i dont write in here much anymore and i never do surveys, but this one striked me as somewhat reflective. thanks
laestrelladejen 1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Went to Las Vegas
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, I don't make New Years' resolutions - it’s a goal waiting to not be accomplished
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin gave birth to a boy in April
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Grandmother - Bette
5. What countries did you visit?
I tend to stay in my own country
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Another/Different car
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 21 - when Shawn and I got back together
April 14 - the day my Grandmother died
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Actually getting on an airplane for longer than 45 minutes to fly across country
9. What was your biggest failure?
I feel fine in saying I can’t think of any failures I hade in 2004.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to see No Doubt and George Carlin
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Shawn - his birthday always merits a celebration - and he passed all 5 of his financial advisor licensing tests.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I can’t say
14. Where did most of your money go?
Paying for utilities and credit card bills
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Las Vegas and my dad coming home from W.Virginia for good
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Yeah - Usher
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? mixed
ii. thinner or fatter? same
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Saving money
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Not saving money
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Juggling the 5 different places I have to visit.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Yes, again with the same person
23. How many one-night stands?
0
24. What was your favorite TV program?
LOST
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No
26. What was the best book you read?
Creating True Peace - Thich Nhat Hanh
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I listen to music, but don’t get into it per say
28. What did you want and get?
I wanted to move out and I did, I wanted to move back home and did.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hero, definitely
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to Shogun Japanese restaurant and I turned 29.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
To have not spent so much money on nothing.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Yeah, whatever, as long as it was from a cheap place like Old Navy
34. What kept you sane?
Separating myself from things/people who drove me insane
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don’t fancy celebrity/public figures
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
They all do
37. Who did you miss?
My grandmother
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Katrina Martir
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Everything good will happen in time, there is no need to rush it.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
It’s a flow over from 2003 "If you choose to pull the trigger - should your drama prove sincere - do it somewhere far away from here" - a perfect circle