1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Graduated with a Master's Degree
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Not really a resolutions kind of girl...I'll make one right now for 2009, though: get prints of my zillions of digital photos I've taken and get them into photo albums/scrapbooks.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No, but two of my best friends (I actually introduced them!) will be having their first child in May!
4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfully, no.
5. What countries did you visit? Does Indiana count? I kind of feel like it should.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Hmm...maybe a date with a man that is not more boring than a grain of sand.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? August 16 - day of my graduation
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Surviving and finishing grad school
9. What was your biggest failure? Not being able to get my damn tub drain fixed so it actually drains water properly. Though I guess I have a couple of days left to turn this one around!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Well I have a horrible cold right now, does that count?
11. What was the best thing you bought? Probably my TV, which seems silly, but I had this bad-ass console TV from the 70's that finally died. I was sad about it until I brought my 32" LCD HDTV home and realized what a real TV screen is all about.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? The 44th President of the United States had some darn good behavior.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Well, the 43rd is always on my shit-list, but I'm adding John McCain to that list. I don't know who that dude running on the Republican ticket was, but it was not John McCain.
14. Where did most of your money go? I would like to know that, too. Groceries, probably. I shop with a basket, not a cart, and I swear groceries are at least 40 bucks every time! How can 40 bucks worth of stuff fit into one basket?!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? A presidential election that finally went my way.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Probably the "Umbrella" song by Rihanna. Man that gets stuck in the head, doesn't it?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? 'Bout the same
c) richer or poorer? I guess richer since I got a raise but still feel poor.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Traveling
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Can't think of anything.
20. How did you spend Christmas? It was kind of crazy because of the snow and my dad had to drive up to Portland to get us. So it was kind of a hectic Christmas season, but always fun and full of family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008? Nope. Maybe next year.
22. What was your favorite TV program? House, MD
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Nope
24. What was the best book you read? I will somewhat shamefully admit I read the Twilight series books (you know, teenage vampires?) and I really liked them. It's not anything particularly profound or educational, but I really liked the story.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? I don't know. I really like how iTunes has a free weekly download or two, and Starbucks also hands out free downloads. I discover lots of music that way that I might not have listened to before.
26. What did you want and get? A new TV
27. What did you want and not get? A new couch
28. What was your favorite film of this year? Hmm. I don't know. I don't think I went to many movies. A friend lent me Fight Club, which I had never seen before and it blew my mind, so we'll say that.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 27 this year, and the night before my birthday my friends and I indulged at Urban Fondue and went to a comedy club, and then on my actual birthday day, some friends and I did a 5K "Run Like Hell" walk.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More peace, less war.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? I do my own thang
32. What kept you sane? My friends and family...sometimes.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Barack Obama
34. What political issue stirred you the most? Gay civil rights. The whole issue makes my ass twitch and I'll never understand why people are so freaked out by gay people.
35. Who did you miss? Bridezilla--my best friend living in the midwest married to a jackass.
36. Who was the best new person you met? I really like this coworker of mine. He's funny, he's politically savvy, clever, and well...he's good lookin'.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. Don't let your apartment manager try to unclog drains.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. Whip it. Whip it good.
2 comments:
Man, I liked McCain during the primaries. Not sure why he turned into such a douche during the presidential race. I guess he doesn't like losing.
I got a 32'' TV this year too. I love it. Movies look great on it. Regular TV isn't really improved. I guess if you have digital cable it would be better though.
Apparently, baking soda and vinegar is good for unclogging drains.
I'd say you had a great year with your graduation and all. That's something to be really proud of.
Junniper.
For some reason, nursing nostalgia, I read some of my old blog entries and was reminded of you.
I hope everything is going well. Congratulations on the graduation.
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