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melayneseahawk) wrote2006-01-01 07:34 pm
melayneseahawk) wrote2006-01-01 07:34 pm
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Year in Memories
Happy New Year, all. More memes:
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
had a sip of beer
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
didn't make any this year, but I will be making some for this year
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
a few relatives, but no one close
5. What countries did you visit?
none! how boring
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
an SO, good grades, a summer job
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
10 June - graduation!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting into Maryland, graduating w/ IB diploma, getting the job at CSPAC, or unofficially starting training as a stage manager, finishing Scarves 'n Hats (even if it was crazy late)
9. What was your biggest failure?
relationships in general, almost not getting the IB diploma, failing at NaNoWriMo, totally fucking up first semester of my college career
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
diagnosed (some five years late) with supraventricular tachycardia and mitrol valve prolapse; yayfor illnesses with long names
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the black/green bodice, any of the shirts from J!NX, buttons!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Shagun (you will forever be my better and more sane half), Sam (thank you for putting up with my insanity), Lauren (aren't emergency rooms fun?!)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled?
Matt and Tamara, Rachel A. (not cool to dump someone and then expect pity)
14. Where did most of your money go?
J!NX t-shirts, buttons (I have a problem, I know), books, dice, take-out Chinese
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
college, new job, Le Palais, Scarves 'n Hats, NaNoWriMo, Cartographer's Craft
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
"Hallelujah" ~ I listened to it all year
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? happier, I suppose
ii. Richer or poorer? richer, despite my terrible spendthrift habits
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
spending time with friends, studying for classes, writing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
procrastinating like whoa
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Indian food with 'rents, bro, Shagun, and her mum and sis
21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
no
22. How many one-night stands?
in the strictest sense, none, though an SO stayed over one night
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Enterprise (canceled, oh noes!), Stargate SG-1 (new obsession)
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, because nothing's really changed
25. What was the best book you read?
The Riddles of Epsilon, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Historian
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
three and a bit octave range, bitches!
27. What did you want and get?
the bodice I wanted to get last year, a college!, a job, spiffy J!NX t-shirts, dice
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Rent, Brokeback Mountain
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 18, and I think I was sick; my birthday present to myself was registering to vote, and Sam took me to Forbidden Fruit *snerk*
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
getting cast in some show at UMCP, better grades
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
"whoa, Ilana has legs?"
32. What kept you sane?
Shagun, Sam, teh intarwebs
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
toss-up between Hugh Jackman and Ewan MacGregor
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
gay rights/marriage, Iraq
35. Who did you miss?
my sanity, my muse
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Chris at work, Lauren, Evan and Steve
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
always have at least a 1:1 male:female ratio when out clubbing, no matter who's dating whom
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Standing on a darkened stage, stumbling through the lines. Others have excuses; I have my reasons why. ~ "Reasons Why," Nickel Creek
And, for kicks, last year's answers. It's amusing what has changed, and what hasn't.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
had a sip of beer
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
didn't make any this year, but I will be making some for this year
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
a few relatives, but no one close
5. What countries did you visit?
none! how boring
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
an SO, good grades, a summer job
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
10 June - graduation!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting into Maryland, graduating w/ IB diploma, getting the job at CSPAC, or unofficially starting training as a stage manager, finishing Scarves 'n Hats (even if it was crazy late)
9. What was your biggest failure?
relationships in general, almost not getting the IB diploma, failing at NaNoWriMo, totally fucking up first semester of my college career
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
diagnosed (some five years late) with supraventricular tachycardia and mitrol valve prolapse; yayfor illnesses with long names
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the black/green bodice, any of the shirts from J!NX, buttons!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Shagun (you will forever be my better and more sane half), Sam (thank you for putting up with my insanity), Lauren (aren't emergency rooms fun?!)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled?
Matt and Tamara, Rachel A. (not cool to dump someone and then expect pity)
14. Where did most of your money go?
J!NX t-shirts, buttons (I have a problem, I know), books, dice, take-out Chinese
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
college, new job, Le Palais, Scarves 'n Hats, NaNoWriMo, Cartographer's Craft
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
"Hallelujah" ~ I listened to it all year
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? happier, I suppose
ii. Richer or poorer? richer, despite my terrible spendthrift habits
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
spending time with friends, studying for classes, writing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
procrastinating like whoa
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Indian food with 'rents, bro, Shagun, and her mum and sis
21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
no
22. How many one-night stands?
in the strictest sense, none, though an SO stayed over one night
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Enterprise (canceled, oh noes!), Stargate SG-1 (new obsession)
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, because nothing's really changed
25. What was the best book you read?
The Riddles of Epsilon, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Historian
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
three and a bit octave range, bitches!
27. What did you want and get?
the bodice I wanted to get last year, a college!, a job, spiffy J!NX t-shirts, dice
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Rent, Brokeback Mountain
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 18, and I think I was sick; my birthday present to myself was registering to vote, and Sam took me to Forbidden Fruit *snerk*
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
getting cast in some show at UMCP, better grades
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
"whoa, Ilana has legs?"
32. What kept you sane?
Shagun, Sam, teh intarwebs
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
toss-up between Hugh Jackman and Ewan MacGregor
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
gay rights/marriage, Iraq
35. Who did you miss?
my sanity, my muse
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Chris at work, Lauren, Evan and Steve
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
always have at least a 1:1 male:female ratio when out clubbing, no matter who's dating whom
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Standing on a darkened stage, stumbling through the lines. Others have excuses; I have my reasons why. ~ "Reasons Why," Nickel Creek
And, for kicks, last year's answers. It's amusing what has changed, and what hasn't.