1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
ran a 10K race.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
yes -- i finally lost weight. i think that's been my new year's resolution since i was 12. my resolution this year is to get my finances in order.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
steve's sister suzy.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
good friend at work lost his girlfriend after a year and a half of hospitals. the sadness this brought me is undescribable.
5. What countries did you visit?
good ol' USA.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
money!
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
december 17th -- my brother graudated from college and during the ceremony i received the phone call about heather's passing.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
10K race in 1 hour flat!
9. What was your biggest failure?
money problems.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
besides some pre-existing problems, no.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
running shoes.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
steve -- for his patience
my mom -- for her courage
my dad -- for his supportiveness to us all.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
anyone surrounding the terri shiavo issue...
14. Where did most of your money go?
RENT!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
losing weight.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
lifetime -- better than ezra
skin -- rascal flats
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder?...thinner or fatter?...richer or poorer?...
i'm a happy person, so i'm probably as happy...i'm definitely thinner...not sure about the money thing -- probably a bit richer only b/c i've eaten away some of my debt...
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
roller coaster riding.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
arguing about stupid non-important things.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
already done -- spent it at home with my mom, dad, and brother.
21. How many one-night stands?
none.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
the o.c., 24, nip/tuck, house -- i'm a drama queen!
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i don't hate.
24. What was the best book you read?
suze orman's guide to being young, fabulous, and broke.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
nichole nordeman
26. What did you want and get?
a new printer that prints fabulous photos!
27. What was your favorite film of this year?
toss up between harry potter 4 and narnia.
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
went out for drinks and appetizers at applebees with friends from all aspects of my life -- i turned 25.
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
more money -- (i keep repeating this...).
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
toward the end of the year it was all purchases from thrift stores b/c i didn't know what size i was going to be the next week...
31. What kept you sane?
sam and lucy -- oddly enough, they also drove me insane...
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
david duchovny -- always have, always will...
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
terri shiavo.
34. Who did you miss?
seems that every year there are a random sampling of people that drop out of your life...this year i had that with a couple friends, but they found their way back...good to have you back, mark and andy!
35. Who was the best new person you met?
hands-down -- colin (the cod god)...honorable mention to the danes: jesper and claus.
36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
just because you get what you want, it doesn't mean that you'll find satisfaction. pursue the things that truly make one happy...change yourself from the inside out -- that is the path to true satisfaction. seek God in all you do and your path will become clear.
37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
How do you document real life
When real life is getting more
Like fiction each day
Headlines -- bread-lines
Blow my mind
And now this deadline
"Eviction -- or pay"
Rent!
...
How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
This year's rent!
3 comments:
Hey, I've read Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey...you should check it out! It's rockin'
thanks for the tip, julie! :)
does it have christian priniciples?
Jeez. So many questions!
1. completed my Ph.D. thesis
2. most of them. The one I still need to master is going to bed and waking up early.
3. Nicole gave birth to a darling baby girl!
4. George died.
5. None.
6. A little more sanity.
7. January 17th. See #4.
8. See #1
9. Not exercising as much.
10. Luckily, no.
11. iPod!
12. Particularly my sister, for valuing our friendship.
13. Some people who didn't understand my relationship with George.
14. Shopping. And the bunnies.
15. Moving to San Diego.
16. Greenday's song about "when September's over" (I don't remember the title) because it reminded me of just trying to get through the fall so I could be with Jason again.
17. I'm pretty much the same except I feel a little older, in a good way. I feel I know myself a little more. I'm a little calmer.
18. Exercise.
19. Less t.v. watching.
20. Driving to San Diego.
21. Zero!
22. The Office.
23. I hate less. People who annoyed me are out of my life so I don't have to deal with them. It's too much effort.
24. A Prayer for Owen Meany. John Irving
25. The White Stripes, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand
26. Rabbit
27. Crash
28. Hee. hee. 28. Went dancing. Was independent. Dragged some friends along.
29. Being with Jason
30. Dressing more professionally at work. Becoming more interested in blazers. Discovering Burberry, Max Mara, Fendi, Gucci, Prada, ugh and realizing I can't afford any of it.
31. My bunnies.
32. I discovered Jessica Alba.
33. I'm so tired of politics. I give up.
34. Jason
35. A guy I met at a bar who just wanted to talk and didn't leave after I told him I was married. He was interested in friendships. I found that weird...and intriguing.
36. It's not where you live...it's what you make of it.
37.John Mayer's "Why Georgia"
I am driving up 85 in the
Kind of morning that lasts all afternoon
just stuck inside the gloom
4 more exits to my apartment but
I am tempted to keep the car in drive
And leave it all behind
Cause I wonder sometimes
About the outcome
Of a still verdictless life
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Why Georgia, why?
I rent a room and I fill the spaces with
Wood in places to make it feel like home
But all I feel's alone
It might be a quarter life crisis
Or just the stirring in my soul
Either way I wonder sometimes
About the outcome
Of a still verdictless life
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Why Georgia, why?
So what, so I've got a smile on
But it's hiding the quiet superstitions in my head
Don't believe me
When I say I've got it down
Everybody is just a stranger but
That's the danger in going my own way
I guess it's the price I have to pay
Still "everything happens for a reason"
Is no reason not to ask myself
If I am living it right
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Why Georgia, why?
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