08

real post to come soon but for now... a year in review:


What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Got a 4.0 in grad school, got 2 speeding tickets in 1 month, saw John Mayer, Straylight Run, Ben Folds, & Lupe Fiasco, discovering Bubble drinks... That's all I can think of for now

Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't believe in New Years' resolutions, you should commit to bettering your life anytime not just b/c of a holiday

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Amanda's sister!

Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no

What countries did you visit?
I've never even been to Canada. Lame...

What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
The ongoing desire to be in a loving, committed relationship, my self-control/confidence/weight I was happy with back, a full time real big person job

What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Can't think of a specific date, lots of events are etched tho

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
4.0 in grad school, fitting into pants I haven't worn since my senior year of college, changing my attitude and allowing myself to have fun and enjoy CT and UConn, successfully surviving 2 semesters of Assessment, really connecting with my students

What was your biggest failure?
I don't buy into failure, everything makes you stronger

Did you suffer illness or injury?
Obviously. I was in and out of the hospital the first 2 months of 2008, and rang in the New Year at Albany Med with Becky and Josh. Bye bye gallbladder

What was the best thing you bought?
My schnazzy hot pink water and drop proof camera, many CDs, my rain boots, I-Pod...

Whose behavior merited celebration?
This is an awkward question. Jon Stewart, he's my hero! Oh and obvi Obama!

Whose behavior made you appalled?
Sarah Palin and John McCain, the people who voted for Prop 8...

Where did most of your money go?
Booze, gas, food, bills, plane tickets, technology (I-Pod and camera)

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My sister Krissy being pregnant again, Jenn getting into grad school, stories from Megan, many friends 21st birthdays, visiting Cass in TX, graduating in May '09, Fong & Teresa & Mary & Sean getting big people jobs

What song will always remind you of 2008?
"Lollipop", "No Handlebars", "I Kissed a Girl", "Flashing Lights"

Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? incredibly happier
b) Thinner or fatter? much thinner but I have a lot more to go
c) Richer or poorer? way more broke. Adios savings, hello credit card debt and failing economy

What do you wish you'd done more of?
Saw the positive in things, worked out, traveled beyond the Northeast, called people, read, been spontaneous

What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating shit, binge drinking, dwelling on the negative, get caught speeding

How will you be spending Christmas?
Already did with Rosie, Brian and some of his fam, (not the sisters, Mom, and Kayla unfort)

Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes to a dazzling vampire

How many one-night stands?
haha Happy New Year

What was your favorite TV program?
The Office and The Daily Show

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Meh I'm over some people

What was the best book you read?
duhhz The Twilight Series

What was your greatest musical discovery?
State Radio, Lupe Fiasco, A Fine Frenzy, Ingrid Michaelson, and Jason Mraz (re-discovered and realized my love for him).

What did you want and get?
Meaningful friendships in CT, more confidence in my job, to lose weight, to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge

What did you want and not get?
A relationship, the truth, to not wear retainers anymore, for my oxygen to visit me ALOT in CT

What was your favorite film of this year?
Seven Pounds, Milk, Twilight

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
23, and my fabulous roomie made me a yummy pesto pasta dinner and we indulged in pumpkin cinnamon chip coolwhip delight for dessert. We celebrated at my apt with her bf

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Accessorize and color coordinate as much as possible, professional and slimming yet still sorta funky

What kept you sane?
Carmela for helping me escape, my computer, my oxygen, vent sessions with my key people, working out, my sisterrr

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Pattinson and John Krazinski

Who did you miss?
My Oneonta oxygen whenever I wasn't with them, sister and the fam, Fuzz and the fam, Billy

Who was the best new person you met?
omg Thor/Josie (not sure if we met prior to 2008 but w/e you're fantastic!)/Mary/Hoween/Colin...

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008
If you want joy, all you have to do is trigger it yourself.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
if by lyric you mean song then...

It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
And it takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la

It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other

And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
And it takes some fears to make you trust
It takes some tears to make it rust
It takes the rust to HAVE it polished

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la

It takes some silence to make sound
And it takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to MAKE a mountain

Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la la life is full of
Ah la la la la la life is so full of love
Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la life is full of
Ah la la la la la life is so full of love

Brief summary of each month

January : lots of time spent in ERs, taking vicodin to dull the pain, being misdiagnosed, and living off crackers

February : Spent a week in the hospital, then finally had surgery and recuperation

March : fun visit in Oneonta

April : Ed's 21st birthday weekend! Visit 1 of 3 to Oneonta in a month's span, Lisa visited and we met Lance Bass

May : Oneonta visit squared--> Oneonta graduation, finished my first year of grad school

June : Jenn's 21st bday weekend, visited Teresa and walked the Brooklyn Bridge, discovered Twilight

July : 4th of July at Took's, Rita moved out, Crissy moved in, Mackey's glorious 21st bday

August : John Mayer concert, drank all day long in the city with Teresa and her fam and fell asleep on stairs, started my final year of grad school

September : Made new friends, spent a lot of time at Sneaker's, the sketchy townie bar, even partly celebrated my bday there, visited Oneonta & Mary & Sean at their new jobs

October : Spent Halloween weekend in Oneonta for the Straylight Run concert and dressed up as a hippie for Halloween

November : Obama won!!! I spent a week in TX with Cass

December : Spent a lot of much needed time with sister, got a 4.0 in grad school, baked a lot and went to a lot of movies, celebrated Megan's 21st!