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i've been feeling rather introspective lately. not in a good way or a
bad way, just i'm at a really good place in my life, and i think about
it. maybe i think too much. c'est la vie.
01. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? worked as a contracted employee-yay eisner and teaching religious school, got a drivers' license, voted, smoked weed, drank socially, hooked up with a goy, some other stuff in that genre
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i don't remember what mine were.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth? yes, my cousin ayme to baby sarah at the beginning of april
04. Did anyone close to you die? no
05. What countries did you visit? none
06. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? more motivation, more effort to not be mediocre, emotional fulfillment
07. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? there are a lot. from the beginning...august 29, move-in day at brandeis!
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year? graduating from high school
09. What was your biggest failure? not being emotionally secure enough with myself for a relationship
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? nope
11. What was the best thing you bought? my sexy bra. i'm totally serious.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? i have to pick? um, all my friends, i guess?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? llama
14. Where did most of your money go? metronorth tickets
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? bdeis
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? friends for life, summertime forever, ocean avenue, toxic (lap dance song!), hey ya...
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? debatable...i think happier overall, in terms of life as a whole, but in a different way. definitely more content. this time last year was a LONG time ago
ii.thinner or fatter? um...same? probably fatter...i eat a lot a lot.
iii. richer or poorer? richer. does it matter?
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? reading. i stopped reading sometime junior year, and i didn't start again til just now.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? wasting my time
20. How will you be spending Christmas? shabbat services, chinese food, late night movie on christmas eve...then seeing JODY (who i haven't seen since february) on christmas day
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? the falling itself didn't happen in 2004...i came close at one other point though...
23. How many one-night stands? 3
24. What was your favorite TV program? sex and the city, ER, queer eye for the straight gu
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no
26. What was the best book you read? hmm. that's hard. i read some good books for my sociology class (including The Tipping Point, i highly recommend)...and Wicked was good. i'm reading To Life right now, that's incredible...
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? matt stamm!
28. What did you want and get? happiness at brandeis.
29. What did you want and not get? love. but it's ok, cause i don't need it now, i have it from my friends. and i'm not ready for it anyway.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? hmm, what movies did i see this year? i saw I am Sam...but that wasn't in the movies. i dunno. the incredibles was good.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i took an AP calc test. and went out for sushi for lunch. then studied for another AP. i was 18. i still haven't bought porn. but i went into a porn shop for the first time on saturday!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? spending more of the first half in the "here and now." although i suppose at this point it's the "there and then."
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? jeans, jew shirts or wifebeaters, hoodies, clogs. although all of a sudden i've turned into a walking Gap ad.
34. What kept you sane? talking to my friends. and shabbat.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? John Edwards is beautiful.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? abortion
37. Who did you miss? i miss jaamss right now.
38. Who was the best new person you met? can it be the best 6 people? the OCTET. and everyone else here at brandeis.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: love what you've got at the moment. just let yourself be happy and appreciate what you've got.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "and the sun still shines in the summer time, i'll be yours if you'll be mine, i tried to change but i changed my mindi think i'll have another glass of mexican wine." mexican wine, fountains of wayne
01. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? worked as a contracted employee-yay eisner and teaching religious school, got a drivers' license, voted, smoked weed, drank socially, hooked up with a goy, some other stuff in that genre
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i don't remember what mine were.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth? yes, my cousin ayme to baby sarah at the beginning of april
04. Did anyone close to you die? no
05. What countries did you visit? none
06. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? more motivation, more effort to not be mediocre, emotional fulfillment
07. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? there are a lot. from the beginning...august 29, move-in day at brandeis!
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year? graduating from high school
09. What was your biggest failure? not being emotionally secure enough with myself for a relationship
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? nope
11. What was the best thing you bought? my sexy bra. i'm totally serious.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? i have to pick? um, all my friends, i guess?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? llama
14. Where did most of your money go? metronorth tickets
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? bdeis
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? friends for life, summertime forever, ocean avenue, toxic (lap dance song!), hey ya...
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? debatable...i think happier overall, in terms of life as a whole, but in a different way. definitely more content. this time last year was a LONG time ago
ii.thinner or fatter? um...same? probably fatter...i eat a lot a lot.
iii. richer or poorer? richer. does it matter?
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? reading. i stopped reading sometime junior year, and i didn't start again til just now.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? wasting my time
20. How will you be spending Christmas? shabbat services, chinese food, late night movie on christmas eve...then seeing JODY (who i haven't seen since february) on christmas day
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? the falling itself didn't happen in 2004...i came close at one other point though...
23. How many one-night stands? 3
24. What was your favorite TV program? sex and the city, ER, queer eye for the straight gu
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no
26. What was the best book you read? hmm. that's hard. i read some good books for my sociology class (including The Tipping Point, i highly recommend)...and Wicked was good. i'm reading To Life right now, that's incredible...
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? matt stamm!
28. What did you want and get? happiness at brandeis.
29. What did you want and not get? love. but it's ok, cause i don't need it now, i have it from my friends. and i'm not ready for it anyway.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? hmm, what movies did i see this year? i saw I am Sam...but that wasn't in the movies. i dunno. the incredibles was good.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i took an AP calc test. and went out for sushi for lunch. then studied for another AP. i was 18. i still haven't bought porn. but i went into a porn shop for the first time on saturday!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? spending more of the first half in the "here and now." although i suppose at this point it's the "there and then."
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? jeans, jew shirts or wifebeaters, hoodies, clogs. although all of a sudden i've turned into a walking Gap ad.
34. What kept you sane? talking to my friends. and shabbat.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? John Edwards is beautiful.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? abortion
37. Who did you miss? i miss jaamss right now.
38. Who was the best new person you met? can it be the best 6 people? the OCTET. and everyone else here at brandeis.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: love what you've got at the moment. just let yourself be happy and appreciate what you've got.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "and the sun still shines in the summer time, i'll be yours if you'll be mine, i tried to change but i changed my mindi think i'll have another glass of mexican wine." mexican wine, fountains of wayne