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1.What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
moved to tokyo.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i guess the one about making 2004 different worked out.... but the one about getting fit never seems to happen
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yeah. a good friend in australia had a cute little boy.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
a close friends sister. unexpected.
5. What countries did you visit?
tokyo and soon australia.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
real japanese language skills
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
9th may. the end of an era.
8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?
going out into the unknown and trusting that i could do anything i wanted to
9.What was your biggest failure?
not keeping in touch with people enough
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i fell down some stairs and nearly broke my finger. and i had the worst cold i've had in about 5 years
11. What was the best thing you bought?
ipod and headphones- they go everywhere with me
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
my wonderful big sister. who managed to surprise me with the best news ever.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?
the lady who elbowed me in the local grocery store about a month ago
14. Where did most of your money go?
cd.s. food. shoes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
kyoto
16. What songs will always remind you of 2004?
belle and sebastian anything... and the owls "air" a song i used to listen to nearly everyday when living in my first house. architecture in helsinki
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- i. happier or sadder? happier
- ii. thinner or fatter? fatter... damn rice and bread
- iii. richer or poorer? richer i guess ...
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
studying. bike riding. photographing. writing. singing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sleeping in. internet anything.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
eating with my family and showing them photos from my adventures in tokyo. spoiling my sisters and explaining some changes. taking photos of my old town and street
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
jackie?
21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?
tokidoki and those dudes from brisbane the other week.
23. How many one-night stands?
yeah right
24. What was your favorite TV program?
colpo grosso... thank-you japanese tv. and sex and the city because naoko will drop what ever she is doing to watch it with me and the boys talk over it like it doesn't matter
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
not really
26. What was the best book you read?
nothing comes to mind... which means i need to read more!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the button on the casio keyboard that plays a version of rick astley.... and the Yo yo yogi song
28. What did you want and get?
freedom
29. What did you want and not get?
a cheap airfare back to tokyo
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
adam elliot shorts. and modius cafe
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 24 and a bunch of people that threw me a surprise birthday party at one of my favourite bars
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
getting what i really wanted
33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept for 2004
layers. i have been doing it forever. but here it's way cooler.
34. What kept you sane?
friends and laughing
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
hello kitty
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
37. Who did you miss?
all the people back home and those that left us during the year
38. Who was the best new person you met?
not one person. there's about 5
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
"plans never go as planned"
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"hold your head up little girl, don't be scared off by the world. and all it's bitterness. because everyone is just like you and everyone needs friends."