Monday, January 5, 2004 10:21 p.m.

Currently listening to: The Leviticus Song, Martin Pearson

Let's get this page started with a 2003 quiz!

The 2003 Quiz!
What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
I got, and kept, a real live paying job.
Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I made a huge list of detailed resolutions at the end of 2002, and the one I still remember I did actually keep. I didn't really make one this time, which I didn't realise until just now.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
What places did you visit?
Canberra (the glory!) and Woodford (the wonder!).
What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Friends would be nice.
What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory?
The only date that immediately comes to mind is July 17. That's when I got my crappy job. Yay.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
The STAT results? Reading like sixty books? Not dying?
What was your biggest failure?
I am my own biggest failure. Also... not finishing Emma before the end of the year.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
The week before Christmas I was as sick as a dog with rabies... only without the rabies, of course.
What was the best thing you bought?
The Robin Black album. That is most definitely my most prized possesion.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Holly, you are nicer to me than anyone else I will ever meet.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Not so much appalled, but very depressed... You know who you are.
Where did most of your money go?
CDs! I think I may have spent about three thousand dollars or so on them this year.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The first three things that come to mind:
1. I find out that Placebo is coming to Australia, and that I can actually see them.
2. My Robin Black CD arrives in the mail (seriously, dancing around the house!)
3. Jaded is released as a single in Australia.
What song[s] will always remind you of 2003?
Without question, On My Own, The Used; My Life In The Knife Trade, Boy Sets Fire; and An Attempt To Tip The Scales, Bright Eyes.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Friends? Something like that?
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Try-hard punk/gothic idiot/hippie/historic England fool. With black nailpolish.
Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? This exact time? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Shamefully, probably fatter.
iii. richer or poorer? RICHER!
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing of music, songs, stories, anything.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Crying when people are around.
How have you be spending the holidays?
Working and remembering what it was like when I didn't have to work. And there was Woodford, of course.
How did you spend New Years?
With people I care about, at a campsite, drinking DC and missing you.
Did you fall in love in 2003?
I never fell out of it. Richey... And there was something else, but I don't care to share. It's not like I had some secret someone, but... you know.
How many one night stands?
Depends on your definition. None, really.
What was your favorite TV program?
Queer As Folk, Whose Line until we lost our cable, The Simpsons, Jackass!
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I hate everyone at work, and I didn't last year. Of course, I didn't know them then.
Do you like anyone now that you hated this time last year?
Nope.
What was the best book you read?
The Madolescents! My favourite book ever, and the only book that I read twice last year.
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Bright Eyes and Mest.
What did you want and get?
To see Placebo
What did you want and not get?
To be loved again.
What was your favorite film of this year?
The Pirate Movie! Mm... Johnny...
What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I turned eighteen, and the ear piercing story has been told too many time already.
What kept you sane?
Thoughts of Richey and my music, as always.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
There were a few. Richey was first and foremost, of course. But during 2003 I also had a thing for: Billy Martin, Conor Oberst, Benji Madden, Bam Margera, Jess Margera, Tony Lovato, Raab Himself, Ville Valo and some more Bam. As a singular entity Bam was probably my favourite.
What political issue stirred you the most?
Stupid idiot world leaders, die George and Johnny, die.
Who did you miss?
Candice. Lonely as a something.
Who was the best new person you met?
Honestly? No one. I met not a single worthwhile person this year. Wait, unless I count Jason, which I don't.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003?
Keep your fucking mouth shut. Never complain to or about people outside of your family. You'll ruin everything. You'll regret it forever.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
...the costume can be quite comfortable,
It can make you feel more beautiful
It can even make you feel like someone else...
- We Are Free Men, Bright Eyes

Done, and long as hell! The End.