...of death.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Haha, that's personal...and kinda kinky. XD
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't usually make them, but this year I've got a few things in mind.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope, but I'll be a godmother this summer. ^_____^
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
Travel I did not.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
More initiative and confidence to get done things that need doing.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Memorial Day. I was given a very special birthday gift. ^_^
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Cleaning my bedroom of disaster-comparible messiness.
9. What was your biggest failure?
college algebra. @_@;
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got the flu....does that count?
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My KOMPUTAHRRRR.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My dad's. He's now much improved, yesh.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Uh...I don't know about appalled or depressed, but maybe somewhat down.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Feeding my friends and such, lol. <3
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Ditching H.E.B. and coming to work HERE, rofl.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Alicia Keys's "If I Ain't Got You" and anything from Lucky Boys Confusion's "Committment" album.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? FATTER!
iii. richer or poorer? Richer. I have a better JOEARB.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Studying.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating and sleeping. And being a bitch. That too.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Back and forth between my Mom and Dad's family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
I fell out of love....flat onto my face, and was fallen in love with. Does that count?
22. How many one-night stands?
None, ha-HA!
23. What was your favourite TV program?
I didn't have one, but I did watch lots of Adult Swim and Insomniac Music Theatre on VH1 when I wasn't sleeping well around the first of the year.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
What about hating someone MORE than I did last year.
25. What was the best book you read?
"The Mists of Avalon," Marion Zimmer Bradley; "The Wars of Vis," Tanith Lee; and "Dark of the Moon" and "Godstalk" by P.C. Hodgell
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Cara found Blind Guardian, Symphony X, Nightwish, and Therion for meh.....and now I am t3h happy. *nods*
27. What did you want and get?
A relationship.
28. What did you want and not get?
A simple and easy relationship. ^_^;
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Shiz, I saw lots of movies and I don't remember them all. So I'm going with HP:PoA cos Hermione gets t3h HAWT-er every movie. Yesh.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Got some balloons and gave someone early Christmas in May. <3 I was 19.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More time.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Comfortable boys' clothing whenever possible. Flip flops in freezing weather.
33. What kept you sane?
Trill-C and various visits from my Mom. Huggles from the eventual GF.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Emma Watson. Alan Rickman and Uma Thurman running close seconds.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
t3h stupid ghey marriage shiz.
36. Who did you miss?
My mom. ;_;
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Haha, most of the people on my old team here at work.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Consequences can become very real very quickly if all you do is avoid your problems. It's usually better to be brave and face things head on early before they get out of hand, no matter how scared or uncomfortable you are.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
dark skies, i feel my heels burning
false high until the end of the road.
no doubt, i got a lot of learning;
hey driver, to the top of the world.