The year in review

[Jax]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

4. Did anyone close to you die?

5. What countries did you visit?

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

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

9. What was your biggest failure?

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

11. What was the best thing you bought?

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

14. Where did most of your money go?

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder?
b. thinner or fatter?
c. richer or poorer?

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

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

20. How will you be spending the holidays?

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?

23. How many one-night stands?

24. What was your favorite TV program?

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

26. What was the best book you read?

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

28. What did you want and get?

29. What did you want and not get?

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

34. What kept you sane?

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

37. Who did you miss?

38. Who was the best new person you met?

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:

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

 

[CantoX]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Started working

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't have one.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, but my sister is pregnant! Imma be an uncle!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
None this year.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Not sure really.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When my brother and I started dancing in the car for 30 minutes straight to the longest Mexican dance song ever!!!! So many moves and so many laughs.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a job! Finally!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Doing horrible in Calculus I

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No! Mashallah.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My new Guitar! Its so awesome.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Not sure

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My X. Incredibley appaled and depressed.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Towards guitar gear and amp stuff.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
When I went to Atlanta for a gaming tournament. I was really excited

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Tought.. maybe Paramore - Misery Business or Travel In Stygian by Iced Earth

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? Same
b. thinner or fatter? Same lol
c. richer or poorer? Richer cause I'm working!

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going out.

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

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
Big family event on the 21st all day! Woo! Then just chill my my Grandma and Auntie or friends?

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Major lol

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
No

23. How many one-night stands?
Never!!!!!!!!!

24. What was your favorite TV program?
60 minutes

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No

26. What was the best book you read?
Dantes Inferno

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Finding Symphony X

28. What did you want and get?
A new cell phone, and I got one! Yay

29. What did you want and not get?
Not really anything, I don't want much stuff!

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Horton Hears a Who.. Dark Knight? I saw Blazzing Saddles for the first time and it was FUNNY! lol

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 19 on my birthday, and some of my family members came over and we had an amazing chocolate cake from publix! It was awesome

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having a girlfriend.. just someone to talk to really.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
I'm the least faishonable person in the world lol.

34. What kept you sane?
Music

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I'm really digging Hayley Williams right now, except for her flat ass

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Not sure.

37. Who did you miss?
Family probably.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
This really cool person in my Engineering Class. Shes really cool haha.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Its not worth living in the past because in the end it will only fuck with your future.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
This is the path that I chose. (Iced Earth)

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?

Had a threesome

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't really make plans. I live by the day

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yeah, my best friend

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Yes. One of my friends was shot and another commited suicide

5. What countries did you visit?

None this year, too much work

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

Vacations :Smokin:

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Last night, what a fuckin' blast I had on the party I organized

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Promotion at work and earning my first college degree

9. What was your biggest failure?

Emotional stability, I can't get attached to women

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Yep, injured one of my knees at work

11. What was the best thing you bought?

A couple of furniture things

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Mmmmm, don't really know

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

No one, I couldn't care less what other people do

14. Where did most of your money go?

Clothes, my car and alcohol

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

A girl that recently I re-connected with

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

mmmm, probably Lama Sabachthani by Anaal Nathrakh

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier
b. back in top form since re-joining the gym
c. richer

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

Traveling

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

Drinking, lots of money I wasted doing it

20. How will you be spending the holidays?

Probably with friends, partying like always

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?

Mmmmm, my friend Kathy

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?

Nope, I haven't fell in love in years

23. How many one-night stands?

None

24. What was your favorite TV program?

Not a tv person, i'd rather watch movies

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

Nah, I don't waste my time on this shit

26. What was the best book you read?

Haven't read books recently

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Arcana and Gris

28. What did you want and get?

Body kit for my car, going to fit it soon

29. What did you want and not get?

Mmmmm, nothing really

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Argh, too many movies to pick one

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Party like an animal, I was 21

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Finding stability with one girl, I have a hard time doing it :Smug:

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

I don't have a concept

34. What kept you sane?

Music probably

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Don't care

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Fuck politics

37. Who did you miss?

My ex, I barely got over her this year

38. Who was the best new person you met?

A couple of interesting girls i've met

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:

Years heal the wounds

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

no comment

 

[Beelzebub]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Been proposed to by a stranger

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them so as not to set myself up for disappointment. N/A to part B.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, my friend is due next month though.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
None

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

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 30, it's my birthday.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Trust me, my life is mediocre at best right now.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Taking "time off" from school, aka dropping out.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
The occasional cold, and a couple of months ago I threw my back out.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Right now I'm pretty pleased with this sweater I just bought because it's super warm.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I'll get back to you on that one.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Sarah Palin.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, rent, clothes.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Visiting a friend I hadn't seen in years in March.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Lots

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? About the same
b. thinner or fatter? Fifty pounds thinner
c. richer or poorer? POORER!

