3 times is a Trend...right
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
impersonated a Lawyer (not in court, so it's not as bad)
lost tens of thousands of dollars
played mediator between my divorcing parents
discussed philosophical questions with my brother
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
there was nothing to keep. perhaps, probably not.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
my cousin's girlfriend
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no one that comes to mind
5. What countries did you visit?
only USA & Texas
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
medical knowledge
7. What day from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 30, my parents filed for divorce
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
protecting my brother
9. What was your biggest failure?
vanity
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i got a cold a month ago
11. What was the best thing you bought?
dinner at Pesce in October, Valentine's Day bus ticket
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
my brother & my friends
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
only i can make myself appalled and depressed, so no one.
14. Where did most of your money go?
gas, food, education
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Taos with amy
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Nothingbomb by Lake Trout
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder?
happier
ii. Thinner or fatter?
thinner
iii. richer or poorer?
poorer, but rich in friends
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
reading for the first half, more fun the second
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
allowing myself to be distracted
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i spent it with my maternal side of the family in my grandparent's house in Tyler, Tx
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
i already was in love
22. How many one-night stands?
it would be ungentlemanly of me to say
23. What was your favourite TV program?
i got down on tv...first few seasons of House
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i dont hate people
25. What was the best book you read?
"Globalization, Culture, and the Limits of the Market: Essays in Economics & Philosophy" *nerdgasm*
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
my new Casio
27. What did you want and get?
a loving relationship
28. What did you want and not get?
2:1 Split for XOM
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Slumdog Millionaire
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I spent my 20th with Amy and Brandon.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
less distance
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
same ol' same ol'
33. What kept you sane?
i still dont think i'm that sane
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
President-Elect Hope
36. Who did you miss?
the people i distanced myself from this year
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Leon, a cabbie in Baltimore
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Dont surround yourself with yourself,
Move on back two squares,
Send an instant karma to me,
Initial it with loving care
Dont surround
Yourself."
impersonated a Lawyer (not in court, so it's not as bad)
lost tens of thousands of dollars
played mediator between my divorcing parents
discussed philosophical questions with my brother
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
there was nothing to keep. perhaps, probably not.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
my cousin's girlfriend
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no one that comes to mind
5. What countries did you visit?
only USA & Texas
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
medical knowledge
7. What day from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 30, my parents filed for divorce
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
protecting my brother
9. What was your biggest failure?
vanity
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i got a cold a month ago
11. What was the best thing you bought?
dinner at Pesce in October, Valentine's Day bus ticket
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
my brother & my friends
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
only i can make myself appalled and depressed, so no one.
14. Where did most of your money go?
gas, food, education
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Taos with amy
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Nothingbomb by Lake Trout
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder?
happier
ii. Thinner or fatter?
thinner
iii. richer or poorer?
poorer, but rich in friends
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
reading for the first half, more fun the second
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
allowing myself to be distracted
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i spent it with my maternal side of the family in my grandparent's house in Tyler, Tx
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
i already was in love
22. How many one-night stands?
it would be ungentlemanly of me to say
23. What was your favourite TV program?
i got down on tv...first few seasons of House
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i dont hate people
25. What was the best book you read?
"Globalization, Culture, and the Limits of the Market: Essays in Economics & Philosophy" *nerdgasm*
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
my new Casio
27. What did you want and get?
a loving relationship
28. What did you want and not get?
2:1 Split for XOM
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Slumdog Millionaire
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I spent my 20th with Amy and Brandon.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
less distance
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
same ol' same ol'
33. What kept you sane?
i still dont think i'm that sane
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
President-Elect Hope
36. Who did you miss?
the people i distanced myself from this year
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Leon, a cabbie in Baltimore
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Dont surround yourself with yourself,
Move on back two squares,
Send an instant karma to me,
Initial it with loving care
Dont surround
Yourself."