“How do you measure- measure a year?”
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? went to las vegas; experienced a suicide; transferred schools; went to vartapalooza; started going to bars; rode a mechanical bull; ate sushi; signed a lease; broke a lease; bought an mp3 player; opened a credit card; got an internship
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? my new year’s resolution is always to be healthier which, in turn, will make me thinner, but I never follow through with it. i’d like to think i will this year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? yadira gave birth to a baby boy named cristian, but I haven’t seen him yet
4. Did anyone close to you die? this is a no-brainer- my first serious boyfriend, dave, killed himself on february 10th. also, in january, erik gillig took his own life.
5. What countries did you visit? just the fabulous U S of A
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? an apartment of my own; better grades (to make the dean’s list again); an internship (preferably machon kaplan in d.c.); the stick-to-itiveness to eat right & maybe even exercise; more patience with my mom & just in general
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? february 10, dave died, & the days that followed (funeral on valentine’s day, brandtson show on the 15th); may 18/19, started dating kevin; august 4-6, my 21st birthday weekend; october 31, halloween in kent as pirates with my favorites; also, events that i don’t remember exact dates of include the infamous vartapalooza & annie’s 22nd birthday party.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? successfully transferring from o.u. to kent & not going insane in the process- & you don’t even know how literally i mean that
9. What was your biggest failure? relapsing into old habits of being a cheater
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? i rang in 2005 with a broken tailbone from 2004; other than that, i didn’t have much physical illness but my level of mental illness soared around march. Luckily, I am happy to say that i have since gotten myself under control.
11. What was the best thing you bought? i bought an mp3 player& paid for it myself- this is a big deal for me!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? basically half of cuyahoga falls & most of the people i know for surviving the lowest lows that a lot of us have seen in a very long time- my friends annie & marisa & lisa & emily & even liz, for taking care of me when i was at my very worst at the beginning of this year, like when they came to pick me up when i shouldn’t have been driving. Also, my mother, for getting me the help i needed & letting me come home.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? i can think of a few people who have fallen into this category a couple of times this year, myself included- forgive & forget, right?
14. Where did most of your money go? going out to eat; schoolbooks; clothing; gas
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? signing my lease on 4b elliott in athens, even though it eventually fell through; also, my trip back to athens for this year’s homecoming
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? “one two step” – ciara; “golddigger”” – kanye west; “hollaback girl” – gwen stefani; “when september ends” – green day; “vertigo” – u2; “since u been gone” – kelly clarkson, “because of you” – kelly clarkson
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? about the same but i have certainly grown
II. thinner or fatter? fatter, by about one jeans size
III. richer or poorer? poorer… or maybe about the same, since i’m always poor!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? written in my pen-&-paper journal instead of just xanga; exercised, especially since i have free admittance to the nat; saved more of my money; worked more in general
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? self-wallowing; lazing around; buying things on ebay; spending money; being painfully sarcastic
20. How did you spend Christmas? in my bed, til like 3:00, then with kevin & his family
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? i absolutely did
23. How many one-night stands? no “one night stands” in the sex sense of the word, but a few mistakes here & there
24. What was your favorite TV program? desperate housewives, grey's anatomy, law & order: svu, gilmore girls
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? not that i can think of, to be honest- for the most part, i dislike the same people although, surprisingly, my dislike has actually diminished some
26. What was the best book you read? the catcher in the rye by jd salinger, which is now my favorite book of all time
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? the spill canvas, panic! at the disco & anberlin, to name a few- i found lots of great new music this year!
28. What did you want and get? admittance to ksu so i could transfer; a stable relationship; a trip to nyc
29. What did you want and not get? happiness in athens; a job at the front desk at the nat
30. What was your favorite film of this year? harry potter & the goblet of fire; batman begins; rent; wedding crashers
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? when my birthday hit at midnight, i was in my car on the way to the patio party, then the saddle ranch; spent the actual night of my birthday just hanging out with friends, or something, i think? then my 80’s party on saturday!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? dave not dying… but that would have changed my year entirely, in a thousand ways
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? i got a little better about not wearing jeans & tshirts allll the time- i’ve started to develop some style. sort of a vintagey, boho, colorful thing? i dunno.
34. What kept you sane? prozac & my friends, even when they sometimes drove me insane to begin with
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? snoooooooop. okay, i’m lame. also jake gyllenhaal because he’s beautiful.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? george w. bush still sucking???
37. Who did you miss? dave; friends with whom i lost touch; a select group of people fro o.u. (jess, megs, aj, ang, maria, kathy, karen, meredith, tom, michelle, karen, ryan)
38. Who was the best new person you met? brian jarzenski & ameir ali
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005. everything truly happens for a reason- for every terrible thing that happens, you have to looks for the dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of ways that that thing changed the course of your life. learn from everything- cherish the people in your life. stay strong, even when you’d rather break.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: “the sweet’s not as sweet without the sour. it’s just not the same without the pain.” –the supporting cast, a la dave kozak
Coolest thing anyone’s ever said to me: “Were you & your husband on that show ‘Wife Swap’?” he meant me & Kevin… & yes, he really thought we were reality TV celebs! Married ones.
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