1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
I got a tattoo, and I became a vegetarian.
2. Did you keep your new years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year. I dont usually. But I'm going to this year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My 8th grade history teacher/close friend's wife is pregnant and due this June.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. But lots of major and minor incidents occurred.
5. What countries did you visit?
Right here, right where I am. Fucking A.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Stability of all sorts.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Two dates: February 19th and May 30th and I don't really feel like explaining either at the moment as they are rather simplistic in nature. Also, probably my birthday.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Keeping a job. Getting a 28 on the ACT. Getting into college. Maintaining a 4.0 high school GPA. Getting my driver's license.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I failed quite a few times in the area of friendships this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Canon Rebel SLR.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My sister's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Kevin. Jeremiah. Others, and yes, there are others.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Concert tickets, gas, Bakers food, and car repairs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My ACT score... I know, it's probably not that exciting to anyone else. I also got excited on my birthday. I got excited from February to June. I got excited when I first got my job. I got excited when I began driving to school.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
"Motorcycle Emptiness" by Manic Street Preachers... and there are many other songs and albums, but that one seems most monumental.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
I feel the same, actually. "I'm not happy and I'm not sad."
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Forgetting about what bothers me. Spending time with my family.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Explaining how I feel. Letting my emotions erupt. Spending money foolishly. Working.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I already spent half of it with my parents and sister. Tonight I will be spending the rest of it with my grandparents on my dads side.
21. Did you fall in-love in 2005?
Yes and no and yes.
22. WHERE IS 22?!
23. How many one night stands?
I dont think my experience constitutes as a one night stand.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Six Feet Under.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I dont HATE anyone, regardless of anything. Last year around this time, the people that have disappointed me I didnt really know yet. If that tells you anything at all.
26. What was the best book you read?
Probably Lolita because that took me the better half of a year to complete.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Well, I dont know if I discovered them... but here are some bands that I really started liking this year for the first time: James (though I sort of liked them before thanks to crushjunkie), Sunny Day Real Estate, Manic Street Preachers, Kopaz, Say Anything, Dredg, The Magnetic Fields, The Arcade Fire, Jeff Buckley, Kasabian, Bayside, Mae, Codeseven, and Bloc Party.
28. What did you want and get?
I wanted to get my license. Did that. I wanted at least a 27 on the ACT. Did that. I wanted to get a stable part-time job. Did that. I wanted to get a tattoo. Did that. I wanted to see U2 in concert. Did that.
29. What did you want and not get?
Emotional stability. A... relationship? I have no idea.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Closer, Batman Begins, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
31. What did you do on your birthday?
My friends threw me a surprise party at the local coffee shop, and then they lead me blind-folded to another surprise party in a hotel room. Almost all of my close friends were there. I had a lot of fun, despite some of the unnecessary drama, and I will always remember it as a day that I felt so completely loved.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably satisfying?
Not having so many fucking wholesome things go stale.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Layers and layers and layers of clothing. Chucks without socks whilst wearing skirts and lots of red lipstick and variations of a bob-like hairstyle.
34. What kept you sane?
Music and the thought that things eventually get better.
35. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
That's difficult. I don't really obsess over many celebrities. Probably Natalie Portman, though. She's one of my favorite actresses for sure.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The same issues that always stir me and will continue to stir me as long as there's a Republican majority in the House and Senate.
37. Who did you miss?
Kevin. That needs some explanation. I miss our friendship as it was. I miss it a lot.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I say "best" because the only new people I met that made an impact on me were Kevin and Jeremiah.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
I dont really learn lessons. I already know them, but I go against what I know anyway. Does that make sense? Sometimes I come to realizations. This year I realized that everything ends. I realized that some people are lonely for a reason. I realized that I cannot always satisfy everyone.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"What if everything around you,
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know,
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection,
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks,
Would you find yourself... find yourself afraid to see?"
- NINE INCH NAILS
I got a tattoo, and I became a vegetarian.
2. Did you keep your new years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year. I dont usually. But I'm going to this year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My 8th grade history teacher/close friend's wife is pregnant and due this June.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. But lots of major and minor incidents occurred.
5. What countries did you visit?
Right here, right where I am. Fucking A.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Stability of all sorts.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Two dates: February 19th and May 30th and I don't really feel like explaining either at the moment as they are rather simplistic in nature. Also, probably my birthday.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Keeping a job. Getting a 28 on the ACT. Getting into college. Maintaining a 4.0 high school GPA. Getting my driver's license.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I failed quite a few times in the area of friendships this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Canon Rebel SLR.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My sister's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Kevin. Jeremiah. Others, and yes, there are others.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Concert tickets, gas, Bakers food, and car repairs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My ACT score... I know, it's probably not that exciting to anyone else. I also got excited on my birthday. I got excited from February to June. I got excited when I first got my job. I got excited when I began driving to school.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
"Motorcycle Emptiness" by Manic Street Preachers... and there are many other songs and albums, but that one seems most monumental.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
I feel the same, actually. "I'm not happy and I'm not sad."
