My year in review

I found this fill-in questionnaire on some site or another and thought it very interesting. I think it's great to remember the events of each year so that they live on throughout the rest of your years. So, here it is. My fill in answers are in orange.


In 2008,

• I gained 25 pounds *groan* .
• I lost my sense of incredulity that we were even discussing having a black president.
• I stopped expecting people to take the advice that they asked me for. These days I'm of the "do whatever you want" school.
• I started this blog (and this one and this one).
• I was hugely satisfied by finally finishing and moving back into my house.
• I was so frustrated by having to evacuate for Hurricane Gustav and all the ensuing anxiety that caused. But nothing happened and then Hurricane Ike kicked ass west of here and I remembered to count my blessings.
• I am so embarrassed that I actually started chanting U-S-A, from my couch while watching the Olympics.
• Once again, I met some cool new people and made a few great friendships.
• Once again, I did not go back to school, like I keep claiming I’m going to.
• The biggest physical difference between me last January and this January is (although I hate to mention it again) that damned 25 pounds.
• The biggest psychological difference between me last January and this January is that I'm another year older and deeper in debt (shout out to Sixteen Tons).
• I loved spending time as I always do, with my family and traveling.
• Why did I spend even two minutes dating someone I knew from jump was wrong?
• I should have spent more time working on my writing.
• I regret buying whatever it was I bought that charged up all my credit cards. LOL.
• I will never regret buying my plane ticket to Croatia even though with that money I could have bought some extra furniture or paid off some credit cards.
• I cursed and drank way too much.
• I didn’t drink and curse enough.
• The extremely excessive election coverage drove me crazy.
• Was the climate crazier than ever last year? Or was it me?
• The most relaxing place I went was Rab, Croatia.
• I feel so nostalgic when I write that down.
• Why did I go to see Babylon AD? Oh yeah, it was my unholy love for Vin Diesel. *hangs head in shame*
• The best thing I did for someone else was signed Aria up for baseball. (Okay, this may have been for me, because it was hysterical. Go Tooth Fairies!).
• The best thing I did for myself was made a conscious effort to be happy.
• The best thing someone did for me was all of the help I received from so many loved ones in getting my house finished and settled.
• The one thing I’d like to do again, but do it better, is Grown-up Prom.