I went to Ohio this year which was wonderful. I started to stretch my ears, gave up, then began again. I made baked ziti and hamburgers on my own. I saw a friend in a film and cried. I tried new things with knitting like fair isle, toe-up socks, finished lace shawls (instead of frogging them), made mittens and actually finished 25 projects!
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I probably didn’t. Here’s my resolutions blog post last year. The only things I really did were knit more and actually knit 10 things for other people and 10+ things for myself.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A few coworkers. I feel like everyone is pregnant right now, too.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
I stayed in the US. I’ve never left the continental United States in my whole life.
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
Some money in a CD, some money in my savings account, a house (renting) instead of this apartment, another pet (kitten or dog, please), a smaller pant size.
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My birthday because I got my bees knees tattoo, the week in April that I spent in Ohio, the week in July that my mum came to visit me, the week Stacy came to visit, the day we had Go Big Via Day at work and we all dressed as comic book characters. All of these were fun memories with good friends.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not murdering crazy holiday customers, haha. But seriously, I think finishing 25 knitting projects was pretty fantastic. It all really kicked off after my trip to Ohio, I became a knitting machine.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing the weight I wanted to.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I’m pretty sure it was this year that I had killer flu. No idea what it was but I was useless for about 5 days. I always injure myself because I’m the clumsiest person I know but nothing requiring hospitalization. I did have about a month and a half where I constantly had the gnarliest black and blues on my knees from slipping and falling down at work almost EVERY SINGLE DAY. Oh, and I broke some knuckles. That was fun, too.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
TONS of awesome yarn, my tattoos on my knees, a billion cute little owls, moccasins for Gus, awesome yarn for Meredith that I haven’t sent yet…and maybe some awesome tshirts for Gus, too.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Gus for dealing with me when I was so angry about work/customers. Heidi and Liz in listening to me when I didn’t know what to do and helping me make decisions to better my life. Mine in not killing any customers this year. :)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A lot of customers who strongly voiced their opinions on things that had nothing to do with them. An acquaintance who refused to take anyone’s advice or help and instead dug herself deeper and deeper into a hole that she can’t get out of now.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, food, yarn. That’s basically it.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting moccasins for Christmas, going to Ohio, Stacy coming to visit, my mum coming to visit, finding out Heidi wanted to rent her house to us when she moved :)
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2010?
Laughing at God by Regina Spektor, About A Girl by City and Colour, Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons and anything by Alison Weiss’ first two albums.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
b) thinner or fatter?
c) richer or poorer?
Happier, fatter, poorer. Haha.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercise.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Been sad over things I couldn’t change, been depressed over things I COULD change but didn’t know how.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas with friends and family, but away from my biological family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
I fall in love with the same boy over and over every day. It’s cheesy but true.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Bones, House, Dexter, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock and I rediscovered Buffy. SO GOOD. I love Netflix for enriching my year.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I doubt it. I have a very strong distaste for a few customers that I loved last year but nothing too ridiculous.
25. What was the best book you read?
I didn’t do much reading in 2010 (shame on me!) but I loved The Stranger by Albert Camus and re-read Lolita.
27. What did you want and get?
The promise of a new place to live. Some awesome yarn and my moccasins.
28. What did you want and not get?
Awesome new friends (I mean, I got closer with friends I wasn’t close with before but nobody brand new).
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I don’t even know. I couldn’t tell you 5 new movies I saw this year.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 23, went to a casino, ate junk food and got a tattoo for five hours.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More hanging out and less stressing out, learning more things, going back to school. That’s three things, but whatever.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Tshirts, skinny jeans, cardigans, dirty hair and comfortable shoes (ie: Toms and moccasins).
33. What kept you sane?
Friends and Gus.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Fell in love with Gerard Butler this year haha.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Marriage equality, LGBT rights, people’s skewed views over the Mosque at Ground Zero.
All my friends in NY, my family, Stacy.
37. Who was the best new person you met? Why?
I don’t really know that I met anyone new this year.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
People are jerks and there’s nothing I can do to change them, they shouldn’t get me down. I need to stress a lot less and realize that life goes on after a few tiny mistakes.
39. A Quote that sums up your year.
“…and those who were seen dancing were thought to be crazy by those who could not hear the music.”
| — | Friedrich Nietszche |
