SURVEY: HOW WAS LAST YEAR FOR YOU?

1. Where did you begin 2008?


2. What was your status by Valentines Day?


3. Were you in school anytime last year?


4. Did you have to go to the hospital?


5. Did you have any encounters with the police?


6. Where did you go on vacation?


7. What did you purchase that was over $100?


8. Did you know anybody who got married?


9. Did you know anybody who passed away?


10. Did you move anywhere?


11. What sporting events did you attend?


12. What concerts/shows did you go to?


13. Describe your birthday:


14. When was your birthday?


15. What was your favorite moment?


16. Any new additions to your family?


17. What was your best month?


18. Who was your best drinking buddy?


19. Made new friends?


20. Favorite Night Out?


21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?


22. Lost any friends last year?


23. Change your hairstyle?


24. Have any car accidents?


25. How old did you turn last year?


26. Did you have a New Years resolution?


27. Do anything embarrassing?


28. Buy anything new from eBay?


29. Get married or divorced?


30. Get arrested?


31. Been snowboarding?


32. Did you get sick last year?


33. Were you happy to see 2008 go?


34. Been naughty or nice?


35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?

Re: SURVEY: HOW WAS LAST YEAR FOR YOU?

1. Where did you begin 2008?

Asleep at 9:30 on NYE.

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?

sassy and single

3. Were you in school anytime last year?

Yes!

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?

Yes, but not for me.

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?

Yes, but again, not for me.

6. Where did you go on vacation?

Eastern Caribbean cruise, Albany, NY

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?

My brother's gift card for X-mas was $150... my couches... my washer and dryer... my textbooks... monthly groceries

8. Did you know anybody who got married?

yes

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?

yes

10. Did you move anywhere?

no

11. What sporting events did you attend?

Erie Seawolves games, my team's soccer games

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?

Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, Gaelic Storm, Shamrock Fest, Irish2000 Music Fest, Erie Phil opening night

13. Describe your birthday:

I worked, Matt and I hung out.

14. When was your birthday?

01 October

15. What was your favorite moment?

Of '08... I don't know, there were a lot of really great moments this year

16. Any new additions to your family?

no

17. What was your best month?

I'll pick a tie between February (the cruise) and August (starting back to school).

18. Who was your best drinking buddy?

The shit-listers on the boat

19. Made new friends?

Yes

20. Favorite Night Out?

New Year's Eve this year was pretty damn good

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?

School related events or work

22. Lost any friends last year?

yes

23. Change your hairstyle?

Yes, I dyed it blue

24. Have any car accidents?

nope, never

25. How old did you turn last year?

32

26. Did you have a New Years resolution?

Last year, yes... this year as well.

27. Do anything embarrassing?

god, yes

28. Buy anything new from eBay?

Yes... I got some great Mandy Patinkin CD's and a couple of DVD's.

29. Get married or divorced?

nope... still sassy and single

30. Get arrested?

Ha! no, not in '08

31. Been snowboarding?

No, I'd love to learn though.

32. Did you get sick last year?

Yes... CDC after getting back to Miami.

33. Were you happy to see 2008 go?

Yes, but only because of S&D V, spring semester starting and "Fool", otherwise it was all good

34. Been naughty or nice?

I'm not "naughty" mostly because I'm not an Asian school girl in a porn movie or a 4 year old child... and I'm not a nice person most of the time... so, neither.

35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?

Spring semester, S&D V, "Fool", my brother and his family coming up this summer, 20 JAN 09, lots of stuff
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1. Where did you begin 2008?
okinawa, japan. it's a lot cooler than it sounds, i was pissed off the whole time.

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
the same status i am every valentines day..... single!

3. Were you in school anytime last year?
i was teaching

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
once in japan for some weird flu thing

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
not that i recall

6. Where did you go on vacation?
all around japan, seattle and montana

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?
i'll be damned if i can remember all of this

8. Did you know anybody who got married?
yes, my sister!

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?
yes

10. Did you move anywhere?
i moved back to alaska from japan

11. What sporting events did you attend?
none

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?
i saw nick dipalo in minnesota

13. Describe your birthday:
i was in kyoto with my parents, we went sight seeing and watched a "free tibet" protesst

14. When was your birthday?
mother's day

15. What was your favorite moment?
working at my fish camp and watching the bears catch salmon

16. Any new additions to your family?
i got a new brother in law!

17. What was your best month?
i would have to say july

18. Who was your best drinking buddy?
while i was in japan it was my friend masumi, in the states it would have to be my co worker bob

