As we’re approaching the end of this year and I’m trying to recap this rollercoaster of a year and went back to one of those corny questionnaires that a friend from Quebec sent me a few years ago and fill it out, it’s good for the karama people! Those who are brave enough can post theirs up in the comments if you dare!<\/p>\n
1.What did you do in 2006 that you\u2019d never done before?
\nStarted freelancing
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\n2. Did you keep your New Years\u2019 resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
\n\u00a0resolutions are so last century! My ADD prevents me from making any and keeping any as well.<\/p>\n
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
\nMy friend Simon and Isabelle his wife had a baby, little Amy!<\/p>\n
4. Did anyone close to you die?
\nDiane B\u00e9langer, my former boss, and a wonderful immigration lawyer in montreal, woman and mother.
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\n5. What countries did you visit?
\nHungary, Romania, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, UK, (woops, forgot Norway, France)<\/p>\n
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
\nBetter health<\/p>\n
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory?
\n20th of July
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\n8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
\nGraduating and finding work within a fortnight
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\n9. What was your biggest failure?
\nCreating more bad karma with some people around me than i would have liked.<\/p>\n
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
\nYes\u00a0<\/p>\n
11. What was the best thing you bought?
\nMy Kennedy space centre tour bag.<\/p>\n
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
\nAl Gore for An Inconvenient truth<\/p>\n
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
\nDomus Academy’s closure of IDII.<\/p>\n
14. Where did most of your money go?
\nTraveling\u00a0<\/p>\n
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
\nWorking with great people on exciting projects!<\/p>\n
16. What song\/album will always remind you of 2007?
\nBody and Soul by Death Cab Cutie<\/p>\n
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
\nMore tired, busier, more confident of the future.<\/p>\n
18. What do you wish you\u2019d done more of?
\nSports<\/p>\n
\u00a019. What do you wish you\u2019d done less of?
\nPartying
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\n20. How will you be spending Christmas?
\nGoing to the UK.
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\n21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
\nMatt<\/p>\n
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
\nYes
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\n23. What was your favourite TV programme?
\nScrubs
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\n24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn\u2019t hate this time last year?
\nNo<\/p>\n
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
\nAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand but i haven’t finished it yet.
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\n27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
\nIron & Wine
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\n28. What did you want and get?
\nTo be captain of my own boat.<\/p>\n
29. What did you want and not get?
\nPrototype my thesis project<\/p>\n
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
\nThe Departed<\/p>\n
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
\nIt’s coming up, i’ll be spending it in London, turning 26.<\/p>\n
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
\nLess drama<\/p>\n
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
\nWhatever fits in a suitcase<\/p>\n
34. What kept you sane?
\nMy family<\/p>\n
35. Which celebrity\/public figure did you fancy the most?
\nDon’t know any anymore…<\/p>\n
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
\nCanadian elections
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\n37. Who did you miss?
\nCaroline, Marc-Andr\u00e9, Myl\u00e8ne<\/p>\n
38. Who was the best new person you met?
\nMatt<\/p>\n
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
\nAll things come to those who wait<\/p>\n
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?<\/p>\n
drink up baby down
\nAre you in or are you out?
\nLeave your things behind
\n‘Cause it’s all going off without you
\nExcuse me too busy you’re writing your tragedy
\nThese mishaps
\nYou bubble-wrap
\nWhen you’ve no idea what you’re like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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