2008 meme
Taken from Sam, Sio, Melissa...
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
-Attended a concert (well, for an artist of my own choosing; Ringo Starr really doesn't count!)
-Met a celebrity (Idina Menzel!)
-Traveled abroad on my first overnight flight (Italy)
-Ordered lunch in Rome...in Italian!
-Finished freshman year of college!
-Crossed the US/Canada border!
-Visited Prince Edward Island
-Visited Maine
-Took driving lessons
-Drove on the interstate!
-Turned 19 (hey, I'd never been 19 before!)
-Went to the grocery store by myself (and I don't think I've done this by myself before; I've only been with my mom, dad, or friends)
-Voted in my first presidential election
-Voted for the winning candidate!!
-Went to Jury Duty (though I did get to leave early)
-Wrote a paper incorporating personal interviews
-saw RENT off-Broadway
-rode in my VW bug with the convertible top down!
-biked around the city
-saw a Smart car (in Italy) but even in MY own hometown
-seeing my first drive-in movie (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2)
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
-I never make any official resolutions, but I always want to do well in school, which I did. Straight A's in the Fall 2008 semester!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
-Not close to me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
-My cousin Joyce died of cancer last Jan.
-My great-aunt Dedo (Juanita) died last Jan. as well
-Joyce's husband, Oscar, died this past Aug./Sept.
5. What countries did you visit?
-Italy (June)
-Canada (August)
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
-More confidence.
-A job possibly
-My priorities set straight
-To be more hopeful and positive
-my license!
-More motivation
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
-July 23rd: meeting Idina Menzel because that's pretty much once-in-a-lifetime
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
-Finishing my first year of college and getting good grades
-Taking driving lessons
-Flying to Italy via France (was just a bit nervous about flying)
9. What was your biggest failure?
-Not driving as much as I should've
-Not seeing my friends as much as I should've (but that's hard without a license)
-Not studying like I should've, but also studying too much to get involved in anything
-Not being more social
-Worrying about things too much
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
-Just the occasional sinus allergy. *knocks on wood*
11. What was the best thing you bought?
-Well, I don't really buy anything myself since I'm a student who doesn't/can't really work. But, otherwise:
-tickets for RENT
-airplane tickets for Italy
-admission to see Green Gables, Avonlea Village, the Anne musical
-tickets to an Idina Menzel concert (ooh, and her new album, "I Stand")
-Nathalie and Samantha (PM) and Samantha's collection (American Girl dolls)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
-My mom's...for putting up with me, lol. I can be a handful, I know.
-Idina's...for coming to Richmond because no one good ever comes here.
-Luigi's...our Italian tour guide, for dealing with high school/college kids and their teachers/parents
-Paola's...my first Italian prof.; who let me take my final early so I could miss the last week of classes to go to Italy
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
-Sarah Palin's, I suppose, as well as John McCain's (depressed, obviously)
14. Where did most of your money go?
-American Girl
-summer trips
-college tuition
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
-what I listed for the first question
-going to Italy and PEI!
-meeting Idina Menzel at her concert!
-writing Stephanie J. Block (former Elphaba in Wicked) and getting my playbill signed
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
-Since I met Idina in 2008 and her new album also came out, all the songs that remind me of 2008 are hers or songs she's sung, so "I Stand" and "Brave" because those are her top songs from the album and then "For Good" from Wicked because Idina sang it so well at her concert and "Don't Rain on My Parade" because Idina sang it for Barbra Streisand at the Kennedy Center Honors '08
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or Sadder?
-Neutral
ii. thinner or fatter?
-about the same
iii. richer or poorer?
-about the same, but it seems like I'm poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
-be more social
-be more positive
-done more driving
-make more videos and photo stories
-have more motivation
-reading books
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
-going online
-being shy
-being whiny and pessimistic
20. How did you spend Christmas?
-My family stayed home, opened presents and then watched tv and ate dinner. I also played dolls because, well, I got two new ones. (I'm not changing the answer because I did the same)
-also went to a midnight mass service only to realize that one of my Psych. professors attends that church regularly (and that's not a bad thing)
-cleaned up/went through things
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
-with a couple of new favorite singers, yes
-With a guy-no.
