2005 Review

Everyone else is doing this, so I figured I would as well before getting too far into the new year.

1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Got locked in a library

2. Did you keep your new yearÂ’s resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Not sure if I made any--I can't remember

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin's wife gave birth

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico for a service project in January

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
A good job

7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
not really dates per se, more so events:
Project Mexico Trip (Mexico)
SPARK
Habitat for Humanity Trip (New Mexico)
PSP Grand Chapter

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Starting Law School and being elected as Vice President of Chapter Development

9. What was your biggest failure?
I'm not aware of any big failures that I've had

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Of course--back surgery in March, trouble with my eyes towards the end of the year, wrist injury (still not fullydiagnosedd)

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My laptop hands down

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Everyone who turned 21 I guess--otherwise not sure--last celebration I remember is Mike for being elected President of Alpha Lambda

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
politicians

14. Where did most of your money go?
I'm not entirely sure--food, bar expenses, misc

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? PSPP Grand Chapter and Convention
Finishing my first semester of law school

16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
None--songs don't remind me of a particular year in time

17. Compared to this time last year,are you:
a) happier or sadder?Aboutt the same, but if anything, happier
b) thinner or fatter?Duhh
c) richer or poorer? richer as to cash on hand, but poorer when factoring in debt (student loans)

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Nothing--that'd be a regret & I don't believe in regrets--I'm happy with everything I have done (or not done) in the past year

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
See answer for #18

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
This is late answering, but I spent Christmas Eve doing a service project to help the community then spent Christmas with my family

21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
Nope

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Don't watch much TV, butI'dd say Mythbusters, Miami Ink, Trading Spaces, or other shows on TLC or Discovery

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anyone

24. What was the best book you read?
Da Vinci Code

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nothing that stands out in my mind

26. What did you want and get?
To further my work with Phi Sigma Pi by being elected to National Council

27. What did you want and not get?
Not sure

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
I saw a lot (thanks to Movie Tuesday) that I can't remember what was from 2005 or before. But I'd guess something like King Kong or Syrianna (but that could be cause those are some of the most recent movies I've watched)

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I don't remember--I turned 22 and probably went out to a bar somewhere
30. Whatt one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More money, girlfriend, less homework

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Same as it always is

32. What kept you sane?
what's thedefinitionn of sane?

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Nothing from 2005, but in 2006, I've watched most of the Alito Nomination hearings in the Senate

35. Who did you miss?
My father

36. Who was the best new person you met?
I met a lot of new people--can't pick just one

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
Your life is your own to live--only you can make the decisions and live with the consequences. Also, be nice to everyone (it's amazing how this is often overlooked by society)

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