2008 in quiz

Quiz Stolen from Sarah's blog :)

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Ummmm... was Head of a Faculty. Taught VCE. Got paid for summer holidays (well, part thereof, it turns out). Bollywood dancing. Pilates. 

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 
I didn't make any in 2008, as I feared it would lead to disappointment. Pushed to Resolve for 2009, I am aiming to do One Unscheduled Social Activity per week.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousins Amber and Nadine. My lovely friends Felicity and Dale (gosh, was that only in the last year?!). Several girls I went to school with.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but my friend Sarah lost her mum :(

5. What countries did you visit?
Erm, none. Although at times, Preston seems quite other-worldly...

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
More live music. And - stealing it from Sarah- More travel. 

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
No day really etched. All a pretty good blur.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving school- between Samaritan and Head of Drama at Donny, it was a pretty challenging year!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Sorting and cleaning. Ha.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Apart from fainting after giving blood and ending up in Emergency, it was just standard flu and such.

11. What was the best thing you bought in 2008?
My replacement i-pod, probably. Cos the old one was left on a plane. Oops.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Nick's awesome film work :) My sister, for quitting her crappy abusive real estate job

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My sister's old boss??? And the Catholic Education Office.

14. Did you go to any weddings?
Yes, quite a few! Alle and Mick, Kat and Michael, Annie and Andrew.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Holidays! New jobs. Seeing Nick's film (and hearing my voice) in a real life cinema.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

Anything by MGMT.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
---happier or sadder? Hard to say. Last year had lots of awesome travel, but this year was consistently mostly-happy
---thinner or heavier? heavier :P
---richer or poorer? About the same. 

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Danced. Even though I've danced so much more than before. Seen live music and theatre.

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

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Xmas Eve Day with Nick and his sister making pieragi. Xms Eve Night at Dad's bbq-ing. Xmas Day with one family, Boxing Day with another set of family. Good times.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Same same (mwah)

22. Were you rejected by anyone?
No. Everyone loves me!!! :P

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Life on Mars. Not that I've seen all of it.

24. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn't dislike this time last year?
Apart from the Catholic Education Office? No.

25. What was the best book you read?
The Wife of Martin Guerre was good, as was The Doll's House, but they were both for school. Wicked. It was awesome.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Regina Spektor. Vampire Weekend. Little Red.

27. What did you want and get?
A local chocolate store. Lots of awesome wine :)

28. What did you want and did not get?
A moose. Pay for the whole summer holidays. A chocolate factory. Life is so unfair.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Oh, so hard. Perhaps No Country for Old Men. Or Sweeney Todd. Definitely Juno.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 
I turned 26, and had a dinner with friends (disappointing food and service but great company) and super delicious cocktails with lots of great folk dropping by.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A chocolate factory.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Be-sloganed in tshirts. Many pinafored.

33. What kept you sane?
Music. Friday night drinks. Nick.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny. Of course.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Bill Hensen crap was pretty... crap. Was that last year?

36. Who did you miss?
No-one, caught up with lots and lots of people in 2008 :)

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Any of my fab work buds- Kat, Nik and Mia at Samaritan, and Mel, Dani and Paul at Donny.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Be yourself. It's much less work, and often reaps the best rewards. 

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

This is how it works
You're young until you're not
You love until you don't
You try until you can't
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath