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Nicked from Eden
location: West Palm Beach
mood: 
quiet
quiet02. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? Met online friends and had it be a positive experience, made pre-emptive maintenance repairs on my car, asked for and got a big raise, lost lots of weight, didn't get a single parking or traffic ticket, paid all my bills, bought a laptop, listened to NPR, listened to podcasts, traded pharmaceuticals for vitamins and the mighty herb, applied for and got my own passport, went on vacation alone, ran a 12 minute mile, drank responsibly (mostly), got fall-down drunk with my cousins, crewed on a racing sailboat.
03. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions. I continue along my previously set paths towards many personal and professional goals.
04. Were you in school (any time this year)? I thought about it and tried. The money wasn't there. Maybe next year.
05. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, but I can't remember who.
06. Any new additions to your family? Uhhhh.... not that I can think of? Deb!
07. Did anyone close to you die? No, thank god.
08. Did you know anybody who got married? Katie Roebuck married Steve Hess (I think that happened) and Ginny got married too. Alex and Marian both got engaged.
09. What countries did you visit? USA, Mexico.
10. How did you earn your money? Same old same old - commissions this year though, and they made a huge difference in my life.
11. Where did most of your money go? The mortgage. The credit card debt. My new computer. Gym membership.
12. Did you have any encounters with the police? Not until they gave me the third degree on College on December 19th.
13. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? Nice clothes. Small thighs.
14. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? My brain doesn't really work that way.
15. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting a good raise and going on great vacations with the money.
16. What was your biggest failure? Restlessness/Rutt-i-ness at work. A lack of resolve in the early months as it pertains to excercise.
17. Did you suffer illness or injury? Just getting poisoned in the Cancun airport! But that did require a visit to Emerge, so it counts.
18. Where did you go on holidays/vacation? A week in Playa del Carmen, Justin's parents cottage on Paudash Lake, to the cottage in New Hampshire, and to West Palm Beach to visit Justin.
19. What was the best thing you bought? My laptop.
20. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Justin's hard work and perseverance at the course this year.
21. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? Justin's, at times, my own, Mr. and Mrs. Big
22. What did you get really, really, really excited about? New Hampshire, for sure. A week off and so much family. West Palm, too. I got very happily excited for Christmas this year.
23. Did you move anywhere? Hells no.
24. Where do you live now? In our nest in Forest Hill, still.
25. What song will always remind you of 2007? Rihanna's Umbrella
26. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? Happier and stronger.
b) Thinner or fatter? 30 pounds thinner.
c) Richer or poorer? Richer.
27. What do you wish you'd done more of? Working out (because it feels good), swimming, reading.
28. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worrying about money. Eating garbage. Fighting with Justin.
29. How will you be spending Christmas? I spent Christmas Eve with my dad drinking a bottle of good wine, eating good cheese, and watching a Musical, as is now the tradition. At his quiet but ugly house in the country.
30. What do you want for Christmas? I just wanted to get down to West Palm to be with Justin, and to see my family, and I got that. Plus some stellar cooking pots.
31. Where are you spending New Year's? Sigh. On the beach, sitting in the saint, drinking wine and smoking a nice joint and watching huge and beautiful fireworks go off on either side of us.
32. Did you fall in love in 2007? I stayed in love.
33. How many one-night stands? None.
34. What was your favourite TV program? I triple love Weeds.
35. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hmm.
36. What was the best book you read? Oh jeez. I read so little this year. Probably Freakonomics.
37. What was your greatest musical discovery? Either being late to the party on Arcade Fire, or Mika. Amy Winehouse. Lily Allen
38. What did you want and get? More time at home, free time.
39. What was your favourite film of this year? I loved Superbad. I loved Pan's Labyrinth. American Gangster. Oh! No, it's Ratatouille for sure.
40. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I... I can't remember! No, no I can! We went to the Milton County Fair, and saw a demolition derby and road carnival rides. It was fabulous.
41. What would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Getting to go surfing in Morocco as planned.
42. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? No make-up. More casual and comfortable then I wanted to. But ten times better then ever when I went out.
43. What kept you sane? Learning to cook myself healthy and delicious food, and lots and lots of excercise. A joint every night around 8 or 9.
44. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Tina Fey, Mary-Louise Parker.
45. What concerts/shows did you go to? Bob Dylan. The Foo Fighters. Neil Young. Dave Brubeck.
46. Did you see any live sporting events? Not that I can recall.
47. What political issue stirred you the most? Blackwater, Abu Ghraib, Wal-mart, gay marriage/adoption rights
48. What has been your favourite moment? Probably one of many moments, wedged between Justin and Nick and all my boys at the Orbit Room, high as kites, drinking free tequila, and swaying to Leroy's sweet voice.
49. What was your best month? August, for sure. Crewing on Bangalore on Tuesdays, unbeatable weather, beach weekends, hot nights on patios, and a week in New Hampshire. Heaven.
50. Who was the best new person you met? John Sawatsky, Paul Dickinson and all his friends.
51. Who has been your best drinking buddy? I don't drink that much anymore! Nick, I suppose? If it wasn't Justin, it would be him.
52. Who did you miss? Marian and Kyla, Katie, Deb, my brother, Colin Graham, Justin, Mom, Emily...
53. Favourite night out? Paul Dickinson's "house cooling" party, dinner on the Big's at Allen's the night Justin came home, one of many many Orbit Room clusterfucks.
54. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007: Stop worrying about the things you can't do anything about, and focus on what you can change today.
55. What's something you learned about yourself? When I set my mind to something, my will and my resolve is unshakable.
56. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "Relax, take it easy/For there is nothing that we can't do."
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