So this is the new year and I don't feel any different.
I'm in an extremely good mood today for some reason. Everyone is busy, no one is gonna be home tonight, and I despise watching the ball drop, yet, I'm excited to start a new year. Clean slate, fresh start, and the rest of an awesome year.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Umm I passed math, discovered one of the greatest bands I've ever heard, became good friends with Jill, liked the same guy for over a year, I think that's it.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I sometimes make them, I haven't within the past 2 years. But, I'm not even going to make one since I follow it for a week and then say "fuck this" and quit.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No one close to me, but my mom's aunt Mary died. They unplugged her ;\
5. What countries did you visit?
I stayed in America this year!
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
A boyfriend, more awesome friendships, less body fat, a boyfriend, allow myself to do something wild, oh and did I mention a boyfriend?
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Hmm... February 6th, SP/MxPx concert with Norah and Kyle; November 23rd, Coheed and Cambria with Matt, Adam, and Kevin; the last day of school; May 9&10, Washington DC trip rooming with Corinne, Chloe, and Giana {fucking awesome!}; June 23, the moving up ceremony; February 13, Laura's Valentine's Day party; October, SPIRIT WEEK!!!; May 7, 6 Flags! They're all etched upon my memory because they were all fucking fun as hell and these are the best days of my life.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being more mature.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Science.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing serious. Had my share of vomiting, colds, flu.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Those Coheed tickets!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Pfft. No one.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Alee, Matt, my sister, there's probably tons more.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Into places I'd hang out with people.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Too much shit to name. If you look in my journal archives then you can find out for yourself. Probably Coheed and Cambria, my birthday maybe, and getting out of 8th grade.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Yovee - Dreamer on the Run
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder?
In between.
18. Thinner or fatter?
Fatter. Definitely.
19. Richer or poorer?
Poorer, are you kidding me? XD
20. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spending more time with friends.
21. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being a bitch, perhaps?
22. How will you be spending Christmas?
How DID I spend Christmas? At my grandma's house.
23. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Nope.
24. How many one-night stands?
0
25. Favorite shows?
The Simpsons, Family Guy, WLiiA?
26. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not hate, just strongly dislike; Alee Praino.
27. What was the best book you read?
The Lovely Bones, the Angus Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging series.
28. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Coheed and Cambria by far. And No Soap Radio thanks to Danielle.
29. What did you want and get?
A good start off to highschool, more options, and FUCKING AWESOME LJ FRIENDS!
30. What did you want and not get?
A boyfriend. No, nevermind ;D
31. What was your favorite film of this year?
Thirteen.
32. What did you do on your birthday?
Well, I had an amazing day at school. Corinne, Mary, Cody, and whoever else decorated my locker, which I still have a picture of. Umm.. I got a lotta 'happy birthdays' and some money. And my friends were teh awesome ^_^
33. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Maybe getting better grades and... other stuff. Yeah.
34. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Describe it? Well, I didn't have a specific fashion because it was all different through out the year. Well, I did discover jeans this year XD
35. What kept you sane?
Music and friends. And him, maybe.. not really.
36. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ryan Pinkston. Oh the hotness. And Ryan Key. Matt Skiba was so 2003.
37. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bush winning the election. And Fahrenheit 9/11!
38. Who did you miss?
*sigh* Will. And Adam towards the beginning of the year.
39. Who was the best new person you met?
Danielle!
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Never change because the person you are is the person people love so much.
41. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year
So this is the new year.
And I don't feel any different.
The clanking of crystal
Explosions off in the distance (in the distance).
So this is the new year
And I have no resolutions
For self assigned penance
For problems with easy solutions
So everybody put your best suit or dress on
Let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
Lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn
As thirty dialogues bleed into one
I wish the world was flat like the old days
Then I could travel just by folding a map
No more airplanes, or speedtrains, or freeways
There'd be no distance that can hold us back
There'd be no distance that could hold us back
There'd be no distance that could hold us back
So this is the new year
So this is the new year
So this is the new year
So this is the new year
Top conversations/quotes of 2004!
Me: Carla, are you in the gang?
Carla: Yeah. We're gonna beat you up!
Me: Oh please. I could beat you down with my pinky finger.
Carla: Well, I could beat you down with my pinky nail.
Me: Carla, I could give you a beat down with my fucking shoelace.
Carla: I could give you a beat down with my cuticle haha!
Me: Do you even know what a beat down is?
Carla: *no answer* Oh Chris! Wait for me!
Chloe: *laughing hysterically* She doesn't know what it is.
Mary: Will, get out of my seat.
Me: I would suggest that you sit on his lap.
Mary: No.
Me: Oh yeah, I forgot. You don't like short stories.
Mr. Billie: That'd better be a smiley face.
AJ: It's uh... caroded.
Jesse: DUN DUN DUN DUN. DUN DUN DUN DUN. Would you like some apple pie with thaaaat?
Norah, Chris, and Corinne: THERE'S A GHOST IN YOUR HOUSE!!!
Maureene: Which one is Matt?
Me: The one with the orange stick...
Maureene: Samm! How would you know?!
Me: You told me! Orange is an Irish color!
Adam: Who the hell showers? That's not cool... Why would you want to shower?
Chloe: *To me, Ryan, Giana, and Will & Allie listening* Do you guys remember Max Dilthy?
Everyone: Yeah...
Chloe: Well he put his tongue in a pencil sharpener!
