2008: The Thank God It’s Over Survey

 

i do one survey a year.  this is it people.

 

1 ) What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?  oh man.  the list is long & much too inappropriate for public posting.

2 ) Did you keep your new years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year?  i normally don’t, but this year i’m setting some goals.  

3 ) Did anyone close to you give birth?  stacy, kelly, & genesee. 

4 ) Did anyone close to you die?  bernie mac.  he was like a brother.

5 ) What countries did you visit?  east san jose.  

6 ) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?  a spine, a chandelier for the kitchen.  

7 ) What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?  february 1 & september 25. both extremely significant life changes.     

8 ) What was your biggest achievement of the year?  accepting help when i needed it.

9 ) What was your biggest failure?  not finishing my invisalign treatment.

10 ) Did you suffer illness or injury?  worst. flu. ever.

11 ) What was the best thing you bought?  a coatrack. 

12 ) Where did most of your money go?  laundry.  $2/load x 17,000 loads. no wonder i’m always broke.

13 ) What did you get really, really, really excited about?  the sex and the city movie.

14 ) What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?  most everything by Rhianna & Jordin Sparks.

15 ) Compared to this time last year, are you:

happier or sadder?  neither of those words describe the difference i feel.  

thinner or fatter?  the same-ish.

richer or poorer?   WAY poorer monetarily. much richer in experience.

16 ) What do you wish you’d done more of?  reading oprah magazine.

17 ) What do you wish you’d done less of?  crying.

18 ) How did you spend Christmas?  calmly & peacefully.  finally.

19 ) Did you fall in love in 2008?  yes, i began a long-term relationship with coffee.

20 ) How many one-night stands?  great question.  i’ll remember to keep track next year.

21 ) What was your favorite TV program?  cable is a luxury we’ve learned to live without. 

22 ) Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?  no. i hate all the same people.  i’m just finally honest about it.

23 ) What was the best book you read?  If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.

24 ) What was your greatest musical discovery of 2008?  Leona Lewis.

25 ) What did you want and get?  one more kid in school, one more out of diapers, several soaks in a huge bathtub, a new camera, to feel pretty again.

26 ) What did you want and not get?  a backyard, a memorable new year’s eve, sculpted abs.

27 ) What was your favorite film of this year?  the ‘jesus is my friend’ video. [thanks jon]

28 ) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?  i was taken on a hot date to mcdonald’s, walmart, tjmaxx, the movies, dinner, and mcdonald’s again.  i was serenaded by a boy who cannot sing to save his life.  i listened to rock me amadeus, had a margarita and received my very first voodoo doll. another fabulous 30th bday.

29 ) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?  more #1 rankings on the compare people facebook app. 

30 ) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?  2008: The Cleavage Comeback 

31 ) What kept you sane?   watching the ‘jesus is my friend’ video.

32 ) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?  hugh jackman is my boyfriend.

33 ) What political issue stirred you the most?  something tells me i should have paid attention this year.

34 ) Who did you miss?  everardo, jennine.

35 ) Who was the best new person you met?  spencer austin sanborn.  who are you & where did you come from?

36 ) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.  stay in today. [thanks mom]