once again, since everyone's doing it, and I'm a lemming *ha ha*

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?: I got a promotion at work, I went to New York, and I got drunk to the point where I got sick (never been THAT drunk before!)
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?: nope, and maybe
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?: my cousins Elanda and Casie
4. Did anyone close to you die?: yes, Cathy and JR
5. What countries did you visit?: none
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?: get a boyfriend, get laid, finish school, sell my soul to showbiz, etc.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?: the whole weekend in New York (good times!)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?: got promoted!
9. What was your biggest failure?: men *aargh*
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?: well, got sick a few times, but that was about it
11. What was the best thing you bought?: I don't know...clothes?
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: I don't know
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: my dad's mother's
14. Where did most of your money go?: towards gas and random crap
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: once again, NEW YORK!
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?: "America, Fuck Yeah!" from the Team America soundtrack, because this was dfinitely a year you HAD to be patriotic...or anything by Lil' Jon, because let's face it. This was Lil' Jon's year!!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) ...happier or sadder?: sadder, to be completely honest
ii) thinner or fatter?: I feel fatter
iii) richer or poorer?: poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: exercising
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: spend money, farting around
20. How will you be spending Christmas?: work, home, party for Rocky Horror
22. Did you fall in love/lust in 2004?: sorta kinda
23. How many one night stands?: ......I refuse to answer this. Next question please.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?: "Gilmore Girls," "South Park," "Best Week Ever"
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: yep
26. What was the best book you read?: "He's Just Not That Into You"
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?: my greatest musical discovery was the proof that I had known all along that Britney Spears was just a media-and-attention-hungry no-talented bimbo...other than that, this was kind of a crappy year for music, in my opinion (things are just starting to look good at the end of the year)
28. What did you want and get?: a better job (a somewhat better job anyway)
29. What did you want and not get?: new car, and a boyfriend
30. What was your favourite film of this year?: toss-up between Spiderman 2 and Team America
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: 24, just kind of hung out around the house and relaxed, went to day spa
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: sex
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?: GOODWILL ROCKS!! *ha ha* No, seriously, you can find some of the coolest stuff at thrift stores and for cheap!
34. What kept you sane?: ATNW, sleep, free rentals at Blockbuster, Rocky Horror (at times it drove me nuts)
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: let me try to name one that DIDN'T get on my nerves...
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: the "VOTE OR DIE!" deal with P.Diddy, and Sean Penn getting pissed at Trey Parker and Matt Stone over the "if you're uneducated on who to vote for or if you are still on the fence, then DON'T VOTE!" deal
37. Who did you miss?: someone, I'm sure *hmph*
38. Who was the best new person you met?: Crystal and Nikki!
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: "The people who you think you can trust the most will be the ones most likely to hurt you and fuck you over, so just don't trust anybody." You know who you are. >:(
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "


Best Albums I've Bought This Year
"Team America" soundtrack
Usher--Confessions
Kanye West--College Dropout
the Nirvana box set
Maroon 5--Songs For Jane

Crappiest Album I've Bought/Burned This Year
dunno

Bands I Really Loved This Year
My Chemical Romance
Weezer
Nirvana
Maroon 5
OutKast

Bands I Hated This Year
Britney Spears
Ashlee Simpson

Best Concerts This Year
didn't really go to any concerts this year

Best Movies I've Seen This Year
Team America: World Police
Dawn of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Spiderman 2
Hellboy
Dodgeball
Spongebob Squarepants Movie (yeah, you heard right, that movie was pretty funny)

Sexiest People of the Year
ME! *ha ha*
Nick Lachey (if he weren't married...)

Coolest Experiences
NEW YORK!!