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1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Drove over the mountain to Tahoe.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My resolution for 2005 was to do a handstand and backbend (wheel). Didn’t make it, so in 2006, it was to keep working to get closer to them. And I did do a wheel! For 2007, it’s the 40 day sadhana.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, but Lydia’s family adopted a new baby, Caroline (also from China), a true love.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
Spain and Italy.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you didn't have in 2006?
More equanimity.
7. What date(s) from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Don’t exactly remember dates. One occasion was seeing HH the Dalai Lama.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Hmm. I guess getting the visa for our teacher.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not finishing the revision of Alice.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Blessedly no.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
iPod!! My first, and I love it dearly.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
US voters, making their disgust clear.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
The Bush administration and the voters of South Carolina.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Plane tickets, house repair, eating out!, and my son’s rent.
15. What did you get really excited about?
Reconnecting with my old high school friend who’s now a yoga teacher. And Netflix.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Don’t have one.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
...happier or sadder? The same
...thinner or fatter? The same
...richer or poorer? Poorer! (see #14)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing, reading, swimming in the ocean.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Filling out bureaucratic forms for immigration and IRS
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family—but not my kids, sadly.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
No—not planning to do that again.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
Dr. Who
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No—not planning to do that again, either.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Downloading! And thanks to Rob, “Love.”
28. What did you want and get?
A great Thanksgiving with T and D in the mountains and in Washington.
29. What did you want and not get?
A new house for the Buddhist group.
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
Casino Royale
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Great Mother
(none of thee are great cinema, but I just liked them a lot, for various reasons)
31. What did you do on your birthday?
Stayed at my sister’s mountain house for the first time, with her son and his girlfriend and her family (and I was 64, if you must know--but at this point, 65 is the new 21: all kinds of discounts and freebies suddenly part of my life, next year).
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A private jet—or maybe teleportation
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Goodwill?
34. What kept you sane?
Yoga and meditation, and my friends (including you, dear flist)
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Seymour Hersh.
36. Who did you miss?
My sons
37. Who was the best new person you met?
The wonderful 97 year old lady I stayed with in Pasadena, whose mother knew Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, and who stayed out later than me every single night.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006
Health insurance! Don’t leave India without it! Even if you are a monk.
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Drove over the mountain to Tahoe.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My resolution for 2005 was to do a handstand and backbend (wheel). Didn’t make it, so in 2006, it was to keep working to get closer to them. And I did do a wheel! For 2007, it’s the 40 day sadhana.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, but Lydia’s family adopted a new baby, Caroline (also from China), a true love.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
Spain and Italy.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you didn't have in 2006?
More equanimity.
7. What date(s) from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Don’t exactly remember dates. One occasion was seeing HH the Dalai Lama.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Hmm. I guess getting the visa for our teacher.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not finishing the revision of Alice.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Blessedly no.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
iPod!! My first, and I love it dearly.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
US voters, making their disgust clear.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
The Bush administration and the voters of South Carolina.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Plane tickets, house repair, eating out!, and my son’s rent.
15. What did you get really excited about?
Reconnecting with my old high school friend who’s now a yoga teacher. And Netflix.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Don’t have one.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
...happier or sadder? The same
...thinner or fatter? The same
...richer or poorer? Poorer! (see #14)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing, reading, swimming in the ocean.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Filling out bureaucratic forms for immigration and IRS
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family—but not my kids, sadly.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
No—not planning to do that again.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
Dr. Who
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No—not planning to do that again, either.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Downloading! And thanks to Rob, “Love.”
28. What did you want and get?
A great Thanksgiving with T and D in the mountains and in Washington.
29. What did you want and not get?
A new house for the Buddhist group.
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
Casino Royale
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Great Mother
(none of thee are great cinema, but I just liked them a lot, for various reasons)
31. What did you do on your birthday?
Stayed at my sister’s mountain house for the first time, with her son and his girlfriend and her family (and I was 64, if you must know--but at this point, 65 is the new 21: all kinds of discounts and freebies suddenly part of my life, next year).
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A private jet—or maybe teleportation
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Goodwill?
34. What kept you sane?
Yoga and meditation, and my friends (including you, dear flist)
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Seymour Hersh.
36. Who did you miss?
My sons
37. Who was the best new person you met?
The wonderful 97 year old lady I stayed with in Pasadena, whose mother knew Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, and who stayed out later than me every single night.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006
Health insurance! Don’t leave India without it! Even if you are a monk.
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Here's to freebies! I realized that I'm officially a "senior citizen" as of next July...heeeeee, discounts are good! It's nice to remember that even if we have a little more gray on top, we still have that bounce in our steps! I want to be like that 97 year old woman in Pasedena.
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And I have to say you make it look good ,too. Don't see how you have the strength for the work you do!
Think about coming south to see me some time, when you get free. I'm still dreaming of my west coast train adventure and could show up in your neck of the woods.
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Only, if you want to come to the beach in summer (eg, June, July, early August) I need a lot of advance planning. Other seasons are more flexible (March is known as "Canadian weather" down here--we're all wearing overcoats and the people from Toronto are in swimming).
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