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End of the year survey, whut. Shit, I'm cool.
Being "home" is weird. Mostly because it doesn't feel like home. I dunno.
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Got a job. Went away to college/lived in another state.
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't make any. I probably will continue with that trend.
Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope.
Did anyone close to you die? No.
What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? I didn't lack for anything.
What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Graduation, baby. I was so thrilled. That sad, sad month of April, my last day in Peru, and I guess starting at NYU but that's kind of a blur.
What was your biggest achievement of the year? Doing well in school, I guess. Not having a nervous breakdown at the end of senior year.
What was your biggest failure? Nothing comes to mind.
Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing major, although I had a bout with bronchitis that I smoked and drank my way through. Healthy.
What was the best thing you bought? My ridiculously warm winter jacket and my trusty-rusty hooker boots.
Where did most of your money go? Clothes, books, alcohol/going out/entertainment.
What did you get really, really, really excited about? Graduating! I was so happy to get out of high school.
What song will always remind you of 2005? Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go. I am a cheeseball, it is true.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? A different kind of happy. Maybe a little sadder. But I'm content.
b) Thinner or fatter? Fatter, alas.
c) richer or poorer? Richer, yay.
What do you wish you'd done more of? Reading.
What do you wish you'd done less of? Wasting time/being melancholy.
How will you be spending Christmas? I spent it with the fam. We saw Walk the Line.
How many one-night stands? Zero.
What was your favorite TV program? Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and the OC. I disgust myself.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No.
What was the best book you read? Collapse by Jared Diamond. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families. I can't think of the author's name.
What was your greatest musical discovery? Os Tribalistas. Marisa Monte and other Brazilian singers.
What did you want and get? To leave. And money, haha.
What was your favourite film of this year? Mad Hot Ballroom. I love that movie. And Walk the Line.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 18. There was a surprise fiesta and excessive alcohol consumption.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Not.
What kept you sane? Sleep. Really.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? HAHAHA. Don't tell anyone, but I'm pretty in love with Adam Brody from the OC.
Who did you miss? My mom, friends from home, Joe.
Who was the best new person you met? The roomie, Bryan-down-the-hall, Georgia-across-the-hall.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Já sei onde ir
Já sei onde ficar
Agora só me falta sair
-Os Tribalistas - "Já sei namorar"
It verrry roughly translates as:
I already know where to go,
I already know where to be,
Now I just have to leave.
It's prettier in Portuguese though.
[P E O P L E]
1. Best friends? The ex-enamarado, my closest high school friends, and a few NYU kids.
2. Best boyfriend/girlfriend? Just the one.
3. Lost any friends? Not really, although I've lost touch with some high school kids who I didn't really expect to keep in touch with.
4. Gained any friends? Yes. <3.
5. Met a new good friend? Yes, tons of people in the dorm/classes.
[P L A C E S]
1. Went out of the country? Yes, to Peru, which was amazing.
2. Moved? Yes, to New York.
3. New school? Yes, NYU.
4. How many times on an airplane? Eight. To Arizona and back in the spring. To New York and back in April. To Peru and back in July. To New York in August, and back to San Jose in December.
5. Road trips? None.
[Y O U]
1. Have you changed? Kind of. But I feel like I'm pretty static in terms of overall personality.
2. New look? Maybe a little more well put-together, but not really.
3. Any new addictions? Hah, yeah.
4. Biggest conflict this year? I dunno.
5. Most depressed time this year? April through early May - deciding where to go to school and how to deal with the implications of the decision. Wah.
[L O V E]
1. Did you fall in love? Stayed in love.
2. Did you get heartbroken? Yeah, but it was okay.
3. Who was your summer love? Joe, still. Alas.
4. How many boyfriends/girlfriends this year? Just the one.
5. first date of 2005? I dunno. Undoubtedly something with Joe. Probably a trip to our favorite Chinese restaurant, haha.
[S E A S O N S]
1. Favorite Season? Fall.
2. Least favorite season? Summer.
3. Good birthday? Yeah, one of my former suitemates threw me a suprise party and then people bought me beer and we got drunk. <3
4. Any snow this year? Yes! It had so much novelty for a Californian like me.
5. Highest temperature? Probably those first couple weeks in New York when the humidity was ridiculous and it was in the 90s. Ahhh!
[F I N A L Q U E S T I O N S]
Snuck out- Noooo.
Met a person who changed your life- Yeah. Or persons.
Kept your resolution- I didn't make any.
Got arrested- Nope, thankfully.
Had a first something- Yeah.
Did anything illegal- Only all the time.
Kissed a boy/girl- Yep.
Had a crush- Yeah.
Lost a family member- No.
Got bad grades- No.
Got suspended- Nope.
Moved states- Yeah! First time ever.
Got a myspace- Haha, yeah. Love it.
Learned an instrument- I wish, but no.
Started a band- Nope.
Went streaking- Nah.
Done something you shouldn't have- Yes'm.
Kept a secret- Hahaha, knowing me, probably not very well.
Told a secret- Yeah.
Done something you totally regret- Yeah. Nothing catastrophic, though.
Changed your view on things- Not really, although a couple of the classes I took helped solidify/strengthen my political views. And maybe I'm a scab now because I'm not as unabashedly pro-union as I once was. Freakin' NYU GAs on strike.
