... :: 2004: the review :: ...

1. what did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before?
paid off my student loan, went to SXSW, learned to drive stick, inspired prospective students not to go to kenyon, had a terrible christmas, became obsessed with six feet under, carnivale, the oc, nip/tuck and felicity, fell for a boy who is completely not my type, danced in public frequently, won something at the portland music industry christmas party raffle

2. did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more next year?
so far i have kept them

3. did anyone close to you give birth?
yes

4. did anyone close to you die?
no

5. what places did you visit?
seattle, santa cruz, austin, denver

6. what would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
patience

7. what date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
march 17-21, SXSW

8. what was your biggest achievement of the year?
buying a 2004 honda civic

9. what was your biggest failure?
i don’t know

10. did you suffer illness or injury?
one particularly nasty case of food poisoning and a popped disc in my lower back

11. what was the best thing you bought?
a 2-foot chili ristra

12. whose behavior merited celebration?
i can’t answer this

13. whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
i can’t answer this

14. where did most of your money go?
my new car & car insurance

15. what did you get really, really, really excited about?
books, movies, bands, boys, iBooks

16. what songs will always remind you of 2004?
seventeen years – ratatat, blind – tv on the radio, tiny dancer – elton john

17. compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? thinner
iii. richer or poorer? richer

18. what do you wish you’d done more of?
art

19. what do you wish you’d done less of?
being annoyed with everyone

20. how will you be spending christmas?
it was terrible

22. did you fall in love in 2004?
nope

23. how many one-night stands?
none

24. what was your favorite tv program?
the oc, six feet under, carnivale, nip/tuck – my household is all about tv shows on DVD

25. do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
nope

26. what were the best books you read?
geek love, middlesex, bel canto

27. what was your greatest musical discovery?
ratatat, iron & wine, joanna newsom

28. what did you want and get?
the nirvana boxset

29. what did you want and not get?
an electric blanket

30. what was your favorite film of this year?
eternal sunshine

31. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 25, went to the aalto lounge

32. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
i don’t know

33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
according to my roommate, “hipster white trash”

34. what kept you sane?
not much

35. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
gael garcia bernal

36. what political issue stirred you the most?
the whole election process

37. who did you miss?
allie & deborah

38. who was the best new person you met?
sadie, chris, jay, emily, angelo, dave

39. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
despite what they may say, nobody is capable of keeping a secret. seriously.

40. quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
”and even if love were not what i wanted, love would make love the thing most desired”