2008 Meme Survey thing.
1.What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?:
Nothing that I can think of.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?:
I don't make them, they're shit and make people feel bad about themselves.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?:
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?:
Yes - My grandad died of cancer towards the beginning of the year.
5. What countries did you visit?:
England and Wales haha. I am so well travelled.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?:
More of a life? More structure, more hopes, more positivity, more friends.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?:
The day my grandad died - for obvious reasons. The day Damian and I split up and the few weeks after that.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?:
Finding the courage and the will to approach how I feel and start to do something about it, I think? Although most people wouldn't consider that an achievement.
9. What was your biggest failure?:
Having to take time out of uni - though I know that if I hadn't, it would've been to my detriment.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?:
Not that I can think of, apart from generic boring ones like colds and virusussususu.
11. What was the best thing you bought?:
Hmm, some of the books that I've enjoyed this year?
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?:
My mum's. She's been great to me this year and she's had so much shit to deal with but has kept strong.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?:
Quite a few people's, for example : My Uncle Kevin, who has shown himself to be an utter utter cunt. I don't think anyone apart from his children (and even a few of them thing he's an arsehole) will ever want to speak to him again.
Amir and Roxanne at my last house in Derby. Amir is the worst, most horrible person I have ever met...and that's putting it mildly.
14. Where did most of your money go?:
Starbucks, meals out, buying books at charity shops, and ATP festival in May, I guess.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?:
ATP! The couple of breaks I had in Chester and Winchester. Christmas!! My brother's puppy.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2008:
Slow Club - Apples and Pears , Kimya Dawson - My Mom
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
a) happier or sadder?
A little sadder I'd say, although I'm out of that house of doom with the most awful flatmates ever, so that's one thing that makes me happier.
b) Richer or poorer?
A lot poorer. I have no money. Literally no money.
c) fatter or thinner?
Fatter, most likely.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?:
I wish I'd taken more risks.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?:
I wish I'd drank less coke. My addiction disgusts me, in a way. haha
20. How did you spend Christmas?:
Mostly at home with my mum and dad, oh and a couple of days in pretty Winchester with my parents.
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Damian, I think.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?:
No.
23. How many one night stands?:
None
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?:
Ugly Betty series 3, Survivors, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Friends, ( I got obsessed with buying the videos at charity shops for 25p, I nearly have all of them on VHS. They take up a lot of room.)
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?:
Yes - see the answer about peoples' behaviour.
26. What was the best book you read?:
I can't single out one:
Ghost World - Daniel Clowes, Atonement - Ian McEwan, No One Belongs Here More Than You - Miranda July, Girlfriend In A Coma - Douglas Coupland, The Paula Spencer novels - Roddy Doyle, Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon, Choke - Chuck Palahniuk, Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?:
Slow Club
28. What did you want and get?:
A sewing machine, mental health help (eventually!),
29. What did you want and not get?:
Now there's a question...
30. What was your favourite film of this year?:
Of ones released this year? I really don't know. Maybe..Juno? Burn After Reading?
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?:
I was 23 and a few days before I had a dinner and a night out with friends. On my actual birthday I went out for tea with my mum and dad.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?:
Just being a little happier and having more in my life.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?:
Haha..I really can't
34. What kept you sane?:
Antidepressents lolzolzo
and my parents, Damian (after I got over the bit where he made me feel anything but sane!), Marie and Ruth, Jim.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?:
I can't really thing of anyone.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?:
The US election, Zimbabwe situation.
37. Who did you miss?:
Nan and grandad.
38. Who was the best new person you met?:
Alexis probably
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Sometimes things just don't go to plan.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
No.
Nothing that I can think of.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?:
I don't make them, they're shit and make people feel bad about themselves.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?:
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?:
Yes - My grandad died of cancer towards the beginning of the year.
5. What countries did you visit?:
England and Wales haha. I am so well travelled.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?:
More of a life? More structure, more hopes, more positivity, more friends.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?:
The day my grandad died - for obvious reasons. The day Damian and I split up and the few weeks after that.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?:
Finding the courage and the will to approach how I feel and start to do something about it, I think? Although most people wouldn't consider that an achievement.
9. What was your biggest failure?:
Having to take time out of uni - though I know that if I hadn't, it would've been to my detriment.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?:
Not that I can think of, apart from generic boring ones like colds and virusussususu.
11. What was the best thing you bought?:
Hmm, some of the books that I've enjoyed this year?
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?:
My mum's. She's been great to me this year and she's had so much shit to deal with but has kept strong.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?:
Quite a few people's, for example : My Uncle Kevin, who has shown himself to be an utter utter cunt. I don't think anyone apart from his children (and even a few of them thing he's an arsehole) will ever want to speak to him again.
Amir and Roxanne at my last house in Derby. Amir is the worst, most horrible person I have ever met...and that's putting it mildly.
14. Where did most of your money go?:
Starbucks, meals out, buying books at charity shops, and ATP festival in May, I guess.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?:
ATP! The couple of breaks I had in Chester and Winchester. Christmas!! My brother's puppy.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2008:
Slow Club - Apples and Pears , Kimya Dawson - My Mom
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
a) happier or sadder?
A little sadder I'd say, although I'm out of that house of doom with the most awful flatmates ever, so that's one thing that makes me happier.
b) Richer or poorer?
A lot poorer. I have no money. Literally no money.
c) fatter or thinner?
Fatter, most likely.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?:
I wish I'd taken more risks.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?:
I wish I'd drank less coke. My addiction disgusts me, in a way. haha
20. How did you spend Christmas?:
Mostly at home with my mum and dad, oh and a couple of days in pretty Winchester with my parents.
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Damian, I think.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?:
No.
23. How many one night stands?:
None
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?:
Ugly Betty series 3, Survivors, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Friends, ( I got obsessed with buying the videos at charity shops for 25p, I nearly have all of them on VHS. They take up a lot of room.)
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?:
Yes - see the answer about peoples' behaviour.
26. What was the best book you read?:
I can't single out one:
Ghost World - Daniel Clowes, Atonement - Ian McEwan, No One Belongs Here More Than You - Miranda July, Girlfriend In A Coma - Douglas Coupland, The Paula Spencer novels - Roddy Doyle, Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon, Choke - Chuck Palahniuk, Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?:
Slow Club
28. What did you want and get?:
A sewing machine, mental health help (eventually!),
29. What did you want and not get?:
Now there's a question...
30. What was your favourite film of this year?:
Of ones released this year? I really don't know. Maybe..Juno? Burn After Reading?
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?:
I was 23 and a few days before I had a dinner and a night out with friends. On my actual birthday I went out for tea with my mum and dad.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?:
Just being a little happier and having more in my life.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?:
Haha..I really can't
34. What kept you sane?:
Antidepressents lolzolzo
and my parents, Damian (after I got over the bit where he made me feel anything but sane!), Marie and Ruth, Jim.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?:
I can't really thing of anyone.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?:
The US election, Zimbabwe situation.
37. Who did you miss?:
Nan and grandad.
38. Who was the best new person you met?:
Alexis probably
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Sometimes things just don't go to plan.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
No.