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2008 re-cap

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? got married

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i'm not a believer in new year's resolutions

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? kaati

4. Did anyone close to you die? nay

5. What countries did you visit? CANADA!

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? less anxiety

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? the wedding, it was amazing.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? actively seeking help, quitting smoking

9. What was your biggest failure? i don't know... let me count the ways

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? only ze mental kind

11. What was the best thing you bought? a ring for my honey, the new toy, irie-cat

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? ima say... i'm not sure

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? appalled: O depressed: M

14. Where did most of your money go? paying off debt!!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? honeymoon!

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? not sure

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? i've put on a few pounds.. so i guess "fatter"
c) richer or poorer? richer, thank you VA!

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? read, knit, write

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? losing it

20. How did you spend Christmas? with family, gardners, taylors AND kleins

21. Did you fall in love in 2008? not so much, i was/am already there

22. What was your favorite TV program? this question is unfair

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? hate is too strong of a word. i think it's practical to say that i'm more disappointed with some people than i was prior to 2008

24. What was the best book you read? the art of racing in the rain

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? libbie linton, the re-discovery of jeff buckley and yann tiersen

26. What did you want and get? husband, books, awesome etsy jewelry

27. What did you want and not get? a house

28. What was your favorite film of this year? i can't remember, must've not been that great

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? turned 28.. had an extra long weekend and spent time with my man

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? stronger mental health :)

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? same as always, plain plain plain

32. What kept you sane? some unmentionables, the mom and sis, the husband, kitties

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? eh, whatev

34. What political issue stirred you the most? prop 8

35. Who did you miss? grandma betty

36. Who was the best new person you met? LDG

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. take action immediately if not sooner, do what's right for you

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. you, oh no, you don’t need to know – I’m a stone AND remember when i moved in you and the holy dove was moving too and every breath we drew was hallelujah