Maybe This Will Make Up For Not Finishing "25 Days of Christmas"

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Dark room photography, printmaking, commute to NYC, intern, pottery

2. Where did you begin 2010?
At Andrew's house with lots of people I love!

3. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I honestly don't remember making any resolutions. My new years was way better than I had ever planned so I don't think I was attempting to bring myself down with "I should"s.

4. What was your status by Valentine's Day?
In a relationship, fighting lots

5. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I'm aware of.

6. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes. Both of my grandfathers, plus some more extended family. 2010 was terrible.

7. Were you in school?
Yes.

8. What countries did you visit?
None outside of the US.

9. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
An honest relationship, motivation to be healthy, money, complete and independent happiness

10. What moments from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When Josh told me he loved me, both times we broke up, my amazing 21st birthday, when Melissa and I finally found our apartment, being stuck in Florida for over a week, welcome week and my first SNL party, Right Away Great Captain! and Bad Books

11. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating from NYU early with 2 minors!!!

12. What was your biggest failure?
My relationship? I guess? Though not my fault and honestly for the better.

13. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Not because I was sick, but to visit my grandpa

14. What was the best thing you bought?
A ticket to Right Away, Great Captain! and Bad Books, my apartment

15. Where did most of your money go?
Benny's Burritos, commuting, alcohol

16. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Right Away, Great Captain! and Bad Books

17. What song(s) will always remind you of 2010?
There are soo many, I don't know if I can even pick. Maybe "Fuck You" by Cee Lo Green. Or "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" by MCS.

18. What concerts/shows did you go to?
Hanson, RAGC! and Bad Books, Say Anything/Saves the Day/Motion City Soundtrack, the Damnwells, Gaslight Anthem

19. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? A little bit sadder, but only because of stress and nerves.
II. thinner or fatter? I think a bit thinner.
III. richer or poorer? Poorer, absolutely.

20. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleep, travel, work out, read

21. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Drink, eat, spend money, procrastinate

22. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas at home with my family. We saw "True Grit" and ate Chinese food.

23. What was your favourite TV program?
How I Met Your Mother! And I started watching Glee.

24. What was the best book you read?
I was honestly waaaaaay too busy to read books.

25. What were your greatest musical discoveries?
Bad Books - Bad Books
River City Extension - The Unmistakable Man
The Weakerthans - Live At Burton Cummings Theatre
Cee Lo Green- The Lady Killer
Vampire Weekend- Contra

26. What did you want and get?
An apartment, an internship, a job, a single-girl experience of NYC, amazing new friends

27. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 21!! It was my best birthday that I can remember. We ate at Indian Place and drank copious amounts of wine, then went bar hopping and surprised Dave and drank a ton of Soco Lime. It ended with Marie buying me french fries then us going to sleep. Josh came to see me the next day and we watched movies and ate Chinese food.

28. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having more money

29. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Threadless t-shirt and jeans

30. What kept you sane?
Benny's Burritos. Actually, music, my friends, drunk nights in NYC, my boss

31. Who did you miss?
People from freshman/sophomore year, people from Berlin who I didn't see enough, all my friends from home

32. Who was the best new person you met?
Nope. I can't answer this. I was friends with a lot of people in 2010 that I wasn't as much in 2009, and I'm extremely grateful for them.

33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:
Plan for the worst but hope for the best.

34. Did you move anywhere?
Yup--both from Chinatown to Alphabet City and from Scotch Plains to Plainfield.

35. What's something you thought you would never do but did in 2010?
Move out of my home, kiss a Spaniard

36. What was your best month?
August, I think. The start of school was seriously unbelievable.

37. Any regrets?
A few, but nothing major.

38. Overall, how would you rate this year?
I'd give it a 6/10. Lots of death and bad family stuff, moving out of my house in SP, two breakups with the same dude, falling outs with friends, some interesting decisions centered around Shaan's apartment, a lack of money, a very busy schedule

39. What did you like most about 2010?
All of my amazing friends, darkroom photography

40. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
Well, it depends on what you call home. So SPF/Plainfield, NYC, Nicole's apartment, the Barney Building (art building), Benny's Burrito's, Stuy Town

41. Change your hairstyle?
Nope--just let it grow!

42. Get a new job?
Starting on Monday, so not in 2010!

43. Do anything embarrassing?
Absolutely, but I'd rather not re-live them over the internet.

44. Get married or divorced?
Neither, thank god.

45. Did you get sick this year?
Yeah. I had tonsilitis a few weeks ago.

46. Start a new hobby?
A couple art things (ceramics, photography, printmaking), yoga

47. Are you happy to see 2010 go?
Yes. It was by far not my favorite year, and clearly lots of bad things happened.

48. What are you wishing for in 2011?
Financial stability. More traveling. Seeing more of my friends from home. Maybe a relationship with someone who deserves it. Happiness. A graduation party. A new camera.