The 08 survey
I got a lot of time on my hand so enjoy my documentation.
1) Where did you begin 2008?
Decked to the nines dancing with some gay boys in a house in North East minneapolis.
2) What was your status on Valentine's Day?
Dating Erin, I started making a book for her.
3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Yup, full attendence at SUNY Fredonia, and I know years from now I'll look back and read this and think "oh, way back when" and that freaks me out.
4) How did you earn your money?
Starbucks for the first 8 months, one acting gig in cleavland, some freelance art stuff, and a job in the box office at Fredonia
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
I went to a free clinic for Strep, got charged a hundred dollars to get told I don't have strep, then got better without any medicine on my own. Then, in October my dad got pneumonia but they thought it was terminal lung cancer so I spent a lot of time in Buffalo hospital. A few weeks after that my buddy Nick was diagnosed with Lukemia and so I spent a lot of time in Roswell.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
I gave a cop free coffee outside of Starbucks. Also I almost forgot but a cop followed me when my head light was out and he didn't even pull me over. I was at the ATM and he pulled up along side of me and just waited and I rolled down my window and he was all "oh hey, if you've got a minute can you pull over?" surreal.
7) Where did you go on vacation?
Chicago, Madison, Home, Kewaunee WI, and Minneapolis
8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?
I paid rent and tuition and bought a lot of plane tickets.
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
yeah, a couple people
10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
yeah, a couple
11) Was anyone born?
lots of people, though I don't remember meeting any
12) Did you move anywhere?
Fredonia Townhouses to Minneapolis to Fredonia Temple st.
13) How did you celebrate your birthday?
I went to BJ's and got my birthday drink. Then I went to a lot of other bars and a bunch of strangers bought me shots. Kaitlyn made sure I got home in one piece and the next morning I went to work at Starbucks with a hangover. Happy birthdaaaay.
14) What concerts/shows did you go to?
I went to two minutes of a PBC show and saw a shitty band at BJ's. I also went to a punch brothers show in Buffalo and I think I might have gone to see a Har Mar Superstar show but I can't remember if that was two years ago.
15) Are you registered to vote?
yes and I Obama-ed
16) Who did you want to win Big Brother?
the pedophile
17) Where do you live now?
Fredonia
18) How did you spend your summer break?
Waking up too early in Minneapolis
19) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2008?
there is a list, and all of them have to do with women.
20) What has been your favorite moment?
RA Christmas show, Marat/Sade's first saturday performance, and KJ's sloppy party at 12:30 AM
21) What's something you learned about yourself?
I am a human and it's better to know my failings than to ignore them
22) Any new additions to your family?
Moses and my mom and dad's new concealed handguns
23.) What was your worst month?
November hands down. Sorry Mom's birthday month, but you sucked.
24.) What music will you remember 2008 by?
Best Friends Forever, Tim Fite, and the Avett Brothers
25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
Shane Osgood bought me wendy's as a cure for a hangover that he helped make.
26) Made new friends?
Don't I always?
27) New best friends?
the best of best friends. I'm kind of gay for them.
28) Favorite Night out?
The night JAPAN! kidnapped the world.
29) What sporting events did you attend?
ZERO that's a bummer.
30) What was your best month?
not certain yet, but April and October were both pretty good to me. Oh, and so was July.
31) Overall, how would you rate this year?
um, lets consider this as having a bunch of categories that were mostly all 10's but a few 2's so average it at a 9.3
32) Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
214 in late fees. Oh, and rockefeller and Valentines
33) Change your hairstyle?
cut it wicked short, grew it long, hated it, and got a clark kent chop job
34) Have any car accidents?
no accidents just a few on purpose's.
35) How old did you turn this year?
21
36) Did you have a New Year's resolution?
naw man, if your gunna change just change don't wait for a calander flip to do it.
37) Do anything embarrassing?
yes. I pranced around almost naked on many occassions, I was defiled by Brett Jones, I kissed Jimmy Stadt, and I made a mom joke to a girl with a dead mom. All embarrassing yet i'm not embarrassed
38) Buy anything new from eBay?
bought you a KNUCKLE SANDWICH SUCKA
39) Get married?
I got unmarried
40) Get arrested?
infested
41) Be honest - did you watch American Idol?
not even by accident. Like, not even a clip on talk soup or an accidental "it was on when I walked into the room" I don't know what Paula Abdule looked like in 2008.
42) Did you get sick this year?
Yeah, see afore mentioned free clinic visit.
43) Been snowboarding?
no damnit. my board is collecting cobwebs
44) Are you happy to see 2008 go?
i'm always happy to move on to what's next, but 2008 was a pretty big year
45) Been naughty or nice?
i've been having enough trouble just being.