A New Beginning
Alright...I think I am finally satisfied (temporarily) about starting a new blog and the design etc etc.
So, here I sit, on New Year's Eve. I decided to avoid the holidays this year, and live like it's some other time of year. No, no a Scrooge, not bitter, just not such a favorite year, and keep reading, and you'll see it's just good to move on. I don't normally (ever) make resolutions, and while I do reflect, I don't tend to do it in terms of a year, but...why not?
2004 in REVIEW
a few questions
1.What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
I got the coolest trip to a television show taping--I would have never imagined doing it that way in my wildest dreams!
Baked Christmas cookies with my cousins in Indiana.
tried several wines and liked them.
2. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Haven't in the past, considering it now.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, unless you count my sister, Michelle's dog.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, my sister, Debbie, 42, on Sept 17, and grandma Ward, 83, on Nov 3, who were both diagnosed with cancer about 2 weeks apart in early 2003.
5. What countries did you visit?
Does Chicago count? Oh, no...they just think they're their own state :-P None, dangit!
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Several stamps in my passport!
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory and why?
September 17, 11:48pm EDT, my brother called to tell me Debbie passed away.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Driving over 24,000 miles?!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Forgetting that a lot of the things that came out of my sister's mouth were the brain tumor, not her.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just my usual migraines and developed temporary asthma.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
mmm...a car that runs!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Clarissa's...what a wise 15 year-old. (but don't think it doesn't mean we'll stop picking on you!)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled or depressed?
*cringe* most of my family (blood and in-law), including myself, at various times while trying to handle all that was happening.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Definitely, the gas tank!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
When I almost made it to London!
Going to the Larry Kanfer gallery in Champaign.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
a) happier or sadder? sadder
b) thinner or fatter? same..maybe thinner by an inch
c) richer or poorer? richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Hanging out with friends
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Talking to people in the medical profession.
20. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Thought I might early in the year, but no.
21. How many one night stands?
None
22. What was your favorite program?
Friends ...but it's over.
23. Do you hate anyone that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, hate is too strong of a word.
24. What was the best book you read?
umm...I think the only book I actually read was Lost in Mongolia. Good book though!
25. What was the greatest musical discovery?
26. What did you want and get?
Max, the old toy piano, some more frequent flyer miles, a cousin
27. What did you want and not get?
cure for cancer
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
didn't see many until the last couple weeks. The Village was interesting. The Incredibles was really good.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 33, but I don't think I did anything in particular...that was almost a year ago, and how do I remember these things in my advancing years?
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Still being able to pick up the phone and call Debbie.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Mostly casual, but did pick a few more business looking clothes. Maybe I'll actually get to wear them!
32. What kept you sane?
Almost daily phone calls with my sister, Michelle or my brother, Allan
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
oh... still Richard Gere and Russell Crowe
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
I've actually become pretty apathetic.
35. Who do you miss?
See number 4...
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Stacey, my cousin, and Cindy, my sister's physical therapist.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
Don't hesitate.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
High on this mountain
The clouds down below
I'm feeling so strong and alive
From this rocky perch
I'll continue to search
For the wind
And the snow
And the sky
I want a lover
I want some friends
And i want to live in the sun
And i want to do all the things that i
Never have done.
Sunny bright mornings
And pale moonlit nights
Keep me from feeling alone
Now, i'm learning to fly
And this freedom is like
Nothing that i've ever known
I've seen the bottom
And i've been on top
But mostly i've lived in between
And where do you go
When you get to the end of
Your dream?
--Nether Lands, Dan Fogelberg
posted by Dog day afternoon @ 11:10 PM
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