1. Where did you begin 2013?
At Drew's parents' house in Edmond with great old friends
2. Did you have a New Year’s Resolution?
Eat less, exercise more, lose weight, be healthier
3. What was your status on Valentine's Day?
single
4. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2013?
Drove up to St. Louis via Kansas City and did a pub crawl with Drew, Heather, Fagan, Eli, and Jake. Super fun time!
5. Did you play an April Fool's joke on anyone this year?
nope
6. Do anything special on Easter?
Usual family get-together at Aunt Sheila's
7. What did you do on the 4th of July?
Worked at ZooFriends (it wasn't that busy)
8. What was your favorite summer memory of '13?
Game night on June 7 just before Drew left for Afghanistan
9. What were you for Halloween?
Army doctor pirate wizard Mickey (Lazily threw together different pieces from the costume box)
10. What happened on Thanksgiving?
Went to Aunt Sheila's for dinner
11. What about Christmas?
Festivus at The Wedge on the 22nd, Aunt Sheila's in Moore on Christmas Eve, Grandmother's in Bartlesville on Christmas Day
12. Did you get kissed under mistletoe?
Nope
13. Best Christmas present?
"The Sand Castle" on VHS from Melissa (an old cartoon video we used to watch a lot as kids)
14. Describe your birthday.
Went to church with Dad, Grandmother, and Papa Jerry, and afterward, the three of us got lunch at McAlister's. Then I went to work at the library for my usual 1-6pm shift, during which a customer donated a bunch of VHS movies and I took a few home (woot!). Then I met Dad, Tina, Mel, and Richard at Ted's for dinner. It ended up being a pretty awesome day.
15. Best birthday present?
Season 2 of "Game of Thrones" on Blu-Ray from Dad & Visa gift card from Mom
16. What was your best month?
November - school wound down, nice fall weather, got to know Mr. Matthew Buell
Worst month?
June - Mathis Brothers ZooFriends offer, had to replace my radiator, had to replace my laptop 'cause my MacBook died :(
17. Did you know anybody who got married?
Cousin Lindsay and Jason Masterson
18. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Don't think so
19. Did anyone close to you die?
Leon Norwood (not that close but it still saddened me)
20. Where did you live?
Dad's house in Edmond, Rental duplex (with Kristine) in Edmond
21. What countries did you visit?
none
22. What was your favorite vacation?
Going up to Minnesota in August to visit my mom and driving along the North Shore of Lake with her
23. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
More close friends
24. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory?
St. Patty's day pub crawl in St. Louis with old friends
25. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting into grad school
26. What was your biggest failure?
Losing a Rachel as a friend
27. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really, no
28. What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to see Neil Gaiman at a signing event in Dallas, which also came with his new book The Ocean at the End of the Lane
29. How did you earn your money?
Edmond Library, OKC ZooFriends
30. Where did most of your money go?
Other than rent & bills, I spent A LOT on stuff for the new duplex, and I had to buy a new computer when my MacBook died
31. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Josh Groban, Neil Gaiman, Wendy Davis
32. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Boston marathon bombers
33. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing Neil Gaiman at a signing event in Dallas in June
34. What song(s) will always remind you of 2013?
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye
35. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder?
happier!
II. thinner or fatter?
slightly thinner
III. richer or poorer?
slightly poorer
36. What do you wish you’d done more of?
play disc golf
37. What do you wish you’d done less of?
worry about other's opinions of me
38. Did you fall in love in 2013?
yes
39. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn’t dislike this time last year?
yes
40. Did you have any encounters with the police?
I got pulled over for turning left into the right lane and received a written warning. Dumb.
41. What were your favorite TV programs?
Parks & Recreation, Homeland, Game of Thrones, Perception, Castle
42. What was the best book you read?
"Daring Greatly" by Brene Brown, "A Storm of Swords" by George R. R. Martin, "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman
43. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Gotye, Dierks Bentley
44. What concerts/shows did you go to?
In February, I saw a live Fathom Events broadcast at Cinemark of Josh Groban's Lincoln Center concert promoting his new album. In June, I saw Neil Gaiman do a reading and signing in Dallas.
45. What were your favorite films of the year?
Warm Bodies, Much Ado About Nothing, The Way Way Back, Gravity, 12 Years a Slave
46. What did you want and get?
Matt Buell!
47. What's one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More free time
48. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
I dunno, whatever
49. What kept you sane?
Video games
50. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Martin Freeman, Josh Groban, Neil Gaiman
51. Who did you miss most?
Mom
52. What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2013?
Travel more than a couple hundred miles for a concert (Josh Groban)
53. What's something you learned about yourself?
I still hate being in school.
54. Was it a good year?
yes
55. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013:
You've got to be comfortable with yourself before you can be comfortable around others.
