I'm gonna try to vary my answers from K's, so that there is some variety if you've read both.
1. What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
Gave an insulin shot to a three-legged asthmatic diabetic cat.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Don't believe I made any, too trite.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I know of one person who did, but we're not very close
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, not really
5. What countries did you visit?
This one...
6. What would you like to have next year that you lacked this year?
A promotion, my own store
7. What date from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 7, our handfasting ( I have to agree on this one)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Working two jobs to save the money to move back to Austin
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not staying in better touch with my brother and sister
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Staph infection, Tendenitis, Cracked tooth then subsequent pulling of wisdom teeth
11. What was the best thing you bought?
James' Lego Death Star
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Katie, she's wonderful, and I'm not just saying that, she really is.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My cousin Melissa
14. Where did most of your money go?
Moving back home, wedding
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving home, wedding, election
16. What song will always remind you of this year?
"The Rappist" - Schaffer The Darklord
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? bout even I think
iii. richer or poorer? richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
work on my writing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
wasting time online....like now, lol
20. How will you be spending Christmas/New Years?
Christmas- - Christmas eve with friends, Christmas day with insane family
New Years--Costume party, then Star Wars....and working
21. Which LJ people did you meet?
Lindsey C.
22. Did you fall in love this year?
Not really...I've had some VERY small crushes, but more curious then anything...
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I would have to say Babylon 5 was the biggest this year, tho I did enjoy Battlestar, The Office, and Trigun
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Sarah Palin!
26. What was the best book you read?
A book of Phillip K Dick short stories
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nerdcore
28. What did you want and get?
ice cream
29. What did you want and not get?
Guitar Hero: World Tour, a djembe, other things I probably don't need
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Not to be punny, but the Dark Knight overshadows all.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing in particular that I can remember....Dave and Busters maybe? I'm 25
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
laser eyes
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept this year?
normal?
34. What kept you sane?
my fiance, good friends, good beer
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
probably Obamam
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Obama!
37. Who did you miss?
my brother and sister
38. Describe an interesting new person you met.
Aaron Patrick is pretty cool. He's young and talented, and pretty funny, when he's not horndogging after every girl in the world
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year:
when cooking, more butter is a good rule of thumb
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"What will people think, when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak!" - DC Talk...lol.