[2008]
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1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? This is not the easiest question to begin with, for the record. Worked in admin, nothing else is coming to mind...
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Negative.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thankfully.
5. What countries did you visit? None. Already this is shaping up to be an exciting meme!
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? ...well money would be nice.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I remember events for this year, but...not really dates. So none.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Exercising extreme forbearance and not answering back (too much) to Penny. Damn her.
9. What was your biggest failure? I don't know, I don't think there were that many.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing major!
11. What was the best thing you bought? Tickets to Wickedddddd. Yes yes yes.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? I...do not think anyone's really stood out.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? This is a tie between Penny and one of the CFUDians.
14. Where did most of your money go? Train tickets and petrol. The joys of commuting.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Wicked Wicked Wicked WICKED YESSSSSSSSS.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Defying Gravity, from, uh. Wicked.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Arguably happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter! Yes! Almost healthy weight GET.
iii. richer or poorer? R...ich...er? I think.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Relax and go with the flow.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worry.
20. How did you spend Christmas? With my uncle and my Mama.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008? No.
22. How many one-night stands? There are never one night stands.
23. What was your favorite tv program? Good News Week or Spicks and Specks.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, but it is close.
25. What was the best book you read? Aaaahhh um probably some of the Dune series. Or Kil'n People, by David Brin.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Last.fm is pretty nifty.
27. What did you want and get? A job.
28. What did you want and not get? Job security.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? I think I only saw two films, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Lars and the Real Girl, so. One of those.
30. What did you do on your birthday? Nothing! Yay.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If I had a nice boss.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? We might be moving on to colourful tomboy.
33. What kept you sane? Still not sane. But Mama's support would have kept me sane if I was.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Kari Byron again, no I don't have a thing for redheads.
35. What political issue stirred you the most? The US election. For a while. And then it got really annoying.
36. Who did you miss? Tabby.
37. Who was the best new person you met? Ooh ooh Lauren!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008? Sometimes things really suck, and you can't do anything about it.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I wanna stay home today
Don't wanna go out...
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? This is not the easiest question to begin with, for the record. Worked in admin, nothing else is coming to mind...
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Negative.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thankfully.
5. What countries did you visit? None. Already this is shaping up to be an exciting meme!
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? ...well money would be nice.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I remember events for this year, but...not really dates. So none.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Exercising extreme forbearance and not answering back (too much) to Penny. Damn her.
9. What was your biggest failure? I don't know, I don't think there were that many.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing major!
11. What was the best thing you bought? Tickets to Wickedddddd. Yes yes yes.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? I...do not think anyone's really stood out.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? This is a tie between Penny and one of the CFUDians.
14. Where did most of your money go? Train tickets and petrol. The joys of commuting.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Wicked Wicked Wicked WICKED YESSSSSSSSS.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Defying Gravity, from, uh. Wicked.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Arguably happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter! Yes! Almost healthy weight GET.
iii. richer or poorer? R...ich...er? I think.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Relax and go with the flow.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worry.
20. How did you spend Christmas? With my uncle and my Mama.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008? No.
22. How many one-night stands? There are never one night stands.
23. What was your favorite tv program? Good News Week or Spicks and Specks.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, but it is close.
25. What was the best book you read? Aaaahhh um probably some of the Dune series. Or Kil'n People, by David Brin.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Last.fm is pretty nifty.
27. What did you want and get? A job.
28. What did you want and not get? Job security.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? I think I only saw two films, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Lars and the Real Girl, so. One of those.
30. What did you do on your birthday? Nothing! Yay.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If I had a nice boss.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? We might be moving on to colourful tomboy.
33. What kept you sane? Still not sane. But Mama's support would have kept me sane if I was.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Kari Byron again, no I don't have a thing for redheads.
35. What political issue stirred you the most? The US election. For a while. And then it got really annoying.
36. Who did you miss? Tabby.
37. Who was the best new person you met? Ooh ooh Lauren!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008? Sometimes things really suck, and you can't do anything about it.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I wanna stay home today
Don't wanna go out...