see you later 2008
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
scuba diving! went to a conference, met some nobel peace prize winners, passed a crazy hard math class
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Honduras
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
more traveling. and a degree.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 7, maybe, the day we left for Honduras
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
scuba diving, being sent to the AASHE conference, and making the dean's list this semester
9. What was your biggest failure?
in a way, also scuba diving. I didn't do as well as I might've liked in the two weeks I was there, I wish I had gotten more comfortable
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
some colds
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I ate some really good food this year, let me tell you
14. Where did most of your money go?
almost entirely food
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going to Honduras, friends coming back to LA for visits, Peace Jam
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
anything Ryan Adams
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? a little happier, I'd say
Thinner or fatter? probably thinner
Richer or poorer? the same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
outdoor activities
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
watching TV
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with the family in Monterey
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
with coral reefs, with my internship, with my school, with my friends
23. How many one-night stands?
none wheeeeeee
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Law and Order, all kinds
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Sarah Palin
26. What was the best book you read?
I read so many good books this year! Maybe Middlesex. I loved Twilight but for different reasons than it being a well written novel haha. Also Lullaby was good, but so sad. And The Amber Spyglass was a great ending to the His Dark Materials trilogy. And Madame Bovary was wonderful, too.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I'm always the last to know with music, but recently I've grown really attached to Cold War Kids
28. What did you want and get?
good grades
29. What did you want and not get?
more time to get things done with my club at school
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Sex and the City, thank you very much
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
on the day of my birthday I went to school, and then studied for my physics test. a few days later I went to dinner with some friends, it was really nice. I was 23.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
time going slower!
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
sweatpants, everyday, thats how I've been doing it since 2000 haha
34. What kept you sane?
having goals, wanting to do something bigger than myself
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Kanye. love of my life.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
prop 8, anything environmental
37. Who did you miss? (in no particular order)
Emily, Sheila, Celeste, Kevin
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Taylor and Kamille
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008?
Life is about so much more than the little things in our everyday lives that we put so much importance on. We think that petty fights with people we barely know, or romantic involvements with someone we think we know, or the things that we have, are what make our lives. Life is about doing things outside of yourself, seeing the bigger picture, and trying to be a positive influence for the rest of the world in some form or another.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
that is very difficult to answer.
let's go with...
"We like to be free like birds in a tree." thanks Bob
scuba diving! went to a conference, met some nobel peace prize winners, passed a crazy hard math class
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Honduras
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
more traveling. and a degree.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 7, maybe, the day we left for Honduras
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
scuba diving, being sent to the AASHE conference, and making the dean's list this semester
9. What was your biggest failure?
in a way, also scuba diving. I didn't do as well as I might've liked in the two weeks I was there, I wish I had gotten more comfortable
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
some colds
11. What was the best thing you bought?
I ate some really good food this year, let me tell you
14. Where did most of your money go?
almost entirely food
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going to Honduras, friends coming back to LA for visits, Peace Jam
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
anything Ryan Adams
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? a little happier, I'd say
Thinner or fatter? probably thinner
Richer or poorer? the same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
outdoor activities
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
watching TV
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with the family in Monterey
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
with coral reefs, with my internship, with my school, with my friends
23. How many one-night stands?
none wheeeeeee
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Law and Order, all kinds
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Sarah Palin
26. What was the best book you read?
I read so many good books this year! Maybe Middlesex. I loved Twilight but for different reasons than it being a well written novel haha. Also Lullaby was good, but so sad. And The Amber Spyglass was a great ending to the His Dark Materials trilogy. And Madame Bovary was wonderful, too.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I'm always the last to know with music, but recently I've grown really attached to Cold War Kids
28. What did you want and get?
good grades
29. What did you want and not get?
more time to get things done with my club at school
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Sex and the City, thank you very much
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
on the day of my birthday I went to school, and then studied for my physics test. a few days later I went to dinner with some friends, it was really nice. I was 23.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
time going slower!
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
sweatpants, everyday, thats how I've been doing it since 2000 haha
34. What kept you sane?
having goals, wanting to do something bigger than myself
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Kanye. love of my life.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
prop 8, anything environmental
37. Who did you miss? (in no particular order)
Emily, Sheila, Celeste, Kevin
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Taylor and Kamille
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008?
Life is about so much more than the little things in our everyday lives that we put so much importance on. We think that petty fights with people we barely know, or romantic involvements with someone we think we know, or the things that we have, are what make our lives. Life is about doing things outside of yourself, seeing the bigger picture, and trying to be a positive influence for the rest of the world in some form or another.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
that is very difficult to answer.
let's go with...
"We like to be free like birds in a tree." thanks Bob