Being "home" is weird. Mostly because it doesn't feel like home. I dunno.
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Got a job. Went away to college/lived in another state.
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't make any. I probably will continue with that trend.
Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope.
Did anyone close to you die? No.
What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? I didn't lack for anything.
What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Graduation, baby. I was so thrilled. That sad, sad month of April, my last day in Peru, and I guess starting at NYU but that's kind of a blur.
What was your biggest achievement of the year? Doing well in school, I guess. Not having a nervous breakdown at the end of senior year.
What was your biggest failure? Nothing comes to mind.
Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing major, although I had a bout with bronchitis that I smoked and drank my way through. Healthy.
What was the best thing you bought? My ridiculously warm winter jacket and my trusty-rusty hooker boots.
Where did most of your money go? Clothes, books, alcohol/going out/entertainment.
What did you get really, really, really excited about? Graduating! I was so happy to get out of high school.
What song will always remind you of 2005? Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go. I am a cheeseball, it is true.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? A different kind of happy. Maybe a little sadder. But I'm content.
b) Thinner or fatter? Fatter, alas.
c) richer or poorer? Richer, yay.
What do you wish you'd done more of? Reading.
What do you wish you'd done less of? Wasting time/being melancholy.
How will you be spending Christmas? I spent it with the fam. We saw Walk the Line.
How many one-night stands? Zero.
What was your favorite TV program? Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and the OC. I disgust myself.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No.
What was the best book you read? Collapse by Jared Diamond. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families. I can't think of the author's name.
What was your greatest musical discovery? Os Tribalistas. Marisa Monte and other Brazilian singers.
What did you want and get? To leave. And money, haha.
What was your favourite film of this year? Mad Hot Ballroom. I love that movie. And Walk the Line.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 18. There was a surprise fiesta and excessive alcohol consumption.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Not.
What kept you sane? Sleep. Really.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? HAHAHA. Don't tell anyone, but I'm pretty in love with Adam Brody from the OC.
Who did you miss? My mom, friends from home, Joe.
Who was the best new person you met? The roomie, Bryan-down-the-hall, Georgia-across-the-hall.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Já sei onde ir
Já sei onde ficar
Agora só me falta sair
-Os Tribalistas - "Já sei namorar"
It verrry roughly translates as:
I already know where to go,
I already know where to be,
Now I just have to leave.
It's prettier in Portuguese though.
[P E O P L E]
1. Best friends? The ex-enamarado, my closest high school friends, and a few NYU kids.
2. Best boyfriend/girlfriend? Just the one.
3. Lost any friends? Not really, although I've lost touch with some high school kids who I didn't really expect to keep in touch with.
4. Gained any friends? Yes. <3.
5. Met a new good friend? Yes, tons of people in the dorm/classes.
[P L A C E S]
1. Went out of the country? Yes, to Peru, which was amazing.
2. Moved? Yes, to New York.
3. New school? Yes, NYU.
4. How many times on an airplane? Eight. To Arizona and back in the spring. To New York and back in April. To Peru and back in July. To New York in August, and back to San Jose in December.
5. Road trips? None.
[Y O U]
1. Have you changed? Kind of. But I feel like I'm pretty static in terms of overall personality.
2. New look? Maybe a little more well put-together, but not really.
3. Any new addictions? Hah, yeah.
4. Biggest conflict this year? I dunno.
5. Most depressed time this year? April through early May - deciding where to go to school and how to deal with the implications of the decision. Wah.
[L O V E]
1. Did you fall in love? Stayed in love.
2. Did you get heartbroken? Yeah, but it was okay.
3. Who was your summer love? Joe, still. Alas.
4. How many boyfriends/girlfriends this year? Just the one.
5. first date of 2005? I dunno. Undoubtedly something with Joe. Probably a trip to our favorite Chinese restaurant, haha.
[S E A S O N S]
1. Favorite Season? Fall.
2. Least favorite season? Summer.
3. Good birthday? Yeah, one of my former suitemates threw me a suprise party and then people bought me beer and we got drunk. <3
4. Any snow this year? Yes! It had so much novelty for a Californian like me.
5. Highest temperature? Probably those first couple weeks in New York when the humidity was ridiculous and it was in the 90s. Ahhh!
[F I N A L Q U E S T I O N S]
Snuck out- Noooo.
Met a person who changed your life- Yeah. Or persons.
Kept your resolution- I didn't make any.
Got arrested- Nope, thankfully.
Had a first something- Yeah.
Did anything illegal- Only all the time.
Kissed a boy/girl- Yep.
Had a crush- Yeah.
Lost a family member- No.
Got bad grades- No.
Got suspended- Nope.
Moved states- Yeah! First time ever.
Got a myspace- Haha, yeah. Love it.
Learned an instrument- I wish, but no.
Started a band- Nope.
Went streaking- Nah.
Done something you shouldn't have- Yes'm.
Kept a secret- Hahaha, knowing me, probably not very well.
Told a secret- Yeah.
Done something you totally regret- Yeah. Nothing catastrophic, though.
Changed your view on things- Not really, although a couple of the classes I took helped solidify/strengthen my political views. And maybe I'm a scab now because I'm not as unabashedly pro-union as I once was. Freakin' NYU GAs on strike.