New Year's Survey
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pacificpikachuI have this innate feeling I should say something meaningful in this LiveJournal, but...I never really get to it. I think that I keep this not to hold much as far as emotional or meaningful content goes, but just as a place to hold my experiences--so I can always go back and ponder on them, should the need arise. I hope no one judges my actual mind based off of this--it's merely a reflection of one side of me, and it's basically just the side most people see of me anyway. So...yeah. I just have to say that every now and then, to remind myself that this is only a "surface" journal--I say what I do, and not so much my reactions to those things.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
I was thinking about this one last night, and...you know, I'm not really sure. I tend to measure in school years instead of actual years, so I get confused as to what happened when. OH! I went to a Maaya Sakamoto concert. Got into SasuNaru. And...lots and lots of things that I simply don't remember.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't recall having any new year's resolutions, and I don't think I'll make any specific ones for this year. Well, other than trivial things, like finishing some anime and such. I prefer to live life as it comes, and change myself as I need to--I don't like goals just for the sake of goals, I like making them for reasons. Does that make any sense at all?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My guinea pigs, Winry and Sheska. It was very exciting. ^_^ Thankfully, no human babies.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
I think my chicken Da Bouff passed away in the last year... Maybe Snowtip, too, but that might have been last year. And my doves. ;_;
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
A little more courage to speak my feelings and not keep everything so locked up inside of me. Coming to better terms with myself as I am now--not as I used to be. Better sleep. -_-; Even more time with my friends. Oh, and a Yaoi Paddle. I want one of those. XD;;
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Fanime, Anime Expo, and absolutely any trip I made with my friends. Those trips are the highlights of my life--nothing can be better than traveling with friends, in my opinion.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting through the annoying college application process (which I'm still working on...but that's not the point), getting back into actively reading and writing fanfiction... I'm not entirely sure. I'm sure there was something else I'm really proud of, but I can't remember what it could be.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Holding everything inside of me for fear of change, I suppose.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, and rather glad about it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Ooo, hard one. I bought lots of things. XD It's tempting to say 'doujinshi', but I'm not sure if that's the truth. I...don't know.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Um...all meh friends! ^^; <--*Keeps![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hitchi's answer.*
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The Freshmen, the Anime Club, the government, the religious nuts...
14. Where did most of your money go?
I'd say 99.9% of it went to anime stuff and conventions.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Oh, lots of things! Anime conventions, getting to see Maaya Sakamoto, the random weird things my friends and I get into (Dragostea Din Tei, toenail parties, religious pamphlets, etc.), SasuNaru... It doesn't take much to get me excited over something.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
There are so many! Probably Haruka Kanata and Ready Steady Go! because of the experiences at Fanime, Dragostea Din Tei, any Maaya Sakamoto song I saw live at Anime Expo, Butterfly, Shiki no Uta... I don't know, there are a ton of them.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, but I went through a lot of stress getting to this state.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? Maybe slightly richer, although I already spent most of my Christmas money. I saved $150 for conventions this year instead of the usual $100.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I could've been with Nicole more, because I've really missed her. We've already worked through the reasons and everything, but it was really lonely when I didn't get to be around her as much. I wish KK and I had gone on more "nostalgia walks", and I always wish I had done more writing and drawing, no matter how much I do.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Obsessing. <--*Agrees withhitchi again.* But not on anime. I don't regret my anime obsessions. XD
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Next year? Probably similar to this year's, although (again) I'm hoping I'll get to spend a little more of it around my friends. And, if all goes well, I'll have to fly back from Portland instead of just driving from home. ^^;
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
*Sigh* I was already in love, but I fell undeniably in love in 2005... To the point where there was no way I could even slightly deny it to myself any more. And it's been really, really hard--let me tell you that.
23. How many one-night stands?
WTF? None. O_o;
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Oh, the usual suspects. I'm not going to list them. XD The list is too long and I'm incapable of narrowing it down.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anyone, as far as I know.
26. What was the best book you read?
In the last year? Ohhh, probably Ender's Game.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Um...more Yoko Kanno and anime soundtracks?
28. What did you want and get?
A lot of things. Hope for what I truly want. Great times with my friends. The ability to come to better terms with change. Tons of anime stuff.
29. What did you want and not get?
Something I might have, and if I don't already unwitting have it, it'll be something I hope to have in the future.
30. What was your favorite film of the year?
I really don't know.
31. What did you do on your birthday?
Let's see... I had to check the entry. XD;; We had a Pi Party in Trigonometry, Louisa came from Arizona and stayed at my house for about a week, Hitchi called, I got a package from Hitchi, Cody was over most of the day, and we ate cake and watched Wolf's Rain and I opened presents.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I'm not gonna say. ^^;
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? The same as it's been for the last ten years. XD Except with bouts of cat ears and Naruto headbands (which both disappeared when they became a trend).
34. What kept you sane?
*Laughs* I'd hardly call myself sane, but my friends and all the happy times we had together.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Yoko Kanno, DUH. Well, and Maaya Sakamoto, too, but I always kind of group her with Yoko Kanno. XD
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The usual suspects--Animal right, gay rights, abortion stuff, and separation of religion from state in general.