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Forgetting about what bothers me. Spending time with my family.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Explaining how I feel. Letting my emotions erupt. Spending money foolishly. Working.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I already spent half of it with my parents and sister. Tonight I will be spending the rest of it with my grandparents on my dads side.
21. Did you fall in-love in 2005?
Yes and no and yes.
22. WHERE IS 22?!
23. How many one night stands?
I dont think my experience constitutes as a one night stand.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Six Feet Under.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I dont HATE anyone, regardless of anything. Last year around this time, the people that have disappointed me I didnt really know yet. If that tells you anything at all.
26. What was the best book you read?
Probably Lolita because that took me the better half of a year to complete.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Well, I dont know if I discovered them... but here are some bands that I really started liking this year for the first time: James (though I sort of liked them before thanks to crushjunkie), Sunny Day Real Estate, Manic Street Preachers, Kopaz, Say Anything, Dredg, The Magnetic Fields, The Arcade Fire, Jeff Buckley, Kasabian, Bayside, Mae, Codeseven, and Bloc Party.
28. What did you want and get?
I wanted to get my license. Did that. I wanted at least a 27 on the ACT. Did that. I wanted to get a stable part-time job. Did that. I wanted to get a tattoo. Did that. I wanted to see U2 in concert. Did that.
29. What did you want and not get?
Emotional stability. A... relationship? I have no idea.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Closer, Batman Begins, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
31. What did you do on your birthday?
My friends threw me a surprise party at the local coffee shop, and then they lead me blind-folded to another surprise party in a hotel room. Almost all of my close friends were there. I had a lot of fun, despite some of the unnecessary drama, and I will always remember it as a day that I felt so completely loved.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably satisfying?
Not having so many fucking wholesome things go stale.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Layers and layers and layers of clothing. Chucks without socks whilst wearing skirts and lots of red lipstick and variations of a bob-like hairstyle.
34. What kept you sane?
Music and the thought that things eventually get better.
35. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
That's difficult. I don't really obsess over many celebrities. Probably Natalie Portman, though. She's one of my favorite actresses for sure.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The same issues that always stir me and will continue to stir me as long as there's a Republican majority in the House and Senate.
37. Who did you miss?
Kevin. That needs some explanation. I miss our friendship as it was. I miss it a lot.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I say "best" because the only new people I met that made an impact on me were Kevin and Jeremiah.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
I dont really learn lessons. I already know them, but I go against what I know anyway. Does that make sense? Sometimes I come to realizations. This year I realized that everything ends. I realized that some people are lonely for a reason. I realized that I cannot always satisfy everyone.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"What if everything around you,
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know,
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection,
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks,
Would you find yourself... find yourself afraid to see?"
- NINE INCH NAILS
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I got a tattoo and had a canadian stay at my apartment.
2. Did you keep your new years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i forgot if i made any. no resolutions this year. more like "suggestions"
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
thankfully no
5. What countries did you visit?
none. this year i hope to visit amsterdam and paris
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
stuff to do with all my free time
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
march 1st. it's an anniversary
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting a $3 raise this year. finally cleaning up parts of my apartment lol
9. What was your biggest failure?
not going out as much
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
yeah, my hands got some cuts. i got scars now
11. What was the best thing you bought?
picture frames
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
shahina
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
some of my friends
14. Where did most of your money go?
food, alcohol, gas, rent
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
depeche mode concert, my new tattoo
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
that new song by morningwood
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
pretty much the same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
gotten up early and do stuff during the daytime
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
spend all my time in my apartment
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
slept all day in my apartment then played some video games then went to an 80's club
21. Did you fall in-love in 2005?
no, did fall in lust though
22. WHERE IS 22?!
it got bored and fell asleep
23. How many one night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
southpark. i'm soooo happy it's on network tv now
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, but i do dislike people more
26. What was the best book you read?
didn't read much. harry potter?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
tegan & sara, le tigre
28. What did you want and get?
finally got my tattoo and cut my hair in a mohowk. ooh, i'm so cool...
29. What did you want and not get?
a sense of purpose. certain people...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
sin city, mr. & mrs. smith, star wars III
31. What did you do on your birthday?
got really, really drunk...
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably satisfying?
in all honesty? her
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
professional slacker
34. What kept you sane?
Music and friends (strangely they were also cause for alot of the insanity...)
35. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
rosario dawson. mmmmm....
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
this fucking war
37. Who did you miss?
no one really. dunno if that's a good thing or not
38. Who was the best new person you met?
my friend julia
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
people will lead their own lives
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
somewhere i have heard this before
in a dream my memory has stored
-nirvana
love the new pics