Year In Review: 2008
Dec. 21st, 2008 08:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serenissimaFigured I'd get this out of the way now before I go out of town tomorrow.
1. What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
Got married by a priest! And, went on a cruise.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any last year, but if I did, I broke them. I do have some goals for next year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Emotionally close: two of my cousins. Geographically close: two of my husband's co-workers had new babies.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this year, thank God.
5. What countries did you visit?
The USA, Canada, Dutch Antilles, the Bahamas.
6. What would you like to have in next year that you lacked this year?
A pet.
7. What date from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 12, the date of our wedding!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Planning and successfully executing Project Wedding was my biggest achievement.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I am rather ashamed at how my term paper for one of my classes turned out.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing significant.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A honeymoon.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
A lot of people. :)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Unusually, there was someone whose behavior appalled me this year. That's personal.
14. Where did most of your money go?
The wedding was our top expenditure. We also spent a lot on traveling. The runner-up is probably dining out.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The wedding. I guess this year's review is a bit skewed. :)
16. What song will always remind you of this year?
None really sticks out.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer?
Poorer, at least in terms of my bank account balance.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Creative endeavours: drawing, cooking, crocheting, writing. Walking.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Loafing: surfing the web.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With family -- shuttling between my relatives and the in-laws.
22. Did you fall in love this year?
No, but I remained in love.
23. How many one-night stands?
Zero.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anybody.
26. What was the best book you read?
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart is very entertaining. I also very much enjoyed The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, although now that I'm reading it to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aristeros, I see more of its flaws.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I dunno. I need more exposure to good music.
28. What did you want and get?
To be able to live with my sweetie.
29. What did you want and not get?
A million dollars? Seriously, I want for very little. The sweetie mentioned above had a bit of a hard time deciding what to give me for Christmas.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I don't even remember what came out this year. I remember watching "The Dark Knight", and I remember watching "Wall-E", and I think I liked the latter better of the two.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to class. I'm old enough to take care of myself.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being able to hang out with close friends on a regular and impromptu basis.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept this year?
Heh. Tee shirt and shorts, or tee shirt and jeans when it got a little cooler.
34. What kept you sane?
My husband; going to school; the occasional social event.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I haven't been paying much attention to celebrities and public figures this year.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Can't remember, sorry. Even the presidential election didn't bend me strongly to one side or the other.
37. Who did you miss?
My family. My relatives. My old friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I'm pleased to have made the acquaintance of some ofaristeros's co-workers and their spouses.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year.
I can like a person without feeling that I relate well to her.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"You may find yourself in a beautiful house.... / And you may ask yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?' "
[For comparison, my answers to the same questionnaire for 2006, 2005 and 2003.]
1. What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
Got married by a priest! And, went on a cruise.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any last year, but if I did, I broke them. I do have some goals for next year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Emotionally close: two of my cousins. Geographically close: two of my husband's co-workers had new babies.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this year, thank God.
5. What countries did you visit?
The USA, Canada, Dutch Antilles, the Bahamas.
6. What would you like to have in next year that you lacked this year?
A pet.
7. What date from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 12, the date of our wedding!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Planning and successfully executing Project Wedding was my biggest achievement.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I am rather ashamed at how my term paper for one of my classes turned out.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing significant.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A honeymoon.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
A lot of people. :)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Unusually, there was someone whose behavior appalled me this year. That's personal.
14. Where did most of your money go?
The wedding was our top expenditure. We also spent a lot on traveling. The runner-up is probably dining out.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The wedding. I guess this year's review is a bit skewed. :)
16. What song will always remind you of this year?
None really sticks out.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer?
Poorer, at least in terms of my bank account balance.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Creative endeavours: drawing, cooking, crocheting, writing. Walking.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Loafing: surfing the web.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With family -- shuttling between my relatives and the in-laws.
22. Did you fall in love this year?
No, but I remained in love.
23. How many one-night stands?
Zero.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anybody.
26. What was the best book you read?
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart is very entertaining. I also very much enjoyed The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, although now that I'm reading it to
aristeros, I see more of its flaws.27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I dunno. I need more exposure to good music.
28. What did you want and get?
To be able to live with my sweetie.
29. What did you want and not get?
A million dollars? Seriously, I want for very little. The sweetie mentioned above had a bit of a hard time deciding what to give me for Christmas.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I don't even remember what came out this year. I remember watching "The Dark Knight", and I remember watching "Wall-E", and I think I liked the latter better of the two.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to class. I'm old enough to take care of myself.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being able to hang out with close friends on a regular and impromptu basis.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept this year?
Heh. Tee shirt and shorts, or tee shirt and jeans when it got a little cooler.
34. What kept you sane?
My husband; going to school; the occasional social event.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I haven't been paying much attention to celebrities and public figures this year.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Can't remember, sorry. Even the presidential election didn't bend me strongly to one side or the other.
37. Who did you miss?
My family. My relatives. My old friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I'm pleased to have made the acquaintance of some of
aristeros's co-workers and their spouses.39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year.
I can like a person without feeling that I relate well to her.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"You may find yourself in a beautiful house.... / And you may ask yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?' "
[For comparison, my answers to the same questionnaire for 2006, 2005 and 2003.]
