another 2008 recap

1) Best moments of 2008:
cat n fiddle. los angeles. birthday. tahoe. hume. contentment. kisses. best friends. concerts. new friends. old friends. oregon.

2) What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
went to Utah.

3) Did you keep the new year resolution that you made last year?
i dont make resolutions for this exact reason

4) Did anyone close to you give birth?
not close to me.

5) Did anyone close to you die?
nope.

6) What countries did you visit?
none

7) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
happiness, love, contentment

8) What dates from 2008 with be etched upon your memory?
nicole's birthday, dear and the headlights concerts, new years in tahoe

9) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting a full time job

10) What was your biggest failure?
falling HARD

11) Did you suffer illness or injury?
nothing more than a broken heart

12) What was the best thing you bought?
computer

13) Whose behavior merited celebration?
lindsay, nicole, brooke, betsy

14) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
this one boy.

15) Where did most of your money go?
gas, clothes, travels

16) What did you get really, really excited about?
thinking it was something more than it was. making new friends. all the concerts and new music.

17) What songs will always remind you of 2008?
i know - dear and the headlights
gives you hell - the all-american rejects
so what - pink
shut up and let me go, that's not my name - the ting tings
be ok - ingrid michaelson
you are the best thing - ray lamontagne
better in time - leona lewis

18) Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder: about the same
b) thinner or fatter: the same
c) richer or poorer: richer

19) What do you wish you'd done more of?
saving money. trusting God. not trusting boys.

20) What do you wish you'd done less of?
mope, complain

21) How did you spend Christmas?
with my family

22) Did you fall in love in 2008?
nope

23) How many one night stands?
zero

24) What was your favorite tv program?
gossip girl. the office. the hills. 30 rock. grey's anatomy. kath & kim. LOST. privileged.

25) What was the best book you read?
the shack. the last 2 harry potters.

26) What was your greatest musical discovery?
the ting tings. band of horses. barcelona. she & him.

27) What did you want and get?
a full time job.

28) What did you want and not get?
love.

29) What was your favorite film of the year?
the dark knight

30) What did you do on your birthday?
drinks with friends and a party a few days later

31) What would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
contentment

32) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
not caring anymore.

33) What kept you sane?
friends. music.

34) What celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
always: gavin degraw, christian bale, paul rudd and john krasinski
new: chace crawford, david cook and dustin kensrue

35) What political issue stirred you the most?
i didn't care enough

36)Who do you miss?
nicole, adam, extended family

37) Who was the best new person you met?
a lot of re-kindled friendships and my new years friends

38) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008?
take your time with everything. and you have to work for what you want.

39) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"conjuring up my melancholy, oh this can't go on
certain my sadness was necessary, oh i've been so wrong
and all that distance that i dispatch will never help me feel less alone
stope all that dark and senseless brooding, sing a different song
don't get dramatic this ain't the movies, turn the camera off
yeah all that acting seemed fun at first but i've been playing this roll for too long"

40) Was 2008 a good year for you?
not really.

41) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
getting my heart broken, moving back into my parents house

42) Where were you when 2008 began?
in los angeles watching Batman Begins

43) Favorite album of 2008?
drunk like bible times - dear and the headlights
when the world comes down - the all-american rejects
19 - adele
be ok - ingrid michaelson
cease to begin - band of horses
absolutes - barcelona

44) Least favorite album of 2008?
i hate to admit it, but gavin's album was an epic disappointment.

45) Favorite color of 2008?
black and royal blue

46) Favorite holiday of 2008?
christmas

47) Favorite drink of 2008?
peppermint mocha

48) Where will you be when 2008 ends?
i was in tahoe :)

49) Who will you be with when 2008 ends?
brooke, arianne, christy, matt, craig, jared, dana, kip

50) Do you have a new years resolution for 2009?
just to be freaking happy and become and adult

51) Did you break up with anyone in 2008?
kinda

52) Did you make any new friends in 2008?
yes

53) What was your favorite month of 2008?
probably july

54) How many different states did you travel to in 2008?
oregon and utah

55) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2008?
no

56) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2008?
no

57) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
unfortunately

58) How much money did you spend in 2008?
too much

59) What are you plans for 2009?
school, work, new job?, travel, new friends, have fun, concerts

60) Any advice or last words?
just be happy