1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Nothing, yet.
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Nope. Yes. Try it again.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth??
Not really. Mela did, but we're not close.
4. Did anyone close to you die??
No.
5. What countries did you visit??
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004??
Money. Independence. Control of my temper.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory??
Oct 26
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year??
Graduating & Getting a Real Job
9. What was your biggest failure??
Not moving out.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury??
Not really.
11. What was the best thing you bought??
Nothing, really.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration??
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed??
The midwest and southeast.
14. Where did most of your money go??
Federal Taxeses, and useless shit I didn't need.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about??
GTA:San Andreas.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004??
Dunno.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder??
Hmm. Sadder, probably.
ii. thinner or fatter??
Fat
iii. richer or poorer??
+$
18. What do you wish you'd done more of??
Love. Tolerate. Save $.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of??
Vent. Spew
20. How will you be spending Christmas??
On my Capital One(tm) No Chance Of Escaping Debt card.
Or with my family. (Not sure yet.)
22. Did you fall in love in 2004??
Hmm. Don't think so.
23. How many one night stands in this last year??
Heh. :P. None for me.
24. What was your favourite TV program??
West Wing?
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year??
No, not really.
26. What was the best book you read??
His Dark Materials, Phillip Pullman
27. What was your greatest musical discovery??
Vivaldi & Eminem. (Anyone twitching?)
28. What did you want and get??
Some video games. A diploma and a job.
29. What did you want and not get??
An apartment. A sense of satisfaction.
30. What was your favourite film of this year??
Lord o' the Rings? Eh. Dunno.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you??
Eat, Drink, Party, Play. No, I did not go there. 25y.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying??
I really don't know. Being happy with myself.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004??
"Does it smell?"
34. What kept you sane??
Denial, and the ability to drown my sorrows in video games.
And the tolerance of my family.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most??
No one springs to mind.
36. What political issue stirred you the most??
W.
37. Who did you miss??
Everyone I shot at.
Those whose presence was absent.
38. Who was the best new person you met??
Heidi. Also Anne.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004?
No one respects you if you live with your parents.
Or, perhaps, "No one respects me because I live with my parents."
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
I spent so much energy on it, honestly, I'm exhausted.
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get[?]
Well[,] another day older and deeper in debt[.]