2006 Year in Review Survey
Survey taken from juiceboy.
A few notes before I get to it:
1)Justin - I kept some of your answers. The ones I kept word for word, I gave you credit.
2)Krista - make sure you read #50
3) I actually added a question. #70
1)Was 2006 a good year for you?
I’m still alive, so it was swell ;-)
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
I can’t pick just one…there was my 1st kiss on New Years Day that I will never forget…there was most recently when I got elected president of my fraternity…I had a grab bag of favorite moments
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Times I've spent being hung up about things I should have been over. (I’ll agree w/ Justin with this one)
4) Where were you when 2006 began?
In the living room, at Mike’s New Year’s Party in Chicago
5) Who were you with?
People in my life, who matter to me. ;-)
6) Where will you be when 2006 ends?
In the living room, at Mike’s New Year’s Party in Chicago.
7) Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
Most of the same people who brought in 2006 with me…some extra people at the party I’m sure I’ll meet for the first time also.
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2006?
Not at all :-(
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2007?
I'm working on them.
10) Did you fall in love in 2006?
I fell in Lust.
I fell in Infatuation.
I fell in Crush.
I don’t think I fell in real love though.
11) If yes, with whom?
n/a
12) If yes, do they know?
n/a
13) Are you still in love with them?
N friggin' / A
14) Do you regret it?
...
15) Did you break up with anyone in 2006?
Nope.
16) Did you make any new friends in 2006?
Of course.
17) Who are your favorite new friends?
That's a ridiculous question and you know it, Mr. Survey. (haha, Justin)
18) What was your favorite month of 2006?
Oh man, I can’t think of my favorite month…
19) Did you travel outside of the country in 2006?
Nope, I actually stayed in the US for all of it.
20) How many different places did you travel to in 2006?
I went all around the Mid-West…IL & MO mainly. I didn’t travel too much this year.
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2006?
Nobody died, if that is what you are asking…some people though, the distance did get larger.
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
There are some people I will always miss when they aren’t around.
23) What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2006?
Hmmm...let me think about this one.
24) What was your favourite song from 2006?
I have a few...
Hellogoodbye - Here In Your Arms (thx Justin, for reminding me)
BEPs - My Humps
Nelly Furtado - Maneater
Yellowcard - How I Go
All-American Rejects - Can’t Take It
25) What was your favourite album from 2006?
Either ‘Move Along’ (AAR) or ‘Lights and Sounds’ (Yellowcard)
26) How many concerts did you see in 2006?
-- Hellogoodbye / Straylight Run
-- m.a.e. / YELLOWCARD
27) Did you have a favourite concert in 2006?
YELLOWCARD!!
28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2006?
I had my occasions ;-) I’m sure I’ll be drinking a whole lot more in 2007 because I’ll be turning 21
29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2006?
Some pot, that’s it.
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2006?
hehe. Let’s just say that I had a few good fucks, but more not-amazing ones. Don’t worry, I’m not a slut though. ;-)
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
I'm always more ashamed of the things I didn't do than the things I did. (J, you have no idea how much I agree)
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2006?
I can't think of one right now
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2006?
I dunno...any confessions?
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2006?
I hope not.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2006?
Unless I’m forgetting something...nothing worth mentioning?
36) How much money did you spend in 2006?
Oh, God, I need to stop spending money.
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
I really don’t get embarrassed that easily. I can’t think of one.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change it, what would it be?
If I spent too much time on this question, this will be posted in 2010.
40) What are your plans for 2007?
Planning on hopefully being the most productive year...slowly getting ready for the real world after college?
41)What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Buying liquor at a bar (while still being illegal), going in a mosh pit at a concert, start learning how to read Tarot cards
42)Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I know of.
43)What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Love.
44)What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Jan 1st...it was the first and only night I kissed my 7 year crush
45)What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being elected president of the fraternity…and the answer in #44
46)What was your biggest failure?
Nothing that I can remember that super impacted my life.
47)What was the best thing you bought?
Other than liquor? Hehe. I don’t really know, nothing jumps out at me.
48)Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I can’t be specific right now, but if you are reading this, and think that you do…state your case to me, and I’ll merit you if I think it’s right ;-)
49)Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
my dad & Michael Richards
50)What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Talking with Krista about her boys, and doing the Mason private investigations. Kris, we have to get back into that ;-)
51)Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? About the same
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter...but I do plan on losing it in 2007
iii. richer or poorer? I don’t really know...it’s a coin toss
52)What do you wish you'd done more of?
