1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? turned 18. fell in love. had sex. had my heart crushed. lost a dear friend. got kicked out of a school. had some insanely blissful times, and some unparalled wretched times. attended central. learned photography. it was quite a year. i grew up alot. 2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i didn't really make any. i kinda wanted to lose weight, but i always say that, maybe it'll happen some day. my new years was a good renewel point though. 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? some chick in my psych class did. and i know a couple people that got knocked up. 4. Did anyone close to you die? no one close to me has ever died. makes me wonder how i'll deal with it when they do. 5. What countries did you visit? i was fairly local this past year. 6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? love that lasts. or at least makes me happy again. its cheesy, but damn... it sounds good. 7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? january 31 was my first date with schmack. 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? making it through being in an unfamiliar place. finally getting over the complete heartache of losing love. 9. What was your biggest failure? losing a friend. getting kicked out of a school. 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? i get sick alot. and i tend to injur myself alot at work. does repeatedly getting emotionally hurt count? 11. What was the best thing you bought? oh i buy stuff alot. new glasses maybe. i like them alot. 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? mine, dammit, for continually making it through stuff, and growing so much. 13. Whose behavior made you appalled and/or depressed? mark. mackie. schmack. byron. lots of boys. me. parents. me. 14. Where did most of your money go? going out to dinner. clothes. shows. christmas. 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? teachers that i'm in love with. being a goof. eliz getting all my jokes. photography. parties with people i love. love. 16. What song will always remind you of 2003? shake the disease, depeche mode 17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder? sadder ii. thinner or fatter? fatter iii. richer or poorer? richer. 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? you know? ups and downs and whatnots, i think i did it right. 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? fooling myself. 20. How will you be spending Christmas? with my family, as always. and celebrating my birthday. 21. Did you fall in love in 2003? christ yes. 23. How many one-night stands? if you qualify that as sex- 2, one i don't regret, one i'm not sure. if you qualify that as less than that... quite a few. 24. Your favorite TV program? oh man, i've gotten in to so many shows. buffy prolly. i love that damn show. 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? tim. 26. What was the best book you read? Lolita. 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? depeche mode. schmack got me really hooked. 28. What did you want and get? a new camera. some more sense of self. a first crack at real love. 29. What was your favorite film of this year? i really don't remember. that was a long year away. amphetamine was prettty choice. Lost in Translation, we'll pretend i saw it last year. im' sure there were others. 31. What did you do on your birthday? i watched 16 candles with ryan. it was nice. 32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? getting my belly-button peirced. i know its selfish, but i wish ryan hadnt changed so much. i honestly think for a while we had a worthwile thing going. 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? oh hell. it hasn't changed much. a bit of 80s. lots of stockings. boots. slightly goth. button up shirts. 34. What kept you sane? i'm still working on that. me i guess. i dont' have anyone to cry to anymore. sometimes zoe. sometimes anna. sometimes eliz. 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? johnny depp. yum. jason lee. harrison ford. forever. schmack. (dork? yes. me.) 36. What political issue stirred you the most? stupids being stupid. 37. Who did you miss? schmack. mackie. adam. zoe. 38. Who was the best new person you met? mark. best and worst. 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003. its possible for me to fall in love. and dammit. i do it well. 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "thats why the lady, is a tramp"- Frank Sinatra