[meme] end of the year | 2014

[delacourtings]

one. what did you do in 2014 that you'd never done before?

• had a summer internship/first time job


• was in a relationship


• was broken up with


• went to a nhl game / saw two of my favorite teams play (canes vs stars)


• drove in atl traffic


• completed a short story


• kept a writing journal


• created and hosted a fundraising event


• made beignets


• participated in landcomms for the first time


• completed the fandom snowflake challenge


• completed an advent calendar


• saw ed sheeran (ft. rudimental) in concert


• saw one direction in concert

two. did you keep your new year's resolutions and will you make more for next year?

• i'm so bad at sticking to them that i never even bother to make resolutions but i think i might actually make some and try to stick to them this year.

three. did anyone close to you give birth?

• i don't...think? so? lol. but i've recently found out a younger cousin of mine is pregnant, so. there's that?

four. did anyone close to you die?

• yes. my grandmother passed away in late august. she had been suffering with dimentia for a while, though and she hasn't really been herself for years. as my mother put it, "she died a long time ago."

five. what countries did you visit?

• sadly, no. there was a bit of talk about going to rome but alas. :(

six. what would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?

• energy. money. sleep. time. money for tuition. money.

seven. what date from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory and why?

• a couple of them, actually.


• september twelfth, because of seeing ed sheeran in concert, who was absolutely wonderful.


• october first, because of seeing one direction in concert, who were also amazing.


• october twenty-seventh, because 1989 finally came out and i waited so long for it and it was everything i was expecting and more.


• december twenty-second, because my uncles, upon learning that florida intends to pass a gay marriage law in the new year, finally got engaged after thirty years of being together.


• december twenty-fifth, because i was surprised with taylor swift tickets when i genuinely didn't believe i would ever get to see her perform live.

eight. what was your biggest achievement of the year?

• passing spanish and biology this semester, which i honestly believed i wouldn't.

nine. what was your biggest failure?

• probably, getting a c in biology in spanish.

ten. did you suffer illness or injury?

• i have a medical condition which causes me to sick quite often, unfortunately. the worst illness i had was when i caught a virus from my sister and ended up being sick in the middle of an art gallery tour at school. and then that virus combined with my medical condition just shook my entire system up. i missed about a week of classes. and right before finals, too. hurrah!

eleven. what was the best thing you bought?

• ooh, this is a hard one. i bought a lot of clothes that i really enjoy, particulary from the clearance section on the nhl website. as well as a mulder what does the fox say racerback. ooh, and the most comfortable pair of leggings from h&m that my mother has stolen from me. and a ton of hockey books. oh! and this bite beauty lipstick from sephora. i didn't make too many big purchases, i mainly just bought a bunch of little things when they were on sale that added up.

twelve. whose behavior merited celebration?

• my mom. blake. sharon. leslie. willow. jasmine. marissa. justine. jacy. hannah.

thirteen. whose behavior made you apalled and depressed?

• the person i was in a " relationship " with. the people i considered friends who blocked/unfollowed/ignore me without explanation.

fourteen. where did most of your money go?

• clothes and makeup probably, lol. though i did spend quite a bit on christmas presents.

fifteen. what did you get really, really, really excited about?

• 1989. seeing ed sheeran. seeing one direction. four. the winter soldier. days of future past. twenty-two jump street.

sixteen. what song will always remind you of 2014?

• blank space by taylor swift. or maybe shake it off.

seventeen. compared to this time last year, are you:

• happier or sadder? kind of the same, really.


• richer or poorer? richer, but just barely, and definitely not enough to actually be considered rich.

eighteen. what do you wish you'd done more of?

• i really wish i'd written more. and i really wish i would've gotten out more and done new things. also, studied.

nineteen. what do you wish you'd done less of?

• not studied. been in a relationship. still focused on that person even when they were out of the picture.

twenty. how will be spending christmas?

