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1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Started meeting with a spiritual director.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can't even remember what my new year's resolutions were last year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Lots of creative energy.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Learning my father has Parkinsons.
Seeing my daughter's startling performance on stage for the first time.
The day I had an emotional breakdown during a gaming session.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Creation of the newsletter for my division.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not maintaining any real kind of exercise routine.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My purple comfy couch.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My daughter is a sweet, caring, helpful little girl. I am constantly amazed by her generous nature.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
President Bush
14. Where did most of your money go?
Most of it went to the basics: rent, insurance, food, debt, etc.
Most of the discretionary money went for movie stills, books and DVDs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The ROTK extended edition -- which, unfortunately, turned out to be a disappointment.
How well I'm doing in school.
The positive feedback on the newsletter at work.
The process of consciously re-conceiving my mythic/archetypal paradigms.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"Defying Gravity" from the Wicked soundtrack.
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by
The rules of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes
And leap...
It's time to try Defying Gravity
I think I'll try Defying Gravity
And you can't pull me down
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?
Working out
Writing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Playing Alchemy, spending money on eBay, mindless websurfing
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spending Christmas Eve with my parents, daughter andraptures_shadow at my parents' house. Christmas morning alone at my house while my daughter is upstairs with her father and his family.
"Alone" is not a bad thing. I'll sleep in, then enjoy some quiet time.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV these days, except the programs that my daughter watches. This year I enjoyed watching the DVD's of Firefly.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Kushiel trilogy by Jacqueline Carey.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Wicked soundtrack -- for which I have to thank the divineladyvivien, and Eliza Gilkyson, courtesy of soul sister queenofhalves.
28. What did you want and get?
A real, full-time, salary-plus-benefits job.
A licensed replica of Arwen's sword.
29. What did you want and not get?
My full creativity back.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
National Treasure was the only new film I saw more than once.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 40th birthday I took a vacation day and watched the extended edition of ROTK. A few days later, I had a much quieter and lower-key party than I had originally intended.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being able to finish my novel.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Student casual
34. What kept you sane?
To be honest: my LJ friends community. It's been wonderful to be able to share so much here, and to receive unfailing support, encouragement, counsel, affirmation, commiseration, and shared silliness.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Viggo Mortensen
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Iraq war -- although to call it "a political issue" isn't quite accurate, since it is far more than that.
37. Who did you miss?
My friend Bill, with whom I have not had a lot of contact since we ceased to be business partners.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
My boss, Jeannie.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
That taking responsibility for my own emotions and reactions goes a long way toward improving a difficult relationship.
40. Quote a song lyric that describes the past year:
See "Defying Gravity" above
_storyteller_1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Started meeting with a spiritual director.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can't even remember what my new year's resolutions were last year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Lots of creative energy.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Learning my father has Parkinsons.
Seeing my daughter's startling performance on stage for the first time.
The day I had an emotional breakdown during a gaming session.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Creation of the newsletter for my division.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not maintaining any real kind of exercise routine.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My purple comfy couch.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My daughter is a sweet, caring, helpful little girl. I am constantly amazed by her generous nature.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
President Bush
14. Where did most of your money go?
Most of it went to the basics: rent, insurance, food, debt, etc.
Most of the discretionary money went for movie stills, books and DVDs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The ROTK extended edition -- which, unfortunately, turned out to be a disappointment.
How well I'm doing in school.
The positive feedback on the newsletter at work.
The process of consciously re-conceiving my mythic/archetypal paradigms.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"Defying Gravity" from the Wicked soundtrack.
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by
The rules of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes
And leap...
It's time to try Defying Gravity
I think I'll try Defying Gravity
And you can't pull me down
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?
Working out
Writing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Playing Alchemy, spending money on eBay, mindless websurfing
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spending Christmas Eve with my parents, daughter and
raptures_shadow at my parents' house. Christmas morning alone at my house while my daughter is upstairs with her father and his family. "Alone" is not a bad thing. I'll sleep in, then enjoy some quiet time.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV these days, except the programs that my daughter watches. This year I enjoyed watching the DVD's of Firefly.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Kushiel trilogy by Jacqueline Carey.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Wicked soundtrack -- for which I have to thank the divine
ladyvivien, and Eliza Gilkyson, courtesy of soul sister queenofhalves.28. What did you want and get?
A real, full-time, salary-plus-benefits job.
A licensed replica of Arwen's sword.
29. What did you want and not get?
My full creativity back.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
National Treasure was the only new film I saw more than once.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 40th birthday I took a vacation day and watched the extended edition of ROTK. A few days later, I had a much quieter and lower-key party than I had originally intended.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being able to finish my novel.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Student casual
34. What kept you sane?
To be honest: my LJ friends community. It's been wonderful to be able to share so much here, and to receive unfailing support, encouragement, counsel, affirmation, commiseration, and shared silliness.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Viggo Mortensen
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Iraq war -- although to call it "a political issue" isn't quite accurate, since it is far more than that.
37. Who did you miss?
My friend Bill, with whom I have not had a lot of contact since we ceased to be business partners.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
My boss, Jeannie.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
That taking responsibility for my own emotions and reactions goes a long way toward improving a difficult relationship.
40. Quote a song lyric that describes the past year:
See "Defying Gravity" above
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I thought that I had hurt your feelings, and was regretting that.
How are things going at home these days? What does Ariel think of the baby?
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Home is going alright, still learning what baby needs. We are learning her so we can do a better job with her. Ary LOVES baby sister. She reads to her and plays with her. She loves that she sits in the back seat with her and takes care of her in the car. She also got to feed her for the first time last night because we got a breast pump for mom.