The Long Rambling Post of Early 2009
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
I headed an account and I'm keeping it alive. XD Oh, and lost 20+ pounds. XD;
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Nope. I never make those. I never keep them anyway.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Uh... Yeah. ^^ My cousin's wife did.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Hong Kong. ^_~ I wish I could've gone to Italy too. XD
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Enthusiasm for something that would make me into a better person.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't really recall dates very well. ^^;
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See answer to question number 1.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Does the deterioration of my health count?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
YES. I'm still suffering from something now. -_-;
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My books. X3 Oh and my dream boots! >w<
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My brother, for doing well enough in his first year of college. ^_~v
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My parents. -_-; They fought a lot in 2008.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Books and food. ^^;
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
RPing, when I could have it. ^^ Books, sweets, seeing friends I barely see.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Burt Bucharach songs. ^^
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer?
a) somewhere in the middle
b) thinner
c) poorer XD;
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Rested.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Doing unnecessary stuff when I should have been resting.
20. How will you spend Christmas?
I was with family. It was tense. -_-;
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
A couple of times, but not with real people. XD; I'm nuts. XD;
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Gossip Girl. XD
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nah, I don't think so.
24. What was the best book you read?
I have to pick one? o.O;;
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Burt Bacharach, dude. His songs make me want to fall in love. XD;
26. What did you want and get?
I lost weight~ ^_~v
27. What did you want and not get?
A life goal.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hmmm... Hard. The Dark Knight was admittedly awesome, but so was Wanted... And I haven't really watched Iron Man and The Duchess yet so, I can't really answer this right now. ^^;
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22. We ate at Carpaccio. It was awesome. X3
30. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
It was pretty much an okay year because life always got better somehow, despite the pitfalls.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
There were layers and color this year. ^_~ Scarves are great. X3
32. What kept you sane?
Friends, RPing, and food. X3
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
This is such a hard question. XD
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
I'm not much for politics really.
35. Who did you miss?
Too many people to put here. ._. I miss all you guys.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Hard to tell. XD;
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Delegation, delegation, delegation. Kung kayang gawin ng iba, sa kanila mo pagawin. XDD Hehe, don't bear the weight of the world on your shoulders if you don't have to.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Can't think of any. ^^;
Another funny conversation involving my brother:
Kuya Arnel: Why are you home so early?
Noel: So that I won't get pregnant.
XDDDD;;
My year starts with a bang. Or rather a big deduction on my paycheck. -_-; Due to the necessary evil that is Chinese New Year (even if there is Mooncake and other yummy food), I am going to end up being on forced leave for eight working days (January 23-February 3) with no pay. Lucky me~ How the hell am I going to get that back? well, the team is planning to come in on Saturdays to make up for it and of course I'm all HELLNO! inside. Take away my Saturdays?? Are you insane?? >_< NO! GRRR! *sighs* Well, let's think positive. I'm free for eight working days. What do I do? Any ideas? Anyone want to go out? Anyone want to RP? Any good movies out someone wants to recommend? Anything? I hope I don't end up just watching Friends all day, no matter how fun that is. It's just... Sad.
RY also happens to be on hiatus for some resetting. I've mentioned this before, I think. ._. Anyway, so yes, resetting. I just dropped Sunako and I've made Renji older so that he could be more involved in the whole music ban. Now he's going to double as a Kendo Teacher and a bouncer for a club. He gets clobbered by kids in the morning and then drunk adults later at night. XD Sounds awesome, lol. Kyouya hasn't changed. Meanwhile, Yaten's going to be singing and writing music full time. I've talked with Maddie and we've agreed that she's going to come under Shinra's protection. I'm looking forward to when Rufus hits on her. XD; I'm sorry, Rufus, Yaten prefers her men bumbling with the compliments, but utterly sincere, I think, lol.
I got scolded the other day by my Dad (yes, even at 22, he scolds me -_-;) about the state of my room. To put it plainly, it's a mess and I've got too many stuff. Again, I wish I could just send stuff to people or something to get rid of some of them. I'm already thinking of shipping some of them to people. XD; Haaaah, but we'll see how that goes, hm? I always say I'll do this, I'll do that, but I never do. -_-; Anyone want to get some of my books? ._.
Thanks to eternalfayt, I got Vampire Knight the anime and Vampire Knight Guilty. X3 I haven't finished watching everything since what they say about the anime is true: it's emo. ._. I couldn't watch it for more than 3 episodes straight without diverting myself with something lighter, except for the final episodes. I cursed time and sleep yet again last night. Two more episodes to go before the first season ends! >_< It got good when it was about to end. Jeez. XD; Also, the art could be better. The manga art was gorgeous, you know? Kaname looks lacking with shorter hair and Zero looks better as a kid. -_-; I was also surprised that Ichijou was blond. o.o Hah. And why must it be so emo? Was it because they squished everything into 13 episodes? *sighs* It would have been more fun with more funny antics from Aidou, etc. By the way, I'm for AidouxYuuki. XDD LOL What?? It's cute! >w<
Also yesterday, I was poking around for something different to listen to and I stumbled upon a list of goth bands. I went to IMEEM and listened to some songs from some of the artists listed. I listened to Bauhaus first. Bauhaus seems to be considered the first ever gothic band. I enjoyed Bela Lugosi's Dead. It was a bit strange for the vocals to come in several minutes later. You get used to hearing lyrics a few seconds into the song after all. The song is more than nine minutes long, which is also something different. I think what I really liked about it was when the singer sang the word "undead" several times. XD; I have no idea. It was just fun to sing along to. Double Dare was shorter with a very aggressive message. I read the lyrics and I have to say it was very relatable:
I dare you, to be real
To touch a flickering flame
The pangs of dark delight
Dont cower in night fright
Don't back away just yet
From destinations set
I dare you to be proud
To dare to shout aloud
For convictions that you feel
Like sound from bells to peal
I dare you to speak of your despise
For bureaucracy, hypocracy- all liars
I dare
I dare
I dare- you- you
And that's it. XD Bauhaus seems to like spare lyrics for their songs. Why waste words when you can deliver your message using just a few after all? Very nice. ^_~
Then there was Bella Morte. You know, Bella Morte sounds mainstream. They play beats that you could get easily lost in and be satisfied with. You'd start ignoring the lyrics. It was hard for me to focus on the lyrics while I listened to their song Torn. I'll probably look for more songs from them.
After that, I went back to the familiar, which is Rasputina. I love their song Transylvanian Concubine after hearing it from the Buffy soundtrack. I listened to this song from them that I couldn't remember right now... But it was fun and whimsical. XD;
And... That's it. ._. I don't think I've got anything else to talk about.
Oh! Who has Nuriko songs? XD Namely Perfect World, Winner, and Kaze no Uta? I want them. ._. Please send? I'll give you lots of love in return~ Or songs in exchange, if there's anything you want from my collection. o.o
Also, all suggestions on what to do from January 23-February 3 would be happily accepted. Please just put them down on your comments. ^___^ Thank you. Have a nice day.