Huh. So it wasn't just me, then

Yeah, I thought last year was rather... violent. Apparently, it was indeed, not just subjectively but statistically as well: ( Murder rate shoots up to decade-high )

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Stolen from stephantom:

1. Elaborate on your default icon.
Um (quick check) right now it's Granola Girl. I did one of those online "what kind of girl are you" quizzes and my completely-unsurprising-in-every-conceivable-way result is now an icon ;)

2. What's your current relationship status?
Married ten years. No time off for good behaviour.

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
I've had a bunch of times where I thought, "Oh my god, what a stupid way to die." Once was climbing up a waterfall, another was behind the library with this really weird unbalanced guy who had a crush on me and who I was embarrassed to be seen with in public. He said something like, "You know, I love you and... I would never hurt you" and I realized then and there that dying at the hands of a psycho because I was too good to be seen with him so I went behind the library with him was something I'd have to avoid at all costs in the future.

I was also hospitalized once with "Unstable Vital Signs." Not sure how close to death's door I was, but there sure were a lot of medical people hopping around me. I felt a little dizzy, too. And bloody. Very, very bloody.

( Yeah, there's more )