Stolen from Nienna

[sildil]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Drove on the 'other' side of the road in France

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Don't make them

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes my estranged father

5. What countries did you visit?
France

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
See number 29

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Lots of dates, lots of events

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Driving in France - not as bad as I thought!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing a friend

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope

11. What was the best thing you bought?
New car, even if the circumstances were forced upon us

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Lizzie's - working so hard and being so committed to her course

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Stepmother's

14. Where did most of your money go?
Eaten up by house and kids

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Eldest's announcement of forthcoming marriage in April 2009

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
VNV Nation 'Illusion'

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) Happier or sadder? Sadder.
ii) Thinner or fatter? Thinner.
iii) Richer or poorer? The same, in debt but managing

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Gone for walks

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eat

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Traditionally, with family - I LOVE cooking the Christmas meal and this year we have goose!

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yeah

22. What happened to question 22?
It was surrounded by paper napkins and smothered

23. How many one-night stands?
Do virtual ones count? In which case probably a couple.

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Hmmm probably Supernatural, but I never sustain watching for a whole series

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

26. What was the best book you read?
Lots - 'Enders Game' and the sequels and parallel series, 'Enders Shadow' by Orson Scott Card, 'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks, 'The Historian' by Elizabeth Kostova, but if I had to pick one it would be 'The Wasp Factory'.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Gackt

28. What did you want and get?
A new digital super zoom camera

29. What did you want and not get?
See number 6

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
'Dark Knight', no question

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to work, had a nice meal cooked by family and I was 53

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
See number 6 and number 29

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
In my head and if I'd had the nerve, Steampunk.

34. What kept you sane?
Friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Still probably Johnny Depp - I am faithful to my crushes

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I don't get stirred by politics anymore - always interested and amused but rarely stirred

37. Who did you miss?
Eldest, Middle, now that they are away from home almost permanently

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Eve

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Don't take people for granted

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

'And you, bring me to my knees again
All the times that I could beg you please, in vain
All the times that I've felt insecure for you
And I leave my burdens at the door

But I'm on the outside and I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you

All the times, that I felt like this won't end
It's for you
And I taste what I could never have
It was from you
All the times that I've cried
My intentions were full of pride
But I waste more time than anyone

But I'm on the outside and I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you

All the times that I've cried
All this wasted, it's all inside
And I feel all this pain
I stuffed it down, it's back again
And I lie here in bed
All alone, I can't mend
But I feel, tomorrow will be okay

But I'm on the outside and I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you'

'Outside' Staind

Comments

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

Do you think I will be the only person to comprehend your answers for #6 and #29?

Heh.

<3

[sildil]

LOL Quite possibly! But then since it's been a decade now, I guess I should be used to it!

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

I'm on my way. :(

[sildil]

*hugs back and puts on the kettle*

[mirien.livejournal.com]

I got #'s 6 and 29 too :(

#27 Same here! Although thanks to you I'm now addicted to VNV Nation too. And I have a sneaky appreciation for Pink.

2009 is gonna be good, just you wait <3

[sildil]

Yay for VNV!!!

[sphinxofthenile.livejournal.com]

Yay for the wedding! :)

[sildil]

Indeed! It's very exciting and going to take place in Edinburgh, one of my favourite cities, as eldest and his g/f live there now. Brace yourself for huge picspam in April!

[sphinxofthenile.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I hope you'll have an amazing time!

[sildil]

Thanks!