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Dec. 30th, 2012 11:10 pm1: What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? graduated from college, published TWO papers, held a bunch of hawks and owls, clicker trained a woodchuck, did a rescue internship, started a volunteer lab internship, managed bills
2: Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? NEVER MADE A RESOLUTION. gonna try for them next year though yaaaaaaaaaay
3: Did anyone close to you give birth? "Close". My cousin's pregnant, and a family friend had a kid.
4: Did anyone close to you die? nope
5: What countries did you visit? none.
6: What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012 what kat said, a job, money, a love life.
7: What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? none. i'm terrible with dates.
8: What was your biggest achievement of the year? GRADUATING COLLEGE??? (overcoming depression comes in at #2)
9: What was your biggest failure? not doing as well as i'd like senior year of college + job search + lack of future goals
10: Did you suffer illness or injury? run of the mill colds/flus.
11: What was the best thing you bought? A GODDAMN HOUSE!!!
12: Whose behaviour merited celebration? probably my mom for putting up with all this bullshit from my dad, giving up on our apartment sucking it up with my aunt and getting her own, actual house.
13: Whose behaviour made you appalled? my dad for being a shitbag and making life stressful and complicated by not giving a shit about his kids and skipping state.
14: Where did most of your money go? car insurance, gas, food
15: What did you get really, really, really excited about? avengers, hobbit, mostly hobbit.
16: What song will always remind you of 2012? space jam, gangnam style, 'i don't want to wait' by paula cole
17: Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer? a. happier, b. thinner yay for dropping 2x pant sizes which i just regained fml, c. richer vaguely? better at managing my money now kind of.
18: What do you wish you’d done more of? Put in more effort school wise, definitely the biggest thing I regret across the board. Generally overall its just more effort in life things as a whole -- school, job search, getting over my personal issues. I overcame them, but I still feel like it was a half assed effort.
19: What do you wish you’d done less of? slacking off.
20: How did you spend Christmas? watching tv. dude i don't celebrate christmas.
21: Did you fall in love in 2012? yes. and discovered my lovelife consists of either gay or taken dudes.
22: What was your favourite TV program? LOST. Dawson's Creek (fite me), and Fringe.
23: Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? my dad but that's mostly the same hate across the board.
24: What was the best book you read? fuck i dont think i read anything original this year that wasnt a re-read. OH, stieg larsson's millennium trilogy fuck yeah.
25: What was your greatest musical discovery? remixes are not as stupid as i initially thought.
26: What did you want and get? a place to live, mostly happiness?
27: What did you want and not get? a paying job that isn't part time retail.
28: What was your favourite film of this year? Hobbit!
29: What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying? making solid ass friendships, overcoming my motivational issues/depression, actually getting therapy for depression, having a place to live, reconnecting with my cousin and long time best friend, finally graduating college
30: How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012? t-shirt & jeans. evolve into wearing skinny jeans & dress. resume hipster wear.
31: What kept you sane? my bros, both online and offline, especially linds hi linds hi.
32: Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? VARYING DEGREES OF ATTRACTIVE MEN. AVENGERS DUDES, James Van Der Beek (shut up), Joshua Jackson, Seth Gabel, Andrew Garfield, Richard Armitage.
33: What political issue stirred you the most? Continuing political events with strong ties to Islam and Islamophobia. ACTUALLY. The TDRK shootings and the whole "BUT WHY THO" debates that came with that.
34: Who did you miss? Mostly college as a whole.
35: Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012. It's okay to fail. And it's even more okay to be uncertain.
36: Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest --- "The World's Greatest" R. Kelly.
2: Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? NEVER MADE A RESOLUTION. gonna try for them next year though yaaaaaaaaaay
3: Did anyone close to you give birth? "Close". My cousin's pregnant, and a family friend had a kid.
4: Did anyone close to you die? nope
5: What countries did you visit? none.
6: What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012 what kat said, a job, money, a love life.
7: What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? none. i'm terrible with dates.
8: What was your biggest achievement of the year? GRADUATING COLLEGE??? (overcoming depression comes in at #2)
9: What was your biggest failure? not doing as well as i'd like senior year of college + job search + lack of future goals
10: Did you suffer illness or injury? run of the mill colds/flus.
11: What was the best thing you bought? A GODDAMN HOUSE!!!
12: Whose behaviour merited celebration? probably my mom for putting up with all this bullshit from my dad, giving up on our apartment sucking it up with my aunt and getting her own, actual house.
13: Whose behaviour made you appalled? my dad for being a shitbag and making life stressful and complicated by not giving a shit about his kids and skipping state.
14: Where did most of your money go? car insurance, gas, food
15: What did you get really, really, really excited about? avengers, hobbit, mostly hobbit.
16: What song will always remind you of 2012? space jam, gangnam style, 'i don't want to wait' by paula cole
17: Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer? a. happier, b. thinner yay for dropping 2x pant sizes which i just regained fml, c. richer vaguely? better at managing my money now kind of.
18: What do you wish you’d done more of? Put in more effort school wise, definitely the biggest thing I regret across the board. Generally overall its just more effort in life things as a whole -- school, job search, getting over my personal issues. I overcame them, but I still feel like it was a half assed effort.
19: What do you wish you’d done less of? slacking off.
20: How did you spend Christmas? watching tv. dude i don't celebrate christmas.
21: Did you fall in love in 2012? yes. and discovered my lovelife consists of either gay or taken dudes.
22: What was your favourite TV program? LOST. Dawson's Creek (fite me), and Fringe.
23: Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? my dad but that's mostly the same hate across the board.
24: What was the best book you read? fuck i dont think i read anything original this year that wasnt a re-read. OH, stieg larsson's millennium trilogy fuck yeah.
25: What was your greatest musical discovery? remixes are not as stupid as i initially thought.
26: What did you want and get? a place to live, mostly happiness?
27: What did you want and not get? a paying job that isn't part time retail.
28: What was your favourite film of this year? Hobbit!
29: What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying? making solid ass friendships, overcoming my motivational issues/depression, actually getting therapy for depression, having a place to live, reconnecting with my cousin and long time best friend, finally graduating college
30: How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012? t-shirt & jeans. evolve into wearing skinny jeans & dress. resume hipster wear.
31: What kept you sane? my bros, both online and offline, especially linds hi linds hi.
32: Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? VARYING DEGREES OF ATTRACTIVE MEN. AVENGERS DUDES, James Van Der Beek (shut up), Joshua Jackson, Seth Gabel, Andrew Garfield, Richard Armitage.
33: What political issue stirred you the most? Continuing political events with strong ties to Islam and Islamophobia. ACTUALLY. The TDRK shootings and the whole "BUT WHY THO" debates that came with that.
34: Who did you miss? Mostly college as a whole.
35: Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012. It's okay to fail. And it's even more okay to be uncertain.
36: Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest --- "The World's Greatest" R. Kelly.