• it's already past, but i spent it with my family. my dad was on call the night before, so we planned to have a late morning opening presents. my family went to waffle house for breakfast but i opted to just stay home. they also stopped at a friend's down the road to drop off a present. i took a nap. when i woke up, it was almost one p.m. and they still weren't back. i called nobody answered. i started to get worried. they came back. said they just got caught up. i then started talking about how jealous i was that the people's house they were just at got taylor swift tickets for christmas. then, my mother put her phone in front of my face and said "well you just got BIRTHDAY TICKETS." and i was shocked. i seriously had tears well up in my eyes. i couldn't believe it. my sister recorded my reaction but i haven't watched it because i know i was a mess. finally, my dad showed up. it wasn't until almost three p.m. that we even started to open presents.

twenty-one. how will you be spending new year's?

• probably just at home with the family, like every year. we've never really done much for new years, not since we were little at least. we watch the ball drop on tv sometimes but that's about it.

twenty-two. did you fall in love in 2014?

• i thought i did.

twenty-three. how many one-night stands?

• unfortunately, none.

twenty-four. what were your favorite tv programs?

• red band society. how to get away with murder. the flash. the l word. blue bloods. rookie blue. the walking dead. selfie. keeping up with the kardashians. pretty wild. girl meets world. dr. chris pet vet. chopped.

twenty-five. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

• hates a strong word, but yes. definitely.

twenty-six. what was the best book you read?

• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, probably.

twenty-seven. what was your greatest musical discovery?

• kendrick lamar. only got into his stuff recently, but he's amazing. he considers himself a writer and not a rapper and his music really reflects that.

twenty-eight. what did you want and get?

• iphone six. twenty-two jump street. a job. money. taylor swift tickets. patrick sharp jersey. clothes. a wreck my journal. chromecast. makeup. perfume.

twenty-nine. what did you want and not get?

• i wanted a physical copy of 1989 for the polaroids and cards against humanity, but i didn't really want much this year and i got most of what i did what, which i'm thankful for!

thirty. what was your favorite film of this year?

• oooh, probably twenty-two jump street. or the other woman. or days of future past. or the winter soldier. or camp takota. or gone girl. or --- oh, i don't know, you know i can't make decisions!

thirty-one. what did you do on your birthday?

• i...don't remember? omg. i don't think i really did anything. i think i just stayed at home and relaxed all day? had dinner with the family? maybe? i really can't remember, oh my god. this is hilarious.

thirty-two. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

• to not have been in a relationship! seriously, it caused me so much stress and pain and just. ugh. i really wish i would have never even started it. also, money. college is so expensive. and good health.

thirty-three. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014?

• sundresses and cutoffs during august through about november. leggins, boots, shawls, and sundresses from about december to march. then back to sundresses and cutoffs again. the occassional sweatpants day when i have nothing at all to wear. think a lot of h&m and forever 21. with the occasional x-files or patrick sharp t-shirt thrown in.

thirty-four. what kept you sane?

• friends. justine, leslie. kalene. willow. jasmine.

thirty-five. which celebrity/public figure did you like the most?

• taylor swift. i've always loved her, but something about this year just made my love for her increase by a billion.

thirty-six. what political stirred you the most?

• racial profiling, police brutality.

thirty-seven. who did you miss?

• i don't miss them, really, but i do want to know why people who were my friends randomly stopped talking to me/blocked me/etc. i miss a couple of my professors from last semester. a friend of mine who went back to japan last year. a few friends from classes i haven't seen in a while. the cousins i actually like.

thirty-eight. who was the best new person you met?

• oh, this is a hard one! kim has been really lovely. also so many of the people at gameofcards have been wonderful!

thirty-nine. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014.

• that you don't need to be in a relationship. that it's okay to say no. that you don't need to always say yes. i think part of my problem is that i don't know how to say no. i've only ever had two people express romantic interest in me that i know of, and i think part of the problem is that i sort of, just went along with it? without ever stopping and asking myself: do you actually like person? do you want to be with them? i never want to hurt anyone and i always want to help and i just don't know how to say no. if someone asks me to do something, chances are i'll do it without hesitation. it's just who i am. but it's not who i need to be.

forty. quote up a song lyric that sums up your year.

• so, no one told you life was gonna be this way


• *clap clap clap*


• your job's a joke, your broke, your love life's doa


• just kidding! i think it's probably more like


• the players gonna play, play, play, play, play


• and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate


• but, baby, i'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake


• i shake it off, i shake it off

and with that i leave you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR