Remember this?
What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
-Got my own house, got sober, got a DUI, lost my license, dealt with my problems, got fired, found a job I loved.
Did someone close to you give birth?
-Not that I can think of... but I know a lot of people had babies?
Did anyone close to you die?
-Yeah
What countries did you visit?
-Just this one.
What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
-A stable job, 12 steps, no more probation.
What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- January, got my DUI. May 5 got sober.
What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
- Sobriety.
What was your biggest failure(s)?
- Getting fired. Twice.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
- Nah..
What was the best thing you bought?
- Nothing really... my security deposit?
Whose behavior merited celebration?
- Many people's.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
- George Bush. Sarah Palin.
Where did most of your money go?
- Food, cigarettes, gas, rent, and bingo.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- Every anniversary.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?
- Mr. Brownstone.. Anything by the Stones. The Band.
Compared to this time last year, are you happier but hardened?
- Definitely.
Thinner or fatter?
- Thinner
Richer or poorer?
- Richer
What do you wish you'd done more of?
- Saving
What do you wish you'd done less of?
- Worrying
How will you be spending Christmas?
- Spent it with the fam.
How many one-night stands?
- Zero.
What was your favorite TV program?
- Intervention
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
- No. I hate far less people now.
What was the best book you read?
- Losing My Mind
What was your greatest musical discovery?
- Right now, the new Animal Collective album. But before that... The Band.
What did you want and get?
- Independence. Trust.
What did you want and not get?
- Can't think of anything...
Favorite film of this year?
- Knocked Up. Was that this year?
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- 22. I spent it alone. Went to work that night.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
- Money
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
- The same as it always has been..
What kept you sane?
- AA
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- Obama
What political issue stirred you the most?
- The election.
Who do you miss?
- My friends..
Who was the best new person you met?
- Bill W.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
- Keep coming back.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- "I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger."
-Got my own house, got sober, got a DUI, lost my license, dealt with my problems, got fired, found a job I loved.
Did someone close to you give birth?
-Not that I can think of... but I know a lot of people had babies?
Did anyone close to you die?
-Yeah
What countries did you visit?
-Just this one.
What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
-A stable job, 12 steps, no more probation.
What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- January, got my DUI. May 5 got sober.
What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
- Sobriety.
What was your biggest failure(s)?
- Getting fired. Twice.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
- Nah..
What was the best thing you bought?
- Nothing really... my security deposit?
Whose behavior merited celebration?
- Many people's.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
- George Bush. Sarah Palin.
Where did most of your money go?
- Food, cigarettes, gas, rent, and bingo.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- Every anniversary.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?
- Mr. Brownstone.. Anything by the Stones. The Band.
Compared to this time last year, are you happier but hardened?
- Definitely.
Thinner or fatter?
- Thinner
Richer or poorer?
- Richer
What do you wish you'd done more of?
- Saving
What do you wish you'd done less of?
- Worrying
How will you be spending Christmas?
- Spent it with the fam.
How many one-night stands?
- Zero.
What was your favorite TV program?
- Intervention
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
- No. I hate far less people now.
What was the best book you read?
- Losing My Mind
What was your greatest musical discovery?
- Right now, the new Animal Collective album. But before that... The Band.
What did you want and get?
- Independence. Trust.
What did you want and not get?
- Can't think of anything...
Favorite film of this year?
- Knocked Up. Was that this year?
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- 22. I spent it alone. Went to work that night.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
- Money
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
- The same as it always has been..
What kept you sane?
- AA
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- Obama
What political issue stirred you the most?
- The election.
Who do you miss?
- My friends..
Who was the best new person you met?
- Bill W.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
- Keep coming back.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- "I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger."