End of year meme stolen from prodigi249
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Played paintball for the first time.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Surprisingly, this year I did keep them. I'll give it a go next year too.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My uncle, who was sorta close.
5. What countries did you visit?
Nothing new this year, unfortunately.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
My bachelor's degree.
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
November 13 - The day I reached 100 lbs. of weight loss.
December 5 - The day I finally got the palate expander taken out (and regained the ability to talk normally).
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
The aforementioned weight loss. Though winning Best Comedy for the third year in a row at AFO's AMV contest was pretty awesome too. Oh, and finally passing Physics II, which was a major pain.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Still not getting my CNA certification taken care of.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, thankfully.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod. I don't know how I managed without it before.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Everyone who contributed a segment to DTSEM. Now there's a worthy cause.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Nobody that I can think of offhand, aside from just about every driver on I-95.
14. Where did most of your money go?
This year, mostly to clothes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Picking up an AWA Expo award, making it to the final round of Online Iron Chef, and finishing Elite Beat Agents on Hard Rock mode. It's the little things in life.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder?
Much happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Definitely thinner.
iii. richer or poorer?
Tuition went up, so poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
MCAT prep, editing, and putting in my hospital volunteer hours.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating and being indecisive.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it with the family in Tennessee.
21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?
In person ? aesling304, aieli_ileia, decot, dykotez, fallchild42, khameleon808, kisanzi, nessephanie, pbtc_pero, and trythil.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
If I knew for sure, I'd tell ya. Honestly, that distinction can be hard for me to make.
23. How many one-night stands?
None. Not my bag.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Don't usually watch a whole lot of TV, but I did get into Mythbusters.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate many people, only a very few, none of which were new to '06.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Count of Monte Cristo.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Epica, MC Frontalot, and Rasputina.
28. What did you want and get?
Materially speaking ? A laptop and a DS Lite.
29. What did you want and not get?
A new desktop rig and a Wii.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
I'd have to renounce my fandom if I didn't go with Silent Hill. But Clerks II is a close second.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Spent my 22nd birthday doing the dinner and movie thing with some of my friends.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Graduating. Looks like it'll have to wait until '07, though.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Not nearly as dark as last year's wardrobe. Actually wear clothes in just about every color now.
34. What kept you sane?
Setting aside a little time to relax, even during this semester's crammed schedule.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I'm not that big on celebrities, actually.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The debate over stem cell research.
37. Who did you miss?
Krat. Oh, besides that, the lack of Rut, TJ, and Farlo during con season.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Tough call. I'm going to cop out and say that there's just too many to pick from.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
If there's something you want, don't just hope it'll come to you.
Go for it with all you've got. To borrow a quote, "Do or do not. There is no try."
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"And I, I am fine. And I'll learn to take what's mine, and live without guilt." ~ Cinnamon Spider, by Jack Off Jill.
All in all, 2006 was pretty good to me. See you guys next year.