23. How many one-night stands?
None, thankyouverymuch.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
-of the ones not canceled/syndicated:
-ER
-Desperate Housewives
-Private Practice
-Pushing Daisies
-30 Rock (a new favorite)
-Secret Life of the American Teenager
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
-I don't hate anyone, but the same people are still indifferent to me.
26. What was the best book you read this year?
-I don't know! Um...um...The Friday Night Knitting Club, but I haven't finished it yet. Definitely not the books I read for school!
-The final HP book which I think I finished in early Jan. 2008
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
-how wonderful Idina's new album "I Stand" is
-Carla Bruni!
-how wonderful Barbra Streisand really is!
28. What did you want and get?
-AG stuff
-tickets for RENT, tickets for Mamma Mia! (the movie), trip to Italy and Canada
-Idina Menzel concert tickets
29. What did you want and not get?
-historical AG things that were retired
-world peace (lol, but true)
-tickets for Mamma Mia! (the show)
-and other stuff I can't remember, I'm sure
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
-MAMMA MIA!
-Sweeney Todd (came out in Dec. 2007, but saw it this spring)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
-I turned 19 last Jan. 19th, and my godmother came so we could celebrate our birthdays together. We had dinner (pizza, I think) and stayed up late drinking wine (well, okay, I didn't drink too much myself). Then the next day we went shopping in Carytown in snow flurries...it was really fun.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
-probably getting my driver's license
-being more social/having more friends
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
-I have my own style. Sort of.
-It's pretty basic, but I do try to take after Helena Bonham-Carter's fashion sense.
34. What kept you sane?
Friends (both off and online), family, my kitty, my dolls (wait, maybe that makes me more crazy, lol. Just to those who don't "get" doll-collecting), movies/TV, vacations, MUSIC!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
-Johnny Depp
-Tidina (that's Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs)
-Shane West (and Parminder Nagra)
-Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter
-Meryl Streep, Colin Firth (um, the entire movie cast of Mamma Mia)
-Julia Roberts (but not as much as usual...)
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
-Probably the election but I'm not big on politics in general.
37. Who did you miss?
-my dad
-my grandma
-old friends I never see anymore
38. Who was the best new person you met?
-I don't know. Does Idina count? ;)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
"...take one step at a time." (sounds good to me!)
It's good to be open and trust people (I've never been good at telling others my problems, verbally/in person. I can do it online fine but in person is different. I'm always afraid I'll be laughed at or hated or something. (also sounds good to me!)
If you want something, you have to go out and get it yourself because chances are it's not going to come to you. You've got to be determined and confident and persistent. (again, sounds good to me!)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year (and probably the rest of my college years, too)
:
"Brave" (now who could sing this, I wonder?)
Don't know just where I'm going
And tomorrow, it's a little overwhelming
And the air is cold
And I'm not the same anymore
I've been running in your direction
For to long now
I've lost my own reflection
And I can't look down
If you're not there to catch me when I fall.
If this is the moment I stand here on my own
If this is my rite of passage that somehow leads me home
I might be afraid
But it's my turn to be brave
If this is the last chance before we say goodbye
At least it's the first day of the rest of my life
I can't be afraid
Cause it's my turn to be brave
All along all I ever wanted, was to be the light
When your life was daunting
But I can't see mine
When I feel as though you're pushing me away
Well who's to blame, are we making the right choices
Cause we can't be sure if we're hearing our own voices
As we close the door even though we are so desperate to stay
If this is the moment I stand here on my own
If this is my rite of passage that somehow leads me home
I might be afraid
But it's my turn to be brave
If this is the last chance before we say goodbye
At least it's the first day of the rest of my life
I can't be afraid
Cause it's my turn to be brave
And I might still cry
And I might still bleed
These thorns in my side
This heart on my sleeve
And lightening may strike
This ground at my feet
And I might still crash
But I still believe
This is the moment I stand here all alone
With everything I have inside, everything I own
I might be afraid
But it's my turn to be brave
If this is the last time before we say goodbye
At least it's the first day of the rest of my life
I can't be afraid
Cause it's my turn to be brave
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
-Attended a concert (well, for an artist of my own choosing; Ringo Starr really doesn't count!)
