01. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? got my tongue pierced, started thinking for myself and made decisions based on what i wanted, went out with someone that i had wanted for a long time and that i was truly in love with, went to florida by myself for 3 weeks and flew home by myself, started surfing, & met 3 bands, two of which are my favorite bands. 02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? my new years resolution last year was to sometime in 2003 tell matt that i loved him, and i did :) 03. Did someone close to you give birth? nope not this year. 04. Did anyone close to you die? yea my grampa died in April :( 05. What countries did you visit? i went to canada with jessy in October :D 06. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? confidence, intelligence. 07. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? ive got a few of them..january 20th i got my tongue pierced, january 29th i "started" a hooking up expierience with someone who will not ever be mentioned (its not bad i just like to keep my secrets ;D), April 20th matt wrote me that thing online and the night before i had told him i loved him, May 9th we started going out, June 13th was the last time we were together, august 1st i left for florida, november 22nd i met tbs piebald moneen & vendetta red..hahha yeah i loved 2003. 08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year? going out with matt. thats not what most people would consider an achievment but i guess the mere fact that he was the first person i loved. learning how to surf, and meeting taking back sunday. oh and getting my tongue pierced. 09. What was your biggest failure(s)? losing matt i guess. 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? no not really. 11. What was the best thing you bought? i payed for my tongue piercing, airplane ticket, and my TBS ticket. they were all by choice too, i guess it feels better when you pay for it yourself. 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? no one really. 13. Whose behavior made you appalled or depressed? probably jessy. i guess i thought the 2nd time around with our friendship would have been better.. 14. Where did most of your money go? FOOD. oh man the days of me erin and brenda..hahahaha so many great times though. 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? tongue piercing, hooking up with people all the time BUT IN A FASHIONABLE WAY hahaha, partying, matt, florida, concerts. 16. What songs always remind you of 2003? "Shimmer" by Fuel, all the TBS songs, Rufio songs, "October Nights" by Yellowcard, "The Way I Feel" by 12 Stones, " I Hate Everything About You" by 3 Days Grace, "The Taste of Ink" by The Used, "Fly From the Inside" by Shinedown, SEAN PAUL, "So Gone" by Monica, "Cant Let You Go" by Fabolous, Avril Lavigne, and "Here Without You" by 3 Doors Down.. 17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? im in a better state of mind. i was happier last year, i didnt worry. i didnt care. i had what i wanted. im smarter now, and more aware. but now i worry. i care. i dont have what i want. i miss last year. thinner or fatter? thinner richer or poorer? poorer, my dads new job isnt half as good as his last one, since his company liked being greedy and all. not a big deal though. 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? homework!! haha and thinking through things. the whole matt thing, i would have handled that better. 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? procrastinating, eating, crying. 20. How will you be spending Christmas? if your talking about next year i have no idea. 22. Did you fall in love in 2003? yep for the first time.. 23. How many one-night stands? they were more like 4 or 5 night stands..lolol :D :D :D 24. What was your favorite TV program? the real world, and surf girls!! i miss that show.. 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? matt. 26. What was the best book you read? the catcher in the rye for english. 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? getting more into the used and taking back sunday, i liked them in 9th grade and stuff but never listened to them as much as this year. 28. What did you want and get? my tongue pierced, and matt. 29. What did you want and not get? going to florida for christmas break. 30. Favorite film of this year? hmm.. Grind, Scary Movie 3, and Gothika. 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? it was my 15th birthday and me erin and brenda were out partying in binghamton til 3 AM, where we stumbled home and walked around til 5. 32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? ending things with matt on a better note. staying friends. never losing erin.. 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? surfer, and more than anything COMFORTABLE! 34. What kept you sane? writing, music, and establishing a MUCH better relationship with my parents. 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Brynn Austin from The Real World: Las Vegas. 36. What political issue stirred you the most? The War on Terror 37. Who do you miss? erin and matt. 38. Who was the best new person you met? ivan! 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003: you must be happy with being alone before you can be happy being with someone. 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "hes smoked out, in the back of the van. says he held up, with holding. on and on and on and on and on.." dude, everyone needs to take this.