: Year-end survey :
A little survey to mark the New Year...
1. WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2005 THAT YOU'D NEVER DONE BEFORE?
Oh god, there's way too much to list - pretty much the entire year was a neverending line of firsts for me.
2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEARS' RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR?
I don't normally make resolutions, so if I did, I can't remember what I resolved to do.
3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Not to my knowledge.
4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?
Nope.
5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
Does New Jersey count...?
6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2006 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2005?
Stability
7. WHAT DATES FROM 2005 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY?
The wee hours of April 1 - the night my house burned down, and October 1 - my first day being full-time as a woman.
8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?
Becoming on the outside who I really am on the inside.
9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
Trusting my soon-to-be ex-spouse more than I should have.
10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?
Astonishingly no - and I'm so grateful for that.
11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Probably the Dell laptop that I use every day.
12. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MERITED CELEBRATION?
All the friends and family who have stood by me and voiced their unconditional support.
13. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?
All of the members of my family and my spouse's family who showed me that the people I thought were closest to me were the ones least likely to love me unconditionally. Interestingly, not a single non-family person falls into this category.
14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
To support my spouse and child, willingly and unwillingly.
15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
Being with the ones I love.
16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2005?
Porcupine Tree - "Lazarus" from the album Deadwing.
17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ARE YOU:
a) Happier or sadder? Generally happier, and capable of being much, much happier :D
b) Thinner or fatter? Thinner, due to diet, stress and a little liposuction :P
c) Richer or poorer? In terms of money and property, much poorer
18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE MORE OF?
Reading.
19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE LESS OF?
Writing letters to my hard-headed family.
20. HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?
I spent Christmas having dinner with friends in Houston, and I'll be having a delayed gift exchange in January in New Jersey.
21. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2005?
In a whole lot of ways (see #15).
22. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Zero.
23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAM?
Iron Chef and Iron Chef America.
24. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HATE LAST YEAR?
I don't think hating people solves anything.
25. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
26. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
Oooh, tough one! I think I'm going to have to go with Jeff Buckley.
27. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
Prescriptions for hormones :)
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET?
A divorce and a legal name change, but that's coming soon, I hope.
29. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF THE YEAR?
Where the Truth Lies
30. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Had a breakfast of barbacoa (shredded beef) and a birthday cake in San Antonio with friends during the Hurricane Rita evacuation.
31. WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
Seeing the Astros win the World Series.
1. WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2005 THAT YOU'D NEVER DONE BEFORE?
Oh god, there's way too much to list - pretty much the entire year was a neverending line of firsts for me.
2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEARS' RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR?
I don't normally make resolutions, so if I did, I can't remember what I resolved to do.
3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Not to my knowledge.
4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?
Nope.
5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
Does New Jersey count...?
6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2006 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2005?
Stability
7. WHAT DATES FROM 2005 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY?
The wee hours of April 1 - the night my house burned down, and October 1 - my first day being full-time as a woman.
8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?
Becoming on the outside who I really am on the inside.
9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
Trusting my soon-to-be ex-spouse more than I should have.
10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?
Astonishingly no - and I'm so grateful for that.
11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Probably the Dell laptop that I use every day.
12. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MERITED CELEBRATION?
All the friends and family who have stood by me and voiced their unconditional support.
13. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?
All of the members of my family and my spouse's family who showed me that the people I thought were closest to me were the ones least likely to love me unconditionally. Interestingly, not a single non-family person falls into this category.
14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
To support my spouse and child, willingly and unwillingly.
15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
Being with the ones I love.
16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2005?
Porcupine Tree - "Lazarus" from the album Deadwing.
17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ARE YOU:
a) Happier or sadder? Generally happier, and capable of being much, much happier :D
b) Thinner or fatter? Thinner, due to diet, stress and a little liposuction :P
c) Richer or poorer? In terms of money and property, much poorer
18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE MORE OF?
Reading.
19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE LESS OF?
Writing letters to my hard-headed family.
20. HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?
I spent Christmas having dinner with friends in Houston, and I'll be having a delayed gift exchange in January in New Jersey.
21. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2005?
In a whole lot of ways (see #15).
22. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Zero.
23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAM?
Iron Chef and Iron Chef America.
24. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HATE LAST YEAR?
I don't think hating people solves anything.
25. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
26. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
Oooh, tough one! I think I'm going to have to go with Jeff Buckley.
27. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
Prescriptions for hormones :)
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET?
A divorce and a legal name change, but that's coming soon, I hope.
29. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF THE YEAR?
Where the Truth Lies
30. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Had a breakfast of barbacoa (shredded beef) and a birthday cake in San Antonio with friends during the Hurricane Rita evacuation.
31. WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
Seeing the Astros win the World Series.
