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1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?: I fell in love and moved out of my house (at least partially).
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?: I don't think I had any for this year, but I definitely have a couple for next year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?: My cousin's wife, though we're not particularly close.
4. Did anyone close to you die?: No.
5. What countries did you visit?: Ireland, with a quick stop in Denmark.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?: A clean conscience, the ability to speak for myself, and normality.
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?: September 4th. The best trip to Starbucks I've ever had.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?: Coming clean to the person who deserved it most.
9. What was your biggest failure?: Being a bad person, really. Doing wrong by someone important and risking fucking up something incredible.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?: Minor illnesses, no injury. Surgery?.
11. What was the best thing you bought?: Yikes... Most of the good things I got weren't purchased by me, and the good things I bought weren't for myself, so... my Ireland scarf. Just for the good memories, I guess. Or my Importance of Being Earnest poster.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: Jon and Matt's, for dealing with a world of shit that they didn't deserve.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: My own. Really, this year was not my best.
14. Where did most of your money go?: Food and films and shows.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: Finding Jon. Going to Ireland. Starting college.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2005?: Minus the Bear - Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!, Coheed and Cambria - The Suffering, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
1) happier or sadder?: Definitely happier, but also sadder. But mostly happier.
2) thinner or fatter?: Right now, slightly fatter. Overall, the same.
3) richer or poorer?: POORER.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: Being assertive, good to myself and honest with others.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: Selling myself out and making mistakes.
20. How will you be spending/did you spend Christmas?: In the morning I opened presents with my immediate family, then my aunt/uncle/cousins came up for a big dinner, then I talked to Jon late at night.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?: Yes.
23. How many one night stands?: None.
24. What were your favorite TV programmes?: CSI, Everyday Italian, Jeopardy!, Next, and Passport to Europe.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: I like to claim that I don't hate anyone, but I feel as close to hate as possible toward someone who I did not previously hate, yes.
26. What was the best book you read?: Hmm. Probably The Poisonwood Bible.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?: It's hard to claim them as discoveries when many of them were told to me, but I'll list them anyway: THE VELVET TEEN, Minus the Bear, Imogen Heap, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In. There were others.
28. What did you want and get?: Out of my house. A boyfriend, but I feel weird claiming that like an achievement because it was mostly me being very, very lucky. A Netflix subscription.
29. What did you want and not get?: A working iPod! Wah.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?: Meep... Maybe Walk the Line or Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: 18. I actually had a good night out with my friends.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: Being true to myself and not selling out. Being honest.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?: Too expensive to exist.
34. What kept you sane?: My amazing ability to ignore and compartmentalize problems rather than dwelling on them.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: Hmm.. Joaquin Phoenix. Gael Garcia Bernal.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: The amazingly STUPID "war against Christmas". Just shut up already.
37. Who did you miss?: Me, from back in the days when I wasn't a moron.
38. Who was the best new person you met?: Well, I didn't really meet Matt and Jon in 2005, but I certainly got to know them in 2005 so I think that still counts, and I think the deserve to be considered the best new people I've met, since they actually are.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: Don't ever, ever sell yourself short or lower yourself. Always, always hold out for the best, for what will make you happy, because chances are it will come along even if you don't think it will, and when it arrives it should be cherished and treated right and not cheapened by anything from the past.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "It's too late for now, but don't give up."
41. Where do you wish you were right now?: Fairwood.
42. If you could magically make someone appear, who would it be and why?: The cheesiest answer is the truest. Jon.
43. Your mantra for 2006?: Be good to yourself.
44. Your 2006 resolution(s)?: Be good to myself. Think long and hard about things before I make decisions. Think about what I'm allowing to happen in my life instead of just letting it happen and accepting it.
45. Are you in love right NOW?: Yes, right NOW.
46. Did you commit any selfless, random acts of kindness this year?: Not really. I donated money to charities?
47. Did anyone commit a selfless, random act of kindness for YOU?: Probably not kicking me to the curb for the things I've done was selfless, so yes.
48. Are you tired of filling out these things?: If I were, would I be doing it? I live for these things.
49. Would you ever alter or rewrite a 2005 meme for selfish reasons?: I don't think so. They're good for reflecting on.
50. Say something random: I'm sorry, and I promise that I will do better.