2008 Survey (Almost completed)

Taken from Citz. It's only half completed because I don't have enough brain energy to think to hard about some of the questions. Check back for more.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
I ran/walked the London Marathon and completed it.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can't remember what they were but one was probably to lose weight. Which I did and put on, and lost again etc.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My sister did so I'm an auntie now.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No one close.

5. What countries/cities did you visit?
Dublin for the Prince concert that never was and Edinburgh to work at the Fringe Festival.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Money. Loads more fun. More travel.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 13th for the marathon, August 23rd for being admitted to hospital. July 3rd for my neice being born. Oooooh, all 3's.

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

9. What was your biggest failure?
Getting ill.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yup. Half a dozen bouts of cold, flu and/or cough. Oh and the bacterial ulcer on my cornea. Sucky year.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My friends being there for me after all my marathon/work/eyes dramas.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
My friend's soon to be ex-wife spreading rumours and making life difficult for the both of them when it wasn't necessary.

14. Where did most of your money go?
I don't have a clue. I did get much this year to actually spend on things anyway.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Dalliances with boys. Doing my shows.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?


17. Compared to this time last year, are you…

i. happier or sadder?
Sadder

ii. thinner or fatter?
About the same

iii. richer or poorer?
Poorer. Definitely poorer

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

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

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I'm spending it now. Back home, with the family. As usual.

21. How will you be spending New Years?
Haven't a clue. No plans yet.

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

23. How many one night stands?
Kinda had one but we didn't go all the way so that probably doesn't count.

24. What was your favourite TV program?
X-Factor, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Doctor Who

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

26. What was the best book you read?
I think it was this year. The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Haven't been able to do too much reading since August because it's too much effort for my good eye.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The song "Good Love" by Prince.

28. What did you want and get?

29. What did you want and not get?

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
I don't think I had a favourite I enjoyed Sex & The City - The Movie, Madagascar 2 and The Secret Life of Bees.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 26. It was my third day up in Edinburgh and the cast & crew of our show all sang Happy Birthday to me in them middle of the theatre bar... and everyone turned to look.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not getting hospitalised and ending up with a scar over my cornea screwing up my vision. And the usual. Money. Stimulating job.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Nothing special.

34. What kept you sane?
I honestly don't know. Maybe the hope that things might/will get better.

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

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Probably the US election

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.
I should have appreciated my sight more.

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

41. Was 2008 a good year for you?
It had it's good moments but I'd say the bad moments void all those.

42. What were your favourite moments of the year?
Meeting my week old neice and also seeing her become a much more interesting 5 month old. Staying up to 4am watching the Olympics while in Edinburgh. The first night we all moved into decent accommodation (a great big house) and most of the cast & crew ended up in in my room, all drunk and talking shite and laughing lots.

43. What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Being hospitalised. The awful pain in my eye. The discovery of the scar once the infection cleared. Some recurring eye problems.

44. What was your favourite month of 2008?
August 1st - 21st. We saw "Wicked" again, I had my birthday dinner in London then went to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival and had a crazy time.

45. What was your favourite song from 2008?

46. What was your favourite record from 2008?

47. How many concerts did you see in 2008?
Alicia Keys (2), Stevie Wonder. Roachford.

48. Did you have a favourite concert in 2008?
Stevie was good. A living legend etc. Roachford was good too. A small venue so we had a great view.

49. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2008?
A lot for me actually. The odd half-glass of champagne and a couple of vodka-alcopops in Edinburgh

50. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2008?
No.

51. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
No.

52. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2008?
Don't know. If they lied, I haven't found out yet.

53. Did you treat somebody badly in 2008?
Don't think I did. I hope I didn't. I was probably ruder than necessary than I had to be to a call centre person. And I did gossip and bitch a bit at times.

54. Did somebody treat you badly in 2008?
Could have been less of a jerk but meh.

55. How much money did you spend in 2008?
I spent a bit at the start of the year on marathon/running gear but not much from April onwards.

56. What was your proudest moment of 2008?
Completing the marathon, getting through the worst of my eye problems.

57. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2008 and change something, what would it be? I would have taken better care of my health and contact lenses in August so I wouldn't have got ill and fucked up my eye. I'd also have started looking for a new job contract before the marathon instead of afterwards.

58. What are your plans for 2009?

Move out of flat and into flat/houseshare
Sort out finances
Do more acting/performing stuff
Buy more Fat Face stuff.
Run the half-marathon in March
Be bridesmaid at sister's wedding.
Get my eye fixed. Either it heals up by itself or I have a graft. Time will tell.