2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make any last year, won't this year. I reserve that sort of thing for my birthday.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Me! My sister. A cousin. A few friends. It's the year of the baby!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes. J's grandfather and great-aunt. A month apart.

5. What countries did you visit?
Nada.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A good haircut.

7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 12th.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Going back to school? Giving birth without drugs? Actually, it was probably cutting some dead weight from the friend tree.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing my temper.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Firecrotch! Which, by the way, I used months before it was ever applied to that inferior redhead, Lindsa/ey Lohan.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Bookshelf. It's giant.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
You know who you are.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My sister's.

14. Where did most of your money go?
The new apartment. And school.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finally giving birth. And having a damn drink!

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
"Jetsetter" by Morningwood.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
Happier. Thinner. Richer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Studying. I really could have done better this semester.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Studying. It fucking sucks.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
We spent it (for the last time!) at his grandparents place. In buttfuck nowhere land.

21. Did you fall in love in 2006?
I grew in love.

22. How many one-night stands?
0.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy! I is so lame.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I've given up on hate. So if I hated you last year, I don't this year!

25. What was the best book you read?
Have you any idea how many books I read? Damn. I have no idea.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Morningwood.

27. What did you want and get?
A healthy baby. The new, limited, special edition Lamarthe bag.

28. What did you want and not get?
An A+.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Movies? This year? Surely you jest. I rented a crapload, but I can't remember any of them.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
25. J made me a cake and a friend brought over a bottle of grape juice since it was the closest to wine I could drink.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing. It's been an amazingly satisfying year.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Black, red and white. (Read: same as every other year.)

33. What kept you sane?
J. M. Friends I didn't appreciate until this year.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Clive Owen!

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
To yell about? The war, usually. To actually do something about? Famine in Africa.

36. Who did you miss?
Sarah.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
M.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
You can actually rely on people and they won't let you down.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Uh. No.

{1:42 p.m.}