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1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Talk to dead people, have yet to get an answer, will continue to try.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I never make them, I think they are stupid.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but I knew many people who died.
5. What countries did you visit?
Australia.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A social life.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 24th, the day Jarrad asked me to marry him.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not going (completely) insane in my first year of nursing.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Don’t know, I had many small failings, but no overall massive failing that I can really remember.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really, just the same old stuff.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My pretty new bow, Thyo.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine, for not going homicidal in real life on all the stupid, ignorant, rude, irrational, disgusting, demanding people I have had to deal with and keeping the violence locked safely away in my imagination.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
People in general.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Comics, DVD’s and clothing.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting engaged.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
None, the year was too varied.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter
iii. richer or poorer? richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Socialising.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Working and being too tired to move.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it working and with my family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
No, I was there already.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
We have no TV plug in this apartment so all my TV was in DVD and Pirate-vision form. I really enjoyed Bones, Dead Like Me and Kino’s Journey.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I think my general cynicism and hatred towards people in general has become worse.
26. What was the best book you read?
I read so many, it is very difficult to choose. Probably Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Gaelic Storm.
28. What did you want and get?
The ability to support myself financially.
29. What did you want and not get?
Many hours of sleep.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
The Dark Knight.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 22 and I can’t remember what I did. I know I didn’t work. I was going to, but then the shift before my birthday the other nurses found out and made me take a day of annual leave because nobody should have to work on their birthday.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not having to do assignments.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Eclectic
34. What kept you sane?
Sane? What is this ‘sane’?
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don’t really follow that kind of thing. I was surprised at the fact that I got sad when Heath Ledger died, so I’ll pick him.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The stock market crash, mostly because it meant that the stuff I get online from overseas became much more expensive.
37. Who did you miss?
I missed a lot of people. I didn’t really see many people this year.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Enessa from work.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008
Reinforcement of an old life lesson; life is too short to drink bad alcohol.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“I knew you wouldn't understand, just what I'm tryin' to do, cause you're
not me, and I'm so glad that I am not you...” - Hate You by Reel Big Fish