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Self-discovery

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Be such a homebody

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
Going to my uncle's house.

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Various friends and forumers.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I love everyone always <3

23. How many one-night stands?
Hahah, first and last one was in 2007.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
The same as before... How It's Made, Colbert Report, Arthur, You Are What You Eat.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.

26. What was the best book you read?
Phantom of the Opera

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Didn't really discover anything "new" this year.

28. What did you want and get?
Plenty of material stuff

29. What did you want and not get?
Plenty of non-material stuff

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE! Seriously, go see it. NOW!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22, and ate some cake.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Finishing school.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Nonexistent

34. What kept you sane?
Friends, music

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't fancy people in the public eye.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The passing of Proposition 8 bummed me out a bit.

37. Who did you miss?
Aforementioned friend I haven't seen since March.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
NOT YOU! HAHAHAHAHA! ...wtf was this question on about?

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Honesty is the best policy

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
We've only just begun - The Carpenters

 

[J-Dubya 777]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?

Totalled a car, make decisions for & caring for my Dad's health


2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Nupe. I said I'd try to quit smoking cigs, but that didn't happen. Wasn't really a resolution...

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Yep x 2

5. What countries did you visit?

None, unfortunately. Sweden in 2010...I hope

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

More time & more money

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Don't remember the exact date, but the date my dad came home from the hospital, fell, busted open his new stump, and then the rest of the family leaving on vacation the next day. ALso Sept. 13, the day my dad's place flooded.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Not killing anybody for fun, revenge, or sport. Tied with working as a guitar tech @ Prog Power USA

9. What was your biggest failure?

Getting all the squirrells out of my roof, but not having the time or $'s to fix their damage

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tie between my 2008 Grand Prix and my Ibanez RG570...Oh, and a new furnace (especially now! :lol)

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
N/A

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
N/A - Pissed off? That's a whole other subject

14. Where did most of your money go?
Taxes, car, gas, furnace.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting my acceptance letter to join the Prog Power crew


16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Bumblefoot - Glad To Be Here (It's NOT a happy song!)


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? Sadder & more angry
b. thinner or fatter? about the same
c. richer or poorer? definately MUCH poorer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going to shows

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Bleeding money, work

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
At work

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Insurance companies - They ALL SUCK!

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Fuck No! Ok, wait, I did see Deathproof, and in that movie, Zoe Bell was THE perfect gal for me...

23. How many one-night stands?
I plead the fifth

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Fox News' Red Eye

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nah...My hate list is pretty full, no new entries, sorry

26. What was the best book you read?
The only book I read was Chris Jericho's "Around The World In Spandex" Cool book if you're a wrestling fan.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Christain Alsing, Sister Sin - Tie

28. What did you want and get?
I really wanted an Ibanez RG560, and found a nice one really cheap

29. What did you want and not get?
More money at my job for the zillion different hats I have to wear on a daily basis. I got a raise & a promotion, but I'm still working harder than ever, and STILL working fucking holidays

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
IRON MAN!!!!!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I worked. 44

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not having all the negative shit happen to me, and paying off my debt instead of increasing it. Followed closely by going to Freak Guitar Camp in 2009, which now won't happen until 2010....Grrrrrrrrr

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? same as it has been since 1975 - T-shirt & jeans.

34. What kept you sane?
music, friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Zoe Bell

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
redistribution of wealth

37. Who did you miss?
Not seeing my Freak Kitchen friends this year

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Best at what?

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Never park your car at a residence on a flood plain

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:[/QUOTE]
"I'm so glad to be here I could slit my fucking wrists"

 

[Eternal Dragon]

I'm kidding myself if I think anyone is going to read everything, so I chose one.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

 

[noble savage]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Attend college!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I started eating healthier and have, for the most part, kept to it.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, my aunt just had a daughter.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Fortunately, no!

