A little of moi...

It is my full intention to write a new (hopefully short) post every day this week. This weekend presented far too many riffable observances to not let go un-commented. I'm serious. And they all happened in the span of, like, 3 hours. (Reading subtitles on the treadmill will do that to you. You end up focusing on the details in the pictures)

To start things off, a ganked meme from Moda's blog (themoped.wordpress.com) :


1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? ASM'ed a show; started a vegetable garden and reaped its unbelievable bounty all summer long; went on a Cruise;

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Resolutions are for chumps! Kidding. I kind of effed up. It's been the same every year and I am (A) Still in debt and (B) had to buy huskie boy jeans.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My brother and sister-in-law. Ry-Gonn and Julie. The Frethemases

4. Did anyone close to you die? Not that I'm aware.

5. What countries did you visit? Mexico. A really filthy city in Mexico. Oh, and Catalina island.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Piece of mind. A reduced waist size.

7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? The cruise in March. Building my garden in May. Hosting a bride/groom BBQ for 50 people, then acting out "Ghostbusters" for two littlle kid guests. Tallen's birthday the next day and the hurricane that nearly stopped it. July 4th cruise. Taylor's Falls for hiking and kibbutzing. My niece's berf on August 14th. Fringe festival. Working a anime convention. Dinner/game nights. When the stock market started going kerflooey. November 4th. Thanksgiving at my house. The coldest December in ages. Myyyyy birthday! (Well, that last one isn't etched so much as it's like a sidewalk chalk drawing that got in the way of a sprinkler.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? ASM'ing an awesome show. My GARDEN! Finishing the front porch. Hosting the Bean's BBQ. Cooking many delicious meals. Learning how to cut food appropriately with good knives and getting an Epicurious cutting board. Going to the gym regularly. Being in a fairly well attended and received Fringe show. Seeing my girlfriend perform in her shows at least twice each.

9. What was your biggest failure? Not traveling enough. My car. Not squirreling away cash to help alleviate my personal debt. Not seeing a lot of movies on the big screen. Not getting to karate more. Not spending enough time with buddies

10. Did you suffer any illness or injury? I had a couple of colds, some really sore post-gym visits, and my most recent bout of, f#ck, I don't know. Consumption? "I gots the black spot on mah lung, pa."

11. What was the best thing you bought? A cruise for me and mah beeb. A good cutting board..

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? What does this even mean, Corky?

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Judge not (publically, on your blog), lest ye be judged (publically, on a blog). And it's market volatility, I know, but f#ck all it sucked when folks around my office started getting let go.

14. Where did most of your money go? Bills, Bills, Mortgage, Bills, Cruise

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The Cruise. Mah berfday. Mah niece. "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man". The "Watchmen" trailer. Sneaking Mo's presents into the Theater Garage without her knowledge.

16. What songs will always remind you of 2008? “White Winter Hymnal” –Fleet Foxes, "Polite Dance Song"- The Bird and the Bee, "Grapevine Fires"- Death Cab for Cutie, "Fidelity"- Regina Spektor.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? I’m probably about even.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Travel. Save dough. Get cast in shows

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? $Worry about$. Frassed

20. How did you spend Christmas? It was epic and exhausting. (See previous posts) And apparently I have the constitution of a bull if I went from champagne, to a martini, to a glass of wine, to Scotch, to however many cocktails the Market gave up, a kamikaze, and more Scotch.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008? I stayed in love with my girlfriend, and really knew that when I tell my family and friends that I love them that I mean it with all my heart.

22. How many one-night stands? I have one nightstand.

23. What was your favorite TV program? "Heroes". Get better, Heroes, or I kick you in the nards.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Not really. Sometimes when I see the "legacy" W is leaving behind it raises my ire.

25. What was the best book you read? I loved "American Gods", "It's Superman!", and "Garlic and Sapphires"

26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Fleet Foxes; The Bird and the Bee, Death Cab for Cutie, Dan Wilson's latest, Regina Spektor, and Blitzen Trapper

27. What did you want to get? Growth, Peace, Joy, a flat screen TV

28. What was your favorite film of this year? "The Dark Knight". Yeah, Yeah. "Don't break your leg jumping on the bandwagon there, P!!!"

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I was celebrating the 13th anniversary of my 21st birthday and avoiding alcohol poisoning/Pulling a Jimi Hendrix.

30. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Moda. Becoming an uncle/Godmother.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Clothes are overrated. Seriously? I'm lucky if my socks match. I am fashion clutter.

32. What kept you sane? Mo, Folks, Booze, Books, teh Interwebs, .

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Obama. Tina Fey.

34. What political issue stirred you the most? The election. Proposition 8. And more recently, the hubub on the Gaza Strip.

35. Who did you miss? Ryan, Adam, and Steve respectively

36. Who was the best new person you met? I thought Larry Roupe was pretty awesome

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008? Do not watch soft core pr0n when you think your roommate will be out all night. You will be uncomfortable as he peeks in every so often to see what scene you are on.