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[wispfox]

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Initiated dating-type relationship with a yummy girl. Even if I *did* propose the possibility in a really stilted manner due to severe nerves, it was in *person*. Go, me!

Also, I managed to express attraction to someone else in person, too, with even less grace. *chuckles at self*

I also went to Canada for the first time. (Yes, I know, I grew up in New Hampshire - I have no idea how I avoided visiting Canada before August)

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Um. I don't *make* new year's resolutions. However, I *did* keep some non-new year's resolutions I made to myself about 1.5 years ago. I was very proud of myself, and still am, about that. Yay, keeping to promises to one's self!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes! My older sister! 6 months ago, to a remarkably cute baby girl. (Remarkably because I don't usually think much of the cuteness factor of non-verbal children)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandmother, although I'd not seen her in many years, and was never exceptionally close to her (probably because my grandparents live in Wisconson, so not terribly close by).

5. What countries did you visit?
Canada.

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
A cuddle-able person with a moment's notice. I almost have a few of these (and in at least one case, have been *very* impressed with/pleased by how little notice I have needed to get cuddling), but it's difficult to literally have "a moment's notice" when my cuddly friends don't live near me and have social lives.

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Dates don't remain etched on my memory. My memory is not cronologically organized.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I'd have to say that would be finally starting to understand just how huge an effect cuddling and being held has on my emotional state. Possibly even higher an effect than sleep. I think that would be at about even par with my finally beginning to understand that I really *do* need to (and can!) be social in the winter, but only with people I'm pretty comfortable with, and very rarely in large groups.

9. What was your biggest failure?
I don't think I have any such this past year... I have small failures about which I'm not happy, which generally actually only matter in terms of degrees (ie, how well I'm successfully rewiring my brain around things I don't like in myself). No one big thing comes to mind, though.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Kidney stone evilness. Not sure if that counts as illness, though. I had an evil cold for two weeks and a cough which lasted about 2 more beyond that.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Bought? Um... I don't know!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My friends, definitely.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mmm. Appalled? I can't think of any. Depressed? Yeah, there have been a few. But I refuse to name names! Ha!

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent. Then probably a toss up between paying off school and car loans.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Regaining a friend who I'd missed terribly during what was, at least for me, a necessary period of adjustment and healing. Hell, I'm *still* really, really, really excited about that!

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Can't think of any.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier. Gobs and gobs and gobs happier.
ii. Smaller or larger? No change that I'm aware of.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer. Slightly. At least now I have some savings, albeit not all *that* much.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel. Being more willing to speak up when I want to say things to people. And act on more of my impulses.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Let hunger drive my behavior. Spending money on trivialities.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Traveling to Orlando, then with parents. Probably napping.

22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
*blinks* Um. No, I don't think so. I have certainly developed emotions of love/caring for people, but there are no cases of being in love. Crushes, however, is a different story entirely! :)

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
N/A

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. But then, I don't hate people. Hate their decisions or behavior, yes. Even that category I'm not sure has added any people this past year.

26. What was the best book you read?
Uh. Dear gods. Do you people have any idea how many books I read each year?! Yeah. I can't think of a 'best'.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
This will vary by my mood, but probably _Earth Town Square_, Peter Mayer.

28. What did you want and get?
Joy, caring, cuddling, learning, sharing, tasty kisses. (I'm taking this to mean 'want longterm', not 'brief momentary want')

29. What did you want and not get?
Honestly... I'm not able to think of anything right now. (ditto my parenthetical above)

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The one I watched last night, Return of the King!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had nifty people visit me at my apartment, making it possible for me to be social and still *not drive anywhere*! And... 26. (Yes, I had to think about it)

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not having to worry about money and paying back loans. Also, more travel!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
T-shirts. Jeans. Fuzzy sweaters. Velvet. Silk. Swirly skirts.

34. What kept you sane?
My friends. My cat. My intense focus on better understanding myself. My improved ability to verbalize what I need or want.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most this year?
Meh. I don't generally lust after people I don't know. The closest I get to that is lusting after characters in movies/TV/stories.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
War.

37. Who did you miss?
The same person who I mentioned in 15. Current state, a friend whose level of closeness is on hold for an indeterminate amount of time. At various less long-term points in time, various friends.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
N/A. Ranking people does not work in my brain. There were many, many nifty people met this past year.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Learned, or re-learned? Something I keep learning and re-learning and have a fair amount of trouble keeping in my head: There are times for caution, and there are times for letting go of that caution - and I tend to get stuck in the cautious end.