Saturday, December 27, 2003

year in nutshell

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
been practical and not whimsical

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't make resolutions last year and this year's will be to stop biting my nails.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes.
and i named the child.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
no, but someone close to my father did.

5. What countries did you visit?
korea and usa. although i technically live in both places.

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
sleep

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the only date i can remember is november 17 for obvious reasons, like i turned eighteen that day. and the first weekend of november, that was the weekend of my freud-jung paper and spiritual crisis, and i also went crazy in front of ms brownback and she was wonderful about it.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting to know&talk to&(maybe?)become friends with so many cool people. funnily enough i have to address them all by their last names with the prefix of mister.

9. What was your biggest failure?
trying to befriend mr morante. the man is an island.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
my shoulder is in a chronic state of pain. my eyesight got worse and i'm going to be blind by the age of thirty.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
i don't know. my glasses. and the reading glasses. and some books.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
no one's.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
no one's.

14. Where did most of your money go?
books and food. and glasses.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
JUNG. and poetry. and david lehman.

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight. spongebob squarepants.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same
iii. richer or poorer? possibly a little richer because of my assets which i could auction off...

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
reading&writing

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
wasting time in useless conversations

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i already spent it. i watched a really good movie with my parents and went out to lunch and went to church. in backwards order.

22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
many many times. currently in love with howard roark. and harvy knowles as usual.

23. How many one-night stands?
none.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
i didn't really watch tv. OH OH THE NAKED CHEF. and the critic.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i don't think i really hate people. hate is a very strong word. schubes has brainwashed me.

26. What was the best book you read?
psychology and religion.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
against me! some cool jazzy people.

28. What did you want and get?
good grades. good comments. reassuring comments.

29. What did you want and not get?
good grade in history. Truth. but that's okay. i'll be patient.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
does it have to be something made this year or something i watched this year? either way, this one.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned eighteen and ann marie took me out to dinner and i wrote papers.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
reading some things and writing some things. being published? har.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
first half, "i don't care." second half, "i care for the first two weeks, and then i don't care again."

34. What kept you sane?
hugging trees. talking to mr weber.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
david lehman.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
RALPH NADER.

37. Who did you miss?
mah dad.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
mr hearon.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.
don't let the search become torture. go hug a tree and breathe.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
if i could do just one little perfect thing i'd be happy.
(and i did many little perfect things.)
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