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stonebender) wrote2003-12-23 01:33 pm
stonebender) wrote2003-12-23 01:33 pm
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From serenejournal who I barrowed some of my answers from as well.
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Had sex withserenejournal.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make new years resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not close to me, close to people who are close to me. (Does that make sense?)
5. What countries did you visit?
Only those in my mind.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
I'd like to be geographically closer to someone I love (guess who).
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 12th, my first date withserenejournal.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finding ways to deal with my depression.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting certain negative people bother me too much.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Unlike recent years I have been remarkably healthy.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
For me, my Ammonite. For others popcorn and a digital camera.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I think Carol is handling her disability much better than she was. I also think (despite her kicking herself) thatserenejournal did well dealing with the loss of a lover.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Mr A.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, rent, heating.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My relationships.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2003?
"Hideout" (Sarah Harmer). "I Woke Up in a Car" (Something Corporate). "The Girl All Bad Guys Want" (Bowling for Soup) “There is” (Box Car Racer), “Temporary Road” (John Gorka)
17. Compared to this time last year,
i. are you happier or sadder?
Much Happier
ii. thinner or fatter?
Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer?
Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Got out of the house.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Feeling guilty over things I should have done better.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At my house with Carol, Betty, my parents, my sisters, my brother-in-law, my niece and 2 nephews eating too much Lasagna.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.
23. How many one night stands?
Never had one.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?
The West Wing, Buffy, Alias, Gilmore Girls, and Joan of Arcadia.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Unfortunately, yes.
26. What was the best book you read?
Jonathan Carroll’s The Wooden Sea
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
John Gorka
28. What did you want and get?
House repairs andserenejournal (but I really got her the end of last year ;-)
29. What did you want and not get?
Travel.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Frida.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 45. I don’t remember what I did.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Going on a trip withserenejournal
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
The usual, comfy with a cool hat.
34. What kept you sane?
My Lovers.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
*shrug*
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The California Recall
37. Who did you miss?
wild_irises.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I’ve met many fine Live Journal folk.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003
Happiness is possible for me. I was beginning to wonder if I still could.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"and let's just say that things look different now
different in so many ways."
serenejournal who I barrowed some of my answers from as well.1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Had sex with
serenejournal.2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make new years resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not close to me, close to people who are close to me. (Does that make sense?)
5. What countries did you visit?
Only those in my mind.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
I'd like to be geographically closer to someone I love (guess who).
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 12th, my first date with
serenejournal.8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finding ways to deal with my depression.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting certain negative people bother me too much.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Unlike recent years I have been remarkably healthy.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
For me, my Ammonite. For others popcorn and a digital camera.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I think Carol is handling her disability much better than she was. I also think (despite her kicking herself) that
serenejournal did well dealing with the loss of a lover.13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Mr A.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, rent, heating.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My relationships.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2003?
"Hideout" (Sarah Harmer). "I Woke Up in a Car" (Something Corporate). "The Girl All Bad Guys Want" (Bowling for Soup) “There is” (Box Car Racer), “Temporary Road” (John Gorka)
17. Compared to this time last year,
i. are you happier or sadder?
Much Happier
ii. thinner or fatter?
Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer?
Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Got out of the house.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Feeling guilty over things I should have done better.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At my house with Carol, Betty, my parents, my sisters, my brother-in-law, my niece and 2 nephews eating too much Lasagna.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.
23. How many one night stands?
Never had one.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?
The West Wing, Buffy, Alias, Gilmore Girls, and Joan of Arcadia.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Unfortunately, yes.
26. What was the best book you read?
Jonathan Carroll’s The Wooden Sea
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
John Gorka
28. What did you want and get?
House repairs and
serenejournal (but I really got her the end of last year ;-)29. What did you want and not get?
Travel.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Frida.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 45. I don’t remember what I did.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Going on a trip with
serenejournal33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
The usual, comfy with a cool hat.
34. What kept you sane?
My Lovers.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
*shrug*
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The California Recall
37. Who did you miss?
wild_irises.38. Who was the best new person you met?
I’ve met many fine Live Journal folk.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003
Happiness is possible for me. I was beginning to wonder if I still could.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"and let's just say that things look different now
different in so many ways."
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