-Met a celebrity (Idina Menzel!)
-Traveled abroad on my first overnight flight (Italy)
-Ordered lunch in Rome...in Italian!
-Finished freshman year of college!
-Crossed the US/Canada border!
-Visited Prince Edward Island
-Visited Maine
-Took driving lessons
-Drove on the interstate!
-Turned 19 (hey, I'd never been 19 before!)
-Went to the grocery store by myself (and I don't think I've done this by myself before; I've only been with my mom, dad, or friends)
-Voted in my first presidential election
-Voted for the winning candidate!!
-Went to Jury Duty (though I did get to leave early)
-Wrote a paper incorporating personal interviews
-saw RENT off-Broadway
-rode in my VW bug with the convertible top down!
-biked around the city
-saw a Smart car (in Italy) but even in MY own hometown
-seeing my first drive-in movie (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2)
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
-I never make any official resolutions, but I always want to do well in school, which I did. Straight A's in the Fall 2008 semester!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
-Not close to me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
-My cousin Joyce died of cancer last Jan.
-My great-aunt Dedo (Juanita) died last Jan. as well
-Joyce's husband, Oscar, died this past Aug./Sept.
5. What countries did you visit?
-Italy (June)
-Canada (August)
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
-More confidence.
-A job possibly
-My priorities set straight
-To be more hopeful and positive
-my license!
-More motivation
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
-July 23rd: meeting Idina Menzel because that's pretty much once-in-a-lifetime
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
-Finishing my first year of college and getting good grades
-Taking driving lessons
-Flying to Italy via France (was just a bit nervous about flying)
9. What was your biggest failure?
-Not driving as much as I should've
-Not seeing my friends as much as I should've (but that's hard without a license)
-Not studying like I should've, but also studying too much to get involved in anything
-Not being more social
-Worrying about things too much
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
-Just the occasional sinus allergy. *knocks on wood*
11. What was the best thing you bought?
-Well, I don't really buy anything myself since I'm a student who doesn't/can't really work. But, otherwise:
-tickets for RENT
-airplane tickets for Italy
-admission to see Green Gables, Avonlea Village, the Anne musical
-tickets to an Idina Menzel concert (ooh, and her new album, "I Stand")
-Nathalie and Samantha (PM) and Samantha's collection (American Girl dolls)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
-My mom's...for putting up with me, lol. I can be a handful, I know.
-Idina's...for coming to Richmond because no one good ever comes here.
-Luigi's...our Italian tour guide, for dealing with high school/college kids and their teachers/parents
-Paola's...my first Italian prof.; who let me take my final early so I could miss the last week of classes to go to Italy
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
-Sarah Palin's, I suppose, as well as John McCain's (depressed, obviously)
14. Where did most of your money go?
-American Girl
-summer trips
-college tuition
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
-what I listed for the first question
-going to Italy and PEI!
-meeting Idina Menzel at her concert!
-writing Stephanie J. Block (former Elphaba in Wicked) and getting my playbill signed
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
-Since I met Idina in 2008 and her new album also came out, all the songs that remind me of 2008 are hers or songs she's sung, so "I Stand" and "Brave" because those are her top songs from the album and then "For Good" from Wicked because Idina sang it so well at her concert and "Don't Rain on My Parade" because Idina sang it for Barbra Streisand at the Kennedy Center Honors '08
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or Sadder?
-Neutral
ii. thinner or fatter?
-about the same
iii. richer or poorer?
-about the same, but it seems like I'm poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
-be more social
-be more positive
-done more driving
-make more videos and photo stories
-have more motivation
-reading books
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
-going online
-being shy
-being whiny and pessimistic
20. How did you spend Christmas?
-My family stayed home, opened presents and then watched tv and ate dinner. I also played dolls because, well, I got two new ones. (I'm not changing the answer because I did the same)
-also went to a midnight mass service only to realize that one of my Psych. professors attends that church regularly (and that's not a bad thing)
-cleaned up/went through things
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
-with a couple of new favorite singers, yes
-With a guy-no.