Everyone: *laughing hysterically*
Chloe: Yeah and he also used to take Lego blocks and put them under his desk and masturbate with them!
Me: Ewww! Did he Lego his eggo?
Me: What's that minty plant called?
Matt & Norah: Mint...
John: Anyone want a raisonette?
People at the table: No thanks.
John: Are you sure? They're orgasmic! Everytime you eat one, you have an orgasm!
Norah: Did you hear that?
Me: *shakes head no*
Norah: That girl that just walked by said 'where did you get that cookie monster from?!'
Me: *spits Dippin' Dots out and laughs hysterically*
Chloe: Alex, you're like obsessed with your dick!
Alex: Yeah, Samm's seen it...
Me: WHAT?
Alex: What exactly did you see?
Marco: I know like nothing about girls but I know almost everything about guys!
Me: Are you implying something?!
Marco: What??? *thinks* AHH! NO! I would never have expected that coming from your mouth!
Me: Lots of things come out of my mouth...
Everyone: EWW! WHAT?!
Me: AHH! I didn't mean it like that!
Jen: *stopping us* What did you say about my complexion?
Giana: I said it was nice...
Jen: Oh... what the fuck is a complexion?
Giana: It's your skin...
Jen: *hesitant stuttering* shit! I didn't know that! *more hesitant stuttering* Thanks!
Giana: Chloe, wanna play checkers?
Chloe: Okay.
Giana: I'll be red and you can be black. And I'll go first because you're black...
Me: Uhh... there's something in your hair...
Giana: Oh, that's just the blue stuff I put in my hair.
Norah: Let me see *pokes it*
Me: Giana! It just moved!
Giana: What? *freaks out* GET IT OFF!!! *bug flies onto shoulder*
Chloe: GIANA! IT'S ON YOUR SHOULDER!!!
Giana: AHHH! GET IT THE FUCK OFF! *bug falls to floor and [literally] leaps up in the air*
Chloe: TEACHER!
Giana: AHH! *jumps on bed... falls OFF bed*
Erik: Okay, number 20.
Jesse: *interrupts Erik* Number 14!
Erik: Shut up, Jesse! Okay. The right answer is the square root of Jesse... I mean 20! *whole class starts laughing hysterically for like 5 minutes* The right answer is the square root of 20 because it's a terminating decimal.
*Adam and Jill lying on Corinne's bed*
Adam: Why is there a B on your wall?
Jill: A BEE?!?!?! WHERE?!??! *falls off bed*
Jill: *to Adam* How many shirts do you have? Because I always see you with a different shirt on.
Corinne: What are you talking about? He only has like four shirts...
Guy: *something*
Me: Norah! What'd he say?
Norah: *hysterical laughter* He said, "YOUR SOCKS DON'T MATCH!"
Me & Norah: *laughing for 5 minutes straight*
Me: So, how was rollerblading camp?
Matt: It was okay.
Me: Were there any girls there?
Matt: Yeah...
Me: Were they like butch girls?
Matt: *laughing hysterically* There was a guy named Butch in my cabin! And he was Mexican!
Kyle: I used to play trombone in middle school but my arms were too short to reach the notes at the bottom of the scale.
Norah: I thought Tina played trombone!
Kyle: No, Tina played pain in my ass...
Me: Mr. Ralabate, do you watch the Real World?!
Mr. Ralabate: *gives look* No...
Me: OMG! FRANKIE IS A CUTTER!
Me: Norah! I'm wearing my pink happy bunny socks!
Kyle: Those are the colors of the Cheshire cat...
Me and Norah: OMG SAMM WORE THAT SHIRT TODAY!!!
Kyle: Okay everyone... CALLLMMM down.
Alex: Sam es habla comiendo.
Mr. Collado: You just said "Sam is talk food."
Some lady: It's like a bag... a pouch!
Me, Norah, and Chris: *dying laughing in the middle of Main Street*
Me: Where are you seeing Avril?
Chris: Continental Airlines {Arena}.
Me: WOAH! You're gonna see Avril at an airport?!
Me: I'd like to get into the music business or be an author.
Adam: And meet Claudio.
Me: And that too!
Mr. Taylor: That's... great...
Alex: *to Caporale* Is there a ghost in this school?
Cap: Well, if you go to WI and look at the ceiling, there's a chicken...
*Me and Norah DYING*
...And this one time, there was a wild turkey in the quad!
*Me and Norah ON THE FLOOR*
Alex: Who's laughing?! IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY!!!
Me: Carla, they didn't tell you?
Carla: What?
Me: They were supposed to send you home an hour ago!
And just because you guys are so amazing, I made a list of the people who have changed my life/thoughts/ideas within 2004.
Sleepy Hollowers that made this year amazing;
Norah, Chloe, Danielle, Chris, Bitna, Mary, Corinne, Jill, Giana, and Cassie.
Other Sleepy Hollowers I've learned from;
Chels, Andrea, Cody, Carla, Matt, Adam, JLO, Maggie, Wydnne, Erika, Thasha, Will, Annie.
LiveJournal friends who have inspired me in one way or another;
Makala, Kyle, Megg, Dan, Mayra, Alyssa, Chrystal, Lay, Heather, Jess, Tibby, Emma, Brittany, Vicky, Frankie, Toby, and Patrick.
Thank you all so much for everything you've given me, whether it was a compliment, an email, a package, a hug, a letter, or even a LiveJournal comment.
I love each and everyone of you and have a Happy New Year. See you in 2005!
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