Laughing until I cried in pain with my friends ;-)
53)What do you wish you'd done less of?
Dwelling on things I can’t change.
54)How will you be spending Christmas?
At home
55)How many one-night stands?
That I can remember...3...I don’t remember too much from the start of the year though. I might be forgetting one or two?
56)What was your favourite TV program?
Family Guy is always a plus. As is House, 24, the Winter Olympics this year, and CSI
57)Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don’t think that I truly hate anybody to my core…but Some people I have different opinions of now than I did last year, though.
58)What was the best book you read?
The best book I read this year(or any year for that matter) was of course ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
The best NEW book? Maybe the 6th Happy Potter
59)What was your greatest musical discovery?
Imogen Heap
60)What did you want and get?
I always want so much…as for getting things, I’m not sure how to answer this.
61)What did you want and not get?
A summer internship (hopefully in ’07).
Love.
62)What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I celebrated with the fraternity. We did a whole weekend thing where the 1st day we had a huge poker tournament, and the 2nd day we drank until the Mona Lisa was hot.
63)What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Knowledge about where my future was heading.
64)How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
I don’t really have a particular concept. Jeans and a TShirt mostly. However...when I go out...and I choose to look hot...I can really do it and look fucking spectacular. I do plan on losing my belly in 2007, so hopefully I can look hotter than ever before ;-)
65)What kept you sane?
Friends, Music, LiveJournal, Phi Sigma Kappa
66)Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I’ve had more than a few eye candy celebs on my “list to fuck/get fucked by” . haha!
67)What political issue stirred you the most?
Gay stuff & War stuff really.
68)Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
I am more affected by the “what I did nots” than the “what I dids”
69)Quote a song lyric.
“Stop. Turn. Take a look around. At all the lights and sounds. Let them bring you in.” - Lights & Sounds - Yellowcard
70) Favorite discovered quote.
“If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance.” - George Benard Shaw
I hope you guys fill this out. I really would like to read it.
Later Days!
~KPH~
I will edit if I remember things after this is posted.
[[edit]]:
Adding to #44 - April 26...it was the Day of Silence, and I did my part for it.
A few notes before I get to it:
1)Justin - I kept some of your answers. The ones I kept word for word, I gave you credit.
2)Krista - make sure you read #50
3) I actually added a question. #70
1)Was 2006 a good year for you?
I’m still alive, so it was swell ;-)
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
I can’t pick just one…there was my 1st kiss on New Years Day that I will never forget…there was most recently when I got elected president of my fraternity…I had a grab bag of favorite moments
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Times I've spent being hung up about things I should have been over. (I’ll agree w/ Justin with this one)
4) Where were you when 2006 began?
In the living room, at Mike’s New Year’s Party in Chicago
5) Who were you with?
People in my life, who matter to me. ;-)
6) Where will you be when 2006 ends?
In the living room, at Mike’s New Year’s Party in Chicago.
7) Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
Most of the same people who brought in 2006 with me…some extra people at the party I’m sure I’ll meet for the first time also.
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2006?
Not at all :-(
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2007?
I'm working on them.
10) Did you fall in love in 2006?
I fell in Lust.
I fell in Infatuation.
I fell in Crush.
I don’t think I fell in real love though.
11) If yes, with whom?
n/a
12) If yes, do they know?
n/a
13) Are you still in love with them?
N friggin' / A
14) Do you regret it?
...
15) Did you break up with anyone in 2006?
Nope.
16) Did you make any new friends in 2006?
Of course.
17) Who are your favorite new friends?
That's a ridiculous question and you know it, Mr. Survey. (haha, Justin)
18) What was your favorite month of 2006?
Oh man, I can’t think of my favorite month…
19) Did you travel outside of the country in 2006?
Nope, I actually stayed in the US for all of it.
20) How many different places did you travel to in 2006?
I went all around the Mid-West…IL & MO mainly. I didn’t travel too much this year.
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2006?
Nobody died, if that is what you are asking…some people though, the distance did get larger.
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
There are some people I will always miss when they aren’t around.
23) What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2006?
Hmmm...let me think about this one.
24) What was your favourite song from 2006?
I have a few...
Hellogoodbye - Here In Your Arms (thx Justin, for reminding me)
BEPs - My Humps
Nelly Furtado - Maneater
Yellowcard - How I Go
All-American Rejects - Can’t Take It
25) What was your favourite album from 2006?
