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bloodygranuaile1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Lots of stuff... stayed in a youth hostel. Lived with a French family. Went lots of places I've never been before. Gone to the New York Opera. Gone to a Grateful Dead concert... sort of. Gotten a job. Withdrawn money from the bank.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't know if I made any or not; I probably did and I probably didn't keep them. I'll make more new year's resolutions in September; that's really the beginning of the year anyway.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I've been told about.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
France (Paris, Angers, Brittany) and Canada (Montreal).
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Social skills.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Bastille Day, because it was the only day during the French trip where I was cognizant of what the date actually was.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I'm single again? >.> That should so not count as an achievement. This just wasn't a great year for achievements. Else I've forgotten them all, which is totally possible.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I still complain too much.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Illness, yes. I'm generally too lazy to do stuff that gets me injured.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Galettes. Oh my God. Closely followed by cotton candy the size of me to share with Laura, and the shirts from PirateMod.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Eliza, for coming and spending a year in a foreign country with all of us wierd people. And Corporal Oliver, for giving us the most *amazing* interview ever even though it must have been very hard to talk about.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Lots of people.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Most of it I still have. Most of what was spent went towards books. Some went towards clothing, chocolate and CDs. Now that I have a steady source of disposable income, a decent portion of which is in piles of unwanted change, quite a bit is going towards vending machines. I don't usually believe in buying consumable stuff, but it's quite annoying to carry around $1.25 entirely in NICKELS in your wallet...
And in France, it all went towards junk food. I'd consistently spend less than half of what I was given on meals, and then Brittany and I used the leftovers as our "chocolate fund". It was awesome. And I still had 75 euros left at the end of it. >.>
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
French Credit Abroad. Trip to Montreal. Going to see "Spamalot" and "Avenue Q".
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
"La Tribu de Dana"?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
I don't know. Possibly happier.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleep. Being nice to people instead of defensive. Writing. Going to the theater even though I did quite a bit of that.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Complaining, listening to other people complain, fighting with people, wasting time on the Internet.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Asleep; I have to work from 7 to 3 on Christmas Eve. x.X
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I'm just more pissed off at people than I was this time last year.
26. What was the best book you read?
"Peter Pan." Seems a dippy choice coming from me, but there you go.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Spamalot. >.> Overall it's been a rather slow year for music. Oh, and "La Tribu de Dana."
28. What did you want and get?
Trip to France, trip to Montreal, POTC 3-disc edition
29. What did you want and not get?
Not telling.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Uhh... "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," in terms of film released this year. I've watched a LOT of movies this year, so I can't pick one.
31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went into the city with Mom and the Wraiths and saw Avenue Q; came back home and had cake and wine with Mom and Paul and watched a movie. I was 18, go me.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Peace of mind.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Sort of lazy pirate-goth.
34. What kept you sane?
NEXT year, I get to be somewhere ELSE.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, like you didn't already know that.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Lots of them. The Vatican banning gay priests probably astonished me the most, because it makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE WHATSOEVER even from WITHIN a Catholic POV.
37. Who did you miss?
My French buddies, once I came back. Princeton friends, when I can't see them, which is most of the time. Moody when I was in France but that has more to do with Alex than with Moody, actually. Madame Scheer because she is Awesome. And it's "whom."
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Drina.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Well, I got considerably better at navigating cities, but I think that's a life skill rather than a life lesson. Erm... *ponders* I don't know.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Bah, I don't know. It's been, as usual, a very long year.
Lots of stuff... stayed in a youth hostel. Lived with a French family. Went lots of places I've never been before. Gone to the New York Opera. Gone to a Grateful Dead concert... sort of. Gotten a job. Withdrawn money from the bank.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't know if I made any or not; I probably did and I probably didn't keep them. I'll make more new year's resolutions in September; that's really the beginning of the year anyway.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I've been told about.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
France (Paris, Angers, Brittany) and Canada (Montreal).
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Social skills.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Bastille Day, because it was the only day during the French trip where I was cognizant of what the date actually was.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I'm single again? >.> That should so not count as an achievement. This just wasn't a great year for achievements. Else I've forgotten them all, which is totally possible.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I still complain too much.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Illness, yes. I'm generally too lazy to do stuff that gets me injured.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Galettes. Oh my God. Closely followed by cotton candy the size of me to share with Laura, and the shirts from PirateMod.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Eliza, for coming and spending a year in a foreign country with all of us wierd people. And Corporal Oliver, for giving us the most *amazing* interview ever even though it must have been very hard to talk about.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Lots of people.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Most of it I still have. Most of what was spent went towards books. Some went towards clothing, chocolate and CDs. Now that I have a steady source of disposable income, a decent portion of which is in piles of unwanted change, quite a bit is going towards vending machines. I don't usually believe in buying consumable stuff, but it's quite annoying to carry around $1.25 entirely in NICKELS in your wallet...
And in France, it all went towards junk food. I'd consistently spend less than half of what I was given on meals, and then Brittany and I used the leftovers as our "chocolate fund". It was awesome. And I still had 75 euros left at the end of it. >.>
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
French Credit Abroad. Trip to Montreal. Going to see "Spamalot" and "Avenue Q".
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
"La Tribu de Dana"?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
I don't know. Possibly happier.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleep. Being nice to people instead of defensive. Writing. Going to the theater even though I did quite a bit of that.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Complaining, listening to other people complain, fighting with people, wasting time on the Internet.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Asleep; I have to work from 7 to 3 on Christmas Eve. x.X
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I'm just more pissed off at people than I was this time last year.
26. What was the best book you read?
"Peter Pan." Seems a dippy choice coming from me, but there you go.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Spamalot. >.> Overall it's been a rather slow year for music. Oh, and "La Tribu de Dana."
28. What did you want and get?
Trip to France, trip to Montreal, POTC 3-disc edition
29. What did you want and not get?
Not telling.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Uhh... "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," in terms of film released this year. I've watched a LOT of movies this year, so I can't pick one.
31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went into the city with Mom and the Wraiths and saw Avenue Q; came back home and had cake and wine with Mom and Paul and watched a movie. I was 18, go me.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Peace of mind.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Sort of lazy pirate-goth.
34. What kept you sane?
NEXT year, I get to be somewhere ELSE.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, like you didn't already know that.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Lots of them. The Vatican banning gay priests probably astonished me the most, because it makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE WHATSOEVER even from WITHIN a Catholic POV.
37. Who did you miss?
My French buddies, once I came back. Princeton friends, when I can't see them, which is most of the time. Moody when I was in France but that has more to do with Alex than with Moody, actually. Madame Scheer because she is Awesome. And it's "whom."
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Drina.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Well, I got considerably better at navigating cities, but I think that's a life skill rather than a life lesson. Erm... *ponders* I don't know.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Bah, I don't know. It's been, as usual, a very long year.
