2008 Survey
The Year 2008 in Review
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?:
Lose a job, start a teaching job mid-year, take a writing class, move to a new place without my family's helping me pick it out, live without a pet for several months.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?:
Hah, yes I did. I resolved in 4th grade to never make another New Year's resolution. I kept it. *smug*
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?:
Michelle had baby Elise
4. Did anyone close to you die?:
Grandpa and Jasmine
5. What countries did you visit?:
Insane Kindergartenland
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?:
Sleep, myself and my husband both working full time at jobs with our own benefits package, publishing a story or article in a children's magazine, a Nintendo Wii
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?:
February 15, 2008 My grandpa died
March 8, 2008 My best Tallyton couple friends got married and I was honored to attend
October 20, 2008 I realized just how much crap I was about to sink into with my 20 kids.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?:
I got a job and moved across the state in one week! WOOOO!
9. What was your biggest failure?:
I didn't keep my teaching job in Lee County
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?:
When do I not?
11. What was the best thing you bought?:
Health insurance
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?:
Insert awesome person here.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?:
The McCain and Obama supporters who acted like idiots. <~~~ Christin's answer, but I liked it.
14. Where did most of your money go?:
Loans and rent
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving, getting to share things with my kids.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2008?:
"I'm not who I was" and "Give me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) happier or sadder?: Happier
ii) thinner or fatter?: About 4 lbs heavier
iii) richer or poorer?: Way poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?:
Sleeping, spending time in nature, cuddling
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?:
Worrying
20. How will you be spending the holidays?:
Between Arcadia and FM
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?:
I do it every day.
23. How many one night stands?:
HAHAHAHAHA
24. What were your favorite TV programs?:
NCIS, House, Burn Notice, The Starter Wife, Psych, In Plain Sight...I <3 USA.
AND LEGEND OF THE SEEKER.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?:
Hate is such a strong word...
26. What was the best book you read?:.
I don't even remember half the books I read. Check out my library at Facebook. I read a few hundred YA books.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?:
Brandon Heath's awesomenesstocity
28. What did you want and get?:
A job!
29. What did you want and not get?:
A job in Lee County
30. What was your favorite film of this year?:
WALL-E
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?:
I turned 24 and spent the day hurling.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?:
One million dollars to solve our debt/housing crises.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?:
Does it fit? No? Sports bra.
34. What kept you sane?:
Deric
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?:
Dr. Chase. Mmmm an Aussie Hottie
36. What political issue stirred you the most?:
The issues don't stir me as much as I become annoyed by the rude people who try to talk bad about your choices.
37. Who did you miss?:
Jasmine. I still expect to be tripped when heading to the kitchen.
38. Who was the best new person you met?:
Juana Coreano. She holds my hand on the days when I would otherwise pull out my hair.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
No matter how much you do, if your boss doesn't like you you're screwed. There, the innocent is cynical for life.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I've been there a million times couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by-- I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance, so give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along:
Give me your eyes for just one second, give me your eyes so I can see.
Everything that I keep missin'-- give me your love for humanity.
Give me your arms for the broken-hearted-- the ones that are far beyond my reach;
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten, give me your eyes so I can see."
Give me Youe Eyes -- Brandon Heath
So our computer was dead, but now it is living. The internets was lost, but now they can has being found.
If there was an important update in the last week I missed it. Trying to catch up, but if there's something I should see link me, plz! ^^