Retrospective Survey - 2007

[CellarDweller]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Traveled to California, Colorado, Arizona, Michigan, and rode a horse!

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Not quite sure.  I did resolve to save more money, and I’m earning more, but did more traveling.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No

4. Did anyone close to you die?

no

5. What countries did you visit?

Just the USA….Next year, UK!

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

spending cash, and a guy to spend it with. 

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Memorial Day 2007  (Colorado Trip) and September 14-17  (California Trip)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Getting back into the health/fitness routine after I fell out of it.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not reaching my diet/weight loss goal.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

My knees gave me some trouble this year.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Tickets to Ca., Az., and Co., and my TomTom (GPS device) which got me to Michigan.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My friends…..they’re so great!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

No comment.

14. Where did most of your money go?

trips

15.What made you really really really excited?

Meeting the members of DCF and BM that I hadn’t already, and reconnecting with those I had.

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

Umbrella by Rhianna

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Happier
b) thinner or fatter?   Same
c) richer or poorer?  Same
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Focusing on myself.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Letting myself get distracted

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

with family

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

with friends

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Nope, bring on 2008!

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

Most of the shows on “Discovery Health”

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I hate no one….bad karma.

26. What was the best book you read?

Bad Dirt, Wyoming Stories 2 by Annie Proulx

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Daughtry

28. What did you want and get?

More money

29. What did you want and not get?

boyfriend

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Hairspray

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Went out to dinner with friends, I was 38.


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

More spending cash, less rushing around.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Old Navy/Gap....Jeans and unbuttoned shirts. I like that look.

34. What kept you sane?

My family and friends.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Jake Gyllenhaal or George Clooney

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Gay marriage......duh!

37. Who did you miss?

all my Brokie friends who live in other states.

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

Oh geeez….I met so many great new people from both DCF and BM…no way I could list them all!

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

Myself

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

That it’s ok to feel lonely, as long as I remember that I can stand on my own two feet.


40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

Well I can't tell you where I'm going, I'm not sure of where I've been
But I know I must keep travelin' till my road comes to an end
I'm out here on my journey, trying to make the most of it
I'm a puzzle, I must figure out where all my pieces fit

 

“Travelin’ Thru” by Dolly Parton

[Shakesthecoffecan]

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Traveled to Alberta, rode a mechanical bull and saw the filming sights.

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don;t do them no more.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No

4. Did anyone close to you die?

not really close, but my uncle died.

5. What countries did you visit?

The Dominion of Canada

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

Peace of mind all the time.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Sunday, 22 July 2007, at lunch, looking down the table and seeing the sweetest face smiling back at me.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Going to Alberta, then New York, then San Francisco.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not keeping up with my exercize routine once the weather changed.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

The usual bouts of diverticulitis.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

An IPod.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Richard's. 

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

The Fruitcake lady would say: "What in the hell you come at me with a question like that for? You know you make me mad!!!!"   

14. Where did most of your money go?

trips

15.What made you really really really excited?

Meeting online friends and becoming better acquainted.

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

"They tried to make me go rehab and I said no, no, no"

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?  About the same, more hopeful.
b) thinner or fatter?   a tad thinner

c) richer or poorer?  Richer, except monitarially,
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Have sex.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Fretting,

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

with family

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

with friends

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

(After a pregnant pause and with dreamy eyes) Yes.

23. How many one-night stands?

None.


24. What were your favorite TV programs?

Torchwood

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I get mad at people, there are people I will avoid, but I try and not hate them.

26. What was the best book you read?

This year? The Kite Runner


27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Amy Winehouse

28. What did you want and get?

A trip to Alberta

29. What did you want and not get?

Freedom.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Hairspray was one, The Queen, maybe that was last year.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Consumed Margaritas with friends and I was 44.


