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December 03, 2006
2006 In Review
01. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Become middle management
Fire someone
Hire someone
Use inkwash
Get published more than once
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more?
Overall, yes. Also, my resolutions for next year will more than likely be my most ambitious yet.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Jason and Sarah Preu welcomed in the lovely Roman Awesome to our plane of existence. Otherwise some broads at work popped some kids out.
EDIT: Oh yeah, Andy's wife popped out a little critter. We're still holding out that it's not his, though.
04. Did anyone close to you die?
My Aunt Ree
Not necessarily close to me, but a kid I'd known since grade school, Dallas Bromley
05. What countries did you visit?
The US of A.
06. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Finish motherfucking Black Chamber
07. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 13th, when I met the lovely Katy Ryan
08. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Began to draw in a way that I'm getting comfortable with.
09. What was your biggest failure?
Getting so stressed out at the day job that I had a heart attack. Fuck that jazz.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Heart attack
Some flu here and there
11. What was the best thing you bought?
The complete Little Nemo
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My cat Monkey. She's become a real sweetheart.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A broad at work. She makes me weep for humanity.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent.
Car.
Comic books.
DVD's.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Drawing.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
Honestly? The same.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Slightly thinner.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercise and drawing. Relaxing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stressing about the day job.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With people who care as much about me as I do them. Take that for what it's worth.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Yup.
23. How many one-night stands?
A handful.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Monday Night Raw
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate. That's a weak emotion.
26. What was the best book you read?
Novel? "It's Superman!" by Tom De Haven
Comic? "Criminal" by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Left of the Dial
28. What did you want and get?
Want? An improved life.
Get? An improved life.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Miami Vice
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
26. Crashed a party at Kevin Mellon's house.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Finishing Black Chamber
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Dayjob - Formal
Personal - Comfortable
34. What kept you sane?
Comic books.
Monkey.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Greta Garbo
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The fact that all politicians lie. I can't get past that.
37. Who did you miss?
Actually, no one
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Katy Ryan
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
Honesty and transparency makes you invincible.
Posted by Schamberger at December 3, 2006 05:30 PM