a This Year meme.
Dec. 20th, 2004 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragonlady7I figured just doing a meme would give me some mental-decompression time and help me not whine, but I was probably wrong.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Wrote fanfiction, finished an original novel.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I think my New Year's resolution was to finish a novel, but I'd planned on finishing it by my birthday and didn't. Still, I eventually did.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
To a baby? No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Dave's Gram, though our relationship consisted largely of awkward pauses after she asked when we were getting married.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Money. The kind that lets you buy gifts for friends, the kind that lets you pay your rent without freaking out, the kind that lets you STOP FREAKING WORRYING.
That would make life a great deal less annoying.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
You know, dates don't tend to etch themselves onto me.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I suppose getting a job, but that'd be more of an achievement if it was more of a job.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Heh... getting a crappy job.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No, thank God: I haven't had health insurance coverage since December 2003. That's a year now.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
People without money don't buy things.
Tires for Dave's car, I suppose: Now he can drive safely. But they don't exactly bring me joy every day. Just relief. Now if only I could afford to fix his goddamn windshield, because he just doesn't.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Nobody comes to mind. Really, nobody did anything that made me want to throw a party. Particularly not me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Hi, Rumsfeld. Who's a retard? Were you even awake during Vietnam?
And Karl Rove. Conscience much? Apparently not.
And fucking Fox News. I have to watch them because they're on at work, and honest to God, they keep going on about being Fair and Balanced and then talk about things as 'reprehensible' etc-- hi, welcome to the Land Of People Who Don't Know What Impartiality Entails. Thanks, guys.
And...
Y'know, I'm stopping now.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Hmm...
#1 largest expenditure: Old Landlady cashing a check so old nobody knew it existed.
#2 largest: tires for Dave's car.
#3 largest: went halfsies with Dave on the Canon Digital Rebel and I take it back, that's the best thing I bought this year.
Other than that, I bought nothing but groceries, gas, and work clothes. Really. And I'm broke. I think I'd be less bitter about being broke if I'd bought myself the frivolous things that I see other people buying themselves. I go out Christmas shopping and all I see are things I want for myself; I haven't been in stores in so long that I didn't even know such little joys existed, and I want them for me. So it's hard to shop because it's all such novelty to me.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I got really excited about the camera, I think.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
I don't listen to the radio, so I don't think any in particular.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder. Last year this time the job I hated had just fired me, and I was happy but scared but excited about getting a better one. This year, a job I hate has just hired me, and is not much better than the last one, and I make a lot less. Fucking awesome.
ii. thinner or fatter? Same. But I looked thinner, I think.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer. My unemployment checks were nearly twice what I'm making now.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercise? I dunno.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being an idiot, but I couldn't give you any real examples, because half the annoying point of it is that I don't know I'm being one.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
In the fucking All-Star Grille, sitting on my ass being angry that I have to be there, because there will be no customers. And time and a half of nothing? Still nothing.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
I could be sappy, but to be truthful, not really, except that staying in love is an ongoing process of falling in love. But in this relationship, we don't talk about gooshy shit like that, so I couldn't really say.
23. How many one-night stands?
Ha. If you think I so much as spoke to anyone but Dave, you think I am far more interesting than I am. And the closest thing to discussing our relationship that Dave and I have done is that he's said he certainly hopes I wouldn't sleep with anyone else unless she were hot and he was invited to participate. So... I'll abide by that.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I didn't watch TV except for when we were at Dave's mom's house I sometimes watched CSI Something and that was kind of neat and kind of gross. Mostly, gross.
Oh, we also watched Dan Rather flipping out during the election, but it was less funny than we'd hoped.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Probably but i couldn't tell you who. I don't hate very well; I forget names and faces. So we can't exactly say that it's all-consuming. My attention span is very short. But that doesn't mean I don't mean it-- if you remind me, I'll totally hate them really hard again. I just need a reminder.
26. What was the best book you read?
I don't read books much. I read some this year during my Holy Cow, Erie Co. Has Libraries phase. I think the best one, in that it was so amazingly useful, was Encyclopedia of the Viking Age by John Haywood.
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Mmm... I haven't acquired much new music during this period of So Awfully Brokeness. Nor have I heard much. So I dunno.
28. What did you want and get?
A digital SLR. That remains awesome, even though I am too stressed and depressed to want to take pictures lately.
29. What did you want and not get?
A lot of things. Being worried about money for a whole year means you don't buy yourself anything. Even if you need it. I need new underwear and didn't get any. I want a pair of comfy sneakers that don't look so sneakery but can't afford them.
And yes, I wanted a new President, and didn't get it. I wanted a bit more faith in my fellow-Americans' ability to make decisions based on reason instead of hype and didn't get it. That's a bummer.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Did I watch a film this year? I don't think so... I rented a few movies, and enjoyed most of them, but nothing rocked my world.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and I moved into my house.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not hating my new job(s).
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Fashion? Costs money. Clothes? Don't fit me. Fashion concept: I have been told I must wear this for work. So I will wear it. I wish it looked better on me. But nothing looks good on me. Great: Shapeless lump reporting for duty!
34. What kept you sane?
Writing. 95,000 words during my worst financial crisis yet: Go me.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I... don't know. I'd have to pay attention to popular culture and have some idea what was going on. I did have a few moments of overwhelming lust upon viewing some very provocative photos of Kiera Knightley, but aside from her lovely lips, she's far too skinny to actually interest me. In men, skin and bones is all right, but if I'm going to bother with a woman there'd better be something there to hold onto.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Outrage against the Bush administration's outright LYING.
