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The Retrospective Survey - 2008
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on December 14, 2008, 02:43:15 am ---
delalluvia, what about your trip to Europe with your sister? Was that 2007?
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Yep, Sept 2007
We normally go every two years. Pretty much a year to recover financially and another year to save up again. Not sure about 2009, what with the economy so bad, no idea if I'll have a job next year, our overtime cut and my mom so bad off...
serious crayons:
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Separated from my husband, bought a house by myself.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Not forever, and yes, as always.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No.
4. Did anyone close to you die? My mom.
5. What countries did you visit? Just this one.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? An income.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Like most people, 1/22. It's like a JFK "I remember the exact moment" memory.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Moving, taking some intense exercise classes.
9. What was your biggest failure? Not working (enough).
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No.
11. What was the best thing you bought? A house.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Barack Obama's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? John McCain's, among others.
14. Where did most of your money go? To house stuff.
15.What made you really really really excited? Too terrified to be excited.
16.What song will forever remind you of 2008? I don't listen to much music these days.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Both.
b) thinner or fatter? Fatter.
c) richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Worked. Saved.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Spent. Procrastinated
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Home, with the family.
21. How will you be spending New Year's? An overnight trip to a cabin in the Wisconsin woods with close friends, relatives, and lobsters.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? Nope.
23. How many one-night stands? Zilch.
24. What were your favorite TV programs? The Office, My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? I don't hate anyone.
26. What was the best book you read? I'm reading a really good one right now: Ms. Hempel Chronicles. And I enjoyed House of Mirth, but, man ... depressing.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? See #16.
28. What did you want and get? My own house.
29. What did you want and not get? Financial independence.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Hmm ... Was 3:10 to Yuma this year? Plus, I re-enjoyed a lot of older movies on DVD, such as, most recently, Quiz Show.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned 51, sent my son out on his bike to pick up some takeout dinner, probably spent time online. Why didn't you ask me last year, when I turned 50 in a villa overlooking the sea in Positano, Italy?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Financial security is probably the biggest.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Since I gained a bunch of weight, I would describe it as "pick one of the three things I have that still fits and put it on, hoping it's not too dirty." Talk about glamorous! :laugh:
34. What kept you sane? Meds.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Barack Obama.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? See the Current Events forum.
37. Who did you miss? My mom, my friends in Illinois.
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year (any song from any year):
I can't think of any quick answers to the last few questions, and I have to go. So I'll post now and continue to think on them, adding later if anything occurs to me.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 16, 2008, 11:35:02 pm ---
I can't think of any quick answers to the last few questions, and I have to go. So I'll post now and continue to think on them, adding later if anything occurs to me.
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We will be eagerly awaiting them, friend!!
Front-Ranger:
It occurs to me that some of us might be able to benefit from a Tarot reading. Check out this thread if you're interested.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,17656.0/all.html
brokebackjack:
wasn't there a Christmas poll someplace???
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