In the lull that is the week before the semester begins, I find myself doing things such as the following to pass the time:
1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before? Leave the country, and buy alcohol legally . . .
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made any last year . . .
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No
4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes
5. What countries did you visit? Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom (does Heathrow count?)
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A better German vocabulary . . . and my BSW, suckas!
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? No comment
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Making it through SW286 and six weeks speaking German
9. What was your biggest failure? Being naive
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Two ear infections at once, and then there was that one time when the dog bit my nose . . . ouch.
11. What was the best thing you bought? A fantastic book on European history that was only 10 Euros
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My uncle; I want to live like he did.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? qw4o9u50ae \thrplk oin b
14. Where did most of your money go? The tuition monster
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? 1) Germany! 2) Love
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? The World Cup theme song, "Love Generation." I never want to hear that damn song again!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? A tad bit more melancholy, but also more hopeful . . .
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Self reflection, RUNNING
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Being a poop
20. Did you fall in love in 2006? Yeaaah
21. What was your favorite TV program? The Office . . . but I only saw it once.
22. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn’t dislike this time last year? I love everyone! Unicorns and periwinkle clouds!
23. What was the best book you read? Read completely= For One More Day by Mitch Albom.
24. What was your greatest musical discovery? Regina Spektor . . . love, love, love her.
25. What did you want and get? Happiness
26. What did you want and not get? A tarantula (seriously)
27. What was your favorite film of this year? "The Constant Gardener"
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 21, and Scott and I went to Old Chicago's for beer and dinner.
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Running a marathon
30. What kept you sane? My fantastic friends in Fort Collins and my family
31. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Barack Obama . . . I'm sure I'll think of 20 more in a few minutes.
32. Who did you miss? Uncle John
33. Who was the best new person you met? I made a lot of connections stronger.
34. A valuable life lesson you learned in 2006? I'm only human . . . but I'm still working on that one.
35. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: From "The Long and Winding Road" by none other than the Beatles:
Will never disappear,
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here,
leads me to your door.
-and-
First tell me which road you will take
I don't want to risk our paths crossing someday
So you walk that way, I'll walk this way
And the future hangs over heads
And it moves with each current event
Until it falls all around like a cold, steady rain
Just stay in when it's looking this way.
I found a liquid cure from my landlocked blues
It would pass the way like a slow parade
It's leaving, but I don't know how soon
And the world's got me dizzy again
You think after twenty-two years I'd be used to the spin
And it only feels worse when I stay in one place
So I'm always pacing around or walking away.
I keep drinking the ink from my pen
And I'm balancing history books up on my head
But it all boils down to one quotable phrase
"If you love something, give it away."
6 comments:
since when is naievity failure?
Since I let it get the better of me . . .
its almost by definition that naievity disallows a person from being able to do anything about it in the first place? Beating yourself up over a butterfly flapping its wings causing a monsoon in china is wrong. Its what we do after the monsoon that matters?
Hmm, I like that. I think we need to hang out more!
lol probably so less whasted-face tho
The Office is Fantastic. I highly recommend more viewings!
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