new year survey

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
I got a car, I got my license, I got pulled over by the cops but didnt get a ticket, worked at a hospital, became friends with a 14yr with a TBI, worked with doctors, therapists, nurses, care partners, and pychiatrist, went rock climbing, white water rafting, hiking, GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE!!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I dont remember really, and since i dont remember im sure i didnt keep my resolution, I might not have really even made one..but if i do make one or a couple for this year they will prolly be the same they always are..but since ive been thinking about it alot today with my usual worries i guess i might settle on one being to just be happy..i like to keep it simple but this has really really been an incredibly sad year..hmm

3. Did anyone close to you get married?
one got engaged

4. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nah

5. Did anyone close to you die?
no

6. What countries did you visit?
none, kinda broke and ugh in school

7. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
I want to have more fun, do more things

8. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
funny..like i can remember dates when i cant even remember what ive done in the past two weeks~so ill just do big things without dates

worked at talisman over the summer
went hiking, white water rafting, and rocking climbing as a job..learned to belay..
got a full time job with talisman
was called a goddess for 2 months
started and finished my internship
got my license and a car
learned i am capable of controlling something
got a new apartment
made the deans list for spring
made the chancellors list for fall
graduated
got the achievement award for my class
ending with arran
being comfortable going out to eat with teachers



9. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting the achievement award..for as much as i didnt want to have it..i know i worked my butt off to get through my college years..hard earned and my teachers just didnt give up on me

10. What was your biggest failure?
not letting go of bad habits...

11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yea..

12. What was the best thing you bought?
the lion king soundtrack!!!

13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
no idea

14. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
mine bothered me a lot but thats nothing new..

15. Where did most of your money go?
movies..food..books..online shopping should be banned :P

16. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going to see the lion king in raliegh with riley and harris and mckenzie and ann mcbryde and cameron and william and there moms lol...i spent months looking forward to that and it was the greatest thing ive ever seen in my life! that so made my year

17. What song will always remind you of 2006?
you say..saving jane
hate me .. blue october
here..idina menzel
you could be happy .. snow patrol


18. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier Or sadder?
prolly about the same..but more sadder than happier

ii. thinner or fatter?
up and down

iii. richer or poorer?
nope still broke

19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
gotten out of the house more..slightly paranoid spending a lot of time alone

20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
being quiet, not asking for help, staying by myself

21. How will you be spending Christmas?
i was with my brother and sister

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
no

23. How many one-night stands?
gross

24. What was your favorite TV program?
antm, supernatural

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no

26. What was the best book you read?
Eragon rocked..

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Snow Patrol and Heather Headley

28. What did you want and get?
i still dont know what i want so i dont know what ive gotten...hmm im a little more confident

29. What is your best memory of 2006?
Parking in the back of parking lots and walking with yvonne, losing at monolopy like a million times..it was disney monolpy..no i dont think ill be forgetting that one

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
RENT

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 23...had ice cream for lunch with my supervisor...went to dinner with yvonne, and got more ice cream and the got home and had cake with yvonne :)

32. What is the one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
i dont know..figuring everything out...not being so scared of stuff

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
fashion? umm well i wore clothes..nothing thrilling or anything just comfortable

34. What kept you sane?
Dusti

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
fancy like what? favs are still angelina jolie and orlando bloom

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the war..still think its the stupidest thing ever..same sex marriages is just an argument that could be solved so quickly if politics stayed out of it..good grief what ever happened to not sticking your nose in other ppls business..

37. Who did you miss?
tali and the other girls i never managed to see ..missed going out with them..missed my camp ppl after the summer was over


38. Who was the best new person you met?
hmm i met some really cool ppl working at the hospital and at camp...hollice and bobbi jo being the coolest :)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
You are in control of your actions...no one can make you do anything..you have to be responsible and take care of yourself before trying to take care of anyone else..be your own person and dont let anyone make choices for you..lessons learned not lessons applied..

40. Would you say that 2006 was overall a good year?
it had its good points..it had its sad points..but ill remember the hard points most im guessing

41. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I've been wicked and wild and wrong and I've wondered the price of my shame.
I've been hiding my face for so long it's a wonder that you know my name."