New Year's meme

I miss memes....

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?

Came to an understanding of death. Went to The Big Berks. Went to Prague. Found an intellectual home.
2. Did you keep your 2011 resolutions, and will you make more this year?
No, and no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes. Too many.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Concentration would be lovely.
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting completely out of debt and staying that way.
8. What was your biggest failure?
Not staying on program with WW.
9. Did you suffer illness or injury?
yes; screwed up left knee
10. What was the best thing you bought?
my new backyard? my birds?
11. Whose behavior merited celebration?
mine; I didn't maim IBDA!
12. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Pick your least favorite Republican candidate for president or House Leader
13. Where did most of your money go?
Getting out of debt and remodeling the house.
14. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
Happier, same, richer. The happier is the most important. Wiser is good too!
15. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing; I really want to get some writing done and just don't seem to be able to concentrate.
16. What do you wish you'd done less of?
procrastinate; waste energy on thinking negative things at #12
17. Did you fall in love in 2011?
no, but I'd like to.
18. What was the best new book you read?
bits and pieces of several
19. What was your favorite film of the year?
the film industry makes no money off of me....
20. What kept you sane?
friends, animals, finding some perspective. I find it enormously comforting to accept that I am but a speck on a speck of cosmic dust.
21. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Life is a process, and death is simply one aspect of that process. Learning makes the whole process more meaningful.