37. Who did you miss?
Um...I missed Cody a lot (especially on the Spain trip), even though I was with him tons; I missed Nicole a ton because she wasn't around nearly as much as usual; I missed KK during the summer when she was at Debate Camp instead of with us at AX; I missed Louisa just 'cause...well, I still miss her a bit
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I don't know. I'm constantly making friends. ^^
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
I am human, no matter how hard I try to run from it. There are some things--even internal things, even things about myself--that I cannot change, and that are somehow inevitable. However, I can live with these changes, I can break promises to myself if I need to--and I can be perfectly happy with myself for doing whatever it is I need to do. I can embrace life, and I don't have to hold myself back because of promises I made when I was a child.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year -
...I'll get back to you on that one in a sec. ^^;
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
I was thinking about this one last night, and...you know, I'm not really sure. I tend to measure in school years instead of actual years, so I get confused as to what happened when. OH! I went to a Maaya Sakamoto concert. Got into SasuNaru. And...lots and lots of things that I simply don't remember.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't recall having any new year's resolutions, and I don't think I'll make any specific ones for this year. Well, other than trivial things, like finishing some anime and such. I prefer to live life as it comes, and change myself as I need to--I don't like goals just for the sake of goals, I like making them for reasons. Does that make any sense at all?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My guinea pigs, Winry and Sheska. It was very exciting. ^_^ Thankfully, no human babies.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
I think my chicken Da Bouff passed away in the last year... Maybe Snowtip, too, but that might have been last year. And my doves. ;_;
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
A little more courage to speak my feelings and not keep everything so locked up inside of me. Coming to better terms with myself as I am now--not as I used to be. Better sleep. -_-; Even more time with my friends. Oh, and a Yaoi Paddle. I want one of those. XD;;
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Fanime, Anime Expo, and absolutely any trip I made with my friends. Those trips are the highlights of my life--nothing can be better than traveling with friends, in my opinion.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting through the annoying college application process (which I'm still working on...but that's not the point), getting back into actively reading and writing fanfiction... I'm not entirely sure. I'm sure there was something else I'm really proud of, but I can't remember what it could be.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Holding everything inside of me for fear of change, I suppose.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, and rather glad about it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Ooo, hard one. I bought lots of things. XD It's tempting to say 'doujinshi', but I'm not sure if that's the truth. I...don't know.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Um...all meh friends! ^^; <--*Keeps
hitchi's answer.*13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The Freshmen, the Anime Club, the government, the religious nuts...
14. Where did most of your money go?
I'd say 99.9% of it went to anime stuff and conventions.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Oh, lots of things! Anime conventions, getting to see Maaya Sakamoto, the random weird things my friends and I get into (Dragostea Din Tei, toenail parties, religious pamphlets, etc.), SasuNaru... It doesn't take much to get me excited over something.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
There are so many! Probably Haruka Kanata and Ready Steady Go! because of the experiences at Fanime, Dragostea Din Tei, any Maaya Sakamoto song I saw live at Anime Expo, Butterfly, Shiki no Uta... I don't know, there are a ton of them.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, but I went through a lot of stress getting to this state.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? Maybe slightly richer, although I already spent most of my Christmas money. I saved $150 for conventions this year instead of the usual $100.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I could've been with Nicole more, because I've really missed her. We've already worked through the reasons and everything, but it was really lonely when I didn't get to be around her as much. I wish KK and I had gone on more "nostalgia walks", and I always wish I had done more writing and drawing, no matter how much I do.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Obsessing. <--*Agrees with
hitchi again.* But not on anime. I don't regret my anime obsessions. XD20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Next year? Probably similar to this year's, although (again) I'm hoping I'll get to spend a little more of it around my friends. And, if all goes well, I'll have to fly back from Portland instead of just driving from home. ^^;
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
*Sigh* I was already in love, but I fell undeniably in love in 2005... To the point where there was no way I could even slightly deny it to myself any more. And it's been really, really hard--let me tell you that.
23. How many one-night stands?
WTF? None. O_o;
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Oh, the usual suspects. I'm not going to list them. XD The list is too long and I'm incapable of narrowing it down.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anyone, as far as I know.
26. What was the best book you read?
In the last year? Ohhh, probably Ender's Game.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Um...more Yoko Kanno and anime soundtracks?
28. What did you want and get?
A lot of things. Hope for what I truly want. Great times with my friends. The ability to come to better terms with change. Tons of anime stuff.
29. What did you want and not get?
Something I might have, and if I don't already unwitting have it, it'll be something I hope to have in the future.
30. What was your favorite film of the year?
I really don't know.
31. What did you do on your birthday?
Let's see... I had to check the entry. XD;; We had a Pi Party in Trigonometry, Louisa came from Arizona and stayed at my house for about a week, Hitchi called, I got a package from Hitchi, Cody was over most of the day, and we ate cake and watched Wolf's Rain and I opened presents.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I'm not gonna say. ^^;
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? The same as it's been for the last ten years. XD Except with bouts of cat ears and Naruto headbands (which both disappeared when they became a trend).
34. What kept you sane?
*Laughs* I'd hardly call myself sane, but my friends and all the happy times we had together.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Yoko Kanno, DUH. Well, and Maaya Sakamoto, too, but I always kind of group her with Yoko Kanno. XD
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The usual suspects--Animal right, gay rights, abortion stuff, and separation of religion from state in general.
37. Who did you miss?
Um...I missed Cody a lot (especially on the Spain trip), even though I was with him tons; I missed Nicole a ton because she wasn't around nearly as much as usual; I missed KK during the summer when she was at Debate Camp instead of with us at AX; I missed Louisa just 'cause...well, I still miss her a bit
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I don't know. I'm constantly making friends. ^^
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
I am human, no matter how hard I try to run from it. There are some things--even internal things, even things about myself--that I cannot change, and that are somehow inevitable. However, I can live with these changes, I can break promises to myself if I need to--and I can be perfectly happy with myself for doing whatever it is I need to do. I can embrace life, and I don't have to hold myself back because of promises I made when I was a child.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year -
...I'll get back to you on that one in a sec. ^^;
