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canadiandiamond) wrote2012-01-01 12:59 am
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2011 Review Meme
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deathpixie!
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? I got to spend my birthday with my wife in person for the first time, which was quite awesome. :) I also picked up several good habits like eating yogurt and spinach salad. Shh, I know my diet sucks, don't judge.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes and no. I read a lot more like I wanted, but certainly didn't lose any weight or exercise more.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? A lot of friends did, including one of my best friends who now lives in Ottawa, just a few weeks ago.
4. Did anyone close to you die? My great aunt died in July but other than that I was lucky in that front in 2011.
5. What countries did you visit? The USA, as per usual.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? More time with my wife. More job satisfaction. More progress with my writing.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? None really, which is kind of sad.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Finishing NaNo was pretty nice I suppose.
9. What was your biggest failure? Many files at work come to mind.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Various flus and colds, nothing too serious thankfully.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My new cell phone, such a huge upgrade.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?believeitup in more ways than I could possibly describe. ♥
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Many conservative politicians.
14. Where did most of your money go? Towards bills and debt, mortgage, line of credit, etc., travel.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? SWTOR, NaNo, my Christmas vacation.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People, or any of the songs off of that album.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer? About the same, maybe a bit poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Reading, writing, exercising.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worrying, wasting money, eating poorly.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Christmas Eve was spent with Sara and T in New Jersey with T's family, which was awesome as always. Christmas Day the three of us spent together opening gifts, enjoying new things, and just chilling out and enjoying each other's company.
21. How will you be spending New Years? We had a lovely day of lunch (at the Melting Pot, so good omg), shopping at King of Prussia, and then saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie which was good. Then we came home and watched the first episode of the new BBC Sherlock to ring in the New Year.
22. Did you fall in love in 2011? No, but I already was so that's ok. :)
23. How many one-night stands? Nope.
24. What was your favorite TV program? Community, though Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead were awesome too.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nope.
26. What was the best book you read? Ready Player One.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Foster the People I think.
28. What did you want and get? A new phone, a Stanley Cup win for my Bruins.
29. What did you want that you didn't get? Hmm. Pretty spoiled because I can't really think of much here.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Off the top of my head The Muppets but that was pretty recent. Hmm.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 34 and I travelled all day to get to my wife's apartment just before midnight her time, technically still my birthday there and the first of mine together.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Being happier with work I think.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Comfortable, I guess?
34. What kept you sane? My wife, music, XP & my new friends there.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I suppose with her new show and digging She & Him so much this year that'd be Zooey Deschanel.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Not really sure, there were a lot. Jack Layton's death, not an issue per se, was a pretty big impact.
37. Who did you miss? My wife, friends from away.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Totally going to cheat here and say everyone I met through XP.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011. To face things and know you can change them, that you don't have to just accept things the way they are. True, I have a long ways to go to live up to it still but yeah.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: This is tough. Um.
"I'm working on my rewrite, that's right
I'm gonna change the ending
Gonna throw away my title
And toss it in the trash."
From Paul Simon's Rewrite.
deathpixie!1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? I got to spend my birthday with my wife in person for the first time, which was quite awesome. :) I also picked up several good habits like eating yogurt and spinach salad. Shh, I know my diet sucks, don't judge.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes and no. I read a lot more like I wanted, but certainly didn't lose any weight or exercise more.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? A lot of friends did, including one of my best friends who now lives in Ottawa, just a few weeks ago.
4. Did anyone close to you die? My great aunt died in July but other than that I was lucky in that front in 2011.
5. What countries did you visit? The USA, as per usual.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? More time with my wife. More job satisfaction. More progress with my writing.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? None really, which is kind of sad.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Finishing NaNo was pretty nice I suppose.
9. What was your biggest failure? Many files at work come to mind.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Various flus and colds, nothing too serious thankfully.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My new cell phone, such a huge upgrade.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
believeitup in more ways than I could possibly describe. ♥13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Many conservative politicians.
14. Where did most of your money go? Towards bills and debt, mortgage, line of credit, etc., travel.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? SWTOR, NaNo, my Christmas vacation.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People, or any of the songs off of that album.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer? About the same, maybe a bit poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Reading, writing, exercising.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worrying, wasting money, eating poorly.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Christmas Eve was spent with Sara and T in New Jersey with T's family, which was awesome as always. Christmas Day the three of us spent together opening gifts, enjoying new things, and just chilling out and enjoying each other's company.
21. How will you be spending New Years? We had a lovely day of lunch (at the Melting Pot, so good omg), shopping at King of Prussia, and then saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie which was good. Then we came home and watched the first episode of the new BBC Sherlock to ring in the New Year.
22. Did you fall in love in 2011? No, but I already was so that's ok. :)
23. How many one-night stands? Nope.
24. What was your favorite TV program? Community, though Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead were awesome too.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nope.
26. What was the best book you read? Ready Player One.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Foster the People I think.
28. What did you want and get? A new phone, a Stanley Cup win for my Bruins.
29. What did you want that you didn't get? Hmm. Pretty spoiled because I can't really think of much here.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Off the top of my head The Muppets but that was pretty recent. Hmm.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 34 and I travelled all day to get to my wife's apartment just before midnight her time, technically still my birthday there and the first of mine together.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Being happier with work I think.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Comfortable, I guess?
34. What kept you sane? My wife, music, XP & my new friends there.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I suppose with her new show and digging She & Him so much this year that'd be Zooey Deschanel.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Not really sure, there were a lot. Jack Layton's death, not an issue per se, was a pretty big impact.
37. Who did you miss? My wife, friends from away.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Totally going to cheat here and say everyone I met through XP.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011. To face things and know you can change them, that you don't have to just accept things the way they are. True, I have a long ways to go to live up to it still but yeah.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: This is tough. Um.
"I'm working on my rewrite, that's right
I'm gonna change the ending
Gonna throw away my title
And toss it in the trash."
From Paul Simon's Rewrite.