1. What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before?
went to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
did not make one, normally don’t
3. Did anyone close to you get married?
No
4. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, but coming next year
5. Did anyone close to you die?
Mom’s dad
6. What countries did you visit?
None
7. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
a real vacation
8. What dates from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
mid Jan, finding out Mom had cancer
beginning of Feb Craig got laid off
December 24th, found out Tom and Sara are pregnant
9. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
strength building at CrossFit
10. What was your biggest failure?
not exploring or going places more often
11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
back issues, sciatic nerve, nothing major
12. What was the best thing you bought?
purchases were very slim this year
13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
SCOTUS – making same sex marriage legal in all 50 states
14. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
NYC for costing so much
15. Where did most of your money go?
rent
16. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
found out Tom and Sara are pregnant on christmas eve
17. What song will always remind you of 2015?
Hero by Family of the Year
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?
vacation/get-away
20. What do you wish you’d done less of?
being indoors
21. How will you be spending christmas?
in MD with Craig
22. Did you fall in love in 2015?
Craig since 2007
23. How many one-night stands?
zero
24. What was your favorite tv program?
Once Upon a Time, Agents of SHIELD
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
26. What was the best book you read?
started reading The Magician, hope to finish it beginning of this year
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
not much new or great this year
28. What did you want and get?
to continue to be able to work remotely
29. What did you want and not get?
a house
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Boyhood
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
38 dinner at home 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 2015?
comfy pants and t-shirt
34. What kept you sane?
Craig
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Nick Jonas
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
gay issues again
37. Who did you miss?
wish I got to see my Dad more often
38. Did you re-connect with anyone in 2015?
No
39. Who was the best new person you met?
did not really meet anyone new
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015:
Live in the city while your young, it gets old quick
41. Are you ready for 2016?
Yes