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1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Sunbathed topless in public. Mmm hmmm.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more
for next year?
I broke my resolutions within a few days; I have resolved to change behavior in 2008, yes, and I hope to actually do it, yes. Thank you.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Melanie had Sophia, Mandy had Andes.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Thomas.

6. What would you like to have had in 2007?
Will power.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory?
July 18.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Meeting Terry.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Ditching Annette.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just a touch.

11. What were the best things you bought?
Food and drinks with friends.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
KM's, SM's, AB's, T.Rich's.

13. Whose behavior appalled you?
My own.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Alcohol.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My feet in the sand on St. Maarten, a Thai cooking class, numerous parties and potlucks, some dudes.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006 oops! 2007?
"Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts.

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

i. Happier or sadder? Who knows? It varies.
ii. Thinner or fatter? Oh, that alcohol caught up with me.
iii. Richer or poorer? Oh, those credit cards caught up with me.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Dancing.

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

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family in New Jersey.

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
No.

22. How many one-night stands?
Yes.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
"The Wire"

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate? No. Dislike? Sure.

25. What was the best book you read?
"Lolita"

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Band of Horses.

27. What did you want and get?
A tangerine-colored KitchenAid stand mixer.

28. What did you want and not get?
Crackberry.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
It came out in 2006, yeah, but I finally got around to seeing "The Departed".

30. What did you do on your birthday?
Appropriately, it was my 30th. Had dinner with Scarny, KM, SM, KB, and my bro at Devi, followed by drinks with many others at Hi-Fi.

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

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
H&M on sale.

33. What kept you sane?
Scarny, SM, KM, my bro, T.Rich, Annette, Terry, Gchat, NPR podcasts, cigarettes, knitting, baking, glasses of red wine in my living room.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Bill Clinton. Always.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Presidential campaigns in general.

36. Who did you miss?
Only those I always miss.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Though I met some of them prior to 2007, I spent much more time with the following: Josh, Porkchop, Paul, Colleen, Garett, Tom, etc...

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
You can, seriously seriously seriously, only change yourself.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I'd like to think I'm the mess you'd wear with pride.

40. What would you like to be a year from now?
Classy!