y love for surveys ebbs and flows like the tides
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Saw two best friends get married
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I never make resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Hopefully no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Luckily no
5. What countries did you visit?
Muricah and America
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
six pack abs
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When my relationship ended, When I started being great. When I made new friends
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
learning to forgive
9. What was your biggest failure?
Nothing's a failure, it just didn't quite work out the way I hoped.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Got inserts for my flat feet that helped my knees feel a whole lot better
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A new bedframe
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Obama. (agreed) and very few others
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
the REAL America (agreed)
14. Where did most of your money go?
food, booze, rent, daytEEng
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
new years eve, red bull, skipping rope
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?
Bloc Party - This Modern Love
Fergie - Fergalicious
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? indifferently happier
b) Thinner or fatter? thinner
c) Richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
volunteered
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worked
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Mom, Dad, Stepmom, Stepdad, Grandpa, Cousins, Neices and Nephews
21. How will you be spending New Years?
DC with friends, getting the kissing on
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
A relationship ended, but I found myself, and I found some really great friends
23. How many one-night stands?
ummm... less than 10, more than 1
24. What was your favorite TV program?
How I Met Your Mother (agreed) and Mad Men
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I'm indifferent. If you want to challenge me, I'll embarrass you
26. What was the best book you read?
I read so little. But Dreams of My Father really stood out
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Bloc Party, Roxy Music
28. What did you want and get?
Peace of mind
29. What did you want and not get?
I don't really want for too many things... eh, six pack abs?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
SLumdog Millionaire, Dark Knight, JCVD, Zach and Miri Make Porno
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
talked with my mother, had a drink, went to bed
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
my umbrellaS not breaking
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Dapper gets used to describe me sometimes. more slacks, ties, sweater vests, scarves, blazers. Think Farnsworth Bentley, but not so over the top
34. What kept you sane?
red wine, How I Met Your Mother, my family, CONNER AND BEN, silence.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Paul Newman's passing was very dissappointing, as was Isaac Hayes'
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the person who was leading the filibuster against a new credit card bill of rights was paid MILLIONS by the credit card companies before getting into the congress
37. Who did you miss?
everyone who's not within 30 minutes of me.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
JR and Victor. and maybe some of Cristina's friends
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
You know what they want you to do. Do it. Do whatever they say. Get out of there and move forward. It never happened. And it will shock you how much it never happened.
Also, to dress well. People will treat you better
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All systems go!
Soon the world will know
The fury of attack
Feel the wrath of
The super rad, super rad, super rad.
Super rad!
Saw two best friends get married
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I never make resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Hopefully no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Luckily no
5. What countries did you visit?
Muricah and America
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
six pack abs
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When my relationship ended, When I started being great. When I made new friends
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
learning to forgive
9. What was your biggest failure?
Nothing's a failure, it just didn't quite work out the way I hoped.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Got inserts for my flat feet that helped my knees feel a whole lot better
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A new bedframe
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Obama. (agreed) and very few others
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
the REAL America (agreed)
14. Where did most of your money go?
food, booze, rent, daytEEng
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
new years eve, red bull, skipping rope
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?
Bloc Party - This Modern Love
Fergie - Fergalicious
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? indifferently happier
b) Thinner or fatter? thinner
c) Richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
volunteered
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worked
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Mom, Dad, Stepmom, Stepdad, Grandpa, Cousins, Neices and Nephews
21. How will you be spending New Years?
DC with friends, getting the kissing on
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
A relationship ended, but I found myself, and I found some really great friends
23. How many one-night stands?
ummm... less than 10, more than 1
24. What was your favorite TV program?
How I Met Your Mother (agreed) and Mad Men
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I'm indifferent. If you want to challenge me, I'll embarrass you
26. What was the best book you read?
I read so little. But Dreams of My Father really stood out
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Bloc Party, Roxy Music
28. What did you want and get?
Peace of mind
29. What did you want and not get?
I don't really want for too many things... eh, six pack abs?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
SLumdog Millionaire, Dark Knight, JCVD, Zach and Miri Make Porno
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
talked with my mother, had a drink, went to bed
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
my umbrellaS not breaking
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Dapper gets used to describe me sometimes. more slacks, ties, sweater vests, scarves, blazers. Think Farnsworth Bentley, but not so over the top
34. What kept you sane?
red wine, How I Met Your Mother, my family, CONNER AND BEN, silence.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Paul Newman's passing was very dissappointing, as was Isaac Hayes'
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the person who was leading the filibuster against a new credit card bill of rights was paid MILLIONS by the credit card companies before getting into the congress
37. Who did you miss?
everyone who's not within 30 minutes of me.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
JR and Victor. and maybe some of Cristina's friends
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
You know what they want you to do. Do it. Do whatever they say. Get out of there and move forward. It never happened. And it will shock you how much it never happened.
Also, to dress well. People will treat you better
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All systems go!
Soon the world will know
The fury of attack
Feel the wrath of
The super rad, super rad, super rad.
Super rad!