1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?

I think the one that stands out the most is that I changed jobs from one company to another.

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

didn't make any 2010 resolutions

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?

no one close to me.

5. What countries did you visit?

america and america

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?

i would like to have a healthier life.

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

8/31/10

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

creating, maintaining, and following a very detailed budget, giving me a much clearer picture on my income/expenses.

9. What was your biggest failure?

not spending enough time with the people i care about.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

nothing remarkable or out of the ordinary.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

iPhone 4

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

no comment

13. Whose behavior made you appalled?

no comment

14. Where did most of your money go?

paying down auto loan and credit card debt

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

trip to Colorado to go to a wedding, trip to seattle to go to a wedding

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?

F*** You! by Cee Lo

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

- i. happier or sadder? about the same

- ii. thinner or fatter? fatter

- iii. richer or poorer? hard to tell. i'm more financially secure than last year.

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

chores

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

procrastination

20. How did you spend Christmas?

with family

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?

nope

23. How many one-night stands?

nope

24. What was your favorite TV program?

not applicable

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

nope

26. What was the best book you read?

Principles of the Mechanical Engineering Exam

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Ratatat and Peter Mulvey, among others

28. What did you want and get?

i got accepted into the MBA program at UAA

29. What did you want and not get?

a condo

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

inception is high on the list.

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

i turned 26. spent friday night with friends and sunday with the family

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

free grad school

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?

clothed

34. What kept you sane?

soccer

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

i'll go with scott mcadams. classy guy.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

the tea party

37. Who did you miss?

one of my buddies who lives in fairbanks

38. Who was the best new person you met?

one of my coworkers, ezra, is a pretty cool guy.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:

you never know what you have until its gone

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

is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?