2014 Year in Review

1. What did you do in 2014 that you'd never done before?
Wrote for a newspaper. 

2.  Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Welp, still living at home. I didn't really make one for 2015, so I'll just stick with that one.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Um, one of my bestie's sister gave birth but I'm not that close to her...

4. Did anyone close to you die?
 My ex-girlfriend's cat died. That made me kind of sad.

5. What countries did you visit?
The country that is Ohio.

 6. What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?
Um, my diploma, my own place, Kyatto Ninden Teyandee on dvd, a better phone

7. What date from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Best date I can think of is May 27th, when I began my new job at a college newspaper.

8.  What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See answer to above question...

 9. What was your biggest failure?
 Not being able to get financial aid for the umpteenth time, Not spending anytime volunteering for the organizations I frequently volunteer for.

10.Did you suffer illness or injury?
 Not really, which is astounding...

11. What was the best thing you bought?
 Erm...pants

 12.  Whose behavior merited celebration?
 Umm...

 13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
 The NYPD or any other law enforcement that got away with the murder of innocent people. 2nd place goes towards a former love interest who is both a coward and out of her fucking mind.

14.Where did most of your money go?
 Bus Passes and classes

 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
  The U.S. release of Zyuranger, Age of Ultron, being paid more than two hours a story...

  16. What song will always remind you of 2014?
   Again, no song in particular. I listened to a lot of New Edition, David Grant and at the end of the year, DeBarge.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
   i. happier or sadder?: In between . Tired and Cynical mostly.
    ii. thinner or fatter?: My weight fluctuates a lot .
    iii. richer or poorer?: I have a job now so...richer?

 18.What do you wish you'd done more of?
   Not make everything all about me, take my classes seriously and manage my money better

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
 Make  everything all about me (yes, I know that was listed above) sleeping, and procrastinating. Can't seem to shake that habit. Possibly snoring so loud.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
  With Family in Columbus

 21. Did you fall in love in 2014?
 I thought so. What a disaster that turned into...

22. Did your heart break in 2014?
 See answer above...

23.  What was your favorite TV program?
 The Flash, Lucha Underground...

 24.Did you know anybody who got married?
 My irritating former roommate and the guy that used to live across the hall from me when I lived in the dorms both got married. 

25. What states did you visit in 2014?
  Just the one I live in

 26. Where were you when 2014 began?
  At Jenny Border's apartment...

27. Who were you with?
  Jenny Border, Terry and Jay

 28. Where will you be when 2014 ends?
  At Eliza and Adrienne's house

 29. Who will you be with when 2014 ends?
  Adrienne

 30. What was the best book you read?
  Didn't do much reading in 2014. Sorry...

 31. What was your greatest musical discovery?
  See answers to Question 16

 32. What did you want and get?
  A job

 33.What did you want and not get?
  See answers to question  6

 34. What was your favorite film of this year?
  Didn't really see anything new this year. Horrible Bosses 2 was pretty funny...in a stupid way.

35. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was given a piece of cake and card by my work mates. The rest of my birthday was spent at home.

36. Where did you go on vacation?
Vacation??

37. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014?
 Same as last year, Black Hipster

38. What kept you sane?
 My job, my friends, writing, Super Nintendo/ Super Famicom games...

 39. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
 any that stood up against Racism and murder of innocents

40. What political issue stirred you the most?
 see the first half of answer to question 13

 41. Did you have to go to the hospital?
 For once, no

 42.  How many concerts did you see in 2014?
 None

 43. Did you have a favorite concert in 2014?
 None

 44.  Who was the best new person you met?
 Katrina, Danny, Anna, Jen, Victoria

45. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
 Being told off by my boss playfully cursing out a fellow employee

 46. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2014?
  See previous answer...

47.  Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014
 Stop procrastinating. Another one is to not wait around for a woman who doesn't seem too interested after a while.

  48.  What are your plans for 2015?
  Finally graduating from the college I am at and return to the University I was at before. Get my place, roommate possible. See where this job takes me.

 49. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Life is a beautiful struggle"- Talib Kweli