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

Visit Arizona. Took a truly spontaneous roadtrip to Vegas on a Wednesday.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I kept my resolutions. I'll have to look back at them.

3. Did someone close to you give birth?
My cousin had a baby in February.

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

5. What countries did you visit?
I didn't leave the country.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A fun job and a deeper sense of purpose.

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 20- My best friend's wedding.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Taking a drawing class.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Wasting too much time and energy worrying.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Food poisoned from mussels, and a yet to be resolved dental issue.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My Ikea bed and new bedding, and drawing supplies.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Friends.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

President Bush and Dick Cheney.

14. Where did most of your money go?

Travel, food, rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Christina's wedding.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?

Rihanna, "Umbrella;" Soulja Boy, "Superman"

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? About the same. Slightly more cynical.
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same, I think.
iii. richer or poorer? About the same, I think.

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

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

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it on a shuttle bus, then with my fam in Peoria.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

Back in love, yes.

23. Any one-night stands?

No

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Didn't have one.

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

Not really.


26. What was the best book you read?

Middlesex by Jeffry Euginides.


27. What was your greatest musical discovery?


28. What did you want and get?

Quality time with old friends. A more interesting social life.


29. What did you want and not get?

A truly healthier lifestyle that includes regular yoga, meditation, and home cooked meals.

30. Favorite film of this year?
Michael Clayton

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

I spent my 26th birthday (September 25) flying back to LA from Peoria, IL. Rob took me to Luna Park, where I had a burger and a couple fruity martinis.

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

A deeper sense of purpose and a more fulfilling job.

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

Tank tops and jeans, mostly, with some uncomfortable polyester stuff for the office.

34. What kept you sane?
The occasional run through Hancock Park. My move to a better neighborhood.

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

Dave Grohl

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Many issues seriously depressed and angered me. I'm not sure if the crisis in Darfur is a political issue or simply a moral one, but it was a big one. The war in Iraq.

37. Who do you miss?

Christina, Dan, my family, and friends flung across the globe.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

Christina V. of LA.

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

Stop with the worrying already.