1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? ooh lots: got drunk, won an open mic contest, played DD, got into UGA, kissed new guys after a broken heart, got invited to open for Eve 6... wow, haha, I'm learning a lot about myself already
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't recall any resolutions... so I guess if I had them I broke them. I'm not making new years' resolutions, just the same ones I make to myself on a week to week basis.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no...
4. Did anyone close to you die? no...
5. What countries did you visit? California :)
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? a car and hmm... other things that can't be mentioned
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Well, if any of you know me practically all of them because I love calenders... but here is a sample: May 20th - got truly completely angry with him for the first time, May 21st - played class song with Courtney at graduation, July 14th - met the girl that would be become one of my best friends, ever, August 5th - kissed by guy that would sort of take over my life for a while without even knowing it, August 15th - moved into Creswell, November 30th - had a couple of big talks
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? getting chosen for the class song, making it to nearly all my 8AMs, getting a 3.43 gpa :)
9. What was your biggest failure? my songwriter's block continues
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? yes. my california scar proves it :)
11. What was the best thing you bought? THE MEAL PLAN
14. Where did most of your money go? buying stuff for my dorm room at the beginning of the year, concert tickets
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? my California trip, lots of guys, In the Red, my new music site, COLLEGE
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2004?
"In Your Arms Tonight" - Mike Willis
"Peripheral People" - Bain Mattox
everything Insignia
"Goodbye" - Courtney B. and Sarah T.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? oh geez. so much happier. like a dark cloud has been blown away.
Thinner or fatter? probably fatter considering I do have the meal plan and I don't run five miles a day
Richer or poorer? way unbelievably richer. I have student loans and a job. doesn't mean I get to spend any of the money though
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? running, dating (not this fake dating stuff), playing guitar
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? pining away over boy
20. How will you be spending Christmas? In my Winder home with no mom (she's in cali) and no tree (it's in the attic and we are lazy)
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? No.
23. How many one-night stands? hmm. unless you count highlighter boy, then zero and way happy about that
24. What was your favorite TV program? tv?
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no
26. What was the best book you read? um probably the only book I read, The Lovely Bones
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? definitely Mike Willis. Bain Mattox is a close one but I fell in love with him slightly before 2004 :)
28. What did you want and get? a new site, my guitar fixed up, freedom
29. What did you want and not get? a car, that guy
30. What was your favorite film of this year? NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Went to my mom's surprise birthday party, got mad at my family, drove back to athens alone and went to a friend's show alone, listened to my friend play guitar outside of the well... I know it sounds lonely but it was actually fine. I was 19.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? writing a song
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? fashion? eh?
34. Who or what kept you sane? music, Fondas
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Jay Clifford
36. What political issue stirred you the most? same-sex marriage
37. Who did you miss? Shawn for a long time. Then Jason a lot. Courtney in general. Now it is someone, or maybe something, else.
38. Who was the best new person you met? so many great new people in my life, but I have to go with ALA without a doubt
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: Don't get too caught up in guys. I've learned this, but I still do not follow it.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"felt just like I could breathe again... the music stopped and then faded in" - Mike
10 YEARS AGO I
1. lived in Winder
2. wanted to be an actress
3. played no sports
4. was really short
5. had a lot of friends
FIVE YEARS AGO I
1. was in an extremely awkward phase of my life
2. was melodramatic about anything and everything
3. wrote in a paper journal a lot
4. still didn't play guitar
5. was desperately waiting for my first kiss
TWO YEARS AGO I
1. was totally, madly, and completely in love
2. was by that point an experienced and excellent kisser ;)
3. thought I would go to college out of state
4. had been playing guitar for two years
5. hardly got to drive anywhere
ONE YEAR AGO I
1. cried myself to sleep lots of nights
2. considered UGA a last resort
3. was on the down slope from the best physical shape of my life
4. chatted on AIM a lot
5. had never had a job outside of 106 West
YESTERDAY I
1. woke up for a bit
2. Took a nap for a bit
3. went to Buford and got laser surgery on my California scar
4. chatted on AIM a lot
5. hung out with Courtney until the wee hours of the morning just like old times
TODAY I
1. woke up late to my favorite wake up girl :)
2. tried not to think about Monday
3. created a myspace account
4. chatted on AIM a lot
5. just remembered I have laundry sitting in the washer
TOMORROW I WILL
1. try to unsuccessfully wake up early
2. chat on AIM a lot
3. work on the thing I should be working on right now
4. check out myspace, facebook, my site, and mike's new site a lot
5. go to Conyers to stay with the fondas
FIVE THINGS I WOULD BUY WITH $1,000
1. um, a car?
2. a new guitar for playing live with a preamp in the guitar
3. a kick ass digital camera
4. your love
5. I'm having a hard time thinking of stuff. weird.
FIVE BAD HABITS I HAVE
1. falling in unreasonable amounts of love
2. biting my nails
3. swearing I won't call, text message, e-mail, or IM somebody and doing it anyway
4. putting my clothes on my dresser instead of in my dresser
5. obessively visiting sites that don't change
FIVE PLACES I'VE LIVED
1. Atlanta, Georgia
2. Tucker, Georgia
3. Winder, Georgia
4. Athens, Georgia
5. no where else... yet
Yes, even I break down and do these things sometimes. I mean, it only took like two hours. Totally worth it. :-D