stolen old-year's-new-year's meme
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
I went shark diving, I saw an Indiana Jones movie on the big screen, and I made a complicated Halloween costume by myself.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't know if I made any hard-set resolutions for last year; I did go through with my relax-and-find-yourself and celebrate-the-year-of-Indy plan, but I don't think I really came through on much else. (I think I made a resolution to exercise more, and I think it fell through.)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
The Vanderhorsts have a new baby, Danielle.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Grandpa McGarvey.
5. What countries did you visit?
Hawaii... which is part of the US, but some people want it to go back to being another country because it was illegally taken over (technically, annexed) by the US. So, I'm saying that sort-of counts as another country, bwa.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Some peace of mind when it comes to different friends, and maybe more idea of how things are going to play out after UD (internship; grad school; that sort of thing).
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 22--Indy IV. Why? I've only been looking forward to that for, oh, nine years or more.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being more confident in my beliefs, and figuring out that engineering is nice but not everything I wanted.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Procrastinating on large projects too much.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Well, this sinus infection that won't go away right now, and puking on Chrismas... Those are probably the closest things I can think of. Lots of temporary injuries in Hawaii, but those are all in the name of fun and adventure, so no worries.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
MY NEW FEDORA, MY BABY <3 (Oh, and my bitchin' cell phone.)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My friends. Some days they are my saviors.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Friends who dump plans repeatedly and don't listen to what you're saying when you're concerned about their choices; I'm thinking of two particular people. One of them is Chris, and the other one, not surprisingly, I didn't see over break at all. Here's a hint: she dropped plans so often there is now a term for backing out named after her.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Hawaii, and Indiana Jones stuff. But even in Hawaii, it was mostly Indiana Jones stuff. :D
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Oh, I don't know, there was this movie that came out, you know...
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Oh, damn, good question. I'm not really sure, but probably something we played in marching band, like Kung Fu Fighting.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? maybe fatter; I was probably still gaining weight from marching then.
iii. richer or poorer? about the same, but I spent a lot, so I'll go with richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going to the beach in Hawaii, and hanging out with that bunch. They were fun and we don't really get the same chance to hang out here.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasting time doing nothing... internet, tv, younameit.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I hung out with family... and got sick.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Not particularly.
23. Did your heart break in 2008?
No more than usual... and I'd say by the end here it healed more than anything.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
PUSHING DAISIES WITHOUT A DOUBT. Also The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, House, Family Guy, Robot Chicken.
25. Did you know anybody who got married?
I went to Hannah and Alex's wedding... And some other friends got engaged and I think I missed their weddings, but I never heard any more than engagement. (Andy and Melanie; Amanda Godwin and her beau)
26. What states did you visit in 2008?
Hawaii, Indiana, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and the ones in between that when we drove.
27. Where were you when 2008 began?
Home with the cats.
28. Who were you with?
Just my kitties.
29. Where will you be when 2008 ends?
At Lara's house, with her family, and Kevin and Lara's sister's boyfriend.
30. Who will you be with when 2008 ends?
The folks I just mentioned, and I thought Christina was going to come, but I guess she was busy.
31. What was the best book you read?
I don't know, I didn't read a whole lot, but I just read Wicked (again) the other day and it was really good.
32. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Good question... Maybe the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain?
33. What did you want and get?
My fedora, and Indiana Jones stuff, and Indy IV (and seeing it in the theatre and having fun watching it).
34. What did you want and not get?
A drama-free social life... *sigh*
35. What was your favorite film of this year?
I think you know.
36. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to class and went to dinner with my family, and I turned 20. (My dad turned... 48?)
37. Where did you go on vacation?
Kauai, Outer Banks, Wisconsin and Indiana if you count drum corps events.
38. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Be more me, and buy some nicer clothes for dressing up. I think it worked.
39. What kept you sane?
Not much, really. And I don't know if I qualify as sane.
40. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Haha, "fancy". Oh, probably Lee Pace, what the hell.
41. What political issue stirred you the most?
The election, the issues with the Olympics in China, and Project Chanology.
42. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope.
43. How many concerts did you see in 2008?
Pfft, no idea. I don't really go to "concerts" per se, but I see a lot of musical performances.
44. Did you have a favorite concert in 2008?
Drum Corps finals?
45. Who was the best new person you met?
Hmm, maybe my Hawaii Islander Exchange friends.
46. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Who didn't? But you make mistakes so you can learn, so it isn't a total waste or shame. (That is, unless you don't learn.)
47. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008?
Pissing off band senior over something really stupid; I'm sorry I did something that pissed him off but I'm not exactly sorry about doing it in the first place. (It's a complicated situation, but things smoothed over.)
48. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
We only have a limited amount of time, so do your best with it. Never sleep in as often as you want to. And don't be afraid of death itself, because you'll feel about the same as what you remember from before you were born.
49. What are your plans for 2009?
Write more, think more, waste less time. Get in shape and do well with Troopers. (Meaning, no pussing out.) Live my life as who I am and don't let other people get me down about it when they have no room to talk (or even, sometimes, when they do).
50. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans
Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans
Well, roll my breakfast 'cause I'm a hungry man
[Chorus:]
I said Shake, rattle and roll
I said Shake, rattle and roll
I said Shake, rattle and roll
I said Shake, rattle and roll
Well, you never do nothin' to save your doggone soul
Wearin' those dresses, your hair done up so nice
Wearin' those dresses, your hair done up so nice
You look so warm, but your heart is cold as ice
[Chorus]
I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store
I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store
I can look at you, tell you don't love me no more
I believe you're doin' me wrong and now I know
I believe you're doin' me wrong and now I know
The more I work, the faster my money goes
[Chorus]
Shake, Rattle And Roll
I went shark diving, I saw an Indiana Jones movie on the big screen, and I made a complicated Halloween costume by myself.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't know if I made any hard-set resolutions for last year; I did go through with my relax-and-find-yourself and celebrate-the-year-of-Indy plan, but I don't think I really came through on much else. (I think I made a resolution to exercise more, and I think it fell through.)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
The Vanderhorsts have a new baby, Danielle.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Grandpa McGarvey.
