Star Crafty

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

Moved out of Savannah. I dressed up for Halloween. Moved across country.

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

Not much of a Resolution person. Planning gives you dandruff. But I attempted to learn French. Didn't quite work out. But I did move out of Savannah.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nidia and Viviana and Minnie, oh babies galore!... oh wait, Viviana gave birth last year. Oh well, still!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no.

5. What countries did you visit?

Does San Diego and Raleigh count as countries? No? Well then no, I stayed in the good ol' USA.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A more defined view of where my next two years should go. An apartment of my own (oh it would be so lovely decorated). A boyfriend. Knee-high boots.

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

Saturday, June 9th - moved to Vegas.
Thursday, May 10th - day I met him.
Tuesday, August 6th - day my Savannah crafty article came out! (Click for a condensed version of article)
Saturday, March 17th - Cynthia and JOhnny's wedding!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Moved away from Savannah, as much as I loved it. Got over the heartache of moving away from Savannah. Photographed two lovely weddings.

9. What was your biggest failure?
What I thought to be a failure (moving to Vegas) as turned out to be quite a blessing.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just my annual lovely stomach flu. OH I CANT WAIT!!!

11. What was the best thing you bought?

BRAND NEW SONATA!!!! Oh and an awesome new lens that hopefully will arrive next week. A wonderful cosmopolitan winter coat for only $9.99 at a thrift store. My knee-high boots. And billions of cupcakes, mmmm.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I'm gonna be a little selfish and say me. Life right after I moved to Vegas became horrible. But I was wrong and I overcame the emoness. Also, JANICE! Moving away from the comfort zone that is living with her parents. Good luck to you my darling!

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Most of the staff at America Restaurant. Ugh.

14. Where did most of your money go?

Cupcakes. By the thousands. mmmm oh and knee-high boots. And gas. And craft supplies.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I was REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY pumped about driving all the way from Georgia to Vegas. How amazing would it be to see America. But... my rusty ol' '95 Civic died two weeks before moving. So I had to fly in. Not as exciting, I must say. I got excited about him, as well. Oh well.

16. What song/album will always remind you of 2007?
1,2,3,4 - by my darling Feist.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
1. Happier or sadder? WAY happier. LAst year was Senior year at college. Not my best moments.
2. Thinner or fatter? Um, I think I'm the same. I lost weight when I moved here. But then regained the pounds with a healthy diet of lots of walnuts and fruits mmmm
3. Richer or poorer? Ha. Actually I'm a bit richer. But that's cuz I don't have to pay rent. SUCKAZZZ.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel, always. Read, always. Learn French.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Crying and shit. Pointless.

20. How will you be spending/did you spend Christmas?
At Karin's!!!! And maybe hang out with other people. Wreak havoc around Vegas, hopefully.

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Most definitely my mother, she calls every two minutes.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
I fell into something. What that was, I will never know.

23. How many one night stands in this last year?
Does a five night stand qualify?

24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Lost, Heroes, Planet Earth (ohhh the undersea creatures episode, HOW BEAUTIFUL!)

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nahhhh, hatin' takes too much of my time.

26. What was the best book(s) you read?

-Slightly out of focus - Robert Capa memoirs. I love this man. Also, the book I was reading right when I met him.
-On the Road - Kerouac. Had to read it before my big roadtrip adventure that never happened.
-Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Inferno - Aaron Allston. Chapter 11 > everything.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Feist! Feist! Feist! I heard Feist for the very first time on Sunday, April 7th, 2007 around 1pm on our (Greg, Ness and Brandon) way to Gelattohs after a night of celebrating my 25th birthday. I couldn't have asked for a better gift. This is probably one of my favorite memories of 2007. Feist made that exhausting Summer a little bit calmer, a little bit happier as I would drive back home at midnight from a yet another horrible day at work. I'd sing 1,2,3,4 at the top of my lungs, and I still do, even though now things are much much much better. But when that song comes on, I feel like a little tear of intense happiness wants to escape my eye and join the air and the clouds and all that is fantastic in this world. Yeah, that's what Feist has meant to me this year.

28. What did you want and get?
Brand new car!!!! Knee-high boots! (It's funny, but last year I filled out this very same survey, and I kept mentioning over and over how ecstatic I was about having bought my cute Seychelle shoes for my graduation. hehe). Awesome Winter coat! A kitchen island! Awesomeness!

29. What did you want and not get?
Well my clone is still, regrettably, on back order for almost a year now.

30. What were your favourite films of this year?

- The Sound of Music - I still have to write my review about this lovely movie. Another thing that kept me sane during my move here.
- Cabaret - I know, I know. Old movies. But I saw them for the first time this year.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Quarter-century, and I believe I already explained my awesome birthday.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Let's see. There's always that whole clone fiasco. A lil bit more money is always good. If Agmar would have come here for Xmas. If Janice had come here in September. If he had returned my feelings. If I would have driven to Vegas. If I hadn't left my AWESOME 50s dining table behind in Savannah. If I could make better cupcakes!

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

OMG this has been my year in fashion. Y'all should see how I dress. As Agmar would describe it, I resemble a Skittles. mmm skittles. But yeah, I've played around with mixing clothes and thrift shopping. Sooooo much fun!

34. What kept you sane?
My mother (though at times she does the opposite. Like when she calls me to tell me some insignificant matter... when it's freakin 5AM here in Vegas. Apparenly she fails to comprehend the concept of a 4 hour difference in time zone). Feist. Agmar. Pedro. My crafts. My camera. My internets. My Sarah. My little Jacie. WHisky.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Still Justin Timberlake. MM MMM MM MMM

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The upcoming elections. I registered as a Republican just for Dr. Ron Paul.

37. Who did you miss?
EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING SAVANNAH.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Him. Oh and Gregory Harold! I met you on New Year's Eve, but that still counts. I met my Gryphonites late December, but became very good friends with them in 2007, so I guess that might count as well.

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

What seems like heartache now is a blessing later. Electric mixers are NECESSARY for baking.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?

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