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1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Spent three months away from home... ate at a dining hall, survived a quarter of college calculus. Applied to colleges, stressed about getting into colleges. Graduated from high school. Lots of stuff.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Gah! I don't even remember if I made any New Year's resolutions... so I guess that's as good as not making any. I suppose I will make a resolution again this year, but I usually just make it up as soon as anyone asks me.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I'm aware of...
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Me? Travel? I think considering my usual movement around the country, we'll consider Illinios a different country.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Better grades, more time for fun, and... more money for less work!
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory?
I guess that's pretty much either graduation, or my first day of orientation at the UofC...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting accepted to the UofC, and then actually being able to afford it... sort of.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Hmm... Must've been my attempt at physics.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Lots of headaches and other stress-related things, but nothing serious (thank goodness!)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My college education.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
What an odd question... I don't know. Maybe some of my floormates invovled in the clean-up brigade that one disgusting night of drunken-ness... umm. How about all the LotR fans that managed to not yell at me or be mean at the midnight showing? That was worth celebrating.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
I'll pretty much generalize here and say the American government. Gah!
14. Where did most of your money go?
School.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finally leaving for college!
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Probably anything from Keep it Together will remind me of the summer, and Everything to Everyone will remind me of the first few months of school.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Hard to tell... probably about the same. Maybe a little happier, because this time last year I had just gotten my deferral from UChi...
ii. thinner or fatter?
A little more in shape, I think, but not necessarily thinner.
iii. richer or poorer?
Pretty much the same (which is broke). Far more money has passed through my hands, though.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Getting to know people.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Homework... working in general.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At home! With my family and (hopefully, if we can get together sometime) my friends.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Can't say I did, no. Had a crush on a fair number of people, I guess. But that's about it.
23. How many one night stands?
None.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Sigh... I haven't actually watched TV in so long.. I guess I'll stick with what I watched all the time reeeally early this year while I was still in high school.. CSI.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
There are some people that I didn't know this time last year that I really don't like a whole lot... but hate is a verily strong word.
26. What was the best book you read?
Huh. Well, Order of the Pheonix was rather good... But I think I'd have to say Good Omens. Woo!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
This is such a strange question for me to answer, but it might just be all that weird remixed game music I've picked up.
28. What did you want and get?
To go to the UofC
29. What did you want and not get?
More financial aid... hehe, no.. hmm.. I can't really think of anything that I really wanted badly and didn't get. There were a lot of concerts I missed though.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Return of the King... and Matrix Revolutions just because of all the insane conversations had afterwards.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had a birthday this year? Huh... I don't even remember having a party. But it was my 18th. Yay.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not being scared to death of Chicago when I got there to the point that I had to cut my schedule down to a bunch of rather useless and boring classes that later drove me nuts.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
The usual t-shirts, jeans, and striped-shirts-underneath-t-shirts.
34. What kept you sane?
During school, wanting to come home. Now... nothing. mwahahaha!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Huh. I... don't know.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
That dang blasted war on terrorism of ours.
37. Who did you miss?
My friends in high school... sort of high school in general.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
This isn't fair! I've met so many new people this year. Therefore, I refuse to give this question a proper answer.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.
How to take care of drunk people.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"The thunder struck, the clouds appeared
Our fearless crew was not prepared
and pretty soon the boats came for us
half a million strong
We gathered arms, we fired shells
We build a wall around ourselves
and pretty soon the spirit was a lot like
what it used to be back home
So far away from everyone
and everything starts today"
Spent three months away from home... ate at a dining hall, survived a quarter of college calculus. Applied to colleges, stressed about getting into colleges. Graduated from high school. Lots of stuff.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Gah! I don't even remember if I made any New Year's resolutions... so I guess that's as good as not making any. I suppose I will make a resolution again this year, but I usually just make it up as soon as anyone asks me.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I'm aware of...
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Me? Travel? I think considering my usual movement around the country, we'll consider Illinios a different country.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Better grades, more time for fun, and... more money for less work!
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory?
I guess that's pretty much either graduation, or my first day of orientation at the UofC...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting accepted to the UofC, and then actually being able to afford it... sort of.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Hmm... Must've been my attempt at physics.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Lots of headaches and other stress-related things, but nothing serious (thank goodness!)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My college education.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
What an odd question... I don't know. Maybe some of my floormates invovled in the clean-up brigade that one disgusting night of drunken-ness... umm. How about all the LotR fans that managed to not yell at me or be mean at the midnight showing? That was worth celebrating.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
I'll pretty much generalize here and say the American government. Gah!
14. Where did most of your money go?
School.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finally leaving for college!
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Probably anything from Keep it Together will remind me of the summer, and Everything to Everyone will remind me of the first few months of school.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Hard to tell... probably about the same. Maybe a little happier, because this time last year I had just gotten my deferral from UChi...
ii. thinner or fatter?
A little more in shape, I think, but not necessarily thinner.
iii. richer or poorer?
Pretty much the same (which is broke). Far more money has passed through my hands, though.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Getting to know people.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Homework... working in general.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At home! With my family and (hopefully, if we can get together sometime) my friends.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Can't say I did, no. Had a crush on a fair number of people, I guess. But that's about it.
23. How many one night stands?
None.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Sigh... I haven't actually watched TV in so long.. I guess I'll stick with what I watched all the time reeeally early this year while I was still in high school.. CSI.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
There are some people that I didn't know this time last year that I really don't like a whole lot... but hate is a verily strong word.
26. What was the best book you read?
Huh. Well, Order of the Pheonix was rather good... But I think I'd have to say Good Omens. Woo!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
This is such a strange question for me to answer, but it might just be all that weird remixed game music I've picked up.
28. What did you want and get?
To go to the UofC
29. What did you want and not get?
More financial aid... hehe, no.. hmm.. I can't really think of anything that I really wanted badly and didn't get. There were a lot of concerts I missed though.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Return of the King... and Matrix Revolutions just because of all the insane conversations had afterwards.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had a birthday this year? Huh... I don't even remember having a party. But it was my 18th. Yay.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not being scared to death of Chicago when I got there to the point that I had to cut my schedule down to a bunch of rather useless and boring classes that later drove me nuts.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
The usual t-shirts, jeans, and striped-shirts-underneath-t-shirts.
34. What kept you sane?
During school, wanting to come home. Now... nothing. mwahahaha!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Huh. I... don't know.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
That dang blasted war on terrorism of ours.
37. Who did you miss?
My friends in high school... sort of high school in general.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
This isn't fair! I've met so many new people this year. Therefore, I refuse to give this question a proper answer.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.
How to take care of drunk people.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"The thunder struck, the clouds appeared
Our fearless crew was not prepared
and pretty soon the boats came for us
half a million strong
We gathered arms, we fired shells
We build a wall around ourselves
and pretty soon the spirit was a lot like
what it used to be back home
So far away from everyone
and everything starts today"
