2010

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
seriously tried out online dating
road trip on the pacific northwest coastal highway
taught summer school
went to the manayunk bike race
went to maryland wine festival
kickball team

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
1. healthy eating - kept track of eating from jan-may. shit hit the fan in the summer, but my veggie box and i are having a very happy life together. so, check.
2. finances - I didn't really make a lot of headway when you look at totals, but significant expenses came up this year (ccp classes, moving, bed)... and I don't owe any more. I took steps to get a loan to pay them off as well.
3. not blowing off guys - i really gave the online dating thing a good shot. and right now, things seem to be on the up swing.
4. i kept my blog religiously until the summer, and I am trying to revive it.

I'm still working on my resolutions for this coming year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I don't think so.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
thank god, no.

5. What countries did you visit?
none in 2010. sad. does portland count?

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
a healthy relationship perhaps

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nov 6th - Homecoming wasn't anything spectacular or grand, but it was a particularly amazing time this year, and I will definitely remember it.
Other events stick out, but not actual dates. I guess I just forget them.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting back into yoga (after taking like march-aug off) and running (after taking may-oct off)
weight lifting regularly 2 times a week (starting in about october)

9. What was your biggest failure?
the serial dating thing totally did not work out.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nothing out of the ordinary

11. What were the best things you bought?
my bed!
my new boots and winter coats

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jess and Candie, Becca and Julia for standing up for what they wanted/didn't want, plus everyone else who moved on from something that wasn't healthy for them

13. Whose behavior appalled you?
how about arlene ackerman?

14. Where did most of your money go?
rent, credit card bills, CCP, food, alcohol

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going to portland!
happy hours (even if they were a bit excessive)
the thought of actually meeting someone who i can open up to

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
taylor swift's first album
Jay Z - young forever
michael buble

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? same
ii. thinner or fatter? same
iii. richer or poorer? same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
have sex

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
eharmony

20. How will you be spending Christmas and/or New Year's?
christmas eve was with karen and her family
christmas day was with my sister, candie, and victoria (and eve!)
new years with the ingela

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?
nope

23. How many one-night stands?
none actually

24. What was your favorite TV program?
the bachelor and the bachelorette, followed by gossip girl

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i don't waste time hating people

26. What was the best book you read?
100 places every woman should go

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
bittorrent

28. What did you want and get?
teaching in an elementary school

29. What did you want and not get?
to pay my bills off

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
i can't really answer this question

31. What did you do on your birthday?
had a big party at my apartment. tons and tons of fun. and made bad drinking decisions involving tequila, brandy, wine, and beer that resulted in me not drinking liquor any more. and i lost my cardigan.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
more sex

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
summer: skirts, tank tops, flowers, easy breezy
fall/winter: leggings, skinny jeans, boots, tights, sweaters

34. What kept you sane?
Jess, happy hours, yoga/running/gym

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i'm team edward, but jacob is smoking

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
freakin race to the top. god obama, i like you less now because of that.

37. Who did you miss?
my dad

38. Who was the best new person you met?
hard to answer