19. Made new friends?
a few

20. Favorite Night Out?
when i drunkenly helped a bunch of people drag this huge ass fuckin shrine around town in japan

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
japan and the woods

22. Lost any friends last year?
no

23. Change your hairstyle?
nope

24. Have any car accidents?
no

25. How old did you turn last year?
25

26. Did you have a New Years resolution?
yes

27. Do anything embarrassing?
i imagine i did

28. Buy anything new from eBay?
i got sooo addicted to e-bay this year, i don't remember everything i bought

29. Get married or divorced?
nope, i got dumped and broke up with something though

30. Get arrested?
no, thank god

31. Been snowboarding?
nope

32. Did you get sick last year?
yep

33. Were you happy to see 2008 go?
kinda

34. Been naughty or nice?
a bit of both really

35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?
meeting new people, going back out to the woods, possibly going to new zealand
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Re: SURVEY: HOW WAS LAST YEAR FOR YOU?

I only answered a few.....


1. Where did you begin 2008?

Right at the beginning.

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?

Sobered up. Mostly.

3. Were you in school anytime last year?

Yes, despite the restraining order.

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?

I didn't HAVE to, no....

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?

"Where were you going in such a hurry that you felt it was safe to run a red light in these road conditions?" - so yes.

6. Where did you go on vacation?

Vay-what-now?

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?

A Motorcycle. Shut UP, Lep! It's NOT pink!

8. Did you know anybody who got married?

Know...like "know" in the biblical sense? Maybe.

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?

OK, eeewwwwww....

10. Did you move anywhere?

Nope.

11. What sporting events did you attend?

None.

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?

Bill Cosby

13. Describe your birthday:

As I recall, it was a Tuesday, the sun was shining, the birds were clearing their throats in preparation for a song, and a light breeze was knocking over trees in the park.

14. When was your birthday?

Actually, it was a day later than it was the previous year.

17. What was your best month?

Julaugusepoctovember.

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?

CubicleSpace

23. Change your hairstyle?

Yep. Ain't got any now.

24. Have any car accidents?

Yep. (Just in the nick of time - on the 30th of December.)

25. How old did you turn last year?

37

26. Did you have a New Years resolution?

Same one as every year: Never make resolutions.

30. Get arrested?

I haven't been arrested since that time I got to asleep in.

34. Been naughty or nice?


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1. Where did you begin 2008?
At home, as usual.

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
Single, as usual!

3. Were you in school anytime last year?
Yes, full time.

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Unfortunately yes. The ambulance had to take my mom there at, like, one in the morning because she was feeling really unwell and was in terrible pain. It was a little scary.

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
Nope.

6. Where did you go on vacation?
I was supposed to go to Cuba, but that plan was shot to hell.

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?
I have no idea. I bought a lot of stuff this year.

8. Did you know anybody who got married?
No...

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?
Yeah, my professor, shortly after my third semester finished.

10. Did you move anywhere?
No, I still live at home with my parents.

11. What sporting events did you attend?
None. I'm not into sports and I especially hate WATCHING them!

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?
American Idol and The Backstreet Boys

13. Describe your birthday:
I celebrated it twice. The first time was with friends two weeks before my actual birthday. I invited them all over to my house, bought tons of booze, got wasted, got sick and passed out before everyone else did. The second time, it was with family, on the actual day, it was nice I guess.

14. When was your birthday?
December 24th

15. What was your favorite moment?
The entire time I spent at my friend's trailer.

16. Any new additions to your family?
Yeah, my cousin had a baby girl sometime this year.

17. What was your best month?
August.

18. Who was your best drinking buddy?
I don't know. I guess all my guy friends.

19. Made new friends?
Yes, but not many.

20. Favorite Night Out?
My friend's birthday party. I did karaoke. I NEVER do karaoke!

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
At school.

22. Lost any friends last year?
Well, sort of. They failed the course we're in and never came back.

23. Change your hairstyle?
Yes, twice. I got it cut super short near the beginning of the year, which I REALLY regretted doing afterward. And then I got bangs in the summer.

24. Have any car accidents?
No.

25. How old did you turn last year?
21

26. Did you have a New Years resolution?
To go out on New Years this year. And also to get a good internship for my last semester in school (preferrably in LA. Yes, I'm delusional!).

27. Do anything embarrassing?
Too many to name, sadly.

28. Buy anything new from eBay?
I haven't EVER bought anything from there!

29. Get married or divorced?
No.

30. Get arrested?
I'm a good girl. I don't get arrested.

31. Been snowboarding?
No.

32. Did you get sick last year?
Yes, and it sucked a lot.

33. Were you happy to see 2008 go?
Yes.

34. Been naughty or nice?
More naughty than previous years, but in comparison to most people, I'd say nice.

35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?
My internship, going to Comiccon! and also graduating from college.

