JaSurMo Survey #1
January 1st Survey – Day 1 of JaSurMo 2012
[1] What did you do in 2011 that you have never done before?
Ate raw meat.
[2] Did you keep all of last years resolutions?
Don’t think I made any last year.
[3] Have you any resolutions for next year?
Stress less. Keep life simple. Keep sight of the big picture. And lose the kilo I put on over Xmas!
[4] Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin, my ex’s partner, and my ex-step-sister-in-law (yup, they’re all family. A lot of gifts to buy!)
[5] Did anyone close to you die?
Oobi, an OD friend.
[6] What countries did you visit?
Good lord, it’s a big year when I visit another state.
Which I did actually. Queensland.
[7] What would you like to have in 2012 that you didn’t have in 2011?
Health, romance, lots of friends, wealth, and work I love.
[8] What dates in 2011 will remain etched in your memory and why?
Late May and all of June; Pluto conjunct natal Saturn.
A massive health crisis I barely survived psychologically, but which got me working really hard on my health.
[9] What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Straightening my crooked spine, healing my sensitive teeth, losing 5kg, and beginning to fix my gait and feet.
[10] What was your biggest failure?
Friends who decided to go their own way
[11] Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Story of my life. Mostly same old.
[12] What was the best thing you bought?
A beautiful blue Japanese teapot.
[13] Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Alexander’s. He was so supportive when I was going through hell in June.
Also mine. I built a lot of social connections this year.
[14] Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
The coal and coal seam gas industries’.
[15] Where did most of your money go?
To my naturopath and my chiropractor. *Sigh* Worth it.
[16] What did you get really really really excited about?
The big Easter family reunion of people I haven’t seen since I was a teenager, plus some I’d never met.
Also visiting Alexander in Byron afterward.
[17] What songs will always remind you of 2011?
None
[18] Compared to this time last year are you :
a) Fatter or thinner? Thinner, hooray!
b) Happier or sadder? Sadder
c) Richer or poorer? Richer
[19] What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercise
[20] What do you wish you’d done less of?
Reading endless piles of email.
[21] How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it with family and my friend Cressi.
[22] Which OD users did you meet for the first time?
In person? Still haven’t met any.
[23] Did you fall in love in 2011?
No
[24] How many one night stands?
None
[25] What was your favourite TV programme?
Stargate Universe.
[26] Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
[27] What was/were the best books you read?
Cure Tooth Decay, by Ramiel Nagel
[28] What was your greatest musical discovery?
The realisation that I really don’t care about it.
Let others compile music collections and sift through hours of recordings.
I just couldn’t be bothered. It’s not my hobby.
[29] What did you want and get?
Ways to fix half a dozen health problems the doctors call incurable.
[30] What did you want and not get?
Cures for a few more, especially Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
A laptop and a new phone would also be nice.
[31] What was your favourite film this year?
Hardly saw any movies this year – only repeats on TV.
[32] What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I was 34, and I spent the day helping an acquaintance I’d just met decorate a church hall for her wedding reception.
[33] What one thing made your year more satisfying than 2010?
I lost 5kg and saw some real improvements in some aspects of my health.
Also I made a new friend.
[34] How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Cargoes and tshirts; jeans and jumpers. Casual tomboy styles, muted colours, natural fabrics.
[35] What kept you sane?
Alexander, intensive and extensive googling of health information, and…
hang on, sane? Wh
o says I even started 2011 sane?
[36] Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
I’ve been pleasantly free of celebrity crushes this year.
Okay, so apart from a little fixation on James Marsters while watching Buffy back last January.
[37] Which political issue stirred you the most?
Coal and Coal seam gas mining.
[38] Who did you miss?
I really miss Oobi. I’ve never had a friend die before.
Also I miss Tamara.
[39] Who was the best new person you met?
Bethany
[40] Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year?
Friends make life so much better. Especially when you can spend time with them in person. They’re worth the effort.
Happy New Year, I started it taking asaxantin, a miracle new antioxidant.
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