Either ‘Move Along’ (AAR) or ‘Lights and Sounds’ (Yellowcard)
26) How many concerts did you see in 2006?
-- Hellogoodbye / Straylight Run
-- m.a.e. / YELLOWCARD
27) Did you have a favourite concert in 2006?
YELLOWCARD!!
28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2006?
I had my occasions ;-) I’m sure I’ll be drinking a whole lot more in 2007 because I’ll be turning 21
29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2006?
Some pot, that’s it.
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2006?
hehe. Let’s just say that I had a few good fucks, but more not-amazing ones. Don’t worry, I’m not a slut though. ;-)
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
I'm always more ashamed of the things I didn't do than the things I did. (J, you have no idea how much I agree)
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2006?
I can't think of one right now
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2006?
I dunno...any confessions?
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2006?
I hope not.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2006?
Unless I’m forgetting something...nothing worth mentioning?
36) How much money did you spend in 2006?
Oh, God, I need to stop spending money.
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
I really don’t get embarrassed that easily. I can’t think of one.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change it, what would it be?
If I spent too much time on this question, this will be posted in 2010.
40) What are your plans for 2007?
Planning on hopefully being the most productive year...slowly getting ready for the real world after college?
41)What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Buying liquor at a bar (while still being illegal), going in a mosh pit at a concert, start learning how to read Tarot cards
42)Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I know of.
43)What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Love.
44)What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Jan 1st...it was the first and only night I kissed my 7 year crush
45)What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being elected president of the fraternity…and the answer in #44
46)What was your biggest failure?
Nothing that I can remember that super impacted my life.
47)What was the best thing you bought?
Other than liquor? Hehe. I don’t really know, nothing jumps out at me.
48)Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I can’t be specific right now, but if you are reading this, and think that you do…state your case to me, and I’ll merit you if I think it’s right ;-)
49)Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
my dad & Michael Richards
50)What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Talking with Krista about her boys, and doing the Mason private investigations. Kris, we have to get back into that ;-)
51)Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? About the same
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter...but I do plan on losing it in 2007
iii. richer or poorer? I don’t really know...it’s a coin toss
52)What do you wish you'd done more of?
Laughing until I cried in pain with my friends ;-)
53)What do you wish you'd done less of?
Dwelling on things I can’t change.
54)How will you be spending Christmas?
At home
55)How many one-night stands?
That I can remember...3...I don’t remember too much from the start of the year though. I might be forgetting one or two?
56)What was your favourite TV program?
Family Guy is always a plus. As is House, 24, the Winter Olympics this year, and CSI
57)Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don’t think that I truly hate anybody to my core…but Some people I have different opinions of now than I did last year, though.
58)What was the best book you read?
The best book I read this year(or any year for that matter) was of course ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
The best NEW book? Maybe the 6th Happy Potter
59)What was your greatest musical discovery?
Imogen Heap
60)What did you want and get?
I always want so much…as for getting things, I’m not sure how to answer this.
61)What did you want and not get?
A summer internship (hopefully in ’07).
Love.
62)What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I celebrated with the fraternity. We did a whole weekend thing where the 1st day we had a huge poker tournament, and the 2nd day we drank until the Mona Lisa was hot.
63)What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Knowledge about where my future was heading.
64)How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
I don’t really have a particular concept. Jeans and a TShirt mostly. However...when I go out...and I choose to look hot...I can really do it and look fucking spectacular. I do plan on losing my belly in 2007, so hopefully I can look hotter than ever before ;-)
65)What kept you sane?
Friends, Music, LiveJournal, Phi Sigma Kappa
66)Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I’ve had more than a few eye candy celebs on my “list to fuck/get fucked by” . haha!
67)What political issue stirred you the most?
Gay stuff & War stuff really.
68)Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
I am more affected by the “what I did nots” than the “what I dids”
69)Quote a song lyric.
“Stop. Turn. Take a look around. At all the lights and sounds. Let them bring you in.” - Lights & Sounds - Yellowcard
70) Favorite discovered quote.
“If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance.” - George Benard Shaw
I hope you guys fill this out. I really would like to read it.
Later Days!
~KPH~
I will edit if I remember things after this is posted.
[[edit]]:
Adding to #44 - April 26...it was the Day of Silence, and I did my part for it.