end of the year countdown

reem always has interesting surveys to do... so here's another one... cheers to reem.

THE END OF THE YEAR SURVEY

TEN memorable things you did
01. walked down the streets of federal hill in baltimore singing "oklahoma" on st. patricks day
02. learned all about international right and charters and documents that define our freedom (and are ignored a lot)
03. started working on seeing my need-to-see movie list hardcore
04. rolled around in the grass with mizi and a bunch of other people (not a euphamism)
05. moved into my own condo
06. permanently dyed my hair black and became a vampire for halloween
07. stayed up all night talking...
08. sat by the fountain at the union with elie and hanging out as if he'd never left
09. waited
10. went to an...er... arab professionals convention.

NINE places you went

(i wasn't quite the diverse traveller this year...)
01. Baltimore (quite a few times)
02. Washington, DC (quite a few times)
03. Norman
04. Dallas
05. to the bathroom
06. to an ozomatli concert
07. to the library (sans books)
08. Oklahoma City
09. to work

EIGHT people you wanna thank
01. my big sister, for being ridiculous and the best big sister i have
02. mizi, for encouragement
03. elie, for visiting when i needed him to
04. and 05. matt and ryan, for being my library-break buddies
06. aubrie, for being the crazy cat lady that didn't forget me
07. mishka, for cuddling with me when i was lonely
08. corey, for making me realize that not all science majors are robots, but most are

SEVEN things you regret doing
01. not doing well enough in organic chem 2 and microbiology
02. losing a lot of my friends
03. not putting snowy up in my car until...er... today actually.
04. eating at macdonalds and shopping at walmart
05. staring at my phone
06. hanging up on elaine frequently... oh wait... i don't regret that at all... its actually quite fun.
07. not saving enough money

SIX phrases you over used

i wouldn't say i OVERused these... but they were definitely popular
01. "i'll have another"
02. "no, because that would be convenient"
03. "lol"
04. "your face is..."
05. *poopie face*
06. "wait, what?"

FIVE favorite songs of the year
01. " sexyplexy" by Jack Johnson
02. " Que onda guero" by Beck
03. " Lover i don't have to love" by Bright Eyes
04. " Modern Nature" Sondre Lerch
05. "Cello Song" by VAST

FOUR changes
01. roomates: i have none now
02. diet: i'm always on one now
03. my phone: i upgraded earlier this year
04. job: i have one now (actually changed twice this year)

THREE things you got addicted to
01. mac make-up
02. tofu curry
03. karaoke night

TWO good deeds you did
01. tutored a girl in arabic one night out of nowhere
02. volunteered for catholic charities as santa's helper

ONE resolution for next year
work very hard for the MCAT and volunteer for the hospital and for the peace camp in ibillin, palestine.
i also want to get more involved with amnesty international. i realize that is more than one... but i can combine them all and say... work hard, yeah?

breathe outside the whirl

so... the semester is finally over, and i have a bit of a chance to breathe. not much of one... but a small breath anyways. just as i was about to celebrate having nothing to do, i realized that i have the MCAT coming up in april... and i really can't procrastinate on this one. but as i get swept up once again along the river of insanity that is my life, i decided to look back a bit.

every year we have plans and plans, and aspirations, and goals, and more plans, and dreams, and wishes, and more plans. but if we look back on exactly where we were a year ago, we see that most of those wishes, dreams, aspirations, and plans have altered dramatically, whether by our own choice or not.

had someone materialized a year ago and told me exactly where i would be right now, i would have laughed in his/her face. i think that so many of us get so caught up in where we are going, we forget where we came from, even if just thinking back a short while. Remembering the events of last year, whether painful or wonderful, is really very important and i encourage each of you to step back out of your whirl-of-a-life and look back a bit. Get the lesson out of each mistake or victory that you were supposed to.

lifes fast, but that just means you have more to learn from.

i'm excited

i'm really excited... i helped a girl study arabic today... and i decided that i really want to tutor arabic next semester. i loved it. i loved it so much.

i miss arabic. i miss reading it... and i miss how much i loved it.

27 different sorta questions

These are supposedly "27 Questions No One Would Ever Think To Ask" Answer them, then repost the bulletin.


1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you think?
i need to fix my makeup.

2. How much cash do you have on you??
lik 27 cents.

3. What's a word that rhymes with "TEST"?
finals week.

4. Favorite planet?
venus. because its my razor and apparently where i'm from.
i like mars too... because thats where men come from.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone??
i already cleared my call list... so there are only 3 people on it...

6. What is your main ring tone on your phone??
its just a old phone ring "ring ring"

7. What shirt are you wearing?
my black strappy shirt

8. Do you "label" yourself?
if i had a label gun.... then yes i would... otherwise i think other people label me for me.

9. Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing?
i'm wearing steve madden socks...

10. Bright or Dark Room??
darker.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
that i don't know him all that well...

13. What were you doing at midnight last night??
i was hanging out with some good friends yelling about finals and making fun of people.

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say??
what r u doing?

16. What's a saying that you say a lot?
"no, that wouldn't happen because that would be convenient."

17. Who told you they loved you last?
mizi

18. Last furry thing you touched?
my head.

19. How many drugs have you done in the past three days?
well, what are we considering a drug?

20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
don't have an operating camera... but i think i have some from years ago that are still undeveloped... that would be interesting...

21. Favorite age you have been so far?
5

22. Your worst enemy?
war-hawks and haters.

23. What is your current desktop picture?
well... i'll show you...


24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
"where are you?" (to mizi)

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to change a major regret?
i'll take the money... you learn from your regrets.

26. Do you like someone?
of course i like someone.

27. The last song you listened to?
michael buble - i wanna go home