1. Where did you begin 2008?
in a car- kinda like how I started the 90s

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
that day, my man was working all damn day & my grandmother died-
it'll be better this year if I gotta take a hostage

3. Were you in school anytime last year?
was on campus trying to find the voting place

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
just as a visitor- my husband's under orders to NEVER admit me as a patient!

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
nope, let's keep it that way

6. Where did you go on vacation?
Gatlinburg (for my honeymoon), Rock City (for a day)

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?
total for the vacation was more than that

8. Did you know anybody who got married?
um, me! also a few other boardellans who took the big plunge

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?
see #2

10. Did you move anywhere?
helped my man move his stuff

11. What sporting events did you attend?
none, let's keep it that way

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?
Jazz & pizza night at Blackstone

13. Describe your birthday:
see #10- we also ate at Olive Garden

14. When was your birthday?
a month after Leap day

15. What was your favorite moment?
definitely the honeymoon!

16. Any new additions to your family?
I have in-laws!

17. What was your best month?
surprisingly, October

18. Who was your best drinking buddy?
none, unless drinking lots of cocoa with my husband counts

19. Made new friends?
hey, I'm not Dr. Frankenstein here...

20. Favorite Night Out?
anytime I was with my husband

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
sadly, Walmart

22. Lost any friends last year?
don't think so but we haven't cleaned off the couch yet

23. Change your hairstyle?
not in 18 years

24. Have any car accidents?
nope, let's keep it that way

25. How old did you turn last year?
passing "old enough" on the way to "too damned old"

26. Did you have a New Years resolution?
nah, just glad it started with somebody I wanted to be with

27. Do anything embarrassing?
nope, the drunken blackouts stopped back in the 90s

28. Buy anything new from eBay?
never

29. Get married or divorced?
yep!

30. Get arrested?
nope, let's keep it that way

31. Been snowboarding?
nope, let's keep it that way- I hate snow!

32. Did you get sick last year?
sick of dogs being everywhere they didn't belong-
that's what made me STAY sick

33. Were you happy to see 2008 go?
yep, but I'd have been happier if I wasn't alone

34. Been naughty or nice?
it's nice when I'm naughty

35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?
seeing the AG again, celebrating my 1st anniversary, not having my time wasted as much-
plus a few other things I ain't jinxing by telling

1. Where did you begin 2008?
at a friends house.

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
dating for 2 days

3. Were you in school anytime last year?
yes. college.

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
yes.

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
my friends get pulled over all the time. oh and when it snowed at midnight a big group of us built a snowman in the middle of an intersection in town. a cop came by and wanted to run it over lol. but we built it to do it with one of my friends jeeps. we ran over acouple of ppls. it was really fun

6. Where did you go on vacation?
forced to go to california because of crazy ex

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?
a heater core. it was like exactly $100. still havent fixed it lol. my dad came home to visit and he said he would pay. its $300. it only makes it so i dont have heat in my car so i wasnt worried about it.

8. Did you know anybody who got married?
the love of my life

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?
my pepa

10. Did you move anywhere?
nope. i never want to leave hear.

11. What sporting events did you attend?
none

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?
a metal concert for abot 6 bands. it was really fun but really loud.

13. Describe your birthday:
cake.

14. When was your birthday?
june 27th

15. What was your favorite moment?
idk

16. Any new additions to your family?
nope. my sisters bf of 4 years dumped her over the phone. we all were waiting for him to propose.

17. What was your best month?
prolly december.

18. Who was your best drinking buddy?
i drink for the most part alone. my friend kyle maybe?

19. Made new friends?
kinda

20. Favorite Night Out?
a party we had

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
my bf's house. i stay there more than my own home

22. Lost any friends last year?
yes

23. Change your hairstyle?
yes.......i frickin hate it though. i got my hair cut for locks of love. it has to be 10 inches long. so thats what i told the lady to cut and she cut more than 12. i measured it, ibrought a ruler for her even. it looks horrible and it bugs the crap out fo me

24. Have any car accidents?
omg my ex crashed into his house. the house was fine the truck was ok. the airbags didnt go off.

25. How old did you turn last year?
19

26. Did you have a New Years resolution?
lose weight

27. Do anything embarrassing?
yes

28. Buy anything new from eBay?
no

29. Get married or divorced?
no

30. Get arrested?
no

31. Been snowboarding?
no

32. Did you get sick last year?
yesss

33. Were you happy to see 2008 go?
idk.

34. Been naughty or nice?
im always nice to those who are nice to me

35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?
nothing
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