Monday, January 16, 2006
Another Survey yanked from 'Ran
stolen from a friend's blog:
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Read Manga. Lots of Manga.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Kept some (pray daily), failed others (read bible daily, finish draft of novel), and, yeah, so you can tell this is an old survey, yes, I did make new ones for '06.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No, but the clock's ticking for a couple of 'em.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Not particularly, no.
5. What countries did you visit? None, that was all '04. I'd love to again.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? A plan for grad school.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Oh, jeeze, so many. First thought: Los's graduation (May 15), because it hit me for the first time how fast life's going by and how fast things change.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Tie between RCA President and getting the Vandy internship.
9. What was your biggest failure? NaNoWriMo.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Lots of illness. a couple of stupid cuts that left scars.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My suit.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Behavior? uhmmm... I feel like my relationship w/Tiff grew deeper. I celebrate that every day (except the ones I spend in the doghouse).
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Several people, including myself.
14. Where did most of your money go? Books.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? ....SAACURH
16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Tristan's anime soundtrack, especially Angela.
17. Compared to this time last year, you are: Still w/Tiff, slightly higher GPA, more involved in school, older, more worried about the future, preppier (*shudder*), better at Old English and German.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Studying.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Gaming.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? crap, this is late. did that already. yay family.
what happened to 21?
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? All over again. <3 :)
23. How many one-night stands? None. O.O
24. What was your favorite TV program? LOST
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I don't think so. I actually mended more bridges than I burned, I hope.
26. What was the best book you read? another hard question. Asimov's Foundation Trilogy was pretty good. So was Kite Runner. I read a LOT, so different ones stand out for different reasons.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nightwish.
28. What did you want and get? To spend more time with my family and JA. To be back on the same continent.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Serenity
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 22. Actually ON my birthday I went to Paducah for a steak dinner w/my awesome girlfriend. I also bought the previously mentioned suit. Later that weekend I went home for winter break and celebrated w/all my family.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? accomplishing more of the goals set for RCA.
33. Describe your fashion sense in 2005. Preppier. Lots of dress shirts worn so sloppy Mom would have gone into fits. Nearly tragic-emo hair. Ties every week day all summer.
34. What kept you sane? Tiffany and coffee.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Nicole Kidman :)
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Some of the local Tenncare mess. Oil from Alaska. Then the stuff that's becoming the usual: war, money, and stupidity.
37. Who did you miss? High School friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met? So many! ALL OF RCA! (except the ones I knew already)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: Lead by trusting others to do what they do best.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: I suck at finding song lyrics... uhmm...
what can I say? it's my inner angst screaming against my outer shell. Nature vs Demeanor, right Tristan? ¶ 0 comments
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Read Manga. Lots of Manga.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Kept some (pray daily), failed others (read bible daily, finish draft of novel), and, yeah, so you can tell this is an old survey, yes, I did make new ones for '06.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No, but the clock's ticking for a couple of 'em.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Not particularly, no.
5. What countries did you visit? None, that was all '04. I'd love to again.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? A plan for grad school.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Oh, jeeze, so many. First thought: Los's graduation (May 15), because it hit me for the first time how fast life's going by and how fast things change.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Tie between RCA President and getting the Vandy internship.
9. What was your biggest failure? NaNoWriMo.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Lots of illness. a couple of stupid cuts that left scars.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My suit.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Behavior? uhmmm... I feel like my relationship w/Tiff grew deeper. I celebrate that every day (except the ones I spend in the doghouse).
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Several people, including myself.
14. Where did most of your money go? Books.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? ....SAACURH
16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Tristan's anime soundtrack, especially Angela.
17. Compared to this time last year, you are: Still w/Tiff, slightly higher GPA, more involved in school, older, more worried about the future, preppier (*shudder*), better at Old English and German.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Studying.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Gaming.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? crap, this is late. did that already. yay family.
what happened to 21?
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? All over again. <3 :)
23. How many one-night stands? None. O.O
24. What was your favorite TV program? LOST
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I don't think so. I actually mended more bridges than I burned, I hope.
26. What was the best book you read? another hard question. Asimov's Foundation Trilogy was pretty good. So was Kite Runner. I read a LOT, so different ones stand out for different reasons.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nightwish.
28. What did you want and get? To spend more time with my family and JA. To be back on the same continent.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Serenity
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 22. Actually ON my birthday I went to Paducah for a steak dinner w/my awesome girlfriend. I also bought the previously mentioned suit. Later that weekend I went home for winter break and celebrated w/all my family.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? accomplishing more of the goals set for RCA.
33. Describe your fashion sense in 2005. Preppier. Lots of dress shirts worn so sloppy Mom would have gone into fits. Nearly tragic-emo hair. Ties every week day all summer.
34. What kept you sane? Tiffany and coffee.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Nicole Kidman :)
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Some of the local Tenncare mess. Oil from Alaska. Then the stuff that's becoming the usual: war, money, and stupidity.
37. Who did you miss? High School friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met? So many! ALL OF RCA! (except the ones I knew already)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: Lead by trusting others to do what they do best.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: I suck at finding song lyrics... uhmm...
I know I’m not the one you thought you knew back in high school
Never going, ever showing up when we had to.
Is it attention that we crave don’t tell us to behave,
I’m sick of always hearing act your age.
I don’t want to waste my time
Become aother casualty of society.
I’ll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.
what can I say? it's my inner angst screaming against my outer shell. Nature vs Demeanor, right Tristan? ¶ 0 comments
