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1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Stayed close friends with an ex-girlfriend. Voted in a Presidential election.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I hate the fact that people have chosen to designate this one day out of the year to make stupid promises that they have no intention of keeping. I prefer simply to do that whenever the opportunity arises.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Travis and Alex.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
The Good Reverend Carlin. Also, Ms. Mack (my grandmother's best friend. I never really knew her, but the funeral really tore my grandmother up)
5. What countries did you visit?
Didn't leave Texas, but I talk to British people all day 5 days a week.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Willpower and motivation
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
November 4. My fellow Americans restored my faith in this country's future.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting something resembling a real job
9. What was your biggest failure?
accidentally killing Heath Ledger. Sorry, folks.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A little from both columns, but nothing life-threatening.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Sushi, last month.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mindy's, because she's a toaster.
Ms. F's, because she impressed my family (and me, constantly)
The Greg's, because I'd be a lot more miserable without him.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Anyone who actually voted for THIS WOMAN
14. Where did most of your money go?
The opposite sex. Or down my own throat. Also, quite a lot went into my car.
15. What did you get really excited about?
The Dark Knight. Barack Obama. Rock Band 2. 2oo9. Right now, Ms. F
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Break On Through :: The Doors
Me and Bobby McGee :: Janis Joplin
Iron Man :: Black Sabbath
Astronaut :: Amanda Palmer
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? eh.
ii. thinner or fatter? ehhhh.
iii. richer or poorer? on the whole, richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Anything productive
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Arguing about stupid shit.
20. How will you be spending/did you spend New Year's?
With Ms. F, first at Grayson's, then at Jason's (ha ha, they rhyme).
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
eh.
23. How many one-night stands?
None that were intentionally that way.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Heroes
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Anyone who actually voted for THIS WOMAN.
26. What was the best book you read?
Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klostermann
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Wherever You Go :: Built to Spill
Flight of the Conchords
Jonathan Coulton
28. What did you want and get?
a job
29. What did you want and not get?
Telekinesis.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight, duh. Iron Man was also incredible.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Dr. Darby took me to see the Dark Knight at midnight (MidKnight?), and then my aunt and cousins took me again the next day, then we had pizza. I am 24.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If THIS WOMAN had spontaneously exploded. On live TV.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Increasingly colorful.
34. What kept you sane?
One part Southern Comfort, one part the Greg, one part Mindy, one part everyone else. Shake, serve over ice with lime wedge to garnish.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Sherilyn Fenn, Maria Bamford, Allison Janney, the girl who plays the daughter on the Riches, and as always, Bruce Willis
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Barack Hussein Obama
37. Who do you miss?
Dale and Kelley
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Ms. F
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
you can be an atheist and still be a good person.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
It isn't funny and it isn't fair
You've travelled all this way and it's the same...