Saturday, January 12, 2008

Last year, I gave you my heart

This is making the rounds among my DC friends.

[] Became single (stayed single is more like it)
[X] got kissed
[X] kissed someone new
[ ] kissed in the snow
[x] kissed in the rain
[ ] kissed on the beach
[ ] 'fell in love'
[ ] 'fell in love' with a fool
[X] had my heart broken
[] broke someone else's heart
[X] had a stalker
[X] lost a friend
[X] had a good relationship with someone
[ ] came out of my closet
[ ] got married
[ ] had a divorce
[X] kissed someone of the same sex (on the cheek)
[X] dated someone that you will never forget
[] did something I regret
[] lost faith in love
[ ] kissed under mistletoe
[ ] got a promotion
[x] got a pay raise
[x] changed jobs (a few random temp jobs)
[x] quit my job (see above)
[ ] dated a co-worker
[ ] dated my boss
[ ] dated my boss's son/ daughter
[ ] got fired from my job
[x] got straight A's
[] met a teacher who I became friends with
[] met a teacher who I really hate
[X] found the subject I love
[] failed a class
[X] cut class
[X] skipped school
[ ] got in a fight with a classmate
[X] did something I was proud of
[X] discovered a new talent
[X] proved myself that I'm an idiot
[] embarrassed myself in front of the class
[ ] fell in love with a teacher
[x] got the lead/minor lead role in the school play (not school, but a lead nonetheless)
[ ] made a team
[X] was involved in something that I will never forget
[ ] painted a picture
[ ] wrote a poem
[x] ran a mile
[X] listened to music I couldn't stand
[X] double dipped
[X] went to a sleepover
[x] went to camp
[ ] threw a surprise party
[X] laughed till I cried
[X] flirted shamelessly
[x] visited a foreign country
[X]visited a state
[x] cooked a disastrous meal
[X] lost something important to me
[X] got a gift I love
[X] realized something new about myself
[x] went on a diet
[ ] tried to gain weight
[x] dyed my hair
[ ] came close to losing my life
[] someone/thing close to me died
[ ] got arrested
[X] read a great book
[X] saw a great movie
[ ] saw a movie so scary that it made me cry
[x ] saw a favorite band live
[X] did something that I wanted to tell everyone
[X] experienced something new
[X] made new friends
[X] found out who your real friends are
[] lied to your parents
[ ] snuck out
[ ] got in trouble with the po-po
[ ] kissed in a pool
[X] kissed under the stars
[X] had the time of your life
[X] danced
[ ] fell out of love
[X] had a crush on someone
[] swam in a pool
[ ] made a snowman
[ ] went snowboarding
[ ] went sledding
[] slept in past 2pm
[X] held someone’s hand that you care about
[ ] got wasted in a public place
[X] told someone you like them as more than a friend
[X] gone on vacation
[X] gone on vacation with a friend
[X] driven a car
[x] danced in the rain
[] got in a car accident
[] seen someone get in a car accident
[ ] got in a fist fight
[X] laughed until you couldn't breathe
[X] missed someone
[ ] sent someone to the hospital
[ ] got a new pet

A YEAR-END SURVEY1.) Who was your best friend at the beginning of this year? The end?
Heidi and Jason, at the beginning, now just Heidi. And a great new group of friends here in DC

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Single.

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? fo sho

4.) How did you earn your keep? Being a librarian

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? no

6.) Have you encountered the police this year? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? UT, TN, NC, England, France

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Tuition, books

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Of course

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? No one personally

11.)How many times did you go on facebook/myspace? many many times

12.) Did you move anywhere? Down the hall?

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Nationals, Orioles

14.) What concerts did you go to? They Might Be in Giants

15) Are you registered to vote? Yes
16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 6? Yes

17.) Where do you live now? VA

18.) Describe your birthday. First, my car broke down on the side of I-66 in the middle of rush hour, so I had to deal with that. Then, my friends and I drove down to Outer Banks, NC. Took twice as long as necessary, and we had dinner at some random buffet place. It was better than the last two years, but still needs improvement.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007? Go through the temple just because

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? I don't regret anything

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? That I'm much better at standing up for myself than I thought.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Blood, no. Urban, yes.

23.) What was your best month? I really liked October? I don't know.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (crappy) to 10 (amazing)? 8 or 9, one of my best years yet.

2 comments:

chosha said...

Sounds like a pretty decent year. I most envy you the romance. I could've used a little of that in 2007. (The stalker not so much.:))

AmandaStretch said...

It was definitely a decent year. Sadly, most of the romance bit sounds a lot nicer in this survey than it really was, but it was better than nothing. :)