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

Financial independance.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Goodwill

34. What kept you sane?

Bettermost.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

I just feel sorry for them.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Gay marriage

37. Who did you miss?

Garth Brooks

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

Juan, Rich, Chuck, Roland

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

Scott

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

That when the spirit of love move thru you, you can;t stop it, you can't direct it, to do so would be a sin. You just gotta let it flow.


40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

Moon River, wider than a mile,
I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end--
waiting 'round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me

[loneleeb3]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
I am sooooo not telling!!

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

No. Maybe?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Not this year

4. Did anyone close to you die?



5. What countries did you visit?

Just the USA…

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

hard to say, 2007 has been such a year of change for me.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

April15th when I joined Bettermost, June 30th when I met sferic and Sept 14-17th the San Fran Trip

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Coming out to my family

9. What was your biggest failure?

Hurting a friend

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Only mental! LOL

11. What was the best thing you bought?

A ticket to San Fransisco

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My Brokie friends! Where would I be without you all?

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

My Ex's as well as my own?

14. Where did most of your money go?

Lawyers 

15.What made you really really really excited?

My first Brokie meeting ever with Eric! Going to SF to meet the rest!

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

There are more than one! The Wings, The Maker Makes, Wrapped, How Bout them Cowgirls, Nothin Better to Do, Breathe in Breate out Move on.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Happier
b) thinner or fatter?   Thinner
c) richer or poorer?  poorer in terms of wealth, richer in terms of life
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Nothing

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

bitching

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

with family

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

with my daughter

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Twice

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

Hero's, my name is earl

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I hate no one….bad karma.

26. What was the best book you read?

Close range by AP

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Brokeback Mountain Radio

28. What did you want and get?

A man!!

29. What did you want and not get?

Not tellin!! 

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

I didn't see nay movies that came out this year. I saw Brokeback for the first time this year so I'm counting that!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

 Had cake and stuff with my daughter and ex
b]32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?[/b]

If My Dads Cancer went away

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Jeans, boots, shirts

34. What kept you sane?

My family and friends.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Jake Gyllenhaal or George Clooney

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

I'm over politics

37. Who did you miss?

all my Brokie friends who live in other states.AMEn and my Grand parents who have passed away. I miss them everyday

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

Oh geeez….I met so many great new people no way I could list them all!

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

Not tellin! LOL

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

I learned so many! I guess the main thing is this "You have but one life make the most of it! Live every moment as it is your last because it just may be'!


40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:


I ain't settling for just getting by
I've had enough so so for the rest of my life
Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high
Just enough ain't enough this time
I ain't settling for anything less than everything



[/quote]

[Dagi]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?

Speak on the telephone in English, write stories.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't even remember them...   no point in making new ones I guess.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes!

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No.

5. What countries did you visit?

I didn't get out of my own country.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

I want to work! And I will!    And I´d like to have a better immunosystem, please, if anyone could tell me where to order that, thanks.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

This whole year will remain etched upon my memory as the year I came to know some very special people.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Improving my English, preparing for my new start as a midwife, seeing many things from a different point of view.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I try to forgive myself my failures and won't warm them up here.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Oh, this and that, but nothing severe. I'm just getting older and start sounding like Gary sometimes. 

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My ticket to California.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My friend's...they're so great! (quote Chuck) My family's, they support me whenever I need them. My husband's, for he is one of the most tolerant and liberal persons I know. (and he must be, since he's married with me. )

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Nobody's.

14. Where did most of your money go?

If I only knew.

15.What made you really really really excited?

Buying my ticket to California.

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

the soundtrack of BBM

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder? Much happier.
b) thinner or fatter?   thinner.
c) richer or poorer?  richer in everything but money.
 
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Crazy, insensible things. And sports. And sleep.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

criticising my child.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

with family

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

with friends

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Yes.

23. How many one-night stands?

None.   

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

I don't have TV. But I go watch Grey's Anatomy at my friend's every now and then.

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

No. 

