two-oh-oh-three

Seen @ amabile, replayed here.

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

Stayed friends with an ex, made funeral arrangements, stood up to my mother, and lived with my best friend

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

I didn’t for this year, but I will for next

1. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes

1. Did anyone close to you die?

Yes, bless their souls

1. What countries did you visit?

Only Australia, but I saw more of it

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

Understanding of the motivations of those around me

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

25th of October, the day my grandmother, and matriarch of the family, passed away.

1. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Following through on plans that were laid for good reasons, and accepting things I didn’t like but were actually positive steps

1. What was your biggest failure?

Failure isn’t a word I use, however I learnt that I shouldn’t believe certain people when they have unseen motivations.

1. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Yes, but it was nothing major

1. What was the best thing you bought?

My discman

1. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My mum, for standing up to her brothers after they treated her like crap.

1. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

My mum’s brothers

1. Where did most of your money go?

Living and traveling expenses, and to Clay

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

Moving in with Steve

1. What song will always remind you of 2003?

Evanescence – Bring Me To Life

1. Compared to this time last year, are you:
   I. happier or sadder? Sadder, I guess
   ii. thinner or fatter? About the same
   iii. richer or poorer? poorer

2. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Appreciating what I have and being honest with myself about it..

1. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Wasting time worrying about and defending a relationship that has since lost it’s value..

1. How will you be spending Christmas?

T’was with Steve’s family, missing my own

1. Did you fall in love in 2003?

I fell out of love, and was then reminded of a love that always was and always will be

1. Are you still in love now?

Yes

1. How many one-night stands?

None

1. What was your favorite TV program?

Gilmore Girls, The Guardian, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

1. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Hate is an awful word, I have no desire to retain contact with certain individuals, yes

1. What was the best book you read?

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

1. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Gyroscope

1. What did you want and get?

A closer, more honest and stable relationship with my mum

1. What did you want and not get?

A closer, more honest and stable relationship with my sister..

1. What was your favorite film of this year?

The Hours, The Pianist, and X-Men II [all for different reasons..]

1. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Said goodbye to my parents [again], and spent the day being disappointed by Clay and amazed by my sister and Craig & Sara.

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

The chance to spend more time with my family [especially my sister and the kids]

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

Comfort, confidence, and packability

1. What kept you sane?

I stayed sane? That’s news to me..

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

eh, I tend to stay away from the idolization of celebrity

1. What political issue stirred you the most?

Oh lord that list is long. Highlights: The John Howard Education ‘Policies’; the mere existence of ‘woe-is-me-I’m-innocent’ Pauline Hanson, and her release from prison; and specific actions regarding Iraq, Afghanistan, The Solomon Islands, especially John Howard’s tendency to try to be the attention seeking little-brother to George W. Bush and Tony Blair. “Uh huh, uh huh, if you do it, I’ll do it. You’re so cool, George.” Ugh. gets off soapbox

1. Who did you miss?

That list is also long.. My sister and her family [for the whole year, and for different parts of the year: Steven, my grandparents, my parents, and Clay

1. Who was the best new person you met?

I was disappointed by most of the new people I met..

1. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:

That sometimes, ‘what you want’ and ‘what’s good for you’ are two different things

1. Did you get a new job in 2003?

Ha. I had four different jobs.

1. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

“You can’t always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes,
You might find,
You get what you need.”
– Rolling Stones

that was.. uh.. fun?