23. How many one-night stands?
None, thankyouverymuch.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
-of the ones not canceled/syndicated:
-ER
-Desperate Housewives
-Private Practice
-Pushing Daisies
-30 Rock (a new favorite)
-Secret Life of the American Teenager
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
-I don't hate anyone, but the same people are still indifferent to me.
26. What was the best book you read this year?
-I don't know! Um...um...The Friday Night Knitting Club, but I haven't finished it yet. Definitely not the books I read for school!
-The final HP book which I think I finished in early Jan. 2008
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
-how wonderful Idina's new album "I Stand" is
-Carla Bruni!
-how wonderful Barbra Streisand really is!
28. What did you want and get?
-AG stuff
-tickets for RENT, tickets for Mamma Mia! (the movie), trip to Italy and Canada
-Idina Menzel concert tickets
29. What did you want and not get?
-historical AG things that were retired
-world peace (lol, but true)
-tickets for Mamma Mia! (the show)
-and other stuff I can't remember, I'm sure
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
-MAMMA MIA!
-Sweeney Todd (came out in Dec. 2007, but saw it this spring)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
-I turned 19 last Jan. 19th, and my godmother came so we could celebrate our birthdays together. We had dinner (pizza, I think) and stayed up late drinking wine (well, okay, I didn't drink too much myself). Then the next day we went shopping in Carytown in snow flurries...it was really fun.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
-probably getting my driver's license
-being more social/having more friends
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
-I have my own style. Sort of.
-It's pretty basic, but I do try to take after Helena Bonham-Carter's fashion sense.
34. What kept you sane?
Friends (both off and online), family, my kitty, my dolls (wait, maybe that makes me more crazy, lol. Just to those who don't "get" doll-collecting), movies/TV, vacations, MUSIC!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
-Johnny Depp
-Tidina (that's Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs)
-Shane West (and Parminder Nagra)
-Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter
-Meryl Streep, Colin Firth (um, the entire movie cast of Mamma Mia)
-Julia Roberts (but not as much as usual...)
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
-Probably the election but I'm not big on politics in general.
37. Who did you miss?
-my dad
-my grandma
-old friends I never see anymore
38. Who was the best new person you met?
-I don't know. Does Idina count? ;)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
"...take one step at a time." (sounds good to me!)
It's good to be open and trust people (I've never been good at telling others my problems, verbally/in person. I can do it online fine but in person is different. I'm always afraid I'll be laughed at or hated or something. (also sounds good to me!)
If you want something, you have to go out and get it yourself because chances are it's not going to come to you. You've got to be determined and confident and persistent. (again, sounds good to me!)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year (and probably the rest of my college years, too)
:
"Brave" (now who could sing this, I wonder?)
Don't know just where I'm going
And tomorrow, it's a little overwhelming
And the air is cold
And I'm not the same anymore
I've been running in your direction
For to long now
I've lost my own reflection
And I can't look down
If you're not there to catch me when I fall.
If this is the moment I stand here on my own
If this is my rite of passage that somehow leads me home
I might be afraid
But it's my turn to be brave
If this is the last chance before we say goodbye
At least it's the first day of the rest of my life
I can't be afraid
Cause it's my turn to be brave
All along all I ever wanted, was to be the light
When your life was daunting
But I can't see mine
When I feel as though you're pushing me away
Well who's to blame, are we making the right choices
Cause we can't be sure if we're hearing our own voices
As we close the door even though we are so desperate to stay
If this is the moment I stand here on my own
If this is my rite of passage that somehow leads me home
I might be afraid
But it's my turn to be brave
If this is the last chance before we say goodbye
At least it's the first day of the rest of my life
I can't be afraid
Cause it's my turn to be brave
And I might still cry
And I might still bleed
These thorns in my side
This heart on my sleeve
And lightening may strike
This ground at my feet
And I might still crash
But I still believe
This is the moment I stand here all alone
With everything I have inside, everything I own
I might be afraid
But it's my turn to be brave
If this is the last time before we say goodbye
At least it's the first day of the rest of my life
I can't be afraid
Cause it's my turn to be brave