5. What countries did you visit?
America

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A girlfriend! And knowledge.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 12 (I think!) when I got my RG1527

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Pretty high GPA

9. What was your biggest failure?
Socializing

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A cold that lasted about 3 days.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Dan SImmons - Hyperion

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Martin Luther King Jr.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
About 300,000,000,000 Americans

14. Where did most of your money go?
Tuition

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Starting School

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Cynic - Evolutionary Sleeper

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder?
Sadder
b. thinner or fatter?
More muscular
c. richer or poorer?
Poorer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Practicing guitar

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending time on computers

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
Family

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Mom

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes, but not with a person

23. How many one-night stands?
One

24. What was your favorite TV program?
House

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No

26. What was the best book you read?
Hyperion

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Rediscovered Cynic

28. What did you want and get?
Tuition money

29. What did you want and not get?
Free tuition money

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
*Sigh/Red face* Star Wars 1-3

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
20th and celebrated by doing homework.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Peace on Earth

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
$12 jeans and $5 T-Shirts

34. What kept you sane?
Music, books, music and music.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
George Carlin

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I don't even pay attention to political issues.

37. Who did you miss?
Old friend who is now a drug addict

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Friend I met at school

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Don't trust anyone

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Spock's Beard - The Water:

you gave me this home and then you left me alone

FUCK YOU

you act real nice while you're exacting your price

FUCK YOU

everyone's got their opinions

they'll tell ya 'bout 'em all the time

what makes 'em think i wanna hear them

i wish that you'd all fucking die, die, DIE!

you don't give a shit about anything

FUCK YOU



i don't know why you even bother to live

FUCK YOU

everyone's so pathetic

always talking all the time

what makes them think that

i give half a shit what's on their minds, minds, MINDS!

FUCK YOU

(if the truth were told i really hate myself so)

FUCK YOU

FUCK YOU

FUCK YOU

FUCK YOU!

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

I'm kidding myself if I think anyone is going to read everything, so I chose one.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Not really, I did read all of them.

 

[Wander]

Not really, I did read all of them.

Me too.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Started doing Han Moo Do (Korean based martial art).

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes, I did not kill a polar bear. (Not atleast that I know of.) For next year I'm going to promise not to buy a Britney Spears album.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope

5. What countries did you visit?
None

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
An idea of what to do after school is over.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't remember dates for anything, ever.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
...

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not having time to practice drumming as much I would have wanted to and NOT GETTING TO ANY CONCERTS!!!

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A new drumkit!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I don't know

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My brother had a way of annoying me at times, even depressing.

14. Where did most of your money go?
A drumset and energy drinks...

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Da Opeth tickaaaaazzzzz!

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Cathis Ord - As Winter Lays its Seige and Pekka Pohjola - Sekoilu Seestyy for example.
Many many things I discovered this year.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? The same
b. thinner or fatter? Fatter for sure, but I still grew a bit too so..
c. richer or poorer? poorer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Talking to new people

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being shy and acting awkwardly.

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
Home

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
I hardly spend any time on phone.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I guess not.

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Moto GP season!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.

26. What was the best book you read?
The Odyssey or some part of The Dark Tower.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I discovered shitloads. Great one's include Cynic, Oceansize, Cathis Ord, Riverside, Gojira, Pekka Pohjola, Moonsorrow, the early Rainbow stuff... And more.

28. What did you want and get?
Drumset, many albums


29. What did you want and not get?
PS3

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Don't know.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 17, don't remember anything of the day, it was fucking boring. And no, I wasn't drunk either.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Catching some of my favourite bands live.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
What is this fashion you talk about?

34. What kept you sane?
Music and friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I'm not a celebrity stalker.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Fuck politics

37. Who did you miss?
No-one really.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
A new friend at school who has very similiar music taste to mine!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Try not to fuck up.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I don't know, I read a lot of song lyrics, but hard to figure something that sums up my year...

I may update this later, or not.
Interesting stuff in the posts of you guys.

