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1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Bought a home
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make resolutions, I'm not that organized about my self-progress
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Uncle
5. What countries did you visit?
None
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A serious relationship
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 14th, my closing date.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Buying my first home
9. What was your biggest failure?
I don't think I really had a big "failure", though business could have been better.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Well, I've been sick for like 3 weeks now, so kinda.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Again, my first home, this keeps coming up. (I suppose that was the most interesting part of this year for me)
14. Where did most of your money go?
The purchase of the home, or my retirement plans, the two combined is where like 90% of my money went.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
First home.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
I have no idea
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? sadder
Thinner or fatter? I've been running more, so maybe a touch thinner
Richer or poorer? richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
relaxing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
thinking
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
spent it home with the folks
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
jury is still out, I keep not being sure
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
As of late, Doctor Who, but throughout the year, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no
26. What was the best book you read?
I can't think of a particular book I liked this year
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Oh man, WAY too many. I'm going to go with "Experiments in Mass Appeal" by Frost*
28. What did you want and get?
My first home, (this answer is ruining the point of this whole thing!)
29. What did you want and not get?
probably going to go with "a serious relationship" again. I think I'm finally developing "needs", I'm not sure how happy I am about that.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I didn't see a lot of films this year, in the theaters anyway.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 23, I think I was at work, and my coworkers threw me another party.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Some type of stress-reduction technique. Possibly if I just had a lot less time to "think"
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Mostly suits for work, and a t-shirt and track pants otherwise. I didn't really wear jeans all year.
34. What kept you sane?
Kate
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
dont know
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The automakers bailout. While I agree that something needs to be done, I do not feel the government is approaching the problem the right way. Long story.
37. Who did you miss? (in no particular order)
I've missed Kate since she moved. I missed my other friends since they moved as well, but they've been around more often.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
probably one of the new people at work, we have an interesting crew.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
The young part of our lives is spent selfishly. The real challenge in life comes when we begin to think about others, because the more people you have in your life, the harder it gets to ensure you're always doing what you need to do for all of them at the same time. (And I haven't even started a family yet, imagine how THAT's gonna turn out)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
When I'm at the Pearly Gates, This will be on my videotape.
...it reminds me that we are all a sum of our experiences, and nothing more.