A 2004 Meme. Thanks. (I’d link to the specific entry and possibly do a trackback, but my firewall up and decided in the last five seconds to block her pretty site. Dammit.)

1. What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before?
Started a blog.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes, I did keep a major one. And yes, I plan on making more. Hopefully keeping them all. Especially the one about “procreating”. I’d really like to keep that one.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My neighbor.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No - not really close, anyway.

5. What countries did you visit?
None. I’ve never been out of this country. Not even to Canada or Mexico. I’m a disgraceful Geographer.

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
My own home. And my own baby.

7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Feb 7th - D&C. Blah.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See? That’s too tough of a question. I dont have the energy to really think of a good answer. I’m really proud of how much I’ve taught myself in blog designs…thats a good start. OH - and I’m really proud of the many many good deals I found on fly kicks this year. It was totally the year of the cute tennis shoe in my home.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Gaining 30lbs. I’ve lost back 10 of it, but still. Sucks. Ass.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Other than a miscarriage? Nope. Oh - and one KILLER ear infection that made me want to beat small animals.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My lovely laptop.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
LilZoot’s and MrZoot’s for constantly putting up with me and my damn mood swings. Oh - and any of my pets NOT chewing on or pissing on my belongings.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and disgusted?
My own. Many times. And the company MCI - they really pissed me off this year.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills. And smack. Just kidding, Mom.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Celebrating my first Christmas with LilZoot and MrZoot all as one happy family. AND seeing Maroon 5 with LilZoot. AND paying 9.99 for a pair of converse.

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
WAAAAY too many to think of right now. Maroon 5 and the theme song to The O.C. are th first things that pop in my head.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? fatter.
c) richer or poorer? poorer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Visited family. Sleeping. Smack. Just kidding AGAIN, Mom.

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

20. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?
Taking some of my favorite kids out to see a movie. And then watching my friends Junkie and Stace get drunk. The usual.

21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No - because I already was in love.

22. How many one-night stands?
Lets see, one, two, three….KIDDING!

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Arrested Development, The Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, Joan of Arcadia, The O.C., LOST.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Life is too short.

25. What was the best book you read?
Did I read any books this year? Hell if I can remember. That is so sad, and I call myself a READER.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Maroon 5. Its a great band that both my son and I love.

27. What did you want and get?
A laptop.

28. What did you want and not get?
Another child. A new car. A house. Another tatoo.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hell. I have NO idea. Too many to mention.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I ate ribs and a donut cake. I turned 29.

31.What one thing would have made your year measurably more satisfying?
Besides the obvious answer? And the OTHER obvious answer? I dont know…More traveling?

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Lazy.

33. What kept you sane?
My husband. My son. My blog.

And Smack.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ellen DeGeneres, Angelina Jolie (always), Becky Wahlstrom, Adam Brody, Adam Levine.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
I dont get into that here. Lets just say that it was a voting year. And my guy lost. So there.

Oh - and this FCC crap? Pissing me off. If I dont want my son hearing or seeing it? I wont let him watch it. Let ME make those decisions, dammit.

36. Who did you miss?
Ebeth. We havent kept up this year as much as I would have liked.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
My new dog. Sweetie. That answer should be safe and NOT piss anyone off.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
NEVER use MCI as your phone company. For Local OR Long Distance.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I like Big Butts and I can not lie…