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Dec. 17th, 2007 02:31 pm1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Resolutions?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Jim and Susan had a child. They're acquaintances, but they're also a block away. That's as close as it got. :]
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Austria, Netherlands.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
RAM, more internet bandwidth.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
15 Oct. Getting back to the mothership.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Working at MS again. Wait, did I invert these last two? Hmmm.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Dropping out of school.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
My hyperactive skin yeast still bugs me. I had a purpura scare.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
500g hdd. I guess.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
F's, Dominic's... All very supportive. Anna's party antics and stories are also salient.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Where shall we start?
14. Where did most of your money go?
York University, rent, debts.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Making money again.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
M.I.A. - Paper Plane
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercise, journalism
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Zoning out.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family in Québec City: yay!
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yeah, what's new?
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
TNG. hehe.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope.
25. What was the best book you read?
The Religion of Technology - David F. Noble. Also possibly the only book I've read this year.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not discovery as much as further investigation into Fela Kuti, Saul Williams.
27. What did you want and get?
Steady income.
28. What did you want and not get?
A wireless router? I'm a man of little needs. Oh wait. More tna.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Serenity? Did I see that this year?
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
31st birthday... Partied at home with a few rad people. Too few, but a lot of fun anyway.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Drugs.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Corporate punk.
33. What kept you sane?
Steady work.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Chavez? Prachanda?
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Where has my memory gone? Anyway, the Nepalese Maoists putting their weapons down and joining the government was pretty big.
36. Who did you miss?
My Québec City peeps. My Vancouver peeps.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
ANNA TAN!! Wait, that was the previous year. No matter!!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Channeling strong emotions and surfing them is pretty cool.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"what I wanna do? bam! bam! bam! bam! ka-ching! take your money!"
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Resolutions?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Jim and Susan had a child. They're acquaintances, but they're also a block away. That's as close as it got. :]
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Austria, Netherlands.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
RAM, more internet bandwidth.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
15 Oct. Getting back to the mothership.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Working at MS again. Wait, did I invert these last two? Hmmm.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Dropping out of school.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
My hyperactive skin yeast still bugs me. I had a purpura scare.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
500g hdd. I guess.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
F's, Dominic's... All very supportive. Anna's party antics and stories are also salient.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Where shall we start?
14. Where did most of your money go?
York University, rent, debts.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Making money again.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
M.I.A. - Paper Plane
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercise, journalism
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Zoning out.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family in Québec City: yay!
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yeah, what's new?
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
TNG. hehe.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope.
25. What was the best book you read?
The Religion of Technology - David F. Noble. Also possibly the only book I've read this year.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not discovery as much as further investigation into Fela Kuti, Saul Williams.
27. What did you want and get?
Steady income.
28. What did you want and not get?
A wireless router? I'm a man of little needs. Oh wait. More tna.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Serenity? Did I see that this year?
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
31st birthday... Partied at home with a few rad people. Too few, but a lot of fun anyway.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Drugs.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Corporate punk.
33. What kept you sane?
Steady work.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Chavez? Prachanda?
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Where has my memory gone? Anyway, the Nepalese Maoists putting their weapons down and joining the government was pretty big.
36. Who did you miss?
My Québec City peeps. My Vancouver peeps.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
ANNA TAN!! Wait, that was the previous year. No matter!!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Channeling strong emotions and surfing them is pretty cool.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"what I wanna do? bam! bam! bam! bam! ka-ching! take your money!"