26. What was the best book you read?

It's not published yet. And I read BBM, and Maurice about 3 times, and I liked the last Harry Potter.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

I'm living behind the moon. There are no musical discoveries behind the moon.    Oh, Eartha Kitt maybe. 

28. What did you want and get?

I talk about this stuff with close friends only.

29. What did you want and not get?

more self-confidence

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

I discovered BBM only this year, so for me it's the movie of this year.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I'll have my friends over, sans kids, sans husbands, it's going to be fun.  I'll be 33! 


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

See: what did you want and not get?

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Fashion?? What's that? You mean what I wear? Let's see: Jeans, shirts, most of the time stained because my kids use them as wipes...

34. What kept you sane?

My family and friends when Bettermost was driving me crazy, Bettermost when my family was driving me crazy.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Jake Gyllenhaal. Oh, my, God, it doesn't wear off.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Various things.

37. Who did you miss?

My sister when she was in Russia, my Godmother who died last year.

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

  They know.

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

Myself and my friends.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

No matter how hard I try, I can never see the world through another person's eyes. But that shouldn't keep me from trying.

[Brokeback_Dev]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Joined the YMCA


2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?


I dont do new years resolutions

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

YES!  My niece

4. Did anyone close to you die?

yes.  My Mother n Law

5. What countries did you visit?

None, just stayed right here In the USA

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

better finacial security

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?


dont know

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

started a yoga class

9. What was your biggest failure?

not sure

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Only mental! LOL

11. What was the best thing you bought?

a new car

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

my nephew for graduating highschool

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

my brother n law and his gf !

14. Where did most of your money go?

all on bills

15.What made you really really really excited?

My first Brokie meeting with TampaTalon and Kenn

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

Rehab by Amy Winehouse

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Happier
b) thinner or fatter?   Thinner
c) richer or poorer? poorer in terms of wealth, richer in terms of life
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Go to more Brokie gatherings

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

bitching

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

with family and friends

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

with a friends

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Ive been in love with my husband since the first time I saw him 16 and half years ago

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

Sopranos

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I dont hate anyone

26. What was the best book you read?

Mainwriter's fan fic Through the Veil of Time

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Amy Winehouse

28. What did you want and get?

Brokeback Mountain 2008 Calendar

29. What did you want and not get?

financial security

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Latter Days

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Went out for a steak dinner with my husband,  I was 46

b]32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?[/b]

If i could have gone to Alberta

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Jeans and a t-shirt 

34. What kept you sane?

My friends on Bettermost

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Jake Gyllenhaal

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

The war in Iraq

37. Who did you miss?

my mother n law

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

Online~all my Bettermost friends,  RL~Steve, Kenn and their friends

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

All my fellow Bettermostians

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

That material things dont mean shit if you dont have love and and faith

40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

[Shasta542]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

I rode a banana boat.

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't make NY resolutions, so no and no.  

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Yes.

5. What countries did you visit?

USA

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

A smokin' figure with small very well-defined muscles.  

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

January 6 -- my friend was killed in Iraq.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

I wrote nominations and got scholarships for 12 students.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not losing weight.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nothing major.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Many special gifts for my niece's 16th birthday. (I worked part-time so I could get her extra stuff since it was #16!)

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Not really behavior, but we were HAPPY when my cousin (who is like a sister) was free of cancer after surgery and radiation.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Anyone mean to the troops.

14. Where did most of your money go?

Bills/Gas.

15.What made you really really really excited?

I was very excited for Dottie becoming Heather's mommy and for Rich to be so happy about getting to go to CA. For Gary getting to move to CA and for Dagi to get to go visit him next year. For my friend at work who is expecting a baby.  

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

"Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Sadder
b) thinner or fatter?  Same
c) richer or poorer?  Poorer
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Excercising.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Driving.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

With family and friends who are as close (or closer) as family.

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

At home.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

No.

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

"Everybody Loves Raymond" reruns, "The O'Reilly Factor", "Sister, Sister" "Cops".

