1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
conquered new york city
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
blah-de-blah to resolutions!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope - either they are done (see Sis) or ain't havin 'em (see most of my friends)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
a wonderfully cantankerous woman who did maintenance at the center - i miss you Steph!
5. What countries did you visit?
none - tho sometimes i think the boy lives in his own country LOL
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a chance to travel more
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February
- going to AWP and getting the offer to start working for Starcherone
April
- having my very own reading at my undergrad college
– Seeing the Kahlo exhibit with A and K and finding the Black Cloud exhibition of Carlos Amorales by pure chance
- finding a really cool Taoist meditation
June
- family reunion of sorts at the North Pole (in NY State) and making it to the top of Whiteface Mt
September
- started working in the Teen Lounge
October
- amazing TV on the Radio concert
- Phillies making it to the World Series and WINNING!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
working for Starcherone and proving to myself that i can learn something new, create something beautiful for someone else, and add something beneficial to a great press
9. What was your biggest failure?
not fulfilling everything i was set to do
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
broke my toe - other than that, nothing major
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my lovely little iPhone :-)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Obama overall. And McCain’s concession speech that left everyone wondering where That McCain was throughout the election. [stolen from A b/c she's totally right]
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
California with the passage of Proposition 8. [again, stolen from A]
14. Where did most of your money go?
a few trips, but really who the heck knows
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
THE PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
not a song, but albums from these artists: MGMT, TV on the Radio, King Khan and the Shrines, and Morningwood
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? mmm, how about more peaceful
b) thinner or fatter? 10 pounds up
c) richer or poorer? waaaay poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
getting off my ass and getting something done with my own pursuits
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sitting on my ass and not doing anything
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
spent it with my fam - my nephews rawk hard
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
i fell in love with bliss and peace and laughter
23. How many one-night stands?
oh lots and lots LOL
24. What was your favorite TV program?
feh, TV. the only redemption is 30 Rock.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
feh, hate.
26. What was the best book you read?
"After the Ecstasy, the Laundry" by Jack Kornfield and "Big Sur" by Kerouac
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
MGMT
28. What did you want and get?
some good friends to share in laughter and writing.... and an iPhone ;-)
29. What did you want and not get?
published? LOL
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight (even tho i only saw it two weeks ago)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
36 - worked and got teased by a bunch of 14 yr old boys about being "40"
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
mmm... it was pretty good. travel plans could have worked out better
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
i have a personal fashion concept? ummm... how about boyishly comfy-cute?
34. What kept you sane?
nothing - i'm completely off my nut at this point :-D
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Downey Jr
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The bailout is one of the worst scams i've seen since the whole "We need to invade Iraq to find bin Laden, and oh while we're there let's get rid of Saddam Hussein who used to listen to us and doesn't anymore"
37. Who did you miss?
my friends who live scattered across this country
38. Who was the best new person you met?
my new taoist friends - they're crazy like me
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
truly the answers and the happiness and the key lies within ourselves.
trust that "i don't know" will help you find the way
and stolen from A: Humans are naturally imperfect creatures.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"The more that you give, why, the more it will take
to the thin line beyond which you really cannot fake"
--Fire on the Mountain
Tag... you're it!
conquered new york city
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
blah-de-blah to resolutions!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope - either they are done (see Sis) or ain't havin 'em (see most of my friends)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
a wonderfully cantankerous woman who did maintenance at the center - i miss you Steph!
5. What countries did you visit?
none - tho sometimes i think the boy lives in his own country LOL
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a chance to travel more
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February
- going to AWP and getting the offer to start working for Starcherone
April
- having my very own reading at my undergrad college
– Seeing the Kahlo exhibit with A and K and finding the Black Cloud exhibition of Carlos Amorales by pure chance
- finding a really cool Taoist meditation
June
- family reunion of sorts at the North Pole (in NY State) and making it to the top of Whiteface Mt
September
- started working in the Teen Lounge
October
- amazing TV on the Radio concert
- Phillies making it to the World Series and WINNING!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
working for Starcherone and proving to myself that i can learn something new, create something beautiful for someone else, and add something beneficial to a great press
9. What was your biggest failure?
not fulfilling everything i was set to do
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
broke my toe - other than that, nothing major
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my lovely little iPhone :-)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Obama overall. And McCain’s concession speech that left everyone wondering where That McCain was throughout the election. [stolen from A b/c she's totally right]
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
California with the passage of Proposition 8. [again, stolen from A]
14. Where did most of your money go?
a few trips, but really who the heck knows
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
THE PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
not a song, but albums from these artists: MGMT, TV on the Radio, King Khan and the Shrines, and Morningwood
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? mmm, how about more peaceful
b) thinner or fatter? 10 pounds up
c) richer or poorer? waaaay poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
getting off my ass and getting something done with my own pursuits
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sitting on my ass and not doing anything
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
spent it with my fam - my nephews rawk hard
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
i fell in love with bliss and peace and laughter
23. How many one-night stands?
oh lots and lots LOL
24. What was your favorite TV program?
feh, TV. the only redemption is 30 Rock.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
feh, hate.
26. What was the best book you read?
"After the Ecstasy, the Laundry" by Jack Kornfield and "Big Sur" by Kerouac
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
MGMT
28. What did you want and get?
some good friends to share in laughter and writing.... and an iPhone ;-)
29. What did you want and not get?
published? LOL
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight (even tho i only saw it two weeks ago)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
36 - worked and got teased by a bunch of 14 yr old boys about being "40"
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
mmm... it was pretty good. travel plans could have worked out better
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
i have a personal fashion concept? ummm... how about boyishly comfy-cute?
34. What kept you sane?
nothing - i'm completely off my nut at this point :-D
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Downey Jr
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The bailout is one of the worst scams i've seen since the whole "We need to invade Iraq to find bin Laden, and oh while we're there let's get rid of Saddam Hussein who used to listen to us and doesn't anymore"
37. Who did you miss?
my friends who live scattered across this country
38. Who was the best new person you met?
my new taoist friends - they're crazy like me
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
truly the answers and the happiness and the key lies within ourselves.
trust that "i don't know" will help you find the way
and stolen from A: Humans are naturally imperfect creatures.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"The more that you give, why, the more it will take
to the thin line beyond which you really cannot fake"
--Fire on the Mountain
Tag... you're it!
damn, im only 60 and i don't know any of those music groups! lol.
you reminded me to read Jack's book. i never read Keroac's but they all quote him, he must be one of us??
cheers
p.
brilliant minds...brilliant minds! (and copy paste. ;D )