All the cool kids are doing it, and by kids I mean literally children

1. What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before?

Moved across the country.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Homie don't play that.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
For once, no.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but some family members had a rough year in that respect.

5. What countries did you visit?
Ha!  Haha!

6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?
Stability.

7. What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My memory doesn't handle numbers well, so I'll just say it was the moment Husband pulled up in Colorado in the moving truck.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
The move and my raise, obviously.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Same old same old.  Nothing sticks out too far.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Thankfully there were no week-long bouts of norovirus this year.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Plane tickets to CO!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My husband, who cheerfully and enthusiastically goes along with my zany schemes of moving across the country.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Let's not talk about that.

14. Where did most of your money go?
THE MOVE.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
This is getting really easy.

16. What song will always remind you of 2012?
Muse - Madness

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?  HAPPIER OH YOU HAVE NO IDEA
ii. thinner or fatter?  Fatter.  Boo.
iii. richer or poorer?  Richer!  Yay!
 
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercise.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Drink.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
At home with good food and good people.

21. Did you fall in love in 2012?
Yes, with some tall, dark, and handsome mountains.  I'm such a slut for the Continental Divide.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Uh... we watch Ow My Balls America's Funniest Videos a lot.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
All the old crazies are still around.

24. What was the best book you read?
The whole Wicked Years series by Gregory Maguire OH MY CATS I JUST DISCOVERED THERE IS A FOURTH BOOK OMG BLUGHBLAUGHFLPHTH

25. What was your greatest musical discovery of 2012?
Fun.  Wow, that's embarrassing.

26. What did you want and get?
A new state.  Feel free to interpret that any way you like.

27. What did you want and not get?
A reliable vehicle.  However, we're much better off than we were before.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Did The Avengers come out this year?  I usually don't see movies until they've made it onto Netflix Instant.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I honestly don't remember, and I turned 32.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I could have done with a nice camping trip in the mountains.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
"Still Wearing the Same Shirts I Wore Eight Years Ago"

32. What kept you sane?
Getting up in the morning and greeting the Rockies.  Not the baseball team.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Captain Paul Watson.  He dealt with some serious shit this year and is still out fucking with the whalers.  The Sea Shepherds are stronger than ever.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Marriage equality, women's rights, and marijuana legalization.  THESE ARE ALL COMMON SENSE ISSUES, PEOPLE.

35. Who did you miss?
I'm sure I missed a bunch of shows due to babysitting constraints.  Ha.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
My new circle of gaming nerds!  Yay!

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012:
If you are unhappy where you are, get off your ass and do something about it.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Booty booty booty booty rockin' everywhere."