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I don't hate anyone.

26. What was the best book you read?

"The Outsiders"

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Daughtry and Taylor Swift

28. What did you want and get?

Nothing.

29. What did you want and not get?

Nothing.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Zodiac

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I worked -- a friend took me out and I got lots of gifts -- and I was older than I feel, dude.


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

Money left over at the end of the month!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Same clothes as last year and hand-me-down/garage sale couture.  

34. What kept you sane?

Sleeping a lot.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Jake Gyllenhaal.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

War.

37. Who did you miss?

My granny who raised me and my nephew.

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

Can't choose -- all great!

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

?

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

It's nice to get online with friends and just chill and be silly and laugh or share and cry!


40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

I'm through with standing in line
To clubs we'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
And I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out
Quite the way I want it to be

(Tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house
On an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
For ten plus me

(So what you need?)

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet......  

"Rock Star" by Nickelback

[loneleeb3]

I try to forgive myself my failures and won't warm them up here.

Dagi! I love that! 

Having sex. ...um, with someone other than myself, that is.   

Oh Gary, I am so in touch with that! LOL    

OUR TOWN by Iris DeMent

I knew you were special!! 
I love Iris Dement and almost no one knows her!!

[ifyoucantfixit]

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
     Met people in real life, I met online.  Traveled to opposite side of the country...........

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
    Dont do resolutions anymore.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth.
    Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
    No thank god.

5. What countries did you visit?
    Just the USA…

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
    Health issues resolved.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
   March trip to Boston   May 30th in Colo. and Wyoming.  Sept 13th in San Francisco.
    Boston was like a trip to make believe.  Colorado and Wyoming was like meeting family you had
    never met before.  San Francisco, was like finding a buried treasure.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
    All my trips.  Climbing Brokenback

9. What was your biggest failure?
    Don't know.. Maintaining connections..

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
     Nothing new to speak of,,,,,,,yuk

11. What was the best thing you bought?
      Ive gotta go with Richard on this one...I keep coming back to the trips.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
      Richard, Scott, Truman.  Lee Recca, Adam

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
      GWB

14. Where did most of your money go?
      Trips and holiday gifts. 

15.What made you really really really excited?
     Getting Kelsey to agree to take the trip to Boston.

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?
     Hallalulah,,Rufus Wainwright... Going to a Town, Rules and Regulations

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Happier
b) thinner or fatter?   Thinner
c) richer or poorer?   
    Poorer, see earlier questions.
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
      cant think of anything.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
      crying.......

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
      with family

21. How will you be spending New Year's?
     with my husband

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
      Umm,  yes with more of the Brokies.

23. How many one-night stands?
      None

24. What were your favorite TV programs?
      Dancing with the stars...don't laugh...figure skating..but there wasnt much this year.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
     No its to energy draining to hate anyone..

26. What was the best book you read?
      Reread, the book to screenplay,
     
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
      Andrea Bocelli,,,,,,,,Bo Bice     

28. What did you want and get?
      To meet Richard and Truman, and hear Scott sing

29. What did you want and not get?
      To win the lottery...

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
      The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford,  No Country for Old Men,  Eastern
       Promises.  Zodiac, Redemption.....

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
      Went out to dinner with my husband, and daughter.  68

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
      If all the people I care about get their prayers granted.  They discover a cure
      for cancer, and Multiple Sclerosis.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
     Casual, mostly.

34. What kept you sane?
     My beautiful wonderful grandaughters, and family.   Bettermost, and my trips...my friends online.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
      Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Holloway Viggo Mortenson

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
      Anything just about....the war I guess, gay rights, treatment of the returning vets

37. Who did you miss?
      my bro, and my mom

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
      The people of Bettermost.  Richard...he really inspires me.

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?
      Lee Recca, and Laura gigs, Milli

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
      I am more strong willed than even I thought.

40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:
     
       Maybe I have been here before
       I know this room, I've walked this floor
       I used to live alone before I knew you
       I've seen your flag on the marble arch
       Love is not a victory march
       It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
  
       Hallulelujah  by Leonard Cohen

Retrospective Survey 2007

[dot-matrix]

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Adopted a child

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't make resolutions, never have, never will

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Yes

5. What countries did you visit?

Figi, Mexico and the USA

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

I can't think of a thing

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

November 30, the day my little girl called me Mommy the first time

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Coming to terms with what is really important to me and daring to see our future in a different way

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not losing weight

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

No

11. What was the best thing you bought?

my new digital camera

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My brother retiring from the Army Rangers and deciding to go home to ranch with my Dad

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

GWB

14. Where did most of your money go?

Gas/Mortgage payments

15.What made you really really really excited?

Being Heather's new Mommie

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

"Thank You" by Dido

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  happier
b) thinner or fatter?  fatter
c) richer or poorer?  Poorer financially but richer in spirit
  
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Excercising

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Eating

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

With family and friends at home

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

with Bob, in Bed watching videos...we do that every year, sometimes we play games or cards

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

I fell deeper in love with my husband.  

23. How many one-night stands?

Don't do one night stands, never did, never will

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

Prison Break, Bones, Hotel Babylon, Ghost Hunters, Supernatural, Most Haunted and CSI Las Vegas

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I don't hate anyone, but a few people have disappointed and annoyed me.

26. What was the best book you read?

"All Through the Night" by Suzanne Brockmann

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Andre Bocelli

28. What did you want and get?

My daughter

29. What did you want and not get?

Being thinner, younger and prettier

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

My husband wined and dined me and then he got lucky, as for how old I was...shame on you, never ask a lady how old she is.


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

More money!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

same ol, same ol  

34. What kept you sane?

My dogs and my Bob, they ground me

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Jake Gyllenhaal

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

The War in Iraq and Terrorism and Religous Fanaticism in general

37. Who did you miss?

My mother, I really missed having her at my wedding

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

To hard to choose just one

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

  

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

"Life is a dance, a movement of rhythms, directions, stumbles,and missteps, at times it is slow and precise, others fast and wild, sometimes joyous. We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance."


40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

When You Find Yourself by Brad Paisley

When you find yourself
In some far off place
And it causes you to rethink some things
You start to sense that slowly
You're becoming someone else
And then you find yourself

When you make new friends in a brand new town
And you start to think about settlin' down
The things that would have been lost on you
Are now clear as a bell
And you find yourself
Yeah that's when you find yourself

Where you go through life
So sure of where you’re headin'
And you wind up lost and it's
The best thing that could have happened
‘Cause sometimes when you lose your way it's really just as well
Because you find yourself
Yeah that’s when you find yourself

When you meet the one
That you've been waitin' for
And she's everything that you want and more
You look at her and you finally start to live for some one else
And then you find yourself
That’s when you find yourself

When we go through life
So sure of where we're headin'
And we wind up lost and it's
The best thing that could have happened
‘Cause sometimes when you lose your way it's really just as well
Because you find yourself
Yeah that's when you find yourself

[Shasta542]

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Sunday, 22 July 2007, at lunch, looking down the table and seeing the sweetest face smiling back at me.

"Do we know this face, and if so, are you tellin'??" asks nosy Shasta.    

[Kerry]

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Gave evidence at a bullying and harassment inquiry conducted by my employer.

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Didn't make any, so none broken. Won't be making any next year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No.

5. What countries did you visit?

Just Oz!

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

Vast wealth.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

No one date stands out in particular.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Survival.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Failed to get my cartoons published.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

No.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

A gardenia bush.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

No one person stood out from the pack.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Too many to list them all (the usual, hate-filled, homophobic bigots).

14. Where did most of your money go?

In the bank. I am retiring next year and am saving for my retirement home.

15.What made you really really really excited?

Seeing Matthew Bourne's wonderful all-male, gay production of "Swan Lake."

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

None.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Same (happy)
b) thinner or fatter?   Same (slim)
c) richer or poorer?  Richer
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Meditating, reading novels, painting, drawing cartoons. In short, more time for myself and less time for my employer.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

I spend far too much time at the workplace.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

Family/friends.

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

Watch the fireworks on Sydney Harbour.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

No.

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

"The Bill" (UK TV), "Inspector Rex" (German TV) and "The Librarians" (Oz TV).

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

No.

26. What was the best book you read?

"I am what I am," by John Marsden

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

None.

28. What did you want and get?

Money in the bank.

29. What did you want and not get?

Less workload.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

"The History Boys"

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Lunch with friends. 58.

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

To be wealthy enough not to have to work.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Work - dark suits, pastel shirts and silk ties. Casual - jeans, polo shirts and sneakers

34. What kept you sane?

My own concept of self.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Christopher Meloni.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Yawn!

37. Who did you miss?

Deceased loved ones.

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

Quality, not quantity. I've never been into collecting.
 
38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

He knows who he is!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

"Keep applying the invisibility cream." (at work)

40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

Alas, Tchaikovsky didn't write any lyrics for the Nutcracker! (work again!)
 

[Kerry]

Retrospective Survey 2007

Dear Gary,

I hope 2008 brings you much happiness, light, love and laughter. 

Kerry
Land of Oz   

[Ellemeno]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

Parented a four year old.


2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

My two resolutions from last year - Year of the Foot: resolved, no more plantar fascitis!!  Year of the Tooth - the problem went away without me dealing with it.  Yes, I plan to make 2 or 3 for the coming year.  It works well for me if I keep them low key and gentle.


3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes, a best friend had her second baby, and I get to spend more time with her first, whom I love.


4. Did anyone close to you die?

Don't want to jinx it.


5. What countries did you visit?

United States and Canada.


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

A decluttered home.  Friends over a lot more.


7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Actual date, uhhhh.  I don't remember.


8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Being a good mother.


9. What was your biggest failure?

I can't think of one, and trying to is bumming me out, as I remember tiny failures.


10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Yes, plantar fascitis made me barely able to walk for neearly a year (including at the BBQ), but I worked hard (finally) and healed from it.


11. What was the best thing you bought?

Food and mortgage.


12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Mine, at times.


13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Mine, at times.


14. Where did most of your money go?

Food and mortgage.


15.What made you really really really excited?

Seeing my daughter grow and learn and create.


16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

"Mambo Italiano"  (my daughter and I sing it for days)


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?   Happier
b) thinner or fatter?   Fatter
c) richer or poorer?   Richer (not literally, but this is now my fourth year not bringing money in.  It was really hard for the first two or three years to not spend.  Now it's gotten much easier.)
 

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Swimming, singing, playing the guitar


19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Starches, procrastinating, worrying


20. How will you be spending Christmas?

With my husband, daughter, mother, and sister (blessed, blessed, blessed)


21. How will you be spending New Year's?

With my husband, daughter, mother, and sister (blessed, blessed, blessed)


22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Nope. 


23. How many one-night stands?

None.  My last one-night stand was so many years ago.


24. What were your favorite TV programs?

I discovered The Office, and some of those HGTV interior design shows.


25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I can't remember the last time I felt like I hated someone. 


26. What was the best book you read?

"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver was one.


27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Dar Williams, "The Babysitter's Here."


28. What did you want and get?

365 days to love and breathe.


29. What did you want and not get?

World Peace.


30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Waitress (I saw it in my Calgary hotel room after missing my plane home from the Alberta pilgrimage).


31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I went out to dinner with my beautiful friends M., I., G., S., and J. to a seafood restaurant on Salmon Bay, at sunset.  I told everyone to come prepared for any weather, because I wanted to sit on the deck no matter what.  I turned 48.  I had a BetterMost birthday chat too, with more beautiful friends.


