Z o r bl o g

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nyet.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No again.

5. What countries did you visit?
U.S. (Detroit)

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Money would be nice!

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 3...Dan made his infamous snarky comment that brought about our relationship.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being happy for the first time in many, many years.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Sucking bigtime at what was probably my last solo piano performance ever.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got some nasty shin splints in November.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A black top from Wally Mart that I've worn about 34968019257019 times already since mid-November...genuine dead cow pants from Kensington for $20.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Dan, for speaking up and making that snarky comment.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Andrew, for being a fucking turd about this whole relationship thing.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Gas and food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Reaching my goal weight!

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviazuk
Bring Me To Life, Evanescence

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? waaaay happier!
ii. thinner or fatter? waaaay thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? slightly richer I think...I didn't max out my savings this year, at least.

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

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending money.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Beating off anyone who tries to stuff even one morsel of unhealthy food down my throat.

(What happened to #21?)

22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Yes. :smile

23. How many one-night stands?
One. That was one too many.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
None of them.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Andrew...well not exactly hate...but I definitely like him a lot less now.

26. What was the best book you read?
All of the Harry Potter books.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Evanescence.

28. What did you want and get?
Happiness.

29. What did you want and not get?
Money.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
None, of course.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and I honestly can't remember what I did. How sad.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I didn't have to lose a friend due to having a relationship.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
The same...it kills me to have to use this word...eclectic. :grr

34. What kept you sane?
Working out regularly.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None, celebrities are just stupid rich people.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Pro-war idiots.

37. Who did you miss?
Amanda.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
grapety-poo.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
That you can't have it all...sometimes you have to hurt people to gain happiness.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done"

Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviazuk