Year End Survey
I fail at keeping up with blogging when the world gets out of hand.
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Lost control.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No. I'm not making any more resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Truly had her second baby, Liam.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandfather, suddenly.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A new job.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I think that I'm going to try to not think about 2008, to be honest.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I have a degree.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Everything else.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got the bronchitis superbug, too! The doctors wanted to put my on a breathing machine because my blood gas level was so low!! And yet I still went to work.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I can't even think of anything good that I bought for myself... I got some new clothes?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My parents.
14. Where did most of your money go?
I have absuloutely no idea. Starbucks, I think.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finding the ability to write again. And doing so extensively.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Anything by Coldplay
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
Sadder
b) thinner or fatter?
significantly thinner
c) richer or poorer?
so, so, so much poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
finding balance. sleeping. taking time for myself.
*agrees*
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Push myself beyond all limits to meet the expectations of a lunatic. Try to fix everything for everyone but me.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At work, retagging the stores from the looks of it.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
In a way.
22. How many one-night stands?
zero.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
House, Burn Notice, Sarah Connor Chronicles
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yes. I hate him now. I never used to. But now... I hate him.
25. What was the best book you read?
I found the twilight series enjoyable, but it was by far not a GOOD book.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Coldplay.
27. What did you want and get?
Chris has found a job that he loves.
28. What did you want and not get?
Balance.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight.
30. What did you do on your birthday?
We went to Michael Jordan's steakhouse and had a wonderful dinner.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less fighting with my parents and sanity from my boss.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
"I don't care that this is dirty. I showed up."
33. What kept you sane?
Eventide.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Barack Obama
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Hahaha. All of them.
36. Who did you miss?
My sister.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Trishy. Carol. Keiden.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
I can't handle it all by myself.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand."
-Coldplay, Viva la Vida
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Lost control.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No. I'm not making any more resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Truly had her second baby, Liam.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandfather, suddenly.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A new job.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I think that I'm going to try to not think about 2008, to be honest.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I have a degree.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Everything else.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got the bronchitis superbug, too! The doctors wanted to put my on a breathing machine because my blood gas level was so low!! And yet I still went to work.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I can't even think of anything good that I bought for myself... I got some new clothes?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My parents.
14. Where did most of your money go?
I have absuloutely no idea. Starbucks, I think.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finding the ability to write again. And doing so extensively.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Anything by Coldplay
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
Sadder
b) thinner or fatter?
significantly thinner
c) richer or poorer?
so, so, so much poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
finding balance. sleeping. taking time for myself.
*agrees*
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Push myself beyond all limits to meet the expectations of a lunatic. Try to fix everything for everyone but me.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At work, retagging the stores from the looks of it.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
In a way.
22. How many one-night stands?
zero.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
House, Burn Notice, Sarah Connor Chronicles
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yes. I hate him now. I never used to. But now... I hate him.
25. What was the best book you read?
I found the twilight series enjoyable, but it was by far not a GOOD book.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Coldplay.
27. What did you want and get?
Chris has found a job that he loves.
28. What did you want and not get?
Balance.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight.
30. What did you do on your birthday?
We went to Michael Jordan's steakhouse and had a wonderful dinner.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less fighting with my parents and sanity from my boss.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
"I don't care that this is dirty. I showed up."
33. What kept you sane?
Eventide.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Barack Obama
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Hahaha. All of them.
36. Who did you miss?
My sister.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Trishy. Carol. Keiden.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
I can't handle it all by myself.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand."
-Coldplay, Viva la Vida