the end of 2008.

[mydarling]

Year end things:
- over and over and over, a mix of songs I had on repeat throughout 2008
- top five events in sports & politics, my super lame entry for picspammy
- 2008 in review meme:

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Watch an entire Superbowl. Visit NYC. VOTE. Take the train to Chicago all by myself.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, and I probably won't make any because I know I'll never keep them.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, but a few celebrities that I like did, including AJ Cook, whose birth announcement taunts me everytime I go to check Celebrity Baby Blog. She had a little boy named Mekhai Allan!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
I didn't know him personally, (although it felt like I did), but I took Tim Russert's death pretty hard.

5. What countries did you visit?
The United States of America.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Friends. A life.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 18th (the day I graduated High School), and November 4th (for obvious reasons).

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating High School, of course!

9. What was your biggest failure?
HS Pre-Calc and College Stats. MATH, WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH?

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing more than the usual colds and headaches.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
The Office Season 4 on DVD!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Barack Obama. Joe Biden. Tina Fey.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Sarah Palin. John McCain. The whole Republican party, basically. And the New England Patriots during Superbowl XLII.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Textbooks for college.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Office Season 5 premiere and Election Day.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
"A Change Is Gonna Come" by Gavin DeGraw.

Compared to this time last year, are you:

18. Richer or poorer?
A tiny bit richer, thanks to graduation money. KA-CHING!

19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Study.

20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being lazy.

21. How did you spend Christmas?
Church. Presents. Dinner with some extended family in Ann Arbor.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
The Office! And then Sports Night and Mad Men towards the end of the year.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Ignorant Republicans.

26. What was the best book you read?
I didn't read many books this year, unfortunately :(

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
COLDPLAY.

28. What did you want and get?
An iPod. I love it dearly.

29. What did you want and not get?
A laptop. Although I have a feeling it'll come in 2009 because I'll need one for school.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I liked Leatherheads a lot, if only for the Krasinskaaaaaaaaay.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I became a legal adult! I went to see Kit Kitteredge with Monica, and then had dinner at Chili's with the fam.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
To be actually happy about my college choice.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Senior scrubs for the first half, then a collection of jeans, tees and sweaters for the second.

34. What kept you sane?
Something to watch on TV every night.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Barack Obama. Tina Fey. RAHM MOTHERFRAKKING EMANUEL.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
THE ELECTION, DUH.

37. Who did you miss?
Tim Russert and the cast of 24.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
New members of my flist! You're all wonderful.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
You can find humour in everything.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"there've been times I thought I couldn't last that long / now I think I'm able to carry on / it's been a long time coming / but I know that change gonna come / oh yes it will" - a change is gonna come, Gavin DeGraw.

Tonight's plans include eating excellent shrimp and Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Since my Internet connection shuts off at 10 PM, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Oh, and I signed up for picfor1000 again because I'm insane I'd like to get back into writing things, and this is my assignment. I'm literally weeping right now. How do I make a good story out of that?