thirtyEight.misnumbered.questions

I got this from [blogThis.woman]. there is some amusement - dare i say irony? nay, i dare not. - that i am using [blogThis.applet] to comment on it. i was actually searching for the [bloglet.applet] homepage to give to a friend when i ran into her. i preface my responses by quoting her:

I don?t know who made up this questionnaire or why they ended at such an odd number 39 or why question #21 was skipped[.]

01. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Wore a dress.

02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't have any; i won't make any. Silly custom.

03. Did someone close to you give birth?
No.

04. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

05. What countries did you visit?
Only the USA.

06. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Independence. Self-reliance.

07. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The Cedar Fire, begun 25 October 2003. Nearly destroyed the city.

08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
Achieving some balance and stability. Sort of nebulous, I know.

09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
Hoo boy, got a lot of those. Um... not applying to graduate school.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Books. There are a few contenders for the "best of" category, though.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My mother's.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Let's see... George Dubya Bush.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Shit, I'd sure like to know. Bills.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Girls. But that goes without saying. So I'll say the Anatolian language family, the Algonkian language family & computing.

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Jet, Are You Gonna Be My Girl

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

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I had written and submitted fiction.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Napping. I'm tired of being ill.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
I ignored it like a muted commercial.

22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
For stability, I vote Cartoon Network's Sunday through Thursday AdultSwim programs. For brief but intense wonder, I choose Carnev�le.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yes. My fucking neighbour.

26. What was the best book you read?
Ooh, tough one. China Mi�ville, The Scar.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Pillows. Damn, they rock

28. What did you want and get?
Increased sanity and health.

29. What did you want and not get?
Surgical intervention...

30. Favorite film of this year?
Not applicable: I didn't go to see one.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing. I am 28.

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

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Fabrics covering my body was the theme for the year. Refugee-wear was the mode.

34. What kept you sane?
My kitty, my imagination & AdultSwim. Thank you!

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Clea du Vall and Liv Tyler.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war in Iraq.

37. Who do you miss?
My family and friends are all far away, so all of them.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Eek, that's tricky. No comment.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Whores knife-fighting over a crack pipe is nothing like they show you in 70s movies. And carry a gun.