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Shamelessly stolen from other people.
2004
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Visit Montréal, take a trip on my own (relatively), attempt to learn Chinese, get paid to learn Spanish, kiss someone, etc…
2. Why do people make stupid questions on these surveys?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Probably. But not that close. I mean, I'm no midwife…
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canadia.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
A fiancée. Reason. A few other things. Made a trip to Jersey.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 5th
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finishing Talyon's Quest. It's almost done, and it will be before the month is out. And, of course, nabbing the wonderful douoche I've got now.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Ask Marie. I'm sure she could tell you.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Always
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A sapphire.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
James? Marie? Lyla? Chad! He got engaged. T'hat's a celebration . . .
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Too numerous to list.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Marie.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Marie
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Hah!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Slightly thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, for now.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing. Musicking
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Not writing
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With Marie, methinks.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Yes
23. How many one-night stands?
Never
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Love Hina. (It counts!)
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate.
26. What was the best book you read?
Possibly A Tale of Two Cities, but the fact of the matter is that my memory is so short I wouldn't remember anyhow. 'slike Emerson said.
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Reason! And ATB.
28. What did you want and get?
Marie
29. What did you want and not get?
Engaged. Reason. To go to Europe. Etc.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
The Incredibles, subject to the memory clause.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Get a girlfriend (yay!), watch HP3.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not going to go there.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Non-existant, comme d'hab.
34. What kept you sane?
What makes you think I'm sane?
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you appreciate the most?
ATB. Why not?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Health coverage, for a change. Evil gits.
37. Who did you miss?
Marie, Lyla, mostly.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Marie
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Not going there, either.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Well, I'll quote Dickens, instead: "They were the best of times, they were the worst of times…"