Bored and up late . . .
01. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Lived in non-campus housing. So good!
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made a resolution for 2008. For 2009 I think I would just like to get healthier.
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
Tina!
04. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes. Uncle Howard.
05. What countries did you visit?
Boring continental United States. I was supposed to go to France a few days ago. But to no avail.
06. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A job that is related to my profession!
07. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Goodness, I don't think I have one.
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
Starting nursing school. Surviving my first semester of nursing school --- with a raging 10 day toothache and emergency root canal, requiring major antibiotics and Vicodin! Getting of all medications with the exception of aspirin!
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
Gaining 35 pounds.
10. Did you suffer from an illness or injury?
I always suffer from an illness, Moyamoya Disease. Major tooth ache/infection. Otherwise, nothing.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Camelbak water bottle, Christmas present for my mom ("Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy" sign), super comfortable sweatpants from VS, my sweet Nike shoes that are green, pink, white and have metallic silver stars!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Janelle for keeping me sane during our first semester of nursing! My mother always.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Sarah--but just depressed really.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, utilities, groceries, Christmas presents, beauty products.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Nursing school. Puppies. Kitties. Shows on DVD. Getting to see a ton of AMAZING artists at Calvin again!
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Viva La Vida - Coldplay? Don't know.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier?
Can't say for sure. Probs not. I am happy the majority of the year.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Wrote more letters, exercised, studied/did homework, played video games, relaxed.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stressing, wasting time online.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At my house, Christmas Eve and Christmas, making good food, listening to Sufjan Stevens Christmas music, being lazy.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I fell in like several times. To no avail, but alas.
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
The Office, House, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
25. What was the best book you read?
...Why Pie is not the Answer, The Tales of the Beetle Bard...I read a bunch of junk this year. Too bad. It was all amusing!
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Mates of State. Again.
27. What did you want and get?
A Wii Fit!
28. What did you want and not get?
I'd rather not say.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Dark Knight, Iron Man, Wall-E, Burn After Reading
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Took two finals, packed to come home, prepared for my clinical evaluation the next morning, went out to dinner with my friends. 22.
31. What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
Getting a new computer. Or a friend of the boy kind. Maybe.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Longer shirts, comfier pants, just as fantastic.
33. What kept you sane?
Janelle, my cats, DVDs, sweatpants and space heaters.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet, Tina Fey
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Economy tanking, the 'Bamster win...
36. Who did you miss?
Whitney, ALWAYS. Sarah, for weird reasons I can't explain. My parents and my pets, whenever I'm at school. Katie, because she's in LA now. My brother. A lot of people, actually.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
New nursing school friends. New roommate, Chelsie.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008
Liquid diets suck. Tooth pain is one of the most awful pains you will ever have to experience. Friends in distant places will be missed. I am not going back to school in forever! However, I should try and adjust to a regular sleep schedule this week and stick to it from here on out. Sleeping in until noon will not work next semester. :\