for reference: 2005 in review
2006 in review:
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? err... let me come back to this one
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Did I make any resolutions… I think I kept them though, but there’s always room for more improvement
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? yes
4. Did anyone close to you die? yes
5. What countries did you visit? ha! i didn't go nowhere! (same response as last year! [I wrote that last year… dude, it’s the same!])
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? confidence.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? no date in particular...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? successfully finishing PhD classes… yay!
9. What was your biggest failure? ehh...
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Surprisingly no… that’s what I get for being vegan…
11. What was the best thing you bought? my new video iPod (wee!)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? mine?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Mine… and others…
14. Where did most of your money go? books, books and more books (same as last year…)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? losing all my post college weight… yeah!
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? the song that was on heavy rotation this year:
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- i. happier or sadder? i think it's evened out
- ii. thinner or fatter? THINNER!! YAY!!
- iii. richer or poorer? poorer… I started to pay rent…
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? concentrating on things... important things... (same as last year!) [written last year; still the same]
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? making excuses to myself
20. Did you fall in love in 2005? ha! no... [same as last year]
21. How many one-night stands? ha! i laugh at this question... no (same as last year) [same]
22. What was your favorite TV program? lost (that show is hot!; same as last year!) [same]; gray’s anatomy (thank you for getting me hooked on that show (note the sarcasm…), my name is earl, the office
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? hate is such a strong word... dislike, yes... but no names... (same as last year!)
24. What was the best book you read? the man of my dreams by curtis sittenfeld (don’t get it twisted… it’s not about getting a man… look it up and read the description)
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? the russian futurists (I knew about them before, but their stuff just became available to me)
26. What did you want and get? a video iPod
27. What did you want and not get? another computer [same as last year]
28. What was your favorite film of this year? The Prestige; you gotta watch it.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 26; I didn’t do anything… I was too busy with classes and lab (how sad is that?)
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? don't know... [same]
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? slumin': jeans, pullovers, sneaks, tshirts.. (same as last year!) [same]
32. What kept you sane? music (same as last year!) [same]
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? ha! none (same as last year!)
34. What political issue stirred you the most? Too busy to deal with capitol hill…
35. Whom did you miss? crispy; although, we’ve hung out a couple of times, there’s still a void…
36. Who was the best new person you met? massander
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: nobody keeps a damn about you; give a damn about yourself: it sounds harsh, but you can't go out and expect people to care about you... wouldn't that be nice. especially in this society, you gotta go out and scream for what you want.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "when i wake up, why wake up's what i'm wondering but i still try" - the russian futurists: still life
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