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

More physical stamina.


33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Take a shower and wear clean clothes.  Wear lots of purple and wine colors.


34. What kept you sane?

Sleep, friends, good nutrition, music, nature.  (That reminds me of an achievement - I went off my anti-depressant in 2007, and have been doing well.)


35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

I'll keep that to myself.


36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Fascism.


37. Who did you miss?

Of people living: my mom and sister, my friend D.


38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

It was a great year for meeting wonderful people, both Brokies and non-Brokies.


38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

J.


39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

Courage feels good.


40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

"Don't be afraid to feel, most every hurt will heal,
Most every pain will subside.
Just pay attention and trust what your gut says
And, mostly, you'll enjoy the ride."
By Kristy Smith "Unconditional"

[jstephens9]

I have to answer this one, but not tonight. 2007 was a most unusual year for me.

[jstephens9]

Retrospective Survey 2007


1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

May/June:  I went to Denver, other parts of Colorado, lots of Wyoming, a tiny piece of Montana. I had never been anywhere that far from home and I had never flown that far on a plane. This was my first trip to the West.

June/July:  I went to New York City by myself and had an absolutely wonderful time.

September:  I finally made it to California which fulfilled a life long dream. I went to San Francisco and I absolutely love it out there.

May – December:  I became a big part of BetterMost where I have met many lifelong friends.

December: I finally got my masters degree in information security/computer forensics.

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don’t really remember making any, but if I had I would say I accomplished them. It has been the best year I have had in a very long time.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Not yet.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No, but like someone else said I don't want to jinx something like that.

5. What countries did you visit?

Many parts of the United States.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

A true relationship would be nice and a job that I actually like which pays more money so I can travel more. 

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

May 29 – June 4: My trip to Colorado and Wyoming
June 28 – July 3: My trip to New York City
September 14 – September 18: My trip to California and San Francisco

They will stay etched in my memory because they were all firsts and all great.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Taking chances by going on trips and getting my masters degree. Also made progress in getting in better shape by staying up with exercise pretty much.
 
9. What was your biggest failure?

Still question my choices and decisions too much and still stuck in my dead end dull job.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

No, none yet, but again I don't like to jinx things.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

A new laptop and trips.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

All the people who I have met this year.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

I wouldn’t say appalled, but maybe depressed that the guy I thought things would develop with went another year without anything progressing. It’s depressing to see someone you wanted to be with so much go more stagnant.

14. Where did most of your money go?

My trips, but they were well worth the cost.

15.What made you really really really excited?

Once again it would have to be my trips plus meeting new friends.

16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?

Because of You by Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson. My soundtrack song from California.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder?  Happier
b) thinner or fatter?   Same
c) richer or poorer?  Same
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Enjoyed each day more.
 
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Getting down on myself and/or feeling depressed.
 
20. How will you be spending Christmas?

With my parents off and on.

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

Probably doing nothing as usual, watching TV and going to bed. And maybe spend some time here.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Very briefly, but was too involved with my dead end romance to make anything else work at the time.

23. How many one-night stands?

None really or at least it wasn't supposed to be.

24. What were your favorite TV programs?

The Amazing Race, Survivor, Two and A Half Men, Big Bang Theory, Journeyman, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Jericho, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case.
 
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I think hate is stupid. It is more productive to try to find a way to like someone.
 
26. What was the best book you read?

102 Minutes.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Several new country singers and bands.

28. What did you want and get?

I had wanted to spend time in New York City and I finally got to. I had a lifelong dream of visiting California and I did. Now I want to see both places again.

29. What did you want and not get?

For the “relationship” I have been in to finally get off the ground. I just about gave up on it.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Not sure.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Nothing really, very small birthday party with family where I turned 11.


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

Figuring out what is going on.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

Jeans and t shirts.

