End of the Year reflections

End-of-year meme from Mastadge
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Worked as a Village director. Kissed someone for the first time. Visited Utah and Nevada.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
One of them, another no. And maybe.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I know of, although my Aunt had a baby towards the end of last year.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, although I know someone who was in a bad car accident.
5. What countries did you visit?
None this year, although next year, January - London, England, and hopefully a whole lot of other ones.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Hm, a couple things.
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
End of June, saving several campers from getting crushed by a runaway wagon. Couple of random things from camp. Getting stuck in Burlington Airport after finding that our tickets weren't there, and then driving down to New York City that night. Seeing my brother play in Carnagie Hall in New York City - Twice. Waiting in line for Star Wars in Armor. Meeting Matthew Stover, Timothy Zahn, Karen Traviss, Troy Dennings and a ton of other people at Celebration 3. Seeing Carbon Leaf in concert.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not messing up too much as a Village Director.
9. What was your biggest failure?
A couple select moments over the summer as Village Director.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Twisted my knee pretty badly this fall, but nothing more than that.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod. Best investment that I've ever made.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Hm.. Quite a few people over the year.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Several people over the summer - complete failures as counselors at times.
14. Where did most of your money go?
That is the question isn't it? Books, movies, comics, food. Too much on things that I probably shouldn't have.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Serenity coming out. Hanging out with a couple certain people.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
A couple- Life Less Ordinary, by Carbon Leaf. Burning in the Sun, Blue Merle. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight, Amos Lee and Best of You, The Foo Fighters.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? A mix of both. It's been a rough semester at times, but I'm looking forwards London.
b) thinner or fatter? Probably a little heavier. I haven't gotten out to exercise (Rock Climb) in a long time.
c) richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish that I was more realistic. Maybe a little less worrisome and paranoid.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Too much.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With family.
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Probably Rachel or Eric.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
Yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
None
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Battlestar Galactica. Stargate and Arrested Developement as well.
New program?
Also Battlestar Galactica.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No one that I can think of.
26. What was the best book you read?
Hm, there's been several. When Egypt Ruled the East, by George Steindorff and Keith Seele, a definitive history of Ancient Egypt. The World Before by Karen Traviss. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis, Travels with Charley, by John Steinbeck, Americana by Hampton Sides, America: A Narrative History, most likely a couple others.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Oh boy. Quite a few new artists and CDs. CARBON LEAF, John Butler Trio, Blue Merle, Mike Doughty, Amos Lee, Great Big Sea, Nickel Creek, Zero 7, Foo Fighters. Carbon Leaf was the greatest though.
28. What did you want and get?
My jobs at Abnaki and KAS.
29. What did you want and not get?
A girlfriend.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
SERENITY!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 20, didn't do anything.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
NOT having a string of bad luck with women.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
My coat, cargo pants, boots, a couple of button down shirts.
34. What kept you sane?
Hm. My friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jewel Straite, Kate from LOST.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Probably the recent news on regarding the secret prisons in Europe used by the US. FEMA's response to Katrina. Various other things that the Bush Administration has done.
37. Who did you miss?
Rachel, Sarah, Sam.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Hm. Probably Naomi at Climbing the other day.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
Probably to relax.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Live a life less ordinary
Live a life extraordinary with me
Live a life less sedentary
Live a life evolutionary with me
Well I hate to be a bother,
But it's you and there's no other, I do believe
You can call me naive but...
I know me very well (at least as far as I can tell)
And I know what I need
The night you came into my life
Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me
By the way, I do know why you stayed away...
I will keep tongue-tied next time

Live a life less ordinary
Live a life extraordinary with me
My face had said too much
Before our hands could even touch
To greet a 'hello'
(So much for going slow...)
A little later on that year
I told you that I loved you dear
What do you know?
This you weren't prepared to hear
I'm a saddened man, I'm a broken boy
I'm a toddler with a complex toy
I've fallen apart, since the ambush of your heart

The night you came into my life
Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me.
By the way, I do know why you stayed away
I will keep tongue-tied but...

Honey understand, honey understand
I won't make demands
Honey understand, honey understand
We could walk without a plan.
Honey understand (honey), honey understand
I won't rest in stone all alone
Honey understand, honey understand
I'm all ready to go
But you already know...

Live a life less ordinary
Live a life extraordinary with me.
If I could name you in this song
Would it make you smile and sing along?
This is the goal: to get into your soul
If I could make you dance for joy
Could that be the second-chance decoy?
The bird-in-hand I would need
To help you understand?

The night you came into my life
well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me
By the way, I do know why you stayed away
I will keep tongue-tied next time