Cement Girl

Because I'm a thief, and i'm bored, and it's late. I reserve the right to remove any of them.

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
dated someone, kissed someone, etc.

2. Did you keep your New Years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I make the same ones every year and they never end up happening.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
money.

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 13. September 4?

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
finishing my year of PA-ness, finishing my 410.

9. What was your biggest failure?
the way i broke someone's heart, and disappointing my mother in the process.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
cds, i guess? Beyond that nothing very great. Not that I can remember at this hour, anyway.

14. Where did most of your money go?
schools. cds. my car.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
every time I got to see my niece.

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
See last post, i guess.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? the same? I think.
c) richer or poorer? a little richer.

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

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
spending money on stupid, little things.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with family.

22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Ellen.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope.

26. What was the best book you read?
oye. I didn't read as much as I should've. Maybe Life After God. I canNOT remember the beginning of the year.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
mewithoutYou. I already knew about them, and I knew of their music, but I really really just appreciated them.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Napoleon Dynamite. Then Motorcycle Diaries and Garden State.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22. I went to dinner with my parents and to ice cream with my friends. whoopee.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
staying out of trouble.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
oh man. I got incredibly more fashion conscious this year. I got a real haircut. I started wearing better jeans (Levi's). I started wearing cardigans over my t-shirts, with my jeans and converse. Stephanie thinks it's funny, yet cool. I personally love it. Oh yeah- and i got an awesome belt. and cool glasses. Best outfit this semester-- Copeland shirt (black with white and light blue writing), Levi's, black belt with antiqued silver buckle, black converse, 3/4 length black cardigan.

34. What kept you sane?
My friends.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ellen!Or... do you mean fancy-- as in.. like like? okay nevermind.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Christians and politics. Just all around. everything involved in that.

37. Who did you miss?
Mostly my brother, sister in law, and niece when we weren't with them. I missed Lizy a lot this semester. Sometimes I miss the studer family.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
BEST? oh gosh. Probably Matt. Because he fit in so well with our household and he hung out with us so much. And cause he will go to concerts with me.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
??
1)Serving God doesn't look like I thought I did. And I always felt I had a hand up on this issue. 2)My goals and aspirations are GOOD things. I should not shrug them off.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
This is really stupid, buuuut "Everybody knows it sucks to grow up, and everybody does.. it's so good to be back here. The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it."- Ben Folds.