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[Dec. 31st, 2008|10:49 am] |
1. what did you do in 2008 that you've never done before?
electrophysiology! worked with rat and mouse brain slices... and loved it. took 2,000 IUs of vitamin D starting in october and haven't had any seasonal affective problems so far this winter.
2. did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i never really make any past the "eat healthier and exercise" business so i guess i have those.
3. did anyone close to you give birth?
yes! it was the year of people i know having babies! marjery, sadie, danni, and mariah all had the cutest little baby boys and i knit them all cozy little gifts.
4. did anyone close to you die?
nope, not this year.
5. what countries did you visit?
i went to canada with my french class. we went to one of the french quarters of winnipeg and to st. laurent and it was awesome. i definitely want to go again next year.
6. what would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
i have no idea. i'm pretty content right now.
7. what date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
i'm not good at remembering dates.
8. what was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting straight As for the summer and fall semesters. i worked my ass off for them and am very happy and proud. my cumulative GPA needed that.
9. what was your biggest failure?
keeping up with music. i'm reading everyone's 2008 lists and realizing i don't know half of the albums they're talking about.
10. did you suffer illness or injury?
i tripped on my own feet going down the stairs of the physics building in february and sprained or tore a ligament in my foot. it hurt for eight weeks. i am a dumbass. other than that i've been pretty healthy... except now, which seems to be a trend looking back at last year's list.
11. what was the best thing you bought?
yarn and my new backpack.
12. whose behavior merited celebration?
mine when dealing with kurt. it took me a long time but i've finally realized that there is nothing more i can do, no magic word i can say to make him straighten up his act. i can continue supporting him and helping him but he needs to make his own conscious decision to start acting better.
13. whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
people's. mainly kurt's.
14. where did most of your money go?
bills, mortgage, getting my house painted.
15. what did you get really, really, really excited about?
brains! brain slices! neuroscience!
16. what song will always remind you of 2008?
"construction summer" - the hold steady
17. compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier. life is good.
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter. for the first time in my life i need to lose 5-10 pounds. i weigh more now than i ever have... including when i went in to the hospital to have kurt.
iii. richer or poorer? poorer. i can't wait until i'm done with school and can have a real job again.
18. what do you wish you'd done more of?
listen to new music.
19. what do you wish you'd done less of?
procrastinating.
20. how will you be spending christmas?
i spent christmas eve with family and then christmas day i went to see my grandma eleanor in walhalla and spent a few hours with my in-laws.
22. did you fall in love in 2008?
nope.
23. how many one-night stands?
none, thanks.
24. what was your favorite tv program?
lost and battlestar galactica. grey's but it's really sucked it up this fall.
25. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no.
26. what was the best book you read?
great and desperate cures: the rise and decline of psychosurgery - eliot valenstein
(for those keeping track, this is the first time a non-fiction book has been my favorite of the year)
27. what was your greatest musical discovery?
portishead from a mix tape lukas gave me way back when.
28. what did you want and get?
the hardcover compiled dark tower comic series! yay!
30. what was your favorite film of this year?
"lars and the real girl" and "wristcutters: a love story" both got five star ratings on my netflix list but neither are 2008 movies. i also loved "juno" along with everyone else in the world.
31. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 30 and my friends planned a party for me at mike's pizza with about 30 or so of my friends. it was awesome!
32. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
kurt deciding to quit being such a little shit. even if he had just chosen one thing to do better at, like not lying about his homework... that one little difference would have helped my year be amazingly better.
33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
school slob and handknits. not having a real job and gaining weight has really put a damper on my wardrobe.
34. what kept you sane?
research, whether formal or on my own.
35. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i don't know that i really fancied anyone this year. oh, maybe daniel faraday from LOST for awhile. ;) (i don't know the actor's name off the top of my head and am too lazy to look it up.)
36. what political issue stirred you the most?
oh, you know, the election. i'm still amazed and proud that obama will be our next president.
37. who did you miss?
jenna after she moved in august. i miss you jenna!!
38. who was the best new person you met?
everyone in the lab and susanna.
39. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
sometimes it's better to be really poor and do well than it is to stress out at a job you no longer fully enjoy and do poorly at the things you love.
40. quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
this one never works for me. the lyric that reminds me of this year never usually has any meaning for me... in this case it's m.i.a.'s "pull up the people", not even released this year. the lyric is "slang tang, that's that m.i.a. thang, i got the bombs to make you blow, i got the beats to make you bang". yep, that reminds me of 2008. |
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