puched out a goober in september and now she's pregnant again already
4. Did anyone close to you die?
unfortunately, no
5. What countries did you visit?
king, pierce, whatcom, walla walla... oh, it says countRies
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
a gen-u-ine fiance'
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
halloween weekend, because of all the good stuff that i did in bellingham, and also because i got sick that ended up almost being pneumonia; Nov. 26, when i finished my nano novel; early april, for the Coast Hike, having breakfast in Nevada at 1am with thesynergizer
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting out of hastings and into HAPO
9. What was your biggest failure?
taylor
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
yes
11. What was the best thing you bought?
a full-size bed, so i wouldn't have to sleep on the floor anymore
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
adam, for his dedication to his kids
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Dino Rossi
14. Where did most of your money go?
staples like rent and food, and now cell phone and cable modem; spoiling adam
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
paid vacations and sickleave! and INSURANCE!!!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? much much happier, by leaps and bounds
b) thinner or fatter? fatter
c) richer or poorer? Significantly richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
cooking from scratch, working out
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
bouncing checks
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
xmas eve at home with adam, cooking, xmas day at his parents house, eating
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
twice
23. How many one-night stands?
zer0
24. What was your favorite TV program?
CSI, Dr. Phil and (don't hit me) the Swan
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
yes, tri-citians are easy to hate. it spreads here like tumbleweed. they're a hateful bunch.
What was the best book you read?
i read so much this year. i really, really loved "White Noise" by Don Delillo and "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Elliott Smith, re-discovering Howie Day
28. What did you want and get?
an adult-like life
29. What did you want and not get?
further away from family but closer to friends
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Mean Girls was good, Alfie was hot, Shrek 2 was really funny, Supersize Me made me think
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i threw a party, got really drunk, ate some cake, yadda yadda yadda.... 23
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
having my taylor cake and eating it too, being more responsible with my money
33.What would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
"pantyhose are an unnessecary evil"
34. What kept you sane?
Adam, Taylor, Meghan, Jen, Corey, Megan, Melissa, Kathleen,
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
the list is too embarassing
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the election, the unending racism here
37. Who did you miss?
Kathleen a great deal, Taylor an immense amount, my cousins, my friends in Bellingham... and i still miss my ex, but my aim is improving (same joke as last year)
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Taylor, by an overwhelming majority, but becoming close friends with Meghan and Jen warmed my heart like no other
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004
corporate america can suck my cock (if i had one. then again, if i had one, corporate america would probably be kissing my ass instead). also, every stereotype you've ever heard about rednecks/eastern WA/the miswest/conservative republicans is TRUE, sadly.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"given that true intellectual and emotional compatability are at the very least difficult, if not impossible, to come by, we can always opt for the more temporal gratification of sheer physical attraction... that wouldn't make you a shallow person....would it?"