1. What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before? not eat a Thanksgiving dinner
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Did not make one, probably will not make one for 2005
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No
4. Did anyone close to you die? Mike Hering (cousing), Louise Franklin(grandmother)
5. What countries did you visit? None, and besides MD did not leave the state much either
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? a date
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? cant think of a one
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? making some new friends
9. What was your biggest failure? not getting into BU for grad school
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No
11. What was the best thing you bought? laptop
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Heather & Pete – pregnancy
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? –
14. Where did most of your money go? bills
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? things that did not happen….seeing Pete and Heather, camping, getting a new job, grad school
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? Tina Ann – All I Need Is A Miracle
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? oddly, i think happier
b) thinner or fatter? same
c) richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? dating
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? wait on people
20. How will you be spending christmas? in Maryland
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? No
23. How many one-night stands? 1
24. What was your favorite tv program? Charmed & Amazing Race
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No
26. What was the best book you read? Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates
27.What was your greatest musical discovery? bluegrass Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
28. What did you want and get? laptop
29. What did you want and not get? new job
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Bad Santa
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? sat at home by myself, 27
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? relationship
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? preppy
34. What kept you sane? friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Tom Welling
36. What political issue stirred you the most? moral values affecting the election
37. Who did you miss? Laura
38. Who was the best new person you met? Tom & Troy, Kelly, Beckie
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: Building things up too much only causes a bigger let down