01. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
lost 1 complete day, was completely heartbroken, had a baby to love, ate on the top floor some huge building in san francisco and had cheesecake, lived with rachel smart, played around at a casino, bought a blow up palm tree, forgot about someone who used to mean the world to me, found someone who now means the world to me.
02. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
yeah i did pretty well with it, and my next years resolution will be the same.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not that i can remember, and i always remember babies.
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no.
05. What countries did you visit?
canada.
06. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
an internship, more free time to read.
07. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
there are four. january 24th (sighed), june 11th (died), nov 20th (breathed in), dec 13 (breathed out)
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
my grades, my job, my awesome.
09. What was your biggest failure?
getting fired? :(
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
monotr0n
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the perfect black hoodie, concert ticket to modest mouse, bubble tea.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
rachel smart.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled?
brian montes.
14. Where did most of your money go?
food, clothes, gas, alcohol, bubble tea.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
seeing allory.
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2004?
missy elliot (ratatat remix)- hot.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? HAPPIER
ii. richer or poorer? definitely richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
read, walked, ran, slept.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
drank, procrastinated.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with my mom, dad, and brother, and probably on the phone with carl
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
sex? none. make out? a few
24. What was your favorite TV program?
queer eye for the straight guy.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
1 girl and 1 boy.
26. What was the best book you read?
You Shall Know Our Velocity! (no contest)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
vocano, i'm still excited!!
28. What did you want and get?
someone to watch tv and cuddle with.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
i <3 huckabees.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i dont really remember what i did. i remember i didnt get drunk with tiffany and rachel on an overpass. brian made me peanut butter cookies and tiffany made me splenda cookies. hm. oh people came over. we didnt do anything. there might have been even more cookies. 19.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
my sister, joe, allory, tommy, jackie, and caitlin hool being around all the time.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
a shift from brown and pink to pink and teal to teal and brown.
34. What kept you sane?
castillo spiced. or maybe not.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
michael ian black
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
duh.
37. Who did you miss?
my brother when he was in iraq, megallory, caitlin hool when she disappeared, amber for a while, rachel for a while, brian for a while.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
carl brooker.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
sometimes it hurts to let fate do the work, you have to jump in and take control sometimes.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"i need you so much closer."