Obligatory End-of-the-Year Meme.
Dec. 31st, 2009 06:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sechan191. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Moved to a foreign country by myself.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year my resolution was 「一杯一杯」, which means "give it your all." I think I kept it fairly well, although there's always room for improvement. Perhaps I'll make it my resolution this year as well.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
Japan.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Once again, a death-free year. Although it was only the beloved family pet that passed away this time out - so I'll take that as an improvement over the two years that preceded.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nothing traumatic enough happened this year for me to remember a specific date. In general, the day I found out I'd been accepted to IUC sticks out as being particularly memorable.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Publishing another article.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I continued to have very little self-control in the face of things that I didn't want to do but really had to do. I need to get my laziness under wraps at some point here in the near future.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I'm not really sure.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Nomi's. She went through the wringer this year, and somehow she didn't fold. I'm still not sure how that happened, but I am impressed as all get out.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Congress. And the jackasses in Hollywood who signed the "Free Roman Polanski" petitions.
14. Where did most of your money go?
My mortgage.
15. What did you get really excited about?
Living abroad, being a scholar, and Sakaguchi Taku. (Although really, as far as that last one's concerned, it was just a case of excitement continuing. Heh.)
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
"Flower," Gackt.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- i. happier or sadder? Happier.
- ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner - Japan does that to you.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Researching and prepping for future work.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Fucking off.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At a Christmas Party with some very cool IUC peeps.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
No.
22. Did you fall out of love in 2009?
No.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Hexagon II: Quiz Parade (for the WIN).
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. Next to regret, hate has got to be the most pointless emotion on the planet.
25. What was the best book you read?
You know, I don't think I've had the time to read a single book in recent memory. I read lots of fragments and excerpts, but never a whole book.
26. What were your greatest musical discoveries?
Tsuji Ayano, Devendra Banhart, Girl Talk, and Lady Gaga.
27. What did you want and get?
A chance to devote myself to my Japanese studies.
28. What did you want and not get?
A better sense of how to get everything I want in the end.
29. What were your favorite films of this year?
Star Trek, Yoroi: Samurai Zombie, Harry Pottery and the Half-Blood Prince, and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. (Yeah, I'm down for genre pictures. What?)
30. What did you do on your birthday?
Partied in Chicago with a dear friend.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Ur mom.
32. What kept you sane?
Watching Sakaguchi Taku kick people in the head. (There's just no finer way to relax.)
33. Which celebrity/public figures did you fancy the most?
Sakaguchi Taku, Gackt, and Kamiji Yûsuke (unchanged from last year).
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Health care reform.
35. Who did you miss?
Mom, Dad, Nomi, Nono, Ami, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
foxxydancr.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
T.
37. What was a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
Just wait for it.
38. New Years plans?
Going clubbing in Shibuya with Nomi and Rei-chan.
39. Quote or song lyric that sums up your year?
Otoko wa daredemo kokoro no naka ni ippon no katana wo motsu. Sore wo migaku ka migakazu ka. Sore dake da. "Every man carries a sword in his heart. This he can either polish or not polish. That's all there is."
Moved to a foreign country by myself.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year my resolution was 「一杯一杯」, which means "give it your all." I think I kept it fairly well, although there's always room for improvement. Perhaps I'll make it my resolution this year as well.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
Japan.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Once again, a death-free year. Although it was only the beloved family pet that passed away this time out - so I'll take that as an improvement over the two years that preceded.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nothing traumatic enough happened this year for me to remember a specific date. In general, the day I found out I'd been accepted to IUC sticks out as being particularly memorable.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Publishing another article.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I continued to have very little self-control in the face of things that I didn't want to do but really had to do. I need to get my laziness under wraps at some point here in the near future.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I'm not really sure.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Nomi's. She went through the wringer this year, and somehow she didn't fold. I'm still not sure how that happened, but I am impressed as all get out.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Congress. And the jackasses in Hollywood who signed the "Free Roman Polanski" petitions.
14. Where did most of your money go?
My mortgage.
15. What did you get really excited about?
Living abroad, being a scholar, and Sakaguchi Taku. (Although really, as far as that last one's concerned, it was just a case of excitement continuing. Heh.)
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
"Flower," Gackt.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- i. happier or sadder? Happier.
- ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner - Japan does that to you.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Researching and prepping for future work.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Fucking off.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At a Christmas Party with some very cool IUC peeps.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
No.
22. Did you fall out of love in 2009?
No.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Hexagon II: Quiz Parade (for the WIN).
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. Next to regret, hate has got to be the most pointless emotion on the planet.
25. What was the best book you read?
You know, I don't think I've had the time to read a single book in recent memory. I read lots of fragments and excerpts, but never a whole book.
26. What were your greatest musical discoveries?
Tsuji Ayano, Devendra Banhart, Girl Talk, and Lady Gaga.
27. What did you want and get?
A chance to devote myself to my Japanese studies.
28. What did you want and not get?
A better sense of how to get everything I want in the end.
29. What were your favorite films of this year?
Star Trek, Yoroi: Samurai Zombie, Harry Pottery and the Half-Blood Prince, and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. (Yeah, I'm down for genre pictures. What?)
30. What did you do on your birthday?
Partied in Chicago with a dear friend.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Ur mom.
32. What kept you sane?
Watching Sakaguchi Taku kick people in the head. (There's just no finer way to relax.)
33. Which celebrity/public figures did you fancy the most?
Sakaguchi Taku, Gackt, and Kamiji Yûsuke (unchanged from last year).
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Health care reform.
35. Who did you miss?
Mom, Dad, Nomi, Nono, Ami, and
foxxydancr.36. Who was the best new person you met?
T.
37. What was a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
Just wait for it.
38. New Years plans?
Going clubbing in Shibuya with Nomi and Rei-chan.
39. Quote or song lyric that sums up your year?
Otoko wa daredemo kokoro no naka ni ippon no katana wo motsu. Sore wo migaku ka migakazu ka. Sore dake da. "Every man carries a sword in his heart. This he can either polish or not polish. That's all there is."
