Friday, December 31, 2010

2010: The Year in Review

1. Where did you begin 2010?

At Eli's in Stillwater


2. Did you have a New Year’s Resolution?

Not really


3. What was your status on Valentine's Day?

in a relationship with Sam Kirzner


4. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2010?

I was at Disney World with my Mom. We went to Raglan Road, a pub in Downtown Disney.


5. Did you play an April Fool's joke on anyone this year?

no


6. Do anything special on Easter?

Went to Aunt Sheila's to hang with family.


7. What did you do on the 4th of July?

In Tulsa, went to dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse, then to the Drillers game with Sam, Dad, Uncle Tim, Grandmother, and Papa Jerry. Met cousin Sarah and Uncle Jeff there--Jeremy was pitching for the San Antonio Missions.


8. What was your favorite summer memory of '10?

Liz/Drew/Fagan housewarming party in Stillwater, June 4-6


9. What were you for Halloween?

Lois Lane (Sam was Jimmy Olsen)


10. What happened on Thanksgiving?

Aunt Sheila's with the fam


11. What about Christmas?

Festivus: Dad and I went to Stillwater to have dinner with Melissa; Christmas Eve: Aunt Sheila's; Christmas Day and day after: Grandmother's in Bartlesville


12. Did you get kissed under mistletoe?

no


13. Best Christmas present?

new iPod from Mom and new car battery from Dad


14. Describe your birthday?

I don't really remember. =/ My mom came up to Tulsa and we ate and did stuff...


15. Best birthday present?

I don't remember what I got. :P


16. What was your best month?

probably March


17. Did you know anybody who got married?

I don't think so


18. Did anyone close to you give birth?

cousin Lara Sheppard


19. Did anyone close to you die?

no


20. Where did you live?

USA West at TU; Edmond, OK


21. What countries did you visit?

none


22. What was your favorite vacation?

Disney World over Spring Break


23. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?

a job that I like AND that pays decently


24. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory?

the day Sam and I broke up


25. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Graduating, I guess


26. What was your biggest failure?

my relationship


27. Did you suffer illness or injury?

I had a REALLY bad cold in October, and I had a 24 hr stomach bug in December


28. What was the best thing you bought?

KT Tunstall's new album "Tiger Suit"


29. How did you earn your money?

The Collegian/Blunck Studios


30. Where did most of your money go?

gas, movie theaters


31. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Apolo Anton Ohno


32. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

mine


33. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Disney World


34. What song(s) will always remind you of 2010?

"Lost" and "Difficulty" by KT Tunstall; "Bulletproof" by La Roux; "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith


35. Compared to this time last year, are you:


I. happier or sadder?

sadder


II. thinner or fatter?

about the same. I was gaining weight for a while, but I've lost some in the last few months.


III. richer or poorer?

richer


36. What do you wish you’d done more of?

exercise


37. What do you wish you’d done less of?

eat crappy food


38. Did you fall in love in 2010?


39. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn’t dislike this time last year?

can't think of anyone


40. Did you have any encounters with the police?

no


41. What was your favorite TV program?

The Mentalist, Doctor Who


42. What was the best book you read?

"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Steig Larson


43. What was your greatest musical discovery?

KT Tunstall's "Tiger Suit"


44. What concerts/shows did you go to?

Josh Turner's senior recital, Trans-Siberian Orchestra


45. What were your favorite films of the year?

Inception, Toy Story 3, Tangled, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Karate Kid, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Salt, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1


46. What did you want and get?

The Mentalist on DVD


47. What's one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

if I had found a job I enjoyed


48. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?

grew out my bangs; mostly wore jeans and t-shirts


49. What kept you sane?

being busy; watching The Mentalist and Dexter


50. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Cillian Murphy, Simon Baker


51. Who did you miss most?

Sam Kirzner


52. What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2010?

break up with someone I love


53. What's something you learned about yourself?

...what's Evian spelled backwards?


54. Was it a good year?

I'm not sure. Finishing school was definitely nice, but my life has kinda derailed since then.


55. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:

Sometimes the right decision is the one that fucks everything up.