so, we have nothing to do anymore

[clarinelf]

1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
I drove in a snowstorm, took a college class, went to dances, played Ultimate Frisbee in the snow, visited colleges, applied to colleges, got accepted to colleges, wrote a lot about drilling for oil in ANWR, went to a couple midnight showings, stayed relatively in shape, had college interviews, and lots more.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

1. Stay in shape all year – yeah, I’d say I did ok on this one
2. Become totally vegetarian – Go tofu! And hemp seeds, lol.
3. Practice an hour a day – Err…
4. Update my Redwalls fansite as often as possible – The problem with this one is that the host of my site shut the site down because I lost my FTP password and hadn’t updated in forever. Ooops.
5. Become a better listener – I hope I’ve done better with this.
6. Keep in touch with friends I don't have classes with – Yeah, that one went pretty well.
7. Read a new book a month – I wish I’d stuck with that one . . .
8. Keep up with my newly appointed household duties – I’ve kept up with the laundry pretty well. Good training for college.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandpa.

5. What countries did you visit?
The good ol’ U. S. of A.

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Free time. Only that won’t happen until maybe summer.

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 4th, January 17th, May 6th, December 12th, December 3rd . . . Probably a lot more, only they all sort of run together.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting my college applications all done!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting myself get really stressed out and bipolar, at least lately.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I was pretty sick for a while in July, and my hip was all weird for a couple weeks in November.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iAudio. It comes with me everywhere and has provided hours of joyous music.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My family’s

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My dad’s, at times

14. Where did most of your money go?
Savings

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Prom, college, band, midnight showings, etc.

16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
There are a lot of these. Like, I associate the Killers’ Hot Fuss with winter, Relient K and Hot Hot Heat with summer, and Howie Day with cooler weather. It’s weird.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder? Much happier
thinner or fatter? Thinner I think
richer or poorer? Richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Running around in the rain, although I did do that twice this summer; spent more time with family.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stress

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At home. I think.

21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
Yes.

22. How many one-night stands?
None.

23. What was your favorite TV program? New one?
New: ??
Old: Arthur

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don’t think I really hate anyone. That’s a very strong word. I may use it a lot, but I rarely actually mean it.

25. What was the best book you read?
Pride and Prejudice

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I don’t know . . . Pretty much everything I burned from John (Hot Hot Heat, Coldplay, Relient K, etc.). As well as the Arthur Christmas CD

27. What did you want and get?
I want to get a big scholarship from Grinnell or Kenyon, and I got a big scholarship from Knox

28. What did you want and not get?
I wanted to win the lottery, but I didn’t. Although I’ve only been 18 for about 20 days. There’s still time.

29. What was your favorite film(s) of this year?
Narnia, Pride and Prejudice, Hitchhiker’s Guide, Stealing Harvard

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my birthday, I lazed around the house. But to celebrate, there was a Tea and a birthday party

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not stressed. Other than the stress factor, this year was the best year yet.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Lately I’ve been bumming around in jeans, t-shirts, and hoodies. So I guess I’ve been preparing myself for college frumpiness.

33. What kept you sane?
Friends, music, and this little op

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Eh, celebrities.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Drilling for oil in ANWR! (Note my writing about it thrice in Language.)

36. Who did you miss?
People

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Well, I first met him way back in 6th grade, but actually getting to know John was the best.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Winters are cold, and cold sucks. The hot hot heat of summer is better, but autumn breezes are still the best.
And don’t be afraid to try new things.