Better 2 days late than never.
1) Was 2006 a good year for you?
extremely.
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
oh man. marching off the field on finals night and acknowledging that drum corps is something i was meant to do.
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
there were a few difficult phone calls in there.
4) Where were you when 2006 began?
in a hotel room in grand blanc.
5) Who were you with?
matt, sam, mason, and mike.
6) Where will you be when 2006 ends?
208 vanhoosen hall.
7) Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
corner, chelsea, and matt.
8) Did you keep your new years resolution(s) of 2006?
i didn’t make any.
9) Do you have a new years resolution(s) for 2007?
* buy a gym membership again (and actually make it worth my money this time)
* do something fun for spring break
* don’t march 3rd soprano this summer
* make eeph in the fall
* keep my GPA above a 3.5
10) Did you fall in love in 2006?
yes.
11) If yes, with who?
12) If yes, do they know?
i think so.
13) Are you still in love with them?
14) You regret it?
never.
15) Did you break up with anyone in 2006?
actually, yes.
16) Did you make any new friends in 2006?
yes, a lot.
17) Who are your favorite new friends?
sprunger, dan-o, amanda, geoff, mike millhaem.
18) What was your favorite month of 2006?
august, i think.
19) Did you travel outside of the US in 2006?
yes! i went to france, belgium, the netherlands, and england with the GLASSMEN.
20) How many different states did you travel to in 2006?
TOO MANY TO COUNT…
1 – ohio
2 – indiana
3 – illinois
4 – texas
5 – oklahoma
6 – alabama
7 – louisiana
8 – massachusetts
9 – new york
10 – wisconsin
11 – california
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2006?
not in the death sense. and not in a bad way.
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
hell yes.
23) What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2006?
i don’t remember any exceptionally good movies from this year. i didn’t really have the time to watch. biggest disappointments were Click and POTC2.
24) What was your favorite song from 2006?
Panic! At the Disco – “But It’s Better If You Do”
Rihanna – “S.O.S.”
25) What was your favorite record from 2006?
Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
26) How many concerts did you see in 2006?
just one i think…Guster.
27) Did you have a favorite concert in 2006?
Guster!!!
28) did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2006?
yyyyyyyyyup.
29) did you do a lot of drugs in 2006?
i actually tried pot for the first time…and i HATE it.
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2006?
two.
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
no.
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2006?
i don’t lie, i just hide the truth.
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2006?
that my sock tan would eventually go away.
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2005?
define “badly”.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2006?
yeah.
36) How much money did you spend in 2006?
too much.
37) What was your proudest moment of 2006?
anything drum corps.
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
hhhmmm, i don’t get embarrassed easily. maybe millhaem telling ashley about my tour exploits.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change something, what would it be?
not a thing.
40) What are your plans for 2007?
- take a lighter course load than usual for the spring
- march with GLASSMEN
- be a squad leader with SMB in the fall
41) What did you do in 2006 that you had never done before?
performed with a drum corps, played 1st trumpet in SMB.
42) What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
an apple laptop computer.
43) What times from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
europe, california, all of my drum corps memories!
44) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
45) What was your biggest failure?
i guess losing my honors option for WRA 355.
46) Did you suffer illness or injury?
none serious enough to deserve mention. i did get really sick in march for about a week.
47) What was the best thing you bought?
my tour fees & my MSU shield tattoo. also a new iPod.
48) Whose behavior merited celebration?
mine.
49) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
mine, certain boys’.
50) Where did most of your money go?
tuition, tour fees.
51) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
drum corps, SMB, flirting with corner.
52) What music will always remind you of 2006?
the fray – “over my head (cable car)”
53) Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? the same, just a little more toned.
c) richer or poorer? poorer.
54) What do you wish you’d done more of?
sleeping.
55) What do you wish you’d done less of?
circle drill.
56) How many one-night stands?
none.
57) What was your favorite TV program?
futurama!
58) What was the best book you read?
the da vinci code was pretty good.
59) What did you want and got?
good grades, a new iPod, a spot in the glassmen soprano line.
60) What did you want and not get?
a fucking laptop.
61) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 20, the same day gabe turned 22. it was during move-ins, so i remember gabe getting spanked while we did the hindu exercise. i remember basics and running and rehearsing…and several nice voicemails/text messages from my family and friends.
62) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a laptop that could access wireless internet.
63) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
jeans & t-shirts.
64) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
adam sandler.
65) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
fools rush in.
66) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
“I don’t recall a single care
Just greenery and humid air
Then Labor Day came and went
And we shed what was left of our summer skin.”
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[JANUARY]
1. Who kissed you at midnight?: No one.
2. Did you have a new year’s resolution this year?: Nope.
3. Does it snow where you live:? NOT SINCE OCTOBER! HAHA.
4. Do you like hot chocolate?: Not in particular.
5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?: Nope, hopefully someday…
[FEBRUARY]
1. Who was your Valentine?: Jordan.
2. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: Yup.
3. Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not?:
[MARCH]
1. Are you Irish?: No.
2. Did you wear green on St. Patty’s Day: I can’t remember, probably.
3. What did you do for St. Patty’s Day in 2006?: I’m pretty sure I had Glassmen rehearsal camp.
4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?: YES! FUCK YOU, SNOW!
[APRIL]
1. Do you like the rain?: Not when I have to walk to class in it!
2. Did you play an April fool’s joke on anyone this year?: I don’t remember.
3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?: Not really.
4. Do you celebrate 4/20?: Nope.
[MAY]
1. What’s your favorite kind of flower?: Morning Glory
2. Do you like the spring?: Yes, especially on MSU’s campus!
3. Finish the phrase “April showers…: Bring May flowers?
4. What is the first color you think of when you think of spring?: GREEN
5. where did you spend cinco de mayo? I have no idea.
[JUNE]
1. Did you realize nothing special happens in June?: FUCK YOU, June was great! My birthday and the start of tour….including two weeks in Europe! Woot!
2. What day did you get out of school?: I definitely got out of school the first week of May.
[JULY]
1. What did you do on the Fourth of July?: Marched on a field that had HUGE holes in it, played a show for the special Olympics, flew home from London, broke up with Jordan.
2. Did you go on any vacations during this month?: If DCI tour counts as a vacation.
3. Do you blast the A/C all day?: Hell no, that would be expensive. And 802 certainly did not have air conditioning!
[AUGUST]
1. Did you do anything special at the end of your summer?: Vegged for a week after I got back from tour and then went to SMB preseason?
2. What was your favorite summer memory of ’06?:
3. Do you have a sunburn?: Once or twice, mostly I just got really tan.
4. Do you go to the beach a lot?: Nope, I went out on John’s boat once and that was it.
[SEPTEMBER]
1. Did you attend school/college in ’06?: Yes.
2. Who is/was your favorite teacher?: Danielle DeVoss
3. Do you like fall better than summer?: No way.
[OCTOBER]
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume?:
2. What’s your favorite candy?:
3. What did you dress up as last year:
[NOVEMBER]
1. Whose house did you go to for Thanksgiving?: My grandparents’.
2. Do you love stuffing?: ?.
3. What are you thankful for?:
[DECEMBER]
1. Do you celebrate Christmas?: Yes.
2. If not, what do you celebrate?:
3. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: A few times.
4. Get anything special last year?:
5. What do you want this year?
6. Do you like cold weather?: NO!!
