2005
01. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
So many things. All of them excellent.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember what mine was, and yes, I did make more.
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
No.
04. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
05. What countries did you visit?
Atlanta should be its own country.
06. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Security (no, not home security).
07. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 7, January 21... October 4.
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
Making and keeping all my amazing friends.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
Being indecisive, fucking up in general.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not serious.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
CDs, food, drugs.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
No one's, really.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Jeff's, Hannah's for a while.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, easily.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My new friends, Green Day concert.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
If I had to name just one... Well, I have to name at least two. "Danny's Song" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, "Roulette Dares" by Mars Volta.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Drugs.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Self-loathing.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it getting cool presents, with my crazy paternal family, and getting completely wasted.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Well, no... but I didn't in 2005, either. I thought I did, but I'm dumb.
23. How many one-night stands?
Zero.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
America's Next Top Model, Ali G (Yo, check it).
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
Memoirs of a Geisha, probably.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Holy shit. Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Mars Volta, Cursive, Pixies.
28. What did you want and get?
New people to interact with, confidence.
29. What did you want and not get?
Oy... too many things.
30. Favorite film of this year?
Snatch, Reservoir Dogs.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to dinner with the family, hung out with Hannah and Jeff. I was 16. It was great.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
That.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Meh.
34. What kept you sane?
My music and my friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hmm... Wow, I can't even think of anyone.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war, I guess.
37. Who do you miss?
Too many.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Brandon.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Things are not always as they seem.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"This has been the best night of my life." I said that many times this year.
I confess that in 2005 I...
( ) stayed single the whole year.
( ) got your first kiss
(x) kissed someone new
(x) made-out
(x) made-out in/on a car
( ) kissed in the snow
( ) kissed in the rain
( ) fell in love
( ) fell in love with a fool
(x) had your heart broken (in a way)
( ) broke someone else's heart
( ) had a stalker
( ) had a good relationship with someone
( ) questioned your sexual orientation
( ) came out of the closet
( ) gotten pregnant
( ) gotten someone else pregnant
( ) had an abortion
( ) gotten married
( ) had a divorce
( ) kissed someone of the same sex
(x) done something you've regretted
( ) lost your love
( ) lost faith in love
( ) kissed under miseltoe
WORK/SCHOOL
( ) got a promotion
( ) got a pay raise
( ) changed jobs
( ) lost your job
( ) quit your job
( ) dated a co-worker
( ) dated your boss
( ) dated your boss' daughter/son
( ) got fired from your job
(x) got straight A's
(x) met one teacher you really like
(x) met one teacher you really hated
( ) found the subject you love
( ) failed a class
(x) cut class
(x) skipped school
( ) got into a fight with a classmate
(x) did something you were proud of
(x) discovered a new talent
( ) gave the teachers a reason to teach
(x) embarassed yourself in front of the class
( ) fell in love with a teacher
( ) got a lead in the school play
( ) made a varsity team
( ) made junior varsity team
(x) were involved in something you'll never forget
( ) got sent to the office
OTHER
(x) painted a picture
(x) wrote a poem
( ) ran a mile
(x) listened to music you couldn't stand
(x) went to a sleepover
( ) went to camp
(x) laughed till you cried
(x) laughed till you peed in your pants (almost)
(x) flirted shamelessly
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) cooked a disasterous meal
( ) lost something important to you
(x) got a gift you adore
(x) realized something new about yourself
( ) went on a diet
( ) tried to gain weight
(x) dyed your hair
( ) came close to losing your life
( ) someone close to you died
(x) went to a party
(x) drank alchohol
(x) drank alchohol underage
(x) tried drug(s)
( ) got arrested
(x) read a great book
(x) saw a great movie
( ) saw a movie so scary that it made you cry
( ) saw someone famous in person
( ) did something you want to tell everyone
So many things. All of them excellent.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember what mine was, and yes, I did make more.
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
No.
04. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
05. What countries did you visit?
Atlanta should be its own country.
06. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Security (no, not home security).
07. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 7, January 21... October 4.
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
Making and keeping all my amazing friends.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
Being indecisive, fucking up in general.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not serious.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
CDs, food, drugs.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
No one's, really.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Jeff's, Hannah's for a while.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, easily.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My new friends, Green Day concert.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
If I had to name just one... Well, I have to name at least two. "Danny's Song" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, "Roulette Dares" by Mars Volta.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Drugs.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Self-loathing.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it getting cool presents, with my crazy paternal family, and getting completely wasted.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Well, no... but I didn't in 2005, either. I thought I did, but I'm dumb.
23. How many one-night stands?
Zero.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
America's Next Top Model, Ali G (Yo, check it).
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
Memoirs of a Geisha, probably.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Holy shit. Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Mars Volta, Cursive, Pixies.
28. What did you want and get?
New people to interact with, confidence.
29. What did you want and not get?
Oy... too many things.
30. Favorite film of this year?
Snatch, Reservoir Dogs.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to dinner with the family, hung out with Hannah and Jeff. I was 16. It was great.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
That.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Meh.
34. What kept you sane?
My music and my friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hmm... Wow, I can't even think of anyone.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war, I guess.
37. Who do you miss?
Too many.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Brandon.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Things are not always as they seem.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"This has been the best night of my life." I said that many times this year.
I confess that in 2005 I...
( ) stayed single the whole year.
( ) got your first kiss
(x) kissed someone new
(x) made-out
(x) made-out in/on a car
( ) kissed in the snow
( ) kissed in the rain
( ) fell in love
( ) fell in love with a fool
(x) had your heart broken (in a way)
( ) broke someone else's heart
( ) had a stalker
( ) had a good relationship with someone
( ) questioned your sexual orientation
( ) came out of the closet
( ) gotten pregnant
( ) gotten someone else pregnant
( ) had an abortion
( ) gotten married
( ) had a divorce
( ) kissed someone of the same sex
(x) done something you've regretted
( ) lost your love
( ) lost faith in love
( ) kissed under miseltoe
WORK/SCHOOL
( ) got a promotion
( ) got a pay raise
( ) changed jobs
( ) lost your job
( ) quit your job
( ) dated a co-worker
( ) dated your boss
( ) dated your boss' daughter/son
( ) got fired from your job
(x) got straight A's
(x) met one teacher you really like
(x) met one teacher you really hated
( ) found the subject you love
( ) failed a class
(x) cut class
(x) skipped school
( ) got into a fight with a classmate
(x) did something you were proud of
(x) discovered a new talent
( ) gave the teachers a reason to teach
(x) embarassed yourself in front of the class
( ) fell in love with a teacher
( ) got a lead in the school play
( ) made a varsity team
( ) made junior varsity team
(x) were involved in something you'll never forget
( ) got sent to the office
OTHER
(x) painted a picture
(x) wrote a poem
( ) ran a mile
(x) listened to music you couldn't stand
(x) went to a sleepover
( ) went to camp
(x) laughed till you cried
(x) laughed till you peed in your pants (almost)
(x) flirted shamelessly
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) cooked a disasterous meal
( ) lost something important to you
(x) got a gift you adore
(x) realized something new about yourself
( ) went on a diet
( ) tried to gain weight
(x) dyed your hair
( ) came close to losing your life
( ) someone close to you died
(x) went to a party
(x) drank alchohol
(x) drank alchohol underage
(x) tried drug(s)
( ) got arrested
(x) read a great book
(x) saw a great movie
( ) saw a movie so scary that it made you cry
( ) saw someone famous in person
( ) did something you want to tell everyone