Dec 31, 2008 12:31
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Held down a full-time job for an extended period of time, bar-hopping, drove to Philadelphia and DC by myself
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't have any, but I have some planned this year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I don't think so.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thank fuck, not this year, but a couple of friends lost family members & an acquaintance passed
5. What countries did you visit?
The U. S. I still haven't left the country.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A real vacation!
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 23rd, September 23rd, October 17th, October 31st, November 8th, December 12th, well basically every Friday and Saturday from October-December.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Rediscovering my identity, losing 20+ lbs, becoming an active MHC alum, and getting $$$ for the company.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not doing that sooner.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, just illness though.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Zara coats and my Zune
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Friends, family, and co-workers.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I don't know, I'm generally apathetic
14. Where did most of your money go?
Gasoline.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My trips to DC!!! Going to concerts!! Having fun!! Drinking!!! My job!!! My life!!!
16. What songs will always remind you of 2008?
"Got Money" Li'l Wayne and T-Pain, "The Receiving End of It All,"
"Forty Days," "Here's to Life" Streetlight Manifesto,
The Aggrolites,
"How Do You Want It," 2Pac,
"Area Codes," "Move Bitch," and "Go 2 Sleep" Ludacris
and most importantly
"The New Workout Plan" by Kanye West!!!!!!!!!!!!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? MUCH HAPPIER
ii. thinner or fatter? MUCH THINNER
iii. richer or poorer? MUCH RICHER
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
PARTYING!!!!!!!!! TRAVELING!!!!!!!!!!!!! DRINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVING LIFE AND LIVING IT!!!!!!! WRITING!!!!!! READING!!!!!!!!! EXERCISING!!!!! ROCK CLIMBING AND OUTDOOR PURSUITS!!!!!!!!!!
Visiting my friends! Visiting my brother. Making new friends.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being on the internet, video games, being sad and hating my life and doing nothing to change it.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it with mom and dad at the casa
21. How will you be spending New Years Eve?
Going to the District of Columbia and spending it with good friends and good liquor!
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Hell no!!!
23. How many one-night stands?
None! I don't play that shit!
24. What was your favorite TV program?
House, Top Chef, NCIS
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
YES I HATE THAT HOE WHO STOLE MY HAT!!!!!!!!
26. What was the best book you read?
East of Eden!!!!! Middlesex.
27. What were your greatest musical discoveries?
Streetlight Manifesto, Tragedy, The Aggrolites, Dub/Reggae genre generally speaking
28. What did you want and get?
A great job! A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
29. What did you want and not get?
LAID BY A WOMAN
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Pineapple Express!!!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
23, and we went to a restaurant in West Windsor.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
MOAR FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Pre-September: "I'm still chunky and trying to hide it"
Post-September: "Check out what Kanye's New Workout Plan has done for my body!"
34. What kept you sane?
Music!!! Finding new ways to spend my time! CH3CH2OH!!!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
MYSELF I AM A ROCK STAR
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
THIS COUNTRY'S PERSISTENT SOCIETAL RETARDATION & REFUSAL TO PROGRESS IN SELECT AREAS
37. Who did you miss?
Rob, we would've had so many good times together.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
MY COWORKERS!!!!!!!!!!!! And if I had to pick just one among them.... Tara.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Life is too fucking short. Do things that scare you. Make mistakes.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Thanks for the memories, even though they weren't so great." (at least not til the end)
"Return of the mack... you knew that I'd be back."
"Thanks to Kanye's Workout Plan, I'm the envy of all my friends."
"I'm bringing sexy back... if that's your girl, better watch your back, she's burning up for me and that's a fact."
"...And if sexy never left, then why is everybody on my shit?"