4. Did anyone close to you die? For the first time in more than a few years, I can honestly say that we only crashed one funeral this year and it was for a Great Uncle. I think. To be honest, I’m not sure. He was one of those relatives that I can only recall seeing a handful of times after I turned six and anything that happened before that doesn’t really count. Mostly, we went for my Grandparent’s, who remember him somewhat better than I did. It was short, sweet and, aside from the military aspect (which always kills me.) completely what it should have been.
5. What places did you visit? This year, I went a whole lot of no where – unless you count the state of Ikea bliss I slid into as I found $1 shower curtains and tempered glass serving bowls for $3.
how thou art loved by crappy apartments everywhere? More outside fun. We’re sort of hermits.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? May 23rd. And Friday the 13th. We signed the lease on the 23rd and moved on Friday the 13th. Surprisingly, we’ve had one of the easiest years in a long time. Go freakin’ figure :P
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Moving on. For me, that’s always been difficult and, this year, I moved on from a lot.
9. What was your biggest failure? Saving. I wanted to do a lot better than I’ve done. I wanted to be totally butch about it and not bow to anyone. I, erm, didn’t. I mean, don’t get me wrong, we still saved – but I wanted to save MORE.
This is my dream. No. Seriously. If I every get really rich, I am going to take a large sum of money, convert it into coins, have it all sanitized and put it in a gigantic pile and then jump in it. It sounds...*sigh* glorious. In February – I think it was February I came down with a 24-hour flu that reminded me how thin the line between reality and insanity really is. I truly, honestly, wanted to die. If I could have gotten up and walked far enough to get a gun, I’d have killed myself. I fucking hate the 24-hour flu bug. Somehow the fact that it only lasts a day never makes you feel better.
11. What was the best thing you bought? The rabbit. Definitely the rabbit. Or the computer. Or possibly the TV. Maybe the immersion blender? Man, we moved! I bought a lot of stuff this year!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? I know this might be hokey but I have to give big up’s to M for this year. If you’d told me last year at this time that we would be where we are a year later, I’d have laughed at you.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I think I’ll save the specifics for a wag of the finger later, but in general, I think we’re making a rather appalling turn for the worse in a lot of ways.
14. Where did most of your money go? At a guess, moving expenses and related bills. Rent, thine are the bane of my existence :P
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Our future college boy.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007? Song? God, I don’t know. Sunshine – Atmosphere, maybe. Or Ear to Ear – Brother Ali. I may not have made it, but it’s hella better.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? Happier.
b) thinner or fatter? Oh how I would love to lie – but I learned how to make
these and no one can expect to say “thinner” with that kind of power at their fingertips.
c) richer or poorer? Richer. Because I may not have hit my mark, but I didn’t do too bad either :P
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? I think I wish I would have seen more shows. All of my
favorites are getting older. I’ll miss them when they’re gone. I hate to miss an opportunity.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Complaining. A good rant is the only manifestation in which complaining is interesting. Then it’s not complaining, it’s entertainment.
20. How did you spend Christmas last year? Last year I spent Christmas rather similarly to the way that I spent it this year. M’s parent’s house at around 4ish to hang out with them for a few hours and then out to my Grandmother’s house where we spent the evening not talking to my Aunt, Uncle and their children/child-in-law/grandchild. This year was very similar. Except they were there this time.
OH! And this year, for the first time since I was…born (?) I didn’t go see my father’s parents and, let me tell you, it was suh-weet.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008? Yes, with
these.
22. What was your favorite TV program? Oh god. I think it had to be The Secret Life of the American Teenager. People – it’s even better – yes, better – than One Tree Hill for contrived and insane melodrama. Do you know why? Because they have a crazy Christian.
23. What did you do for your birthday in 2008? Oh my birthday ? This year was the big one that part of me has been looking forward to since I could count. 08.08.08. This year we went sky diving, glass blowing, pizza eating, junk shopping, sandcastle viewing/relative avoiding. Next year will be a let down. Unless we rent a bounce house….
24. What was the best book you read? I don’t often read new books. I read books – just not new ones. Mostly, I re-read the same half-dozen books again and again and absorb their wonderfulness. This year, however, I read Hugh Laurie’s book – The Gun Seller. It was fab.
25. What did you want and get? Everything. No, seriously. Aside from the afor mentioned problem with muffins + my waistline, this year was a banner year for setting and then achieving goals.
26. What did you want and not get? An easy job with ridiculously high pay that allows me to work from home and still spend my entire day surfing the internet for things completely non-job related. Oh, and it should have great benefits.
27. What was your favorite film of this year? I don’t watch a lot of new movies. Or, should I say, I do – but I don’t enjoy many of them as they were intended. (27 Dresses was fabulously bad for example.) The only movie I can remember seeing this year that was released this year that I liked would have to be Zach and Miri…and I really loved that movie until the last five minutes. Full frontal Jason Mewes is not something one should have sprung upon them.
28. Did you make some new friends this year? Yes.
No, really. I did. I made a few friends at work and a few friends online. I also managed to reconnect with some people I’d lost touch with.
29.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? No-calorie chocolate.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? My 2008 fashion goal was to dispose of all button downs. Sure, they’re great on some people. On others, they grab so badly in the chest, pull funny, shrink weird… Yuck. Goodbye button downs! Hello blouses!
31. What kept you sane? I think at some point this year, I relied on literally everyone I know – including people I don’t know very well. (What do you think that says for my sanity?)
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? As usual, Hilary. And not just because she is a woman who ran for president – but because I love me some Hilary.
33. What political issue stirred you the most? The issue I’m always most likely to hit someone over would usually be the stuff of PEEJ and the Child Protection Act. But since that wasn’t the question, I would say the issue that has gotten me the most stirred up would be the economy – namely the people that were allowed, nay – encouraged, to spend themselves into a hole so deep they couldn’t see their way out and then were surprised and upset when the government bailed their banks out, but not them. Oh, and anyone who drives a fucking Hummer.
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