2006 - 2007 survey
1. What did you do in 2G6 that you'd never done before?
went to a heavy metal concert. kissed a girl. got a speeding ticket. photographed lightning. went on a blind date.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
last january i decided i wouldn't have sex for a year. i made it from october 2005 (had a head start) until march 2006. so...yeah...that didn't even last 6 months.
this year...my goal is to not be in a serious relationship during 2007. the longest i've ever gone without a relationship is 4 months. so if i make it to november, that will be a full year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes
5. What countries did you visit?
none
6. What would you like to have in 2G7 that you lacked in 2G6?
an apartment in a different town. a 1st shift job. a tattoo. no relationship.
7. What date from 2G6 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
november 16th. that was the day i found out i was miscarrying and i found out jeff was cheating.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
finding happiness and contentment with my life.
9. What was your biggest failure?
hmm. i think i'm going to go with my relationship with jeff. it wasn't necessarily all my failure...but definitely a failed relationship.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
yes
11. What was the best thing you bought?
that i bought: new clothes and shoes for myself. that someone else bought for me: my cell phone.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
my boss. she rocks.
13. Whose behaviour made you depressed?
jeff
14. Where did most of your money go?
bills/debt...other than that i mostly spent it on the girls.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
hmm. i don't know. nothing, really. i looked forward to all the times that i got to spend with my friends. and taking my kids places. that's about it.
16. What song will always remind you of 2G6?
lips of an angel - hinder
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
happier. i hadn't yet found contentment at this point last year. i started...but i wasn't this happy.
i. thinner or fatter?
thinner
ii. richer or poorer?
poorer than this time last year but i've gotten a lot of my debt paid off, too.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
take more pictures. write more. be more productive with my time.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
waste time. be lazy.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
with my children and my family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2G6?
twice.
23. How many one night stands?
none.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
house and svu
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i try not to hate. but i have lost respect for jeff. and his girlfriend. can't stand her. i liked it better when i didn't know her.
26. What was the best book you read?
i have no idea. did i read a book in 2006? i usually prefer to write over read.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
hinder.
28. What did you want and get?
hmm. jeff. see how that worked out for me.
29. What did you want and not get?
hmm. jeff. ;) but there's always a lot of things that i want and don't get.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
firewall. or 16 blocks.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 25. went to dinner at whiskey creek steakhouse.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
if jeff would have been honest with me
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2G6?
classic.
34. What kept you sane?
my friends. writing.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
none, really.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
i'm pretty anti-bush so...most social issues.
37. Who did you miss?
johnny. and several other people.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
bryan, crystal, pete, mark, shawna, brad, mikael, and more. i made a lot of great friends in 2006.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2G6.
the truth is a relative concept used to serve a purpose.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"sometimes bad is good you just have to believe."