Long time, no see
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Graduated from college. Applied for real jobs. Got a real job. Bought my own car. Paid my own bills without my parents' help. Bought my own Christmas tree. Many, many other things.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not a big New Year's res person. I honestly don't remember if I made one.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandfather
5. What countries did you visit?
England
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A solid plan for my English 10 class that will truly engage my kids :/
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 31. I got my dream job and my grandfather passed away on the same day.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Truthfully, 2009 itself was a pretty big year for me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Graduating from college without checking off all my "to-do before I graduate" things.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nah.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My car! My 2003 (manual) Pontiac Vibe. Yay!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
What?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and/or depressed?
That's a tough question.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, insurance, taxes, credit cards (all paid off!), MY CAR
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My real job
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Flobots "Handlebars". I'm not sure why that was the first song I thought of, but it was.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? About the same
c) richer or poorer? Richer, for sure
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent more time with my Eau Claire friends before I left Eau Claire
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Hmmm. Felt sorry for myself.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
In Michigan, as always.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
No
22. How many one-night stands?
Zero
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Pushing Daisies, sadly. I love that show and am very sad that there are so few episodes left.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I try not to hate people. I know that sounds lofty and almost arrogant, but I try.
25. What was the best book you read?
I read a bunch of Series of Unfortunate Events books; those were fun.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I joined a choir and sang in public on purpose for the first time in ten years. Does that count?
27. What did you want and get?
A real job where I could teach drama at a high school.
28. What did you want and not get?
There are some little things, but nothing major.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hmmmmm. Iron Man. Though I'm holding out hope for Milk, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button.
30. What did you do on your birthday?
I don't actually remember. It was a weekday, so I was doing student teaching, but beyond that I don't really remember. Went out to dinner with some people probably.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Immeasurably?
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Trying to dress professionally but still comfortably every day.
33. What kept you sane?
Sleep. And living by myself after my idiot roommate moved out last December.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
I'd say the whole presidential campaign. Oh and also Prop 8, even though I don't live in California.
36. Who did you miss?
I miss my grandfather. Christmas will be strange and hard this year.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
A few of my fellow teachers (the ones I didn't know from before...since I now teach at my old high school)
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Budgeting your time can be immeasureably (heh) beneficial.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I don't know. I'm listening to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" right now so it's hard to think of other lyrics.
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1) Was 2008 a good year for you?
Mostly.
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
Going to a job interview for my ideal job and two hours later getting a call that I'd received it.
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
About an hour after that when I found out my grandfather had died -- which I found out because my cousin posted it in his facebook status.
4) Where were you when 2008 began?
Waukesha
5) Who were you with?
My family.
6) Where will you be when 2008 ends?
I'm not exactly sure yet.
7) Who will you be with when 2008 ends?
TBD
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2008?
I don't remember if I had one
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2009?
Probably not
10) Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nah
11) If yes, with who?
N/A
12) If yes, do they know?
N/A
13) Are you still in love with them?
Stop with these questions!
14) Do you regret it?
Whatever
15) Did you breakup with anyone in 2008?
Nada
16) Did you make any new friends in 2008?
Yes
17) Who are your favorite new friends?
Favorite?
18) What was your favorite month of 2008?
November was pretty good
19) Did you travel outside of the US in 2008?
England
20) How many different states did you travel to in 2008?
Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota. Pretty solidly Midwest this year.
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2008?
Yes
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
That's a silly question. Would anybody who's not totally anti-social answer 'No'?
23) What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2008?
See above.
24) What was your favorite song from 2008?
I go through spurts where I love songs then hate them. I did like Viva la Vida though.
25) What was your favorite record(s) from 2008?
Hmmm.
26) How many concerts did you see in 2008?
I ... went to a few concerts at school. Like, choir and orchestra. Actually last night I was at my sister's choir concert ... but that's probably not the answer you're going for here.
27) Did you have a favorite concert in 2008?
Eh.
28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2008?
Less than last year, certainly. Actually, for a 23 year old who doesn't specifically not drink, I didn't have too much.
29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2008?
Um. Ibuprofen?
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2008?
Wouldn't you like to know. Actually, you probably wouldn't.
31) Did you do anything you regretted this year?
Probably.
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2008?
Ick, I don't know.
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2008?
It's a pretty good possiblity, I suppose. I hope not too badly.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2008?
Seems likely.
36) How much money did you spend in 2008?
Hmm. I bought a car and pay my own rent/utilities/other expenses, so I'd say a fair amount. But not really on excessive stuff.
37) What was your proudest moment of 2008?
It's a little thing, but I had a student tell me she really liked the way I taught and that she got a lot out of my lessons. That really meant a lot to me.
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008?
Oh, I'm sure there's something. Meh.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2008 and change something, what would it be?
About my year and my life? I'm not actually sure.
40) What are your plans for 2009?
Hopefully keep my job even with the economy in crisis and budget cuts ahoy.