37. Who did you miss?
My mommy and daddy. And sisters. I didn't see much of them this year.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
All the huge circle of online friends i know now via fanfiction and livejournal.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Keep firm track of your outstanding checks. And ask your bank to cancel them after 180 days. 340 is just ridiculous.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Wrote fanfiction, finished an original novel.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I think my New Year's resolution was to finish a novel, but I'd planned on finishing it by my birthday and didn't. Still, I eventually did.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
To a baby? No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Dave's Gram, though our relationship consisted largely of awkward pauses after she asked when we were getting married.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Money. The kind that lets you buy gifts for friends, the kind that lets you pay your rent without freaking out, the kind that lets you STOP FREAKING WORRYING.
That would make life a great deal less annoying.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
You know, dates don't tend to etch themselves onto me.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I suppose getting a job, but that'd be more of an achievement if it was more of a job.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Heh... getting a crappy job.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No, thank God: I haven't had health insurance coverage since December 2003. That's a year now.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
People without money don't buy things.
Tires for Dave's car, I suppose: Now he can drive safely. But they don't exactly bring me joy every day. Just relief. Now if only I could afford to fix his goddamn windshield, because he just doesn't.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Nobody comes to mind. Really, nobody did anything that made me want to throw a party. Particularly not me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Hi, Rumsfeld. Who's a retard? Were you even awake during Vietnam?
And Karl Rove. Conscience much? Apparently not.
And fucking Fox News. I have to watch them because they're on at work, and honest to God, they keep going on about being Fair and Balanced and then talk about things as 'reprehensible' etc-- hi, welcome to the Land Of People Who Don't Know What Impartiality Entails. Thanks, guys.
And...
Y'know, I'm stopping now.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Hmm...
#1 largest expenditure: Old Landlady cashing a check so old nobody knew it existed.
#2 largest: tires for Dave's car.
#3 largest: went halfsies with Dave on the Canon Digital Rebel and I take it back, that's the best thing I bought this year.
Other than that, I bought nothing but groceries, gas, and work clothes. Really. And I'm broke. I think I'd be less bitter about being broke if I'd bought myself the frivolous things that I see other people buying themselves. I go out Christmas shopping and all I see are things I want for myself; I haven't been in stores in so long that I didn't even know such little joys existed, and I want them for me. So it's hard to shop because it's all such novelty to me.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I got really excited about the camera, I think.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
I don't listen to the radio, so I don't think any in particular.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder. Last year this time the job I hated had just fired me, and I was happy but scared but excited about getting a better one. This year, a job I hate has just hired me, and is not much better than the last one, and I make a lot less. Fucking awesome.
ii. thinner or fatter? Same. But I looked thinner, I think.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer. My unemployment checks were nearly twice what I'm making now.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercise? I dunno.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being an idiot, but I couldn't give you any real examples, because half the annoying point of it is that I don't know I'm being one.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
In the fucking All-Star Grille, sitting on my ass being angry that I have to be there, because there will be no customers. And time and a half of nothing? Still nothing.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
I could be sappy, but to be truthful, not really, except that staying in love is an ongoing process of falling in love. But in this relationship, we don't talk about gooshy shit like that, so I couldn't really say.
23. How many one-night stands?
Ha. If you think I so much as spoke to anyone but Dave, you think I am far more interesting than I am. And the closest thing to discussing our relationship that Dave and I have done is that he's said he certainly hopes I wouldn't sleep with anyone else unless she were hot and he was invited to participate. So... I'll abide by that.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I didn't watch TV except for when we were at Dave's mom's house I sometimes watched CSI Something and that was kind of neat and kind of gross. Mostly, gross.
Oh, we also watched Dan Rather flipping out during the election, but it was less funny than we'd hoped.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Probably but i couldn't tell you who. I don't hate very well; I forget names and faces. So we can't exactly say that it's all-consuming. My attention span is very short. But that doesn't mean I don't mean it-- if you remind me, I'll totally hate them really hard again. I just need a reminder.
26. What was the best book you read?
I don't read books much. I read some this year during my Holy Cow, Erie Co. Has Libraries phase. I think the best one, in that it was so amazingly useful, was Encyclopedia of the Viking Age by John Haywood.
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Mmm... I haven't acquired much new music during this period of So Awfully Brokeness. Nor have I heard much. So I dunno.
28. What did you want and get?
A digital SLR. That remains awesome, even though I am too stressed and depressed to want to take pictures lately.
29. What did you want and not get?
A lot of things. Being worried about money for a whole year means you don't buy yourself anything. Even if you need it. I need new underwear and didn't get any. I want a pair of comfy sneakers that don't look so sneakery but can't afford them.
And yes, I wanted a new President, and didn't get it. I wanted a bit more faith in my fellow-Americans' ability to make decisions based on reason instead of hype and didn't get it. That's a bummer.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Did I watch a film this year? I don't think so... I rented a few movies, and enjoyed most of them, but nothing rocked my world.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and I moved into my house.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not hating my new job(s).
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Fashion? Costs money. Clothes? Don't fit me. Fashion concept: I have been told I must wear this for work. So I will wear it. I wish it looked better on me. But nothing looks good on me. Great: Shapeless lump reporting for duty!
34. What kept you sane?
Writing. 95,000 words during my worst financial crisis yet: Go me.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I... don't know. I'd have to pay attention to popular culture and have some idea what was going on. I did have a few moments of overwhelming lust upon viewing some very provocative photos of Kiera Knightley, but aside from her lovely lips, she's far too skinny to actually interest me. In men, skin and bones is all right, but if I'm going to bother with a woman there'd better be something there to hold onto.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Outrage against the Bush administration's outright LYING.
37. Who did you miss?
My mommy and daddy. And sisters. I didn't see much of them this year.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
All the huge circle of online friends i know now via fanfiction and livejournal.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Keep firm track of your outstanding checks. And ask your bank to cancel them after 180 days. 340 is just ridiculous.
