1. What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before?
Had an approx $500 dinner with Craig – made possible by gift certificates from Mom, Don and Tom at Fleur de Lys
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
did not make one, most likely will not make one again
3. Did anyone close to you get married?
No
4. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
5. Did anyone close to you die?
Grandmother – October 11th
6. What countries did you visit?
Canada – Vancouver
7. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
ability to see friends and family more often
8. What dates from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Mar 28 – Apr 1: trip to NY to check out areas
Apr 21-27: road trip SF-Seattle-Vancouver-Portland-SF
June 8-11: camping in Yosemite
9. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
saving money to move
10. What was your biggest failure?
spending too much money on driving
11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No doctor visits, just allergies, minor cold
12. What was the best thing you bought?
Ninja Blender
13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
SCOTUS – strike down prop 8 and part of DOMA
14. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
people of CA/SF, nothing ever gets done, everything has to be debated and put on hold for years
15. Where did most of your money go?
rent
16. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
the move to NY which is happening spring 2014
17. What song will always remind you of 2013?
Daft Punk – Get Lucky or Robin Thick – Blurred Lines, only because they were played over and over
18. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? same
b) thinner or fatter? same
c) richer or poorer? same
19. What do you wish you’d done more of?
projects of some sort, things to do to keep busy
20. What do you wish you’d done less of?
sleep, naps
21. How will you be spending christmas?
in Orange Co with Craig and his family
22. Did you fall in love in 2013?
Craig since 2007
23. How many one-night stands?
zero
24. What was your favorite tv program?
How I Met Your Mother, Once Upon a Time, Downton Abbey
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
no
26. What was the best book you read?
sadly, I don’t think I read any books this year
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
One Direction – mostly a joke, but really like Story of My Life (song and video)
28. What did you want and get?
Tom to come visit before we moved
29. What did you want and not get?
a trip to the WV farm, delayed due to other trips
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Way Way Back
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
36, dinner with Craig
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
winning a large lotto jackpot
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
jeans, t-shirt, hoodie
34. What kept you sane?
Craig, and looking forward to NY
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Michael Socha
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
don’t think this ever changes, but gay issues
37. Who did you miss?
east coast family and friends
38. Did you re-connect with anyone in 2013?
saw Brian Jackson briefly and caught up
39. Who was the best new person you met?
probably met a lot of people, but nobody is standing out that I can think of
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013:
The older you get the faster you age
41. Are you ready for 2014?
Very much so