I haven't done a poll in a long time. This if from newaddict via FREE. Filling it out it really struck me how little I know about my own life. I think my head is so full that stuff is falling out.
| 01. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? | 02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more? | |
| Let's see…. I'd never OD'd on a ketamine and opiate cocktail before. Does that count? It was the first time I ever lived in an apartment building (I don't think university res counts), and it was the first time I visited South America. | I don't think I made any, so there were none to keep. If I made them, I forgot them. I didn't make any this year either, although I would like to get in better shape. I felt great when I was going to the gym, but stopped going when I moved to Toronto. | |
| 03. Did anyone close to you give birth? | 04. Did anyone close to you die? | |
| A surprisingly large number, yes. Only one in “real life” though (both my brother and brother-in-law are having early January babies). | Yes, unfortunately, and none were of natural causes. Only one really shook me though. Way too many suicides… | |
| 05. What countries did you visit? | 06. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? | |
| I didn't travel much at all in 2004 (a lot more in 2003 when I was in the Netherlands, the UK, Antigua, BVI, St. Martin, Hawaii, and more) — my only trip was to Buenos Aires, Argentina, but it was really nice. | Time. That's really all I want that's realistic. The only other thing I'd like is not to live under the constant fear of arrest and prosecution for my social views (ie. BME). | |
| 07. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? | 08. What was your biggest achievement of the year? | |
| Unfortunately nothing but code and BME details are etched in my memory. I don't even know what weekday it is today. | I don't think I did anything particularly unusual, I really just worked all year long. I started painting again and did a few pieces I was very happy with. I'm happy with all the things I've done, I worked very hard this year. | |
| 09. What was your biggest failure? | 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? | |
| Too much drug use. Part of my motivation in moving to Mexico is to get away from the drugs for a while. Yeah, I know it's the land of $5 an ounce pot, but I'm trying to take a break. | Not really. | |
| 11. What was the best thing you bought? | 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? | |
| You'd have to ask the people I bought stuff for. I didn't buy anything of import for myself all year. | My daughter Nefarious is very cool. | |
| 13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? | 14. Where did most of your money go? | |
| Yeah, I think you know the answer to that one. | BME-related projects and people I care about, as well as a large chunk of charitable donations. | |
| 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? | 16. What song will always remind you of 2004? | |
| Really, I've just struggled to keep up with the workload and try and provide things for everyone. That's why I'm hoping I can somehow generate time for myself some time in the next few years. Even just a week off would be nice. | I didn't listen to music in 2004, or for some time before that, which makes me very sad. I just don't have a place to set up my stereo and listen to it. One day… A guy can dream, right? | |
| 17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier, and are you richer? | 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? | |
| Neither has changed that much. | I just wish I had time of my own. | |
| 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? | 20. How did you spend New Years? | |
| I'm happy with the things that I did and I don't think there are any of them that I wish I'd done less of. That's the problem! | I spent it with Rachel here in Mexico. | |
| 22. Did you fall in love in 2004? | 23. How many one-night stands? | |
| Love isn't really something that you do on a given date. It's permanent and it's not something that you fall into — it's something you reveal. | Zero. Not really my thing, on top of the obvious reason for the answer “zero”. | |
| 24. What was your favorite TV program? | 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? | |
| I'm a sucker for Survivor and hope my cable service here will show it. | I don't hate anyone, although I don't enjoy the company of stupid people. | |
| 26. What was the best book you read? | 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? | |
| The only non-fiction book I read cover-to-cover in 2004 was How to Own a Continent. I enjoyed it, but it's far from a “best book”. Having little time I'm constrained to non-fiction reading. | Like I said, I didn't listen to a lot of music but I like The Unintended's debut album, a very Canadian low-key indie project. | |
| 28. What did you want and get? | 29. What was your favorite film of this year? | |
| I didn't get anything in 2004. | I didn't go to many movies. It's not so much that it was my “favorite film” of the year or anything like that, but I liked going to see Mean Girls with Rachel, but that's just because I like going to movies with her. I think I may have smashed up our Touareg that day as well. | |
| 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? | 32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? | |
| Scheduling conflicts and work obligations canceled my birthday this year, although I did have plans to eat a blueberry pie, get incredibly high, and watch TV in my underwear (hey, when you work all the time, sometimes that's all you want). I turned thirty-one. | Thirty-six hour long days. | |
| 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? | 34. What kept you sane? | |
| Fashion is a state of mind. | Nothing. Don't you read my diary? | |
| 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? | 36. What political issue stirred you the most? | |
| No one in particular. | Needless killing. I guess it's true that “9-11 changed everything” because it forced us all to accept that there are issues that we can't keep ignoring. I was politically aware before then, but that's really what flipped me “on”. | |
| 37. Who did you miss? | 38. Who was the best new person you met? | |
| I miss a lot of people; I wish we all lived closer. I even miss some people I haven't met in real life. | I'm not sure. I meet a lot of amazing people. | |
| 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004. | 40. There is no question 40. | |
| Do it now, because you're going to die soon. Keep going, and never stop. -AWK | Yeah, there's also no question twenty-one or thirty. What's up with that? |
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