3.5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gpa gpa gpa gpa ROCK. And it's official,I can no longer sleep properly. Seriously. Look at me, I'm awake at 4 AM for God's sake after trying to fall asleep around 12.
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End of year survey that fellow bloggers and even emo LJers are doing. A non-survey type will follow whenever, as will my best music of 2004. (best meaning kev's favorite)
What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? -- Entered a casino, and drank liqour.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? -- If I made any, I don't remember them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? -- TWO people.
4. Did anyone close to you die? -- Not this year, they all went in 2000-2002.
5. What countries did you visit? -- Canada, eh.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? -- Spontaneity.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? -- August 27th, when I left my old life behind. It took me a while to realize that.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? -- Getting accepted into almost every college I applied to. Fuck you, UMBC.
9. What was your biggest failure? -- One I'd rather not speak of, as this is not a private blog.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? -- A lot more colds than I've gotten in previous year. Missed a possible big injury in November by seconds.
11. What was the best thing you bought? -- A laptop computer.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? -- My parents.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? -- I wouldn't say appalled, because I kind of already knew in the back of my head.
14. Where did most of your money go? -- Poker and food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? -- Going home for Thanksgiving, and my big going-away poker game/par-tay with friends that I won, hah.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2004? -- Morrissey - First of the Gang to Die
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? -- Sadder is a horrible excuse for an adjective, so we'll say I'm more dejected.
ii. thinner or fatter? -- I don't think I can GET any thinner, but pumping those guns haven't done me much good.
iii. richer or poorer? -- POORER. Started off with over $2000, ending with about $1000. WTF? Oh yeah. . .
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? -- Read my Bible.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? -- Disregard friends, spend time alone.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? -- With the family, saw Ocean's 12.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? -- Out of love is more accurate.
23. How many one night stands? -- 0
24. What were your favourite TV programs? -- The only one I watched; Family Guy
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? -- Nah.
26. What was the best book you read? -- Clive Staples Lewis' Mere Christianity.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? -- So many. I'd have to say either MF Doom or Alexisonfire. Probably Alexisonfire.
28. What did you want and get? -- A second chance.
29. What did you want and not get? -- Honesty, from multiple persons.
30. What was your favourite film of this year? -- Either Ocean's 12 or Saw.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? -- I don't even remember. Went out to dinner with mom and dad, I think.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? -- Not having to lapse into mild states of depression every now and then in college.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? -- Fucking good, that's what I say. Leather jackets, nice jeans, and a pair of $150 boots (that's where the money went!) to keep me styling all the way into college.
34. What kept you sane? -- Heather and working at the library. Familiarity and routine you can ENJOY provide comfort.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? -- OUT of the spotlight? Billy Graham. IN the spotlight? Howard Dean! It's a shame he was labled an ultra-liberal.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? -- The duration of the election year made me want to cry, so I'd probably say the Iraq war in general. Way to go, Bush.
37. Who did you miss? -- Missed Sarah over the summer, as she was in Delaware for the duration.
38. Who was the best new person you met? -- On the male side, probably either James or Lucas. Two very bright individuals who are awesome to hang around. On the female side, definitely Niko. I've met a lot of good-hearted/strange/fun people, but Niko is easily one of the best friends I now have in Buffalo.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004. -- Everything goes to hell if you give it enough time and not enough attention.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. -- There is none.