34. What kept you sane?

I would say it would be my many new found friends.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Heath Ledger

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Politicians getting involved in people’s personal lives.

37. Who did you miss?

CLR

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?

If I tried to list them all I’m afraid I would forget someone. I had a banner year as far as meeting new people.
 
38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?

PH

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

To never take anyone’s word without figuring out first if they are telling you the truth especially when those words are directed at friends. To always make sure to never turn your back on friends since it is better to try to understand them and/or the situation.

40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

“But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?”

[Lynne]

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?  I went snowboarding.

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?  I can't remember what they were, so I'd guess No; and I've already made a few for 2008.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth.  No

4. Did anyone close to you die?  Yes

5. What countries did you visit?  Canada

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?  A stable home for my family.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?  July 28-29 - seeing where Jack's death was filmed and attending the Full Moon gathering

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?  Completing the San Francisco AIDS Walk

9. What was your biggest failure?  Accepting a job that is completely wrong for me

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?  Some depression and anxiety, but nothing new

11. What was the best thing you bought?  Brokeback Mountain prints

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?  I love my Brokie friends, without question they all deserve celebration.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?  The US government

14. Where did most of your money go?  Travel and moving

15. What made you really really really excited?  Seeing my Brokie friends.

16. What song will forever remind you of 2007?  The Tennessee Waltz

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? thinner
c) richer or poorer? richer in friends; poorer in funds

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?  Self-care, like making more time for exercise, yoga, meditation, preparing healthy meals, watching sunsets

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?  Withdrawing for days at a time, losing myself in books and movies, sometimes losing entire days

20. How will you be spending Christmas?  I spent the first part of Christmas with extended family (Price, Chloe, Ares) then Christmas evening with Brokie family (Linda, Jimmy, Debbie, Grace, Michael, Rob, John).

21. How will you be spending New Year's?  San Diego and LA friends, most likely.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007? Yes.  Ares is precious and it's impossible not to love him.

23. How many one-night stands? 3

24. What were your favorite TV programs?  I don't really watch network TV; I'm working my way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel DVDs - Joss Whedon is a genius.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?  No, I don't hate anyone.

26. What was the best book you read?  Terrorist by John Updike but I didn't like it much...

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?  Leonard Cohen

28. What did you want and get?  To have a relationship with Ares

29. What did you want and not get?  A drama-free year

30. What was your favorite film of this year?  Lust, Caution

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?  I was 39 and I went with a good friend to dinner and a concert in Nashville.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?  Choosing the right job.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?  I have no personal fashion concept - didn't get that gene.

34. What kept you sane?  I don't know that I am completely sane, but I know I rely heavily on my friendships here to make it through.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?  Rebekah Jordan

36. What political issue stirred you the most?  Long ugly list in no particular order - immigration, the Iraq war, gay marriage, keeping religion out of government, poverty, hunger, homelessness, lack of health care, our government thinking torture of human beings is OK..etc etc etc

37. Who did you miss?  My mother.

38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?  It's hard to single out just one - Glory, Linda, Janice, Adiabatic, Richard, Jack, Jimmy, Phillip and John, Lucian

38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?  Again a long list by no means complete - Dev, Adia, Jess, Richard, Jack, Chuck

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:  1) Interview your interviewers in return. 2) Time with loved ones is so precious and passes much too quickly - savor every single second.

40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:

Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding:

Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come.
Watching the ships roll in,
Then I'll watch 'em roll away again.

Yeah, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away.
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the day,
Wastin' time.

I left my home in Georgia Tennessee,
Headed for the Frisco bay.
I have nothing to live for,
Look like nothin's gonna come my way.

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away.
Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the day,
Wastin' time.

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same.

Just sittin' here resting my bones,
And this loneliness won't leave me alone.
Two thousand miles I roam,
Just to make this dock my home.

Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay,
Watchin' the tide roll away.
Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wastin' time.