 

[mark b]

I went to see Sun Caged play in the Netherlands. 24 hours in a plane to catch a prog concert:zombie:

 

[1by4by9]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
-Broke up
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
-
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
-Yes
4. Did anyone close to you die?
-No
5. What countries did you visit?
-Sweden, Latvia
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
-Health
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
-Valentine's Day (the day I broke up with my ex)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
-I managed to get myself into running & sports
9. What was your biggest failure?
-The ending of our relationship... I still feel shit about it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
-I had a flu for three months and my knee was sore for a while so I couldn't run.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
-
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
-
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
-
14. Where did most of your money go?
- To travelling
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
-A girl I met during the summer
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
-Circus Maximus - Zero
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder?
b. thinner or fatter?
c. richer or poorer?
-happier, thinner, richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
-money
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
-mistakes while being drunk
20. How will you be spending the holidays?
-with my family
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
-the girl I met during the summer
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
-well yeah but it was maybe just a crush of some kind
23. How many one-night stands?
-one, my first actually
24. What was your favorite TV program?
-Stargate Atlantis
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
-No. I don't hate anyone.
26. What was the best book you read?
-A Scanner Darkly
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
-Circus Maximus
28. What did you want and get?
-
29. What did you want and not get?
-
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
-The Man From Earth (or at least I saw it this year)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
-Nothing. 25.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
-That I would've never broke up
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
-I bought lots of trendy clothes during the summer but I never switched away from the classical metal style. I kind of experimented with different combinations.
34. What kept you sane?
-running, most definitely.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
-
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
-
37. Who did you miss?
-My ex, the girl I met during the summer, close relatives
38. Who was the best new person you met?
-
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
-Love like you've never loved before. Love, and trust. And take care of yourself.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"I try to make you remember..."

 

[schenkadere]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
nothing

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
no and no

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes

4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes

5. What countries did you visit?
none

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
peace, quiet and sanity

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
none

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
my guitar playing improved...went back to my roots.

9. What was your biggest failure?
my marriage...not a great year, but still together after 20.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
neck, back and hip...ouch...running regardless.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
my Carvin XV112 amp

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Obama

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Bush

14. Where did most of your money go?
gas and education and auto insurance for an 18 year old, single male...my son.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nothing

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
anything for Scar Symmetry's Holographic Universe

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? happier
b. thinner or fatter? thinner
c. richer or poorer? richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
exercise

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
eating and drinking

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
enjoying my 4 wonderful boys and eating and drinking

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
My long lost friend Ken...my best friend from high school and now again. The internet is great for some things.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
nope

23. How many one-night stands?
none

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Lost

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
yes...most people....I've developed a real lack of tolerance for most people...maybe I'm getting old and grouchy...or just wiser.

26. What was the best book you read?
didn't get far beyond Guitar Player magazine this year. Gotta catch up on my Harry Potter, LOL.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
rediscovering tone and dynamics...and rediscovering my vocal talents

28. What did you want and get?
my Washburn A20

29. What did you want and not get?
an Ibanez stereo chorus SC10...an Xotic BB preamp...a Musicman Sub 1

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Iron Man and/or The Hulk

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
42...went to a wake and got car sick...worst b-day

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a lot more sex

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
same as 1984

34. What kept you sane?
Camel Snus, drinking and playing guitar

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Evangeline Lily

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the Presidential election

37. Who did you miss?
my friends, Ken and Steve

38. Who was the best new person you met?
None

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
don't get married before you are 30

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
When I enter the room it goes silent,
my identity by itself causes violence
must be the rebel in me



This one is way too long!

 

[Kenneth R.]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Started playing Go

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, I don't do that shit. I have willpower.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
None, yet. Thailand was a possibility.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A house of my own and money in savings.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October something or other, proposal. Actual date unimportant

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a job, I guess

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not finishing my album, again.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I never get sick. Bloody on the other hand hahahah

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Monitor Headphones + 10.1MPX Camera.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Rin Graduated

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I'll echo most people and say the bureaucrats

14. Where did most of your money go?
Expenses, bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
MARRIAGE

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Marillion - Happiness Is The Road

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? Happier
b. thinner or fatter? The same
c. richer or poorer? Richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Album work!

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

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
With Rin

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Rin

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope, 2007

23. How many one-night stands?
0

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Not Applicable

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No

26. What was the best book you read?
Hmmm. Noteworthy titles: Gene Wolfe "There Are Doors", Luo Guonzhong "The Wisdom of China & India"

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Farewell (that's their name.)

28. What did you want and get?
New Leather Jacket, Camera, Headphones, Clothes, Job, Engagement ring

29. What did you want and not get?
Xbox360, PS3, Bass guitar & amp rig, new desktop computer

30. What was your favorite film of this year?


31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
23, I can't remember. Must have been good.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
No student loan bills.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Part metal concert, part outdoorsman, keep your branding and expensive tags to yourself

34. What kept you sane?
Rin

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Not applicable

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The 2008 Erection. Seriously, energy, human rights (gay, abortion, etc), net neutrality, foreign policy. Everything but global warming.

