Friday, January 4, 2008

2007 surveys

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
rode the subway
everything new york basically
oh and i did stand-up comedy
and went to the club
it was a big year i guess

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i dont think i made any

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
cousin andi

4. Did anyone close to you die?
grandma jeanne
great-grandma nota

5. What countries did you visit?
none

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
CONFIDENCE
SELF-ACCEPTANCE
SELF-SUFFICIENCE

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 15th, 'cuz I turned 21

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
moving to nyc
but it's not really my achievement

9. What was your biggest failure?
being my own worst enemy
not asking for help

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
depends what you mean

11. What was the best thing you bought?
my red shoes from la porta bella
the bouncers at splash always like them

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
idk

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
bill o'reilly

14. Where did most of your money go?
food

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nothing :-(
depression does that to ya

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
new york city
white houses (love to the UW)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? i should be happier
ii. thinner or fatter? i must be thinner because mike and loretta both told me i look like a concentration camp survivor
i'll just send a card next christmas
iii. richer or poorer? soooo poor

18. What do you wish you'd done more?
smiled
believed

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
slept
cuz i did it ALL the time
dr. don would say it was running away from myself

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
xmas eve was at home and then greta came over and we watched the best song of the '90s on vh1
xmas we went to blaine minnesota
and my cousin gave me stomach flu

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
nope

22. How many one-night stands?
0

23. What was your favorite TV program?
everything on ABC!! housewives, brothers & sisters until scottie came back, ugly betty, dirty sexy money, private practice ... also WWE Raw and judge judy

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no

25. What was the best book you read?
celebrity detox (the fame game) by rosie o'donnell
if by best you mean only

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the submarines
jordin sparks because tattoo is playing right now
although she's not really my musical discovery because she won american idol
CAN'T WASTE TIME SO GIVE ME THE MOMENT
I REALIZE NOTHING'S BROKEN
NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING I'VE DONE ...

27. What did you want and get?
a way out
so why was i so unhappy

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
i only saw two movies this year
and my smart self should say charlie wilson's war
but really
the only movie i saw in new york was HAIRSPRAY
at union square
for like fourteen dollars
and it was so worth it
"Doreen
Noreen
and I'm ...
*bam bam bam bam*
Link"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 21
dane loretta mike larry shirley and i went to dinner at ... i forget the name of it
granite house or something like that
and then diva and i went to the CLUB

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
financial independence
or a car

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
jakey

32. What kept you sane?
vodka
The UW

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
oh channing

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
um how about OUR PRESIDENT SANCTIONED TORTURE
but that it doesn't make the news
because britney is more important

35. Who did you miss?
my UW girls
my STA peeps
grandma
pierre
even lizzie mutt

36. Who was the best new person you met?
amy
my NYC fashionista

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
to be present
soak things in
don't worry so much about the end picture
because you'll never be happy that way

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Maybe you were all faster than me
We gave up each other up so easily
These silly little wounds will never mend
I feel so far from where I've been
So I go
And I will not be back here again
I'm as gone as day is fading
On white houses

I lie
With my injuries all in the dust
In my heart it's the (six) of us
In white houses

And you
Maybe you'll remember me
What I gave you is yours to keep
In white houses


~January~

1. did you have a New's Year's resolution?: no
2.Who kissed you at midnight?: no one i was by myself
3. does it snow where you live?: yes very much so
which is part of why i was by myself
4. do you like hot chocolate?: not really
5. have you ever been to times square to watch the ball drop?: no
i will someday

~February~

1. who was your valentine in 2007?: i didn't have one
2. what did your valentine get you?: nothing
3. when you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: EVERYBODY DID
and then you made boxes
it was so fun

~March~

1. are you Irish?: a teeny tiny bit
2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: i believe i did
3. What did you do on St. Patty's Day?: oh ... i partied with the UW girls i'm sure
look it up in the archives if you must
4. did you meet anyone in march?: i'm sure i did
i was a social butterfly in my stout days

~April~

1. Do you like the rain?: YES
i would always walk in it when I got emo
2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?: no
3. do you get tons of candy on easter?: I think so?
Did I go home on Easter? I can't remember

~May~

1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: dandelions
which is weird
cuz everybody hates them
2. Do u like the spring?: depressed people are indifferent to seasons
3. Finish the phrase: April showers bring may flowers, what do may flowers bring?: Anna Stark wrote pilgrims
And I will copy her
Because it is funny
4. What would you think of as a spring color?: blue, green, pink and purple pastels
I copied that from Anna too
Because it makes sense

~June~

1. What year did you graduate from school?: '05
But no one needs to know
BECAUSE NEXT YEAR I LIE ABOUT MY AGE
2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: no
i stayed in bed
i was depressed this summer
that is the recurring theme of this survey, kids

~July~

1. What did you do on the 4th of July?: i stayed home
but i wasn't sad about it
cuz diva and i went to tastes of minnesota two days before and they had fireworks
2. do you go on any vacations during this month?:hot laura and i took a road trip to MENOMBOMB baby

~August~

1. did you do anything special to end off your summer?: i moved to new york
2. what was your favorite summer memory of '07?: sleeping with erin mcC for a whole week
or my casino party
3. do you go swimming a lot in the summer?: no

~September~

1. Did you attend school/college in '07?: technically
but i dropped out every other day
2. who is/was your favorite teacher?: Dr. Entin
But then I dropped his class
3. do you like fall better than summer?: no
fall doesn't have my birthday

~October~

1. what was your favorite halloween costume ever?: Freshman year when I was Whitey!
2. what's your favorite candy?: dots
3. what did you dress up like this year?: i just bought devil horns and a pitchfork
i was on a budget

~November~

1. whose house do you usually go to for thanksgiving?: usually grandma shirley's
2. Do you like stuffing?: YES
3. what are you thankful for?: friends, family, indoor plumbing

~December~

1. do you celebrate christmas?: yes
2. have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: no
3. what do you want this year for christmas?: world peace
4. what's the best present you ever got for Christmas?: a nintendo when i was 5
and then in fifth grade i sold it
and neither I nor my brother have forgiven me
5. do you like cold weather?: NO
6. How would u rate your 2007?: sad but transitional


AND DON'T FORGET TOMORROW!

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