End o year quiz thingy
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Rode a horse on the beach.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I made none, and probably will make none.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not anyone very close to me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandmother.
5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico, twice.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A budget.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Probably 11/4, for the obvious reasons.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Organizing a trip to Mexico City on my own.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I didn't ride my motorcycle as much as I would've liked, and in particular, not on any large or destinated trips.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No injuries and no illnesses that stand out to me right now.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Nothing stands out, but for the purpose of putting something, I got a lot of joy of the comal I bought on which I made tortillas.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My brother, who's matured a whole lot and is really starting to live his own life.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No answer.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Besides the mortgage, either travel or (too non-grocery) food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our first trip to Mexico.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
I don't think there's any song I will associate with this year.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
I think a tad happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Probably a tad fatter.
ii. richer or poorer?
I'm too scared to look at the 401k but it might make the answer 'poorer'.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Getting out of the house.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Watch TV when I should be sleeping.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Visiting first skimmerduk's family then my family.
21. How will you be ringing in the New Year?
At the annual new year's party held by Rice people in Austin.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.
23. Who was your hero?
The Dark Knight
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Probably 24, whose first 6 seasons I watched on DVD this year.
25. What was something you needed to do and didn’t get around to?
Replace a toilet.
26. What was the best book you read?
I'm in the middle of "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" which is probably the best book I will have read, but the only book I read to completion in 2008 was "In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century", which was also quite good.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
There may have been one. I want to leave work now.
28. What did you want and get?
I don't know, but I want to leave work now.
29. What did you want and not get?
A flat screen LCD HDTV.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
"The Dark Knight"
31. What did you do on your birthday?
Went to dinner at the Melting Pot with skimmerduk. Had a party the previous Friday with friends and Benihana.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The removal of blinds in my house (and thus the elimination of wake-me-up noise from the cats).
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Sandals.
34. What kept you sane?
Not being prone to insanity.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
No one in particular comes to mind.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Proposition 8, and a coworker's response to it.
37. Who did you miss?
My grandparents, when I visited Mexico.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Didn't meet many new people. Oh actually I guess my brother's girlfriend. They seem to work well together.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Routine doesn't often change unless you plan to make it happen.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
If I think of one (doubt it, I don't tend to 'theme' years) I'll update this.
Rode a horse on the beach.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I made none, and probably will make none.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not anyone very close to me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandmother.
5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico, twice.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A budget.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Probably 11/4, for the obvious reasons.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Organizing a trip to Mexico City on my own.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I didn't ride my motorcycle as much as I would've liked, and in particular, not on any large or destinated trips.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No injuries and no illnesses that stand out to me right now.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Nothing stands out, but for the purpose of putting something, I got a lot of joy of the comal I bought on which I made tortillas.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My brother, who's matured a whole lot and is really starting to live his own life.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No answer.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Besides the mortgage, either travel or (too non-grocery) food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our first trip to Mexico.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
I don't think there's any song I will associate with this year.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
I think a tad happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Probably a tad fatter.
ii. richer or poorer?
I'm too scared to look at the 401k but it might make the answer 'poorer'.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Getting out of the house.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Watch TV when I should be sleeping.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Visiting first skimmerduk's family then my family.
21. How will you be ringing in the New Year?
At the annual new year's party held by Rice people in Austin.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.
23. Who was your hero?
The Dark Knight
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Probably 24, whose first 6 seasons I watched on DVD this year.
25. What was something you needed to do and didn’t get around to?
Replace a toilet.
26. What was the best book you read?
I'm in the middle of "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" which is probably the best book I will have read, but the only book I read to completion in 2008 was "In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century", which was also quite good.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
There may have been one. I want to leave work now.
28. What did you want and get?
I don't know, but I want to leave work now.
29. What did you want and not get?
A flat screen LCD HDTV.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
"The Dark Knight"
31. What did you do on your birthday?
Went to dinner at the Melting Pot with skimmerduk. Had a party the previous Friday with friends and Benihana.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The removal of blinds in my house (and thus the elimination of wake-me-up noise from the cats).
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Sandals.
34. What kept you sane?
Not being prone to insanity.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
No one in particular comes to mind.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Proposition 8, and a coworker's response to it.
37. Who did you miss?
My grandparents, when I visited Mexico.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Didn't meet many new people. Oh actually I guess my brother's girlfriend. They seem to work well together.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Routine doesn't often change unless you plan to make it happen.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
If I think of one (doubt it, I don't tend to 'theme' years) I'll update this.