At Zack Stickrod's in Stillwater
2. Did you have a New Year’s Resolution?
1. give up all non-chocolate candy; 2. do some kind of physical activity at least 3 days a week
3. What was your status on Valentine's Day?
single
4. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2011?
Six Flags Over Texas with Heather
5. Did you play an April Fool's joke on anyone this year?
no
6. Do anything special on Easter?
I worked at the ZooFriends office till about 3pm, then went over to Aunt Sheila's to see family.
7. What did you do on the 4th of July?
I was in Chicago with Colin. We went to The Museum of Science and Industry, then walked around the city for a bit looking at sculptures. Then we watched the fireworks from a spot near Millenium Park.
8. What was your favorite summer memory of '11?
spending time in Chicago with Colin
9. What were you for Halloween?
Lady MacBeth
10. What happened on Thanksgiving?
Spent time with the fam at Aunt Sheila's
11. What about Christmas?
Festivus with Dad/Tina/Mel/Richard at the Jazz Lab to see Souled Out; Christmas Eve at Aunt Sheila's, Christmas Day at Grandmother's; and the day after Christmas, I had some friends over for a small dirty Santa
12. Did you get kissed under mistletoe?
nope
13. Best Christmas present?
PlayStation 3
14. Describe your birthday.
I went up to Tulsa for a couple days. Ate Sushi at Asahi with Colin, Ryan, Chris, Sam, Samantha, Daniel, and Garrett. Then Colin, Ryan, Chris, and I went to see "Source Code." The next day Colin and I met up with Graham and we went to see "Your Highness."
15. Best birthday present?
"Beauty and the Beast" on DVD (from Colin)
16. What was your best month?
February--got a job, met a guy, reconnected with old friends
17. Did you know anybody who got married?
Melissa/Richard, Cyrus/Shannon
18. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Melinda
19. Did anyone close to you die?
no
20. Where did you live?
Edmond, OK
21. What countries did you visit?
none, but I did visit Illinois and South Carolina
22. What was your favorite vacation?
Chicago for a week over the 4th of July
23. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A more concrete plan of the future, namely what I want to be when I grow up.
24. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory?
The weekend Colin and I first started dating
25. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
finding Colin, and finding two jobs that I enjoy
26. What was your biggest failure?
not exercising enough
27. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got pretty sick in late summer, but it was just a bad cold
28. What was the best thing you bought?
Dragon Age II, plane tickets to Chicago, season pass to Six Flags, plane tickets to North Carolina, the first 4 books of "A Song of Ice and Fire"
29. How did you earn your money?
ZooFriends, Edmond Public Library
30. Where did most of your money go?
gas, movie theaters, plane tickets
31. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Josh Groban
32. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
eh, I dunno
33. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Josh Groban concert, visiting Colin in Chicago, Blue Man Group concert, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 midnight premier, spending time with Colin and friends in Chicago for New Year's Eve
34. What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
"Rolling in the Deep" by ADELE, "Bells of New York City" by Josh Groban, "Space for Rent" by Whomadewho
35. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder?
happier
II. thinner or fatter?
thinner
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?
get sunburned
38. Did you fall in love in 2011?
yes
39. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn’t dislike this time last year?
no
40. Did you have any encounters with the police?
I got one speeding ticket
41. What were your favorite TV programs?
Bones, Castle, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, House, Black Books
42. What was the best book you read?
"A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin
43. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Whomadewho, Band of Heathens
44. What concerts/shows did you go to?
Band of Heathens, Josh Groban, Blue Man Group, The Stage Door Theater's production of "Till Death Do Us Part", Souled Out
45. What were your favorite films of the year?
The Adjustment Bureau, Midnight in Paris, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, 50/50, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Anonymous, Our Idiot Brother, The Guard, The Descendants, Beginners
46. What did you want and get?
Dragon Age II, PlayStation 3
47. What's one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If Colin hadn't been in Chicago all summer
48. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
wore my glasses a lot, plaid button-down shirts, I was kinda rockin' the Indie look sometimes--I even bought some skinny jeans (to be worn with boots) :P
49. What kept you sane?
Colin
50. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Josh Groban, Cillian Murphy, Rhys Ifans
51. Who did you miss most?
Colin Logan
52. What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2011?
enjoy having a customer service job
53. What's something you learned about yourself?
I tend to have issues when something I planned and looked forward to doesn't turn out the way I envisioned it.
54. Was it a good year?
yes
55. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
Most people are stupid and rude, but you you shouldn't let it get you down, because there are also really smart and considerate people out there who make up for it.
Number of movies watched on video/Netflix: 75
Number of movies seen at at theater: 39
Number of full television seasons watched: 20
Number of books read: 20
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