Stolen from Travis' LJ - A look back on 2004
************* 2004 Meme *************
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
heh, Got pregnant.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I doubt I made one...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Girls from my home
4. Did anyone close to you die?
We weren't close, but James' grandfather
5. What countries did you visit?
Renaenia on buisiness.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Get to college and go on a roller coaster
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
End of june - found out I was pregnant/ labour day - starting seeing Bryn.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Meeting Bryn/becoming a writer
9. What was your biggest failure?
n/a
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
blood clot on my cervix
11. What was the best thing you bought?
American McGee's ALICE/ Bryn's ring
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Bryn - He gave me hope
Karen - gave me time/support
Kerry - gave me her all
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
(no offence in this) Dad, James' **AT THE TIME**
14. Where did most of your money go?
things I didn't need... until x-mas *cough*october*cough* then x-mas prezzies
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
finding out my little guy was actually a little guy... and that he can chew on his foot
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
I don't mind - Decemberists
And on a lesser note:
Creep - Radiohead
Any Nirvana/Alice in Chains songs
Mad World - Gary Jules Cover
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? so/so... hormones take a toll in that
b) thinner or fatter? *looks at Buddah Belly* heh...
c) richer or poorer? u_u;; so poor, but what I lack in cash I make up for in love from my family (family includes my friends)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
opening my eyes
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
being indecisive and naive
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with friends and family
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Sex and the City, Family Guy
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope
26. What was the best book you read in 2004?
The Best Awful - Carrie Ficher
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the Decemberists
28. What did you want and get?
Companionship and love.
29. What did you want and not get?
hair extentions
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind / if lucy fell
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 17 - got drunk and recieved a suprise party
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not getting pregnant.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
at the beginning - lots of tight pretty things and looking awesome... piercings, etc. By the end of the year anything comfortable - jogging pants!! ^_^
34. What kept you sane?
Reading, writing, school *suprisingly*, bus rides, and seeing my friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
jonny depp, again
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Kleencut campaign through Greenpeace.
37. Who did you miss?
Kerry
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Bryn
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
No one's invincible
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"For a minute there - I lost myself, I lost myself."
Final thoughts.
2005 will bring about the change of my entire.
My trials and tribulations will seem like nothing in the grand scheme of the decisions I'm faced with.
2005 will bring about a different version of myself.
Constantly evolving. Constant Change.
Thus is me - trapped in myself.