meme stolen from Allyn
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
bought a girl kitty
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I never make resolutions because I never stick to them
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no, that was last year
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no, thank goodness
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada!
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a full time, master's degree using, job
7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
7/11 - the day Bethie and Thomas finally tied the knot
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I graduated with my master's degree
9. What was your biggest failure?
I didn't get a 4.0 this semester
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
a few colds, the stomach flu, pink eye
11. What was the best thing you bought?
a GPS for Frank
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I have to agree with Allyn: Obama
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Elliot Spitzer
14. Where did most of your money go?
food, gas
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
the end of school
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?
I don't really think of any songs. . .
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder?
I just keep getting happier and happier
ii. Thinner or fatter?
I go back and forth
iii. richer or poorer?
richer, if only by a little bit, thanks to Frank's promotion
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
hung out with friends
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
I agree with Allyn: Worrying
also, sleeping
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it with my family in Jamestown
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I was already in love
22. Did you get your heart broken in 2008?
no, thank goodness
23. How many one-night stands?
uh none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
House, Bones, Jon and Kate Plus Eight, MASH
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
my downstairs neighbor who is currently playing her crappy music louder than my tv AGAIN
26. What was the best book you read?
I began reading Elizabeth Haydon's Rhapsody series
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend
28. What did you want and get?
Rent tickets, the Sims Apartment Life, my WoW character to 80
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I don't think there was a favorite
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I spent the day hanging out, grabbed takeout from Texas Roadhouse, and then hung out with some friends. I turned *gulp* 27.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
same as usual, although I've been trying to do more solid colors
34. What kept you sane?
knitting, WoW
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Brian Williams
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the Spitzer affair
37. Who did you miss?
my parents, Bethie
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I didn't really meet a whole lot of people this year
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
No one's perfect
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
It's like a book elegantly bound, but in a language that you can't read.