New Year's Reflections

[cheyne fatale]

hey, okay, I get surveys from random places and post them here with like 2 questions taken out. we all win.

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

4. Did anyone close to you die?

5. What countries did you visit?

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

9. What was your biggest failure?

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

11. What was the best thing you bought?

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

14. Where did most of your money go?

15. What did you get really, really excited about?

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?

17. Compared to this time last year, are you

i. Happier or sadder?

ii. thinner or fatter?

iii. richer or poorer?

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

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

20. How did you spend Christmas?

24. What was your favourite TV programme?

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

26. What was the best book you read?

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

28. What did you want and get?

29. What did you want and not get?

30. What was your favourite film of this year?

31. What did you do on your birthday?

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?

34. What kept you sane?

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

37. Who did you miss?

38. Who was the best new person you met?

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

[Beautiful.Disaster]

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? Move to COLORADO!! Thought it would behorrible and I'd move back to WA when i'm 18, but it tuyrns outi love it here...i wanna move my best friend down here tho

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't even remember my resolutions from last new years, but this year i only have one: To start praying for my future spouse

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, my sister to Abigail Maree on April 1st

4. Did anyone close to you die? no, i don't think so. a family friend died tho, but i didn't really know him.

5. What countries did you visit? just the good 'ole USA

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? a driver's licence...well permit first.

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? January 4th, because that's when i got uprooted from my home in washington to come live in colorado.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?coming back to the Lord (go me

9. What was your biggest failure? Probably lying to my family about a guy i REALLY shouldn't have gotten involved with...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I had mono last month

11. What was the best thing you bought? i dunno, i guess my tripleX (the movie w/ Vin*drool*) poster and my Breathing machine CDs and my evermore CD

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? My sister Beth's

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? mine...but we're no

14. Where did most of your money go? CHEERLEADING!! lol i had to pay for all my stuff except for the monthly gym fee, and all that was at least $1000

15. What did you get really, really excited about? When i found out i would go to WA w/ my mom for a visit to finish packing our old house (mostly so i could go see my friends), when my little baby nephew Kendrick was born, when my niece Abby was born and when i found out i'll be going to WA for my spring break this year.lol

16. What song will always remind you of 2003? prolly Beautiful Disaster by 311 (love th song, hence my name) cuz i listened to it a lot when we were flying over here to live.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you

i. Happier or sadder? happier

ii. thinner or fatter? about the same

iii. richer or poorer? no idea. i'd say abut the same.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?no idea.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? complaiing and my 'woe is me' stuff when i first moved here.

20. How did you spend Christmas? in Vegas w/ my sis and her hubby and abby. My other sis and her boy were supposta come, but her car broke down so they didn';t come.

24. What was your favourite TV programme? prolly WWE Smackdown, but i didnt get to watch it much.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this year? i don't hate hate anyone, but i really really really despise jason. he's a jackoff.

26. What was the best book you read? prolly Stephen King's The Talisman

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? That i'm actually a not horrible singer

28. What did you want and get? umm, blue streaks in my hair

29. What did you want and not get? A good, western horse

30. What was your favourite film of this year? Pirates of the Carribean and LOTR 3.

31. What did you do on your birthday? I don't remember...lol i think i just had a small family gettogether. not much of a partier.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?having good, true frinds from the start

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? tomboyish sometimes (mostly) sometimes a little more preppy, but still w/ my 'don't fck w/ me' thing.

34. What kept you sane? my sister, horse, and my church and my friends at the church.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I was (and still am) IN LOVE with Vin Diesel. he's one of my fave. actors.

36. What political issue stirred you the most? i don't like to get into polotics, so i don't really pay attention.

37. Who did you miss?
KELSIE!! she's my best best best friend from washngton.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Travis, my best guy friend from the church. Also, Ally, my best chick friend, also from the church.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003. if god closes one door, he opens another and it's not always as bad as you think. Also, keep you're chin up cuz it'll get better.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"In this empty room around me
music and friends around me,
that's all i really need"
~ A Simple Time by Breathing Machine (you should check them out, they're AWESOME!! their Alice Street and More album is great, my fave. They're awesome guys too)

[busybodies]

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? Curled my hair. And dirty danced. All in one night.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't make, don't plan to make any this year either.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thank goodness.

5. What countries did you visit? Stayed within the boundaries all year. Travelled within the country though.

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? MORE peace, love and success.

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Sept 1st... reasons I shall keep to myself

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? My academic achievements, my students getting good grades at their music exams.

9. What was your biggest failure? My sucky physics marks. Every term.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Just the flu.

11. What was the best thing you bought? For others- Christmas presents. For myself- most of the clothes I've bought.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Idk... all of us in our own way I guess.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? Several ppl at various times. Nothing too serious though.

14. Where did most of your money go? School fees, exam fees, uni stuff...

15. What did you get really, really excited about? I get excited ALL the time. Probably when my brother came home after 2 years.

16. What song will always remind you of 2003? Punjabi MC and Simarik

17. Compared to this time last year, are you

i. Happier or sadder? About the same

ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter

iii. richer or poorer? I haven't a clue. Probably poorer, with all the spending we've had to do.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Laughed, taken life easier

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Lost my temper, cried, gotten angry, stressed out so much, been depressed

20. How did you spend Christmas? With my family at home, and later at a friend's place for dinner

24. What was your favourite TV programme? Friends

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this year? Probably not. Maybe dislike a little bit more, but not full blown hatred.

26. What was the best book you read? Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte, Princess- JP Sasson

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? That I could teach!!

28. What did you want and get? Love, and I got plenty of it

29. What did you want and not get? A holiday

30. What was your favourite film of this year? LOTR

31. What did you do on your birthday? Spent it with my family, went out to dinner

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Knowing that my parents were *happy* and my brother was settled somewhere

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? Anything goes Seriously... I started dressing more... daringly.

34. What kept you sane? I kept me sane.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Wow, haha... Freddie Prinze Jr, Harrison Ford,

36. What political issue stirred you the most? The Israeli-Palestine conflict, the bombing of the UN HQ in Iraq

37. Who did you miss? My brother, my cousins and my friends who are in various parts of the world (Rads, Shawn, Nats, Leila)

38. Who was the best new person you met? Ashanti

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003. Live life for the moment, but don't do anything stupid cos you'll still be here tomorrow to take responsibility for your actions.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. Overprotected (Britney Spears), Life is a rollercoaster (Ronan). How cheesy am I?