Meme: This Past Year

[azurelunatic]

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Adopted a cat of my very own.

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I probably didn't keep them. I don't know what they were. I'll set some vague goals, but nothing spectacular.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
chlaal. Also, iroshi and amberfox will soon.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No one close. votania's uncle did, though.

5. What places did you visit?
California. Twice.

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
More time with Darkside.

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
New Year's Day in the evening. Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia! (you fucking bitch!)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not remaining in a dead-end relationship.

9. What was your biggest failure?
School.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Dropped a mirror on my foot in July. The mirror stayed intact.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to California.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Peter Jackson's.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Bush & co. Whoever the hell ratted out that covert agent.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Groceries, laundry, LF.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Return of the King.

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
"Black Riders", by the Lords of the Rhymes

17. Compared to this time last year, are you

i. happier or sadder? About even, I think. More stable. Probably happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Homework.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spin wheels in depression.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it at home with the cats. Yule, on the other hand, at home with my family.

21. How will you be spending New Year's?
No plans yet.

22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Continuously. With the same man, and a growing ... something-or-other ... with someone else.

23. How many one-night stands?
Zero. The only sex that went on was in the context of a -- wait, I take that back. One third-base one night stand post-breakup.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Not applicable.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I made some LJ enemies, but I wouldn't say hate, there. I unhated ataniell93.

26. What was the best book you read?
Paladin of Souls.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Launchcast.

28. What did you want and get?
To see Return of the King with Darkside.

29. What did you want and not get?
More time with Darkside.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Do you even have to ask?

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 23, and I took Little Fayoumis to see X2, which we both enjoyed. I also mused some on confession.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Seeing Darkside more.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
It fits, doesn't it? And it's black, isn't it?

34. What kept you sane?
LJ.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Viggo.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bush.

37. Who did you miss?
Darkside.

38. Who would you like to get to know better?
Darkside.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Someone saying, "You're not even giving them a chance!" probably doesn't know what you know.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"keep on keeping on"