2012.
- 1:What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before?
I went hiking in Yosemite & Ansel Adams. I went rock climbing, tried to learn how to swim, hiked alot, had a snowball fight, did hard things and so much more
- 2:Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn’t make any last year, but this year I am making a promise to myself to be fully present wherever I am.
- 3:Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
- 4:Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no.
- 5:What countries did you visit?
I have still never been outside of the country, but for now until I go to England, Bass Lake, CA is a good trade off. I can’t complain.
- 6:What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012
A confidence in voicing my opinions
- 7:What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September thru December.
High Sierra gave me a family. And every moment I spent with them are moments I will always cherish. They gave me the best semester of my life. With them I am at home.
- 8:What was your biggest achievement of the year?
High Sierra was like a test of all my fears. Conquering them was a great achievement.
- 9:What was your biggest failure?
True failure is when you don’t try. I’d like to think I had no big failures, just experiences to learn from.
- 10:Did you suffer illness or injury?
Some minor coughs and colds and some pulled muscles and hurt ankle and back issues..but no big deal.
- 11:What was the best thing you bought?
my $5 spirit animal moose rock from yosemite….it was so ridiculous but that’s what made it great
- 12:Whose behaviour merited celebration?
All of us who conquered our fears in the mountains- alotta firsts, but together we did it
the janitor at work- i’ve never met someone so full of light and joy
- 13:Whose behaviour made you appalled?
The hate of that one church. I don’t understand how they cannot see they are pushing people away from His kingdom.
- 14:Where did most of your money go?
hiking boots, fleece jackets/pants, wool socks. rain jacket/pants, long underwear, books, etc.
- 15:What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I’m a philosophy major/ pre-law minor!!!! It was great to get that in writing.
- 16:What song will always remind you of 2012?
i will wait by mumford & sons
- 17:Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer?
happier; the same; depending on how you define rich, i’d say richer (not in a materialistic sense)
- 18:What do you wish you’d done more of?
exploring the world around me
letting people really know my whole story
- 19:What do you wish you’d done less of?
I should spend less time on the computer and more time outside
- 20:How did you spend Christmas?
spent it with my family at my grandparents house! i love them.
- 21:Did you fall in love in 2012?
I don’t know…I could be.
- 22:What was your favourite TV program?
NCIS! Suits!
- 23:Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Theres no one I hate.
- 24:What was the best book you read?
Paradise Lost! or the writings of Parmenides
- 25:What was your greatest musical discovery?
Sara Flores and her saxophone skills
Mandy and her rap skills
- 26:What did you want and get?
A strong sense of community and a confidence that I can do more than I think; that’s exactly what I got
- 27:What did you want and not get?
For my family at home to be in one piece.
- 28:What was your favourite film of this year?
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
- 29:What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
High Sierra and those amazing people I found there. Enough Said.
- 30:How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
Mountain-esque with some occasional dressing up.
So mostly super casual/ lazy
- 31:What kept you sane?
The company of good friends, a good book, & alone time
- 32:Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- 33:What political issue stirred you the most?
haven’t been following politics…i’m out of the loop!
- 34:Who did you miss?
I miss my sister. I miss the few good friends I had in Azusa last year. I miss the amazing ones I met this semester. I miss the one that graduated and moved back home out of state. #comebackbehere
- 35:Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.
It might be unoriginal but- “The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.”
- 36:Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I’m not afraid to fall
it means i climbed up high
to fall is not to fail
you fail when you don’t try
not afraid to fall
i might just learn to fly and
i will spread these wings of mine
"I have no idea how he knows when I need him. We can go weeks without speaking, and then, when my blue moods threaten to turn black, he will show up and tell me my moods are azure indigo cerulean cobalt periwinkle and suddenly the blue will not seem so dark, more like the color of a noon-bright sky. He brings the sun.” ― David Levithan, The Realm of Possibility"
"We are the girls with anxiety disorders, filled appointment books, five-year plans. We take ourselves very, very seriously. We are the peacemakers, the do-gooders, the givers, the savers. We are on time, overly prepared, well read, and witty, intellectually curious, always moving… We pride ourselves on getting as little sleep as possible and thrive on self-deprivation. We drink coffee, a lot of it. We are on birth control, Prozac, and multivitamins… We are relentless, judgmental with ourselves, and forgiving to others. We never want to be as passive-aggressive are our mothers, never want to marry men as uninspired as our fathers… We are the daughters of the feminists who said, “You can be anything,” and we heard, “You have to be everything."
(Source: air-light-time-space)