5. What countries did you visit?
Hawaii... which is part of the US, but some people want it to go back to being another country because it was illegally taken over (technically, annexed) by the US. So, I'm saying that sort-of counts as another country, bwa.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Some peace of mind when it comes to different friends, and maybe more idea of how things are going to play out after UD (internship; grad school; that sort of thing).
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 22--Indy IV. Why? I've only been looking forward to that for, oh, nine years or more.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being more confident in my beliefs, and figuring out that engineering is nice but not everything I wanted.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Procrastinating on large projects too much.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Well, this sinus infection that won't go away right now, and puking on Chrismas... Those are probably the closest things I can think of. Lots of temporary injuries in Hawaii, but those are all in the name of fun and adventure, so no worries.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
MY NEW FEDORA, MY BABY <3 (Oh, and my bitchin' cell phone.)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My friends. Some days they are my saviors.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Friends who dump plans repeatedly and don't listen to what you're saying when you're concerned about their choices; I'm thinking of two particular people. One of them is Chris, and the other one, not surprisingly, I didn't see over break at all. Here's a hint: she dropped plans so often there is now a term for backing out named after her.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Hawaii, and Indiana Jones stuff. But even in Hawaii, it was mostly Indiana Jones stuff. :D
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Oh, I don't know, there was this movie that came out, you know...
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Oh, damn, good question. I'm not really sure, but probably something we played in marching band, like Kung Fu Fighting.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? maybe fatter; I was probably still gaining weight from marching then.
iii. richer or poorer? about the same, but I spent a lot, so I'll go with richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going to the beach in Hawaii, and hanging out with that bunch. They were fun and we don't really get the same chance to hang out here.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasting time doing nothing... internet, tv, younameit.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I hung out with family... and got sick.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Not particularly.
23. Did your heart break in 2008?
No more than usual... and I'd say by the end here it healed more than anything.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
PUSHING DAISIES WITHOUT A DOUBT. Also The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, House, Family Guy, Robot Chicken.
25. Did you know anybody who got married?
I went to Hannah and Alex's wedding... And some other friends got engaged and I think I missed their weddings, but I never heard any more than engagement. (Andy and Melanie; Amanda Godwin and her beau)
26. What states did you visit in 2008?
Hawaii, Indiana, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and the ones in between that when we drove.
27. Where were you when 2008 began?
Home with the cats.
28. Who were you with?
Just my kitties.
29. Where will you be when 2008 ends?
At Lara's house, with her family, and Kevin and Lara's sister's boyfriend.
30. Who will you be with when 2008 ends?
The folks I just mentioned, and I thought Christina was going to come, but I guess she was busy.
31. What was the best book you read?
I don't know, I didn't read a whole lot, but I just read Wicked (again) the other day and it was really good.
32. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Good question... Maybe the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain?
33. What did you want and get?
My fedora, and Indiana Jones stuff, and Indy IV (and seeing it in the theatre and having fun watching it).
34. What did you want and not get?
A drama-free social life... *sigh*
35. What was your favorite film of this year?
I think you know.
36. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to class and went to dinner with my family, and I turned 20. (My dad turned... 48?)
37. Where did you go on vacation?
Kauai, Outer Banks, Wisconsin and Indiana if you count drum corps events.
38. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Be more me, and buy some nicer clothes for dressing up. I think it worked.
39. What kept you sane?
Not much, really. And I don't know if I qualify as sane.
40. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Haha, "fancy". Oh, probably Lee Pace, what the hell.
41. What political issue stirred you the most?
The election, the issues with the Olympics in China, and Project Chanology.
42. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope.
43. How many concerts did you see in 2008?
Pfft, no idea. I don't really go to "concerts" per se, but I see a lot of musical performances.
44. Did you have a favorite concert in 2008?
Drum Corps finals?
45. Who was the best new person you met?
Hmm, maybe my Hawaii Islander Exchange friends.
46. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Who didn't? But you make mistakes so you can learn, so it isn't a total waste or shame. (That is, unless you don't learn.)
47. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008?
Pissing off band senior over something really stupid; I'm sorry I did something that pissed him off but I'm not exactly sorry about doing it in the first place. (It's a complicated situation, but things smoothed over.)
48. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
We only have a limited amount of time, so do your best with it. Never sleep in as often as you want to. And don't be afraid of death itself, because you'll feel about the same as what you remember from before you were born.
49. What are your plans for 2009?
Write more, think more, waste less time. Get in shape and do well with Troopers. (Meaning, no pussing out.) Live my life as who I am and don't let other people get me down about it when they have no room to talk (or even, sometimes, when they do).
50. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans
Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans
Well, roll my breakfast 'cause I'm a hungry man
[Chorus:]
I said Shake, rattle and roll
I said Shake, rattle and roll
I said Shake, rattle and roll
I said Shake, rattle and roll
Well, you never do nothin' to save your doggone soul
Wearin' those dresses, your hair done up so nice
Wearin' those dresses, your hair done up so nice
You look so warm, but your heart is cold as ice
[Chorus]
I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store
I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store
I can look at you, tell you don't love me no more
I believe you're doin' me wrong and now I know
I believe you're doin' me wrong and now I know
The more I work, the faster my money goes
[Chorus]
Shake, Rattle And Roll