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glacier_kitty) wrote2018-12-05 05:08 pm
glacier_kitty) wrote2018-12-05 05:08 pm
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End of the year survey
1. What did you do in 2018 that you'd never done before? Went to Wheathampstead (this might get mentioned a lot lol), went kayaking with manatees, etc
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? It was just to do a reading challenge, which I completed. I've been thinking about doing Project 365 (where you take a picture every day for a year), or something like that..
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yeah, one of my coworkers did..her baby's name is Juniper! I love it, since junipers are one of my favorite trees lol
4. Did anyone close to you die? No
5. What countries did you visit? England
6. What would you like to have in 2019 that you lacked in 2018? More vacations lol
7. What date from 2018 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Feb. 26, when I went to Wheathampstead..I can't put into words how amazing that was lol
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Visiting Cherry's grave, going to the Scott Polar Research Institute, going to Florida, researching my family tree and finding Mayflower relatives, etc
9. What was your biggest failure? Probably gaining weight and not going to Juneau
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Just like cat scratches and minor sniffles
11. What was the best thing you bought? The South Polar Times (complete), fun shirts, etc
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Anyone who was a good human lol
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Bleh, "you know who" :/
14. Where did most of your money go? Rent, vacation, etc
15. What did you look forward to most this year? Going to England
16. What song will always remind you of 2018? Hmm..maybe "Army of the Night" by Powerwolf
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Weirdly, more depressed..maybe it's the darkness?
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, siigh
iii. richer or poorer? Maybe around the same?
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Traveling and stuff like that
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Eating bad food lol
20. How did you spend Christmas? I'll be with my family
22. Did you fall in love in 2018? No
23. How many one-night stands? None
24. What was your favourite TV program? The Terror, etc
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No?
26. What was the best book you read? All the Light We Cannot See, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, etc
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Powerwolf
28. What did you want and get? A trip to England, etc
29. What did you want and not get? A trip to Juneau, etc
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Alpha <3
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 29, and went out to eat
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More vacations and stuff
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018? Casual
34. What kept you sane? Prozac haha, the trips I did take, etc
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? One of the main actors in The 33, etc
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Ugh, I don't want to talk about politics
37. Who did you miss? Friends and family I hadn't seen in awhile
38. Who was the best new person you met? Louise, Penny, etc
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2018. Just keep swimming... <-- Pretty much..
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. *shrugs*
41. Where did you begin 2018? My parents' house
42. Were you in school (any time this year)? No
43. Did you have any encounters with the police? No
44. Where did you go on holidays/vacation? England, Florida
45. Did you move anywhere? No
46. Where are you spending New Year's and with who? At my parents' house with them
47. What concerts/shows did you go to? None..no one I like comes to Alaska *sniff* lol
48. Did you see any live sporting events? No
49. What has been your favourite moment? Actually standing in Wheathampstead..I'm pretty sure I left a part of myself there LOL, I haven't been the same since :P
50. What was your best month? February, etc
51. Favourite night out? Dinners out lol
52. What's something you learned about yourself? I'm getting old? Haha :P
The road in Anchorage that got buckled from the earthquake is already fixed and is good as new! We Alaskans don't let anything stop us :D
As of yesterday, it's been 96 years since The Worst Journey in the World was published! The 100th anniversary will be very special :D
December 04 → talk about television this year. The Terror, about the Franklin Expedition was pretty cool, as was the second season of Atypical (about an autistic young man who loves penguins). I saw other good ones, but I don't remember the name of them lol
December 05 → talk about books this year. I haven't finished reading this year yet! Look for my "books read in 2018" post lol
Today's trivia: 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? It was just to do a reading challenge, which I completed. I've been thinking about doing Project 365 (where you take a picture every day for a year), or something like that..
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yeah, one of my coworkers did..her baby's name is Juniper! I love it, since junipers are one of my favorite trees lol
4. Did anyone close to you die? No
5. What countries did you visit? England
6. What would you like to have in 2019 that you lacked in 2018? More vacations lol
7. What date from 2018 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Feb. 26, when I went to Wheathampstead..I can't put into words how amazing that was lol
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Visiting Cherry's grave, going to the Scott Polar Research Institute, going to Florida, researching my family tree and finding Mayflower relatives, etc
9. What was your biggest failure? Probably gaining weight and not going to Juneau
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Just like cat scratches and minor sniffles
11. What was the best thing you bought? The South Polar Times (complete), fun shirts, etc
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Anyone who was a good human lol
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Bleh, "you know who" :/
14. Where did most of your money go? Rent, vacation, etc
15. What did you look forward to most this year? Going to England
16. What song will always remind you of 2018? Hmm..maybe "Army of the Night" by Powerwolf
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Weirdly, more depressed..maybe it's the darkness?
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, siigh
iii. richer or poorer? Maybe around the same?
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Traveling and stuff like that
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Eating bad food lol
20. How did you spend Christmas? I'll be with my family
22. Did you fall in love in 2018? No
23. How many one-night stands? None
24. What was your favourite TV program? The Terror, etc
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No?
26. What was the best book you read? All the Light We Cannot See, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, etc
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Powerwolf
28. What did you want and get? A trip to England, etc
29. What did you want and not get? A trip to Juneau, etc
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Alpha <3
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 29, and went out to eat
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More vacations and stuff
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2018? Casual
34. What kept you sane? Prozac haha, the trips I did take, etc
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? One of the main actors in The 33, etc
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Ugh, I don't want to talk about politics
37. Who did you miss? Friends and family I hadn't seen in awhile
38. Who was the best new person you met? Louise, Penny, etc
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2018. Just keep swimming... <-- Pretty much..
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. *shrugs*
41. Where did you begin 2018? My parents' house
42. Were you in school (any time this year)? No
43. Did you have any encounters with the police? No
44. Where did you go on holidays/vacation? England, Florida
45. Did you move anywhere? No
46. Where are you spending New Year's and with who? At my parents' house with them
47. What concerts/shows did you go to? None..no one I like comes to Alaska *sniff* lol
48. Did you see any live sporting events? No
49. What has been your favourite moment? Actually standing in Wheathampstead..I'm pretty sure I left a part of myself there LOL, I haven't been the same since :P
50. What was your best month? February, etc
51. Favourite night out? Dinners out lol
52. What's something you learned about yourself? I'm getting old? Haha :P
The road in Anchorage that got buckled from the earthquake is already fixed and is good as new! We Alaskans don't let anything stop us :D
As of yesterday, it's been 96 years since The Worst Journey in the World was published! The 100th anniversary will be very special :D
December 04 → talk about television this year. The Terror, about the Franklin Expedition was pretty cool, as was the second season of Atypical (about an autistic young man who loves penguins). I saw other good ones, but I don't remember the name of them lol
December 05 → talk about books this year. I haven't finished reading this year yet! Look for my "books read in 2018" post lol
Today's trivia: 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie