i jacked this off of jen's diary - you are such a sweetie! just thought i'd let you know 01. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? uh, all the bad stuff - drunk, smoked (all sorts of things), bad break up (twice), decided to stop dating, decided to stop drinking, decided to stop smoking - basically, fell on my ass and then dragged myself up and dusted myself off and carried on. 02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i forgot to make some last year - this year will probably be the same. woops! 03. Did someone close to you give birth? my neighbor - close both in location and in relationship! 04. Did anyone close to you die? thank God no! 05. What countries did you visit? this year? Disneyworld! 06. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? wisdom, courage, competence, kindness, selflessness 07. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? date? hmmm...july 29th stands out, though i don't know why - oh yes! spring hill! yay! november 4 - FIVE IRON FRENZY CONCERT! and also some time in april...at least i think it was april....hermm....well, in any case, alex. what a painful learning experience. 08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year? hmmm, none that i can think of - NHS? overcoming a traumatic car accident? Excel? 09. What was your biggest failure(s)? oh wow - don't wanna think about this one - it'll just make me depressed. 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? other than mental illness, none 11. What was the best thing you bought? uh, ice cream? and yarn! i learned how to crochet! yay! OH! AND THE FIF CONCERT TICKETS! 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? hmmm...very good question....lauren's? simply because i think she's one of the coolest people i've ever met, and she has had a lot of crap to deal with. also whitney, for being such an amazing person in spite of her *wonderful* family 13. Whose behavior made you appalled or depressed? mine, first and foremost - and of course, he-who-must-not-be-named 14. Where did most of your money go? lots on cds, lots on clothes, too much on food 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? FIVE IRON FRENZY! AHHHH! 16. What song will always remind you of 2003? either "hands down" by dashboard lol, or "on distant shores" by FIF, "heya," "i love the way you move," by outkast, "calling you" by blue october, "beautiful letdown" and "twenty-four" by switchfoot - the list goes on 17. Compared to this time last year, are you i. happier or sadder? hmmm...an odd mixture of both ii. thinner or fatter? thinner, i suppose iii. richer or poorer? richer - in more than one way 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? doing homework, studying, spending more time with those i love, growing up 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? procrastinating, computer-ing, movie watching, eating, sleeping, wasting time 20. How will you be spending Christmas? next year? hopefully having fun with my family instead of moping 22. Did you fall in love in 2003? ha! no 23. How many one-night stands? ha! no 24. What was your favorite TV program? uh, it was family guy, now arrested developement 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? i didn't hate anyone this time around - now i "hate" many people. hmmm.... 26. What was the best book you read? other than the bible, (sounds trite, but it's true), the queen of attolia by megan whalen turner is a good one - also, i kissed dating goodbye by joshua harris, simply because it got me thinking 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? i have a newfound love of linkin park, and also diana krall 28. What did you want and get? uh, LOTR collectable picks! lol i love ya lauren! 29. What did you want and not get? finding nemo! 30. Favorite film of this year? finding nemo, pirates of the carribean, romeo + juliet, KILL BILL! YAY! 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? for my 17th bday i got serenaded to by Reese Roper of FIF - SWOON! 32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? having done something i'm proud of 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? experimental-goth-skater-chick-girly-girl-hippie 34. What kept you sane? the grace of God 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? hmmm, at the moment, Dominic Monaghan (haha lauren) 36. What political issue stirred you the most? the Chinese destruction of Christian churches, finding out about the human rights conditions in Venezuela, the AIDs epidemic 37. Who do you miss? Nicole, Amy, and at the moment, Jordan 38. Who was the best new person you met? NICOLE! and Katie Dickieson 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003: the answer to any question, the fulfillment of any desire, the way to real happiness is God 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "Nothing else could satisfy The deep void that I had inside. From all the worldly battles I had lived through, Now here in Your loving arms, I have gone the distance. I will rest my soul in Your embrace."