stolen from beloved_zara who stole it from wordynerd..
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
~ snorkel in the south pacific with a gorgeous woman.
2. Did you keep your new year resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
~ last years resolution was t lose weight..and i did (granted, i did it at the end of the year, but i still did it!!!)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
~ umm..some work colleagues had some babies...but no one close gave birth.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
~ yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
~noumea and vanuatu.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
~ nothing. 2008 had everything and then some. 2009 will have to be a great year to top 2008.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
~ hmm..there are a few that standout.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
~ oohhhh...i can't decide between (1)completing my masters, (2)acting up in the CNE position, or (3) losing 10kg.
9. What was your biggest failure?
~ i don't know it's a failure, but i wish i hadn't taken so long to lose weight.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
~ nothing comes to mind...so i'll have to say nope.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
~ my new V6 RAV4
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
~ my vixen's...i'm so proud of her.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
~ my mother.
14. Where did most of your money go?
~ probably on cat food and kitty litter.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
~ going to cairns, and going on the cruise with my vixen. and christmas - i was very excited about christmas.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
~ "i kissed a girl" - katy perry
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? richer (well..i have much less debt thanks to the vixen, so that has to make me richer!!)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
~ spent time wrapped around my vixen.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
~ i want to say work...but i love my work.
20. How did you be spend Christmas?
~ with the vixen and the inlaws.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
every.
single.
day.
23. How many one-night stands?
~ none.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
~ battlestar galactica
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
~ nope.
26. What was the best book you read?
~ i started about 5 different books this year, and didn't finish any.
yet.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
~ no one new. but i absolutely love ani's "red letter year" from this year. can't wait to see her live in january.
28. What did you want and get?
~ everything. everything that i wanted this year, i got. and then some.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
~ hmmm..can't say i went to the cinema very much this year. i can't think of anything
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
~ i spent the day in bed wrapped around my gorgeous vixen. we had only just returned home from cairns and we were both absolutely knackered. i turned 31.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
~ it was already fairly satisfying ;)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
~ comfortable. and lots and lots of uniforms.
34. What kept you sane?
~ the vixen
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
~ katee sackhoff
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
~ the US election. go obama!
37. Who did you miss?
~ my dad.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
~ michelle and linda (we met them on the cruise)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
~ we can do anything that we set our minds to.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
~ "..singin sweet home alabama all summer looooooooong...."