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1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Went to a concert alone, went to New York City, smoked on the roof of a New York City hostile in plain sight of just about everyone.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I'm still single. So no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nah.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not that I recall....
5. What countries did you visit?
the US of America.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
a Love life would be awesome. I got shafted this year. A Band would be pretty sweet too.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 15th-20th. CMJ. Best. Week. Ever.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Deans list for over a year straight, Kicking names and taking ass.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I'll have to go with the Love Life again.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Well I just got over a sinus infection and strep throat....
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A Taint load of music gear, CMJ pass.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Concert tickets, music gear.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
CMJ.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Dan Deacon - "Wham City", Arcade Fire - "No Cars Go", Ted Leo + The Pharmacists - "Sons of Cain"
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder?
Roughly the same. At least I have somewhere to go this year.
Older or wiser?
Both?
Richer or poorer?
Richer, I have a job! Woohoo!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Music Making, spending time with people.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sitting around in my room alone.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Smoking crack in an alley, with Richard Pryor circa 1981.
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Nope.
23. How many one-night stands?
none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I'll have to give it to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Probably.
26. What was the best book you read?
I'm reading On The Road right now which is pretty fucking awesome. I also loved the Kierkegaard book I read.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Dan Deacon, The National, Low, Art Brut, Stardeath and White Dwarfs
28. What did you want and get?
ZVex Fuzz Factory.
29. What did you want and not get?
Love, a Really nice keyboard. (In that order)
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
No Country For Old Men, and Superbad
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 19, and I didn't really do anything. My friends wished me a happy birthday which was kinda cool I guess.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A love life. I'm sad and repetitive, I know.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
first half: dress pants and T-shirts, second half: Jeans and T-shirts.
34. What kept you sane?
Nothing. I'm fucking losing it.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None? Craig Finn I guess, but he's neither.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
No issue in particular. Just the always constant fight between me (Progressive Democrat) and the rest of my family (Conservative Republican).
37. Who did you miss?
Jesus.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
All the Westfield kids I got to know this year are pretty awesome.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Drunk gay guys on NYC subways will hit on me late at night.