37. Who did you miss?
Rin

38. Who was the best new person you met?
AJ, coworker metal fiend

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
There is no such thing as a bad day.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All the pretty young things
Seem suddenly boring
When I look in her eyes
All the world is behind

Every line on her on her face
Is a place and a memory
When our fingers touch
All the years fall away

Mistakes that she made
Hard lessons she carries
And still she's prepared
To tell me she'll stay

She's older than me
She's shown me a heaven
And we're gonna be
Over the hill
And far away
-Marillion "Older Than Me"

(actually younger by a few months, but the sentiment is dead on)

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Went on tour (for like a week at a time).
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make resolutions. Or I forget them, one or the other.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but almost. Thanks, Iraq War.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
To not be broke as hell.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
There were a few really good ones, hard to say.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I guess the Exodus tour, and some of my Facebook graffitis.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not doing anything in the engineering field while I was in LA.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got injured once while rocking out to Circle of Dead Children.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Scorpions - "Lovedrive" on vinyl.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My friend Jimmy, who by being an idiot partier landed a spot on a VH1 reality show.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
George R.R. Martin!
14. Where did most of your money go?
Beer.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Prospective tours and stuff.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Sonata Arctica - Misplaced. Not lyrically, or anything like that.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
a. happier or sadder? Happier.
b. thinner or fatter? Thinner. My band rubbed off on me.
c. richer or poorer? Poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Disciplined practice time.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasting money.
20. How will you be spending the holidays?
With my family.
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
A few friends/forumers.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.
23. How many one-night stands?
None that I remember. Maybe one. Must not've been that good.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Didn't watch much TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Sort of.
26. What was the best book you read?
Mort by Terry Pratchett
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I started listening to Gamma Ray... and Gwar.
28. What did you want and get?
Record deal.
29. What did you want and not get?
New guitar or amp.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
No idea.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I as 23, and I drank a whole bottle of liquor plus some beers and passed out. We listened to Gwar all night. It was awesome.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not pushing the album release back to 2009.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Jeans and t-shirts.
34. What kept you sane?
Books and power metal.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Claire and the one whose name I can't remember on Heroes.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Everything tied to campaigns and how they're run and funded.
37. Who did you miss?
A friend of mine who just got back from jail and is a dumbass now.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I think I met him at the end of '07, but me and Nico got to know each other in 2008.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Don't trust anyone in the music industry. Ever.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Each step I take, may it hurt, may it ache,
leads me further away from the past.
But as long as I breathe, with each smile on my bleak face
I'm on my way to fight back to the peace of mind."

 

[philiptrammell]

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Denied a keyboard position for a local metal band.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didnt make a resolution

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, that was last year.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, Glad.

5. What countries did you visit?
Never been out of the US

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Well.. i went to all the shows that I wanted to see. Made new music... so, nothing.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nov. 30 my son's 1st birthday

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Wife and I bought our first business..

9. What was your biggest failure?
Don't think I failed anything..

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Got pneumonia

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Had the most fun with the video games.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My wife's, she just felt like having a party.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
None, never got disappointed..

14. Where did most of your money go?
To bills.. all bills..

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to the shows.. always have a good time listening to live music.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
There was no certain song that I discovered, but I still love the Odyssey.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:,
happier
fatter
richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I had played more keyboards.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
I wish I had done less work.

20. How will you be spending the holidays?
With my family

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
I don't recall talking on the phone at all actually.. well. besides with customers.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Havent fallen out of love since 3 years ago.

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Family Guy at the moment

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No

26. What was the best book you read?
I don't read books. I skim the pages.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
A new scale on the piano.

28. What did you want and get?
A PS3

29. What did you want and not get?
A new fantom X8 workstation. (keyboard)

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
WALL-E

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
turned 23 Dec.5 and I stayed home with my wife and son.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less work more rock.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Changed with the hair.

34. What kept you sane?
My son.. would have committed a crime unless he was here.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Well.. Rachel McAdams.. she's hot.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I didn't want Obama as the president, now I don't think my business will prevail in America.

37. Who did you miss?
No one, thankfully.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Umm... maybe... well.. I don't know..

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
My son, I will live for him and die for him if needed.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
You F%$# with me, I'm gonna kick your a$$.