Year In Review (stolen from Brandon)

1. Was 2007 a good year for you?
Probably the best ever. A third of it was spent in London, a third in Olympia working for an amazing boss, and a third at UPS taking three amazing classes. I was very busy, but very happy, and felt capable to deal with most of what was thrown at me. Made lots of new friends and became closer with the old ones.

2. What was your favorite moment(s) of the year?
Every day in London, moving into the new apartment downtown, bringing the girls (baby rats) home, being at the hospital with Wren (weird, huh?).

3. What was your least favorite moment(s) of the year?
Getting to my host family's house in London, being sick, dealing with my sister's girlfriend, worrying that Wren had kidney failure, ST being sick, Neo dying, not being able to sleep on my own.

4. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Lived in a foreign country, went to Scotland, went to Ireland, drank in a pub/bar, not only ate, but learned how to make trifle, lived downtown, cut my hair really short, buried a pet on school property, took psych medication, took three upper-division English courses at the same time, only had class two times a week, wrote a paper on something that's never been written about before, cried in a movie theater (Brandon and I both did that this year apparently).

5. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any as far as I remember.

6. Where were you when 2007 began?
On the balcony of my parents' condo in Honolulu watching the fireworks.

7. Who were you with?
My family, Alex, and some of my parents' friends.

8. Where will you be when 2007 ends?
On the balcony of my parents' condo in Honolulu watching the fireworks.

9. Who will you be with when 2007 ends?
My family, hopefully Alex, my aunt and two of my cousins, and possibly some of my parents' friends.

10. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin's girlfriend. I've never met her, but I suppose I'm significantly close to him.

11. Did you lose anybody close to you in 2007?
Neo, though I would have liked to have been closer to him.

12. Who did you miss?
I missed everyone at home when I was in London, I missed everyone in London when I came home.

13. Who was the best new person you met in 2007?
It's hard to choose between everyone I met on the London trip, but Lisa comes to mind.

14. What was your favorite month of 2007?
Maybe March or April, once I'd been in London for a month or two but before I had to go.

15. Did you travel outside of the US in 2007?
Indeed I did. To England, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Canada.

16. How many different states did you travel to in 2007?
Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Minnesota... Four?

17. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Uhh... I have no idea. An engagement ring? That thought is a little scary. How about a full time job in Olympia?

18. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I arrived in London (February 5?) because it was so traumatic and so wonderful all at the same time and my poor host mother's cat died.

19. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being almost completely independent in a foreign country.

20. What was your biggest failure?
Missing my stupid plane to stupid Hawaii.

21. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got a nasty UTI and had a cold every now and then, but other than that it was a pretty healthy year if you don't count my General Anxiety Disorder.

22. What was the best thing you bought?
My amazing shoes from York and my new laptop, both of which my parents helped pay for. As for things I bought myself, the coat I bought for only five pounds when I needed warmer clothing for Scotland. Everyone loves that thing.

23. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Trevor's because he was fine while I was gone, improved his situation by finding and moving into the new apartment, and kept himself motivated in school. Wren's because she was horribly ill and had no support from her family and yet managed to keep a good attitude most of the time. Mita's when she stayed in touch with both her classes even though her mother had just died.

24. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My sister's when she decided to study abroad with her girlfriend, Laura's every time she opened her mouth, Sarah's when all she thought about was herself, Tim's when he didn't understand why Wren was upset, Adam's when he didn't respect me because I wasn't hot enough, Emily's when she didn't appreciate Andy.

25. Where did most of your money go?
Food and theater in London, rent for Trevor.

26. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to London, being in London, moving into the new apartment, coming back to UPS.

27. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
The most I've ever drunk in a year by far because I could drink in London and there were lots of opportunities for social drinking, then I turned 21 in December.

28. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2007?
I have never done drugs aside from caffeine and prescriptions.

29. How many people did you sleep with in 2007?
One. I hope he's the only person I'll ever sleep with.

30. Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
There were some people in London that I could've been nicer too in the beginning, and I've always been pretty cold towards Laura and probably should've been nicer to my sister.

31. Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Mostly just Adam.

32. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? I am happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? I am ten pounds lighter apparently. Need to eat more fat.
iii. richer or poorer? And I am poorer because I had money saved up for London last year.

33. What do you wish you'd done more of in 2007?
Hung out with new friends, gamed, slept.

34. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Whined.

35. Did you fall in love in 2007?
I am continually falling in love with Trevor. Also I fell in love with the TV show "Scrubs."

36. What was your favorite TV program(s)?
Scrubs, Heroes, House, Mythbusters.

37. What song(s) will always remind you of 2007?
Horrible '80s music and "Bringing Sexy Back."

38. How many concerts did you see in 2007?
None. Sad!

39. Did you have a favorite concert in 2007?
No, but a lot of favorite plays.

40. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Dresden Dolls maybe. Not really a huge year for musical discovery.

41. What was the best book you read?
The Time Traveler's Wife blew my mind. So did A Ring of Endless Light.

42. What was your favorite film of this year?
"Children of Men" and "Dan in Real Life."

43. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 21st birthday, I relaxed around the house with Wren and watched movies. Most of my partying (going out to Kabuki for dinner, etc) was done later in the week.

44. What did you want and get?
A comforter, a Nintendo Crimson DS, money, and books.

45. What did you want and not get?
More time to celebrate.

46. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't know. It was really an amazing year.

47. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
More jeans than last year, heavy on the footless leggings, more eyeliner and shorter hair.

48. What kept you sane?
Trevor, Wren, comfort movies, and the rats.

49. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hmm... Sean Biggerstaff? I saw him in London and he was even hotter than he was in Harry Potter. I was also pretty enamored of Daniel Radcliffe just because I was so amazed with how grown up he is and how nice he is.

50. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Washington Gay Marriage bill being shot down or whatever. I was not happy. Also I get really angry about environmental stuff. And why isn't Obama beating Hilary?

51. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Try your very hardest to take things one day at a time.

52. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
By swaggering could I never thrive
For the rain it raineth every day.

Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
(Yes, it is a song. It has an official tune and it was sung to me.)