Year-end Meme of Memeryness.

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1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Bought a house. Pretty big, I reckon.

I also attempted a big bang, but my story is TOO much story for it. I think I'm finally ready to go back to it and write Good Phoenix, though. *crosses fingers*

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them, I just kinda make notes like "you should really get this handled, Dommi." Like for 2k12 it's "you really should go to class more, Dommi," and "you really should get your digestive issues looked at, Dommi."

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Poor Al-cat. I still miss you and your warbley meow every single day.

5. What countries did you visit?

All my travel was within the United States. I did go to Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin, and Lafayette, Indiana, though.

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Better financial stability, and I would like to be a size eight again.

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

January 24th - Al's death.
February 7th - km_anthology fic!
February 20 - went to Chicago to visit faoi_cheilt
March 3 or something - went to Lafayette, Illinois to visit inugrlrayn and spanambula
Apr. 20 - went to see maypirate and jou in Madison, with bonus faoi_cheilt
May 6 - end of my first year of college with a 4.0
July 4 - babrbeque at my friend mossgreen's
Aug. 16 - started my second year of college
October 20th - Parents came up to help me house-hunt
October 24th - made an offer on a house
Nov. 17 - inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society
Nov 18 - officially became a home-owner with the approval of the mortgage
December 15 - finished semester with another 4.0
December 17 - moved into my house
December 25 - spent a lovely Christmas with my parents in my new house


8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Buying the house.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not finishing my Phoenix story.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Random bouts of intestinal distress and mega amounts of migraines.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Champagne flutes from Crate and Barrel.com. And also, my fucking house.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Everyone I know pretty much.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Republicans. Democrats. The usual.

14. Where did most of your money go?
The house, totally.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Buying a house, the Muppet movie (which I still need to see), and also buying a house.

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
The Glee "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" mash up. I <3 all Santana Lopezes forever.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Way happier. My apartment was fucking terrible.
ii. thinner or fatter? A tish thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? Poor monetarily speaking, rich in the ways that matter.

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

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying about things beyond my control.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
My parents came over, and we had brandy-spiked eggnog. Then we ate prime rib, mashed potatoes, broccoli and green bean casseroles, and had pumpkin spice cake for dessert. Mom, Dad, and I watched some basketball, and then my parents went back to their hotel for the night because they drove back to Florida the next day.

22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
With my house.

23. How many one-night stands?
None. I don't really do them.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Archer and Mad Men.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
A couple people. But I try not to focus on negative energy like that.

26. What was the best book you read?
"The Meaning of Difference" by Toni-Michelle Travis and Karen Rosenblum. Pretty much I don't read unless it's for school.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Mad Men soundtrack.

28. What did you want and get?
To be a home owner!

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
God, I don't even know. In retrospect I enjoyed "Price of Milk" more than I thought I did after initially seeing it. I didn't see many movies though. I am not-so-patiently waiting for the wide release of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 31. My parents were here, and we went to Poole's Diner, my favorite restaurant in Raleigh.

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

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Deplorable. I'm getting my hair done and a mani-pedi for school this week.

34. What kept you sane?
My friends, my awesome parents, and my adorable pets.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Naya Rivera, and Chris Colfer.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Everything.

37. Who did you miss?
Lots of people I need to be better about contacting.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
I really don't know how to answer that, considering all the awesome people I've met this year.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
That the only thing standing in my way is me.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"You don't know what it means to win.
Come down and see me again.
Been down one time, been down two times...
I'm never going back again."

Now I am returning to my black truffle butter and caviar crostini and Prosecco, already in progress. Happy New Year to you all!