I’ve seen the same meme three times now. So… why not?

By Pixel at January 5, 2008 at 12:37 am. Filed in daily slice

In 2007…

1. … I started some serious long-term projects. I’d done personal projects before, but I’d never gotten to the point of actually producing results. Other things I did that I’d never done before includes one thing that’s illegal in the United States (seriously). I’d tell you what it is, but I’d rather take it to my grave: it’s funnier that way.
2. … I kept about half of my new year’s resolutions. It’s my usual average. That’s why I make 18.
3. … Nobody gave birth anywhere near me. Most of my friends had the decency to go to the hospital.
4. … I went to Mexico twice and across the US twice. Not Canada or Australia like I’d wanted to.
5. … I did not have a doctor, a gym membership, a real home, a plan, a ray gun that changes peoples’ sexual orientation, money, or a novel under my belt. I’d like all of those for 2008.
6. … August 18th is pretty memorable (despite the fact that I had to look it up just now). Also, I will always remember May 29th on the count that it’s my birthday.
7. … My biggest achievement was the completion of my hug project, and all that grad school crap that made me a much better philosopher.
8. … Not going to Australia, quitting my job and not having a clue about life were pretty big failures. I will always remember 2007 as a combination of being lost and finding myself.
9. … I finally had my wisdom teeth taken out. Also, I was sick twice (including now).
10. … I bought an iPod and a new computer.
11. … Most of my money went to feeding myself and slowly paying off loans… it wasn’t very much money.
12. … I got really, really, really excited about my two major trips across two nearby countries.
13. … Songs don’t remind me of particular years, though Regina Spektor will always remind me of my friend Cassandra.
14. … I became sadder, fatter, and much poorer. Now, though, I have a plan to my life and plan to reverse all those trends.
15. … I wish I’d had super powers or a super memory, because sometimes I don’t care much about making future memories. I’d rather enjoy the ones I’ve already made.
16. … I wish I’d done far less worrying and far more working.
17. … I did not fall in love. I barely fell asleep.
18. … I had 100,000.00 one-night stands… wait, there’s not supposed to be a 1 there.
19. … I fell back in love with TV, if only for Heroes and House.
20. … I did not, and currently don’t hate anyone.
21. … I read The Count of Monte Cristo and fell in love with literature. I know that directly contradicts my answer to #17, but I don’t care.
22. … I wanted and got a lot of hugs, some answers to my own residual teen angst, and also oxygen. I like oxygen.
23. … I wanted, but did not get, a year that fit nicely into my own preconceived notions.
24. … I did nothing on my 22nd birthday. I drove around feeling sad that my friends all forgot it until I decided to get some Ice Cream at Baskin Robbins to cheer myself up…. but they were closed. Also, a rain cloud followed me all day and the Charlie Brown song played inside my head for hours.
25. … I was kept sane by my refound love of blogging and my Moleskines (although I lost two this year, which filled me with teen angst, as you can imagine)
26. … I missed my cousins. Both the newfound and the old. I have pretty cool cousins, if I don’t say so myself.
27. … my favorite new person was Adriana. She’s also my favorite newfound cousin. Of course, beyond cousins, I think I only met about a dozen people. None of which I still talk to. In cyber-land I met a whole slew (whatever a slew is) of awesome people.
28. … I learned to always do my research, to always do things early, to always plan for crazy eventualities, and to never write people off.

… one of these days I’ll learn how to just take part in a frigging Internet survey without rebelling in my own way…

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