Obligatory end of the year survey thinger
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
actually got hands-on time with the Varilites at work
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i did move out, but i faultered on many other goals
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
she's preggo and about to pop, but i haven't heard much in the past week so it's possible she did already
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
none
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a better economy or working situation
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
vegas with the cousins the night of the nails concert . . . oh what a night
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Magic Flute's design turning out much better than i thought it would despite all the obsticles
9. What was your biggest failure?
being tight mouth about matters i should have spoken out about
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
none really
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Rock Band, hotel reservation for vegas, all the preacher and fables books
14. Where did most of your money go?
gas, bills, food, graphic novels
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
summer
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Please Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Older or wiser?
older at least
Thinner or fatter?
i actually lost some weight for a change
Richer or poorer?
poorer after moving out and all my car woes this year
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
spoke up
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
nothing
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
opened present in the morning and then i worked
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
infatuated, but not in love
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Heroes and How I Met Your Mother
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
not hate, but there are peeps that grew very irritating more so this year than last
25. What was the best book you read?
Fables
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
not sure, there were actually one or two new bands that popped up that i liked. though, definitely not The Dreaming
27. What did you want and get?
a new place
28. What did you want and not get?
a lot
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Dark Knight
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
dim sum with the family and then went to work
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
stuff
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
seaworld uniform and pajamas
33. What kept you sane?
music, graphic novels
34. Which celebrities/public figures did you fancy the most?
Anne Hathaway
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
prop 8
36. Who did you miss?
arizona peeps a usual, people who got sucked into work
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Stephanie, defintely
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
sometimes you just have to say something even if you know it's going to piss people off
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
nanananana i want to start a fight (stupid pink song . . .)
actually got hands-on time with the Varilites at work
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i did move out, but i faultered on many other goals
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
she's preggo and about to pop, but i haven't heard much in the past week so it's possible she did already
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
none
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a better economy or working situation
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
vegas with the cousins the night of the nails concert . . . oh what a night
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Magic Flute's design turning out much better than i thought it would despite all the obsticles
9. What was your biggest failure?
being tight mouth about matters i should have spoken out about
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
none really
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Rock Band, hotel reservation for vegas, all the preacher and fables books
14. Where did most of your money go?
gas, bills, food, graphic novels
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
summer
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Please Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Older or wiser?
older at least
Thinner or fatter?
i actually lost some weight for a change
Richer or poorer?
poorer after moving out and all my car woes this year
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
spoke up
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
nothing
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
opened present in the morning and then i worked
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
infatuated, but not in love
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Heroes and How I Met Your Mother
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
not hate, but there are peeps that grew very irritating more so this year than last
25. What was the best book you read?
Fables
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
not sure, there were actually one or two new bands that popped up that i liked. though, definitely not The Dreaming
27. What did you want and get?
a new place
28. What did you want and not get?
a lot
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Dark Knight
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
dim sum with the family and then went to work
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
stuff
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
seaworld uniform and pajamas
33. What kept you sane?
music, graphic novels
34. Which celebrities/public figures did you fancy the most?
Anne Hathaway
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
prop 8
36. Who did you miss?
arizona peeps a usual, people who got sucked into work
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Stephanie, defintely
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
sometimes you just have to say something even if you know it's going to piss people off
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
nanananana i want to start a fight (stupid pink song . . .)