but i shall just cuz...

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? I went to Vancouver :o)

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't make them anymore cuz I never keep 'em!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no...but someone close to me got pregnant!

4. Did anyone close to you die? no...but someone close to someone close to me did

5. What countries did you visit? Canada

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? money...and lots of it

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 29...Lauren & I met Stephen Perkins

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting A's in my classes!

9. What was your biggest failure? getting so far into debt i can't get out

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I had an upper respitory infection in April

11. What was the best thing you bought? Return of the King tickets :) And Lollapalooza tickets in the 3rd row.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Sandy...she came out here by herself and got a tattoo

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? The US Government

14. Where did most of your money go? paying off bills and traveling

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

16. What song will always remind you of 2003? "Bitchin' Camaro"

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? sadder
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter
iii. richer or poorer? waaaaaaaaaay poorer

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

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

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

(What happened to #21?)

22. Did you fall in love in 2003? no!

23. How many one-night stands? zero

24. What was your favorite TV program? Trading Spaces and While you were out (mmmm...Evan)

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? the daycare teacher here at work

26. What was the best book you read? i didn't read anything but school books

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? did i discover anyone this year? i don't think i did. i got a rush from seeing Mike Watt so much, tho!

28. What did you want and get? TTT collectors set; my friends came to see me

29. What did you want and not get? Kirk

30. What was your favorite film of this year? Return of the King :)))))))

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 25 baby!!!!! Lauren came up and we ran around SF and then went to see Banyan and met Stephen Perkins!!!

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Kirk...maybe; Orlando...definitely

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? i have a fashion concept!?!?!?!?!?!? far from stylish and very blah

34. What kept you sane? my friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? hahahaha...that's a given...Orlando Bloom

36. What political issue stirred you the most? anything related to the war

37. Who did you miss? my dawgz (Ali, Sandy, Lauren, Laura & Q)

38. Who was the best new person you met? online...Kim R.; offline...Kim E.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003: don't let the others get you down...and surround yourself with what inspires you

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places – worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere – going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression – no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow – no tomorrow
-Gary Jules "Mad World"