I stole this from Erika! Yay for stealing!
YEAR IN REVIEW:
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Um, that would be go to live in Ireland for a year.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can't remember what the damn things were, and my past journals are somewhere in my bedroom at home.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Um, Stephanie's sister did...don't think that counts though
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no
5. What countries did you visit?
Ireland, Northern Ireland (yes, they're separate), England, Austria, Czech Republic
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
an ability to keep my mouth shut when I disagree with my Mom, she seems to have an issue when I disagree, whether in arguements or just about how to do the most mundane things, and I guess part of being an adult is learning to keep quiet to keep things calm between those you love, if they aren't capable of doing it themselves
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?
September 1st, aka welcome to Ireland day
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Drinking an entire pint of Guiness.....Ireland, duh, sorry to be so lame and repetative
9. What was your biggest failure?
I don't think there was one giant one, just lots of tiny ones, like when you make a comment to a friend or something and afterwords could kick yourself, it's all those little things that I think about days and months later and regret
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, I'm a lucky girl
11. What was the best thing you bought?
claddagh ring....I take that back, irish sweaters, which I wear IN my appartment if I get too cold due to the sucky heating
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Um? Anyone in this world not currently killing innocent people...which seems to be a struggle for quite a few people right about now
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The people currently killing innocent people....no matter what side they're on
14. Where did most of your money go?
changed into euros...damn conversion rates....
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
seeing my family for Christmas....and it was amazing
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2008?
....I fail at life, I haven't listened to a radio since.....January? Seriously people, anything on my itunes list I've probably had forever anyways
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
1. Happier or sadder? I can't remember
2. Thinner or fatter? probably a tad bigger, thanks to all the pasta
3. Richer or poorer? POOR! See euro conversion rate and weep
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Spend quality time with people....Erika I'm keeping that response, it's dead on
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Worrying
20. How will you be spending/did you spend Christmas?
Christmas in Ireland...didn't feel like Christmas, but the best gift I got was my family
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
ahahhaha, I hate my phone....um Kristie this summer I think, cuz she was so far away, but I'm really not a phone person
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope, damnit
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
No thank you friend, trying NOT to spread the "American girls are easy" stereotype (apparently there are some Irish boys here who are trying to sleep with one girl from each state....eww)
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Friends!! Because they play two episodes at least everyday, good for when you want something that reminds you of home
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope, not hate, other emotions sure, but not hate
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
OMG I cannot answer this question....the LAST good book I read was 2 days ago and is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Again, lame-ass when it comes to music.....I got another awesome Ani DiFranco song called "Looking for the Holes"
28. What did you want and get?
Oreos and candy from home...no joke, I was so excited to get food from home
29. What did you want and not get?
A really gorgeous Irish boyfriend with an abiding love of literature....still 5 months before I completely give up on that one
30. What were your favorite films of this year?
Adaptation, though I think it's old, but I watch stuff online
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
20, I worked (a coworker made me a chocolate cheesecake, booya!) and went to Portland with my family for dinner
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The Irish boyfriend (just joking)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Concept? WTF? Um, I like to cover my private bits, and because of cold I tend to cover much more than that....
34. What kept you sane?
My journal!!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Fancy in the English "like" sense? I will cringingly admit to a teeny tiny crush on Daniel Radcliffe. Props for Equus, and he's a READER...with an English accent...it doesn't take much for me, I know
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Okay, Prop 9, what the fuck are you guys doing in America right now? Seriously?
37. Who did you miss?
EVERYONE!!!!!
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Conor, Fergus, Mark...my Irish housemates...they provide so many laughs, even if they never clean the dishes
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008!
I can go to foreign cities by myself without knowing a word of the language and be fine...basically I am capable of far more than I give myself credit for (way to sound arrogant)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
From Sinatra's "That's Life", the song that gave me my lj title"
"I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself laying flat on my face,
I just pick myself up and get back in the race"