i do this every year, and you should too
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
went to africa and england, got my eyebrow pierced, got a job (that wasn't babysitting), owned a car, made a duct tape dress, ate sushi and loved it, and a lot more
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i don't really remember my resolution from last year, but again i'll make one and i'll keep it hopefully.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no one did that is that close to me
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
i went to kenya and england, good times :)
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
more understanding of situations,
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
june 25th, left for kenya to do missions and it ended up being the best thing ever
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
becoming more of myself
9. What was your biggest failure?
don't really have one
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
hmm i burned myself one million times at work, but mostly just me being clumsy hurting myself
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the ipod or my cell phone
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
don't know
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
there were slight frustrations, but no depression on the behalf of someone else, nothing worth mentioning though
14. Where did most of your money go?
surprisingly, my bank account
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
a million tiny things, little everyday things make me happy
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
probably the postal service-brand new colony cause i listened to it so many times
or cake-no phone, because they played it at the show and it was the best thing ever
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
happier i guess, i'm always happy, but this year was real good
ii. thinner or fatter?
a little bit thinner
iii. richer or poorer
definatly richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
hung out with people more
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
being mean to some people, and schoolwork
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i went to my aunt's house for brunch then my other aunts for dinner
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
no love for me, but i'm not really looking for it right now
23. How many one-night stands?
i think it was 57...haha
24. What was your favorite TV program?
i didn't really watch tv this year that much, but probably stupid reality tv that sucked me into it's evil grasp
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i have yet to hate anyone
26. What was the best book you read?
i would say a million little pieces but that's just because it was the last one i read, i'm gonna say brave new world or animal farm.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
oh my gosh, this was the year of musical discovery, so many, cursive, clap your hands and say yeah, the streetlight manifesto, neutral milk hotel just to name a few
28. What did you want and get?
to make friends at hvcc, and i did
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
hmmmm i don't even remember what came out this year, i really liked howl's moving castle and i saw that this year, my first time watching anime really.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 19, i had a really good time, i went to boston with lisa, chris, and charis to see an ansel adams exhibit at the fine arts museum. then i came home and loribeth was here which was great and she stayed at my house.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
don't know
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
pink hair, jeans, t-shirts, some skirts thrown in there, chucks and vans slip ons are a must.
What kept you sane?
my friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i still find ashton kutcher to be quite pretty
36. Who did you miss?
i missed matt, allison, and brandon all at different points throughout the year
37. Who was the best new person you met?
that would probably be mark, joe, and jane
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
the little things are way more important
look for the good everyday, and you will be a much happier person
some people are worth holding on to
every person has good in them
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"this is what she says gets her through this, if i don't let myself be happy now, then when? if not now, when?"
or
"i've got nothing to do today but smile"