another year...gone
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
i worked out consistently and lost weight. i wore dresses for no reason at all.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i think i have. i lost some weight (even though i've gained it back) and i learned to handle my boy i'm in love with who won't be with me situation much better
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
someone will before the end of the year!! the baby might even be given my name!!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
thankfully, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
canada. which still doesn't count
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
financial stability. love.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
several. the most outstanding is probably the day dave finally admitted that even after all this time, he hasn't stopped loving me
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
i finished my first year of college and kept my sanity, i lost 14 lbs
9. What was your biggest failure?
i gained the 10 lbs of weight back and i didn't get the boy
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope
11. What was the best thing you bought?
matilda (tilly) the imac g4
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
nobody's perfect...
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
a couple people's...
14. Where did most of your money go?
aside from necessary bills, gym membership, dvds, books, cds, underpants, clothes, SHOES, makeup
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
holding hands with the boy i love again...even if it was only for a few days
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
britney spears - toxic
usher and lil jon - yeah
alicia keys - karma
any and all american analog set songs
christina milian - dip it low
frou frou - hear me out
kanye west - college dropout (the entire album)
destiny's child - lose my breath
rilo kiley - portions for foxes
jimmy eat world - work
joss stone - snakes and ladders
kelly clarkson- breakaway
mewithoutyou - torches together
mos def - zimzallabim
now it's overhead - wait in a line
pinback - syracuse
usher and alicia keys - my boo
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier. 2004 beat the life out of 2003.
ii. thinner or fatter? i guess i am still a tiny bit thinner
iii. richer or poorer? poorer always poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more?
been responsible about my school work and worked overtime and maybe bought less shoes
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
thinking about the future
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i'll be eating vegetarian lasagna here and then maybe someone will be free to see a movie? jon gerlach. this could be you.
21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
i've been in love for years. can't get rid of it. i think i may have redeveloped a fresh crush on the boy i love though
22. How many one-night stands?
none. ever.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
scrubs, arrested development, csi, csi miami, csi new york, law and order svu, without a trace
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope
25. What was the best book you read?
the last book i finished was tom robbins - even cowgirls get the blues
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
frou frou (pregardenstatereleaseiswear), joss stone
27. What did you want and get?
love and maybe a little closure
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
garden state. absolutely.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i don't remember. i don't think i did anything.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
getting what i want goddammit
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
adding color, growing out hair, trying to look like a princess.
32. What kept you sane?
books, songs, television. cool escapism
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
BRITNEY. I LOVE BRITNEY FOREVER ND ALWAYS EVEN IF SHE IS CRAZY.
oh, and zooey deschanel. and if we wanna talk about boys: brad pitt, zach braff, topher grace
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
the whole election in general. fuck that turnout too.
35. Who did you miss?
david andrew, alicia beth, everyone else is finally here.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
i met both before 2004 but didn't really hang out with them til this year so it counts. amanda and laura. i am sure there are other people i am forgetting. they probably hate me. i love you. i promise.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
sometimes it takes time, but i am always right. even then, sometimes things still don't work out or make sense.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
i'm a slow motion accident
lost in coffee rings and fingerprints
i don't wanna feel anything, but i do
and it all comes back to you
so listen up, this sun hasn't set
i refuse to believe it's only me feeling
just hear me out
i'm not over you yet