1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
I interviewed with a newspaper for a column.
2. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but I wish this certain person would already.
3. What countries did you visit?
Jamaica Mon
4. What would you like to have in 2005 that you didn't have in 2004?
Even more fearlessness
5. What date(s) from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None really, but looking back it was one of the best years ever for me.
6. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting published in BITCH magazine. The New Yorker is next!
7. What was your biggest failure?
Letting the sick behaviour of someone else get to me.
8. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
I had chest congestion that would not end!
9. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My own of course
10. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Anne and my father.
11. Where did most of your money go?
In my gas tank
12. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Sitting in on a newspaper editors weekly meeting.
13. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Take Me Out ~ Franz Ferdinand
14. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?: Much happier
ii. thinner or fatter?: Ugh! Fatter
iii. richer or poorer?: About the same, sadly.
15. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing
16. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sitting on my ass
17. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Fall? No. Grow? Yes!
18. What was your favorite TV program?
Real World, Court TV and Chappell Show.
19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate? No. Resentments? Sure I'm human.
20. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Bjork, she inspires me.
21. What did you want and get?
Recognition, appreciation, love and support.
22. What did you want and not get?
An IPod.
23. What were your favorite films of this year?
Lost In Translation.
24. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 42. Went out with the family and friends, opened gifts.
25. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing, it was wonderful and planned especially for me.
26. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Cool laid back writer type.
27. What kept you sane?
My meetings.
28. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Clive Owen (British actor).
29. Who did you miss?
Absolutely no one.
30. Who was the best new person you met?
My personal manager, Mr. Evan Kaplan & his daughter.
31. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
I can recognize the genius within myself.
32. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I got the rolly on my arm and I'm pouring Sean Don
And I roll the best weed cause I got it going on." ~ Drop It Like It's Hot, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Hehe j/k
| Posted by: nicole | December 19, 2004 07:40 PM |
i borrowed these questions and answered them on my blog! |
| Posted by: evan | December 19, 2004 09:30 PM |
oh, lizzy, i love you (and for saying that!) |
| Posted by: Mary | December 20, 2004 01:25 AM |
Great questions! A nice way to take a year end inventory...but I'm still in denial that 2004 is ending! :-( |