{"id":18,"date":"2009-01-04T17:26:17","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T00:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldcocoon.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2009-01-04T17:26:17","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T00:26:17","slug":"2008-glossed-over-and-slightly-more-exciting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldcocoon.com\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"2008- glossed over and slightly more exciting."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey look! its the first boring year end survey review thingie for this site. gazzahhh! happideenewyearsings.<\/p>\n<p>1. What did you do in 2008 that you&#8217;d never done before?<br \/>\nTraveled across country via choo choo, learned to digicolor, appeared on ona, touched a copy of amazing fantasy 15, bought a copy of adventure comics 247! got a car from a year after 1989.<\/p>\n<p>2. Did you keep your new years&#8217; resolutions, and will you make more for next year?<br \/>\ni dont remember making any this year, i think its time to make some.<\/p>\n<p>3. Did anyone close to you give birth?<br \/>\nthere have been some awesome babies born this year!<\/p>\n<p>4. Did anyone close to you die?<br \/>\ni dont think so no thankfully and hopefully nobody will for a while. tim russert dying made me sad tho. oh and omar. i will miss you omar. one day the golden doors of forever will open and you and wash and proty will be there to guide me in.<\/p>\n<p>5. What countries did you visit?<br \/>\n2008 was out of state, 2009 is out of country!<\/p>\n<p>6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?<br \/>\nmoney. a roommate.<\/p>\n<p>7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?<br \/>\nthe day a young kitten named claude stepped into my life.<\/p>\n<p>8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?<br \/>\nnot dying! learning to use photoshop more better. travelling and not going nuts. wait do you mean xbox achievements? oh crap ummm there were a few annoying ones to get.<\/p>\n<p>9. What was your biggest failure?<br \/>\nnot losing as much weight as i wanted. well i lost it but i gained it back. at least it was tastee. not being as naked as i wanted to be.<\/p>\n<p>10. Did you suffer illness or injury?<br \/>\nultra-sleepiness.<\/p>\n<p>11. What was the best thing you bought?<br \/>\nAlmost finishing off my legion collection. almost there. nabbing adv 247 made me happee.<\/p>\n<p>12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?<br \/>\nbill murray for saying hell do ghostbusters 3. darren for letting me into the basement.<\/p>\n<p>13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?<br \/>\nrick moranis for saying he wont do the ghostbusters video game. and a couple of other people i will not name. heh.<\/p>\n<p>14. Where did most of your money go?<br \/>\ntravelling, bills, food, coffee, comic books, pills.<\/p>\n<p>15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?<br \/>\ngetting claude, travelling, seeing julie, various board hangouts, hanging with the lady, seeing dark knight and iron man lol<\/p>\n<p>16. What songs will always remind you of 2008?<br \/>\nwell, here are my top ten listened to songs of 08 as determened by my last.fm scrobbler.<\/p>\n<p>Old 97&#8217;s \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dance With Me<br \/>\nSonic Youth \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sugar Kane<br \/>\nLadytron \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I&#8217;m Not Scared<br \/>\nNico Vega \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gravity<br \/>\nRadiohead \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 15 Step<br \/>\nDaniel Johnston \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Love Wheel<br \/>\nRyan Adams \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Magnolia Mountain<br \/>\nLadytron \u00e2\u20ac\u201c They Have You A Heart, They Gave You A Name<br \/>\nTori Amos \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wednesday<br \/>\nLadytron \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Runaway<\/p>\n<p>17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?<br \/>\nhappier i think.<\/p>\n<p>18. What do you wish you&#8217;d done more of?<br \/>\nworked more and wrote\/drew more.<\/p>\n<p>19. What do you wish you&#8217;d done less of?<br \/>\nbeing busy doing nothing. slept! or at least slept better.<\/p>\n<p>20. How will you be spending Christmas?<br \/>\nalready spent it. was i supposed to do this earlier or something?<\/p>\n<p>21. hi<\/p>\n<p>22. Did you fall in love in 2008?<br \/>\nit is a bottomless pit of bubbly chaos slingshoting us into the jagged walls of emotion.<\/p>\n<p>23. How many one night stands?<br \/>\nnone! none!!<\/p>\n<p>24. What were your favourite TV programmes?<br \/>\nbsg, the wire, dexter.<\/p>\n<p>25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn&#8217;t hate this time last year?<br \/>\ni dont think so no. oh wait stephon marbury. oh wait again that fucking douche baggage manager in chicago.<\/p>\n<p>26. What was the best book you read?<br \/>\ncreating comics by scott mccloud.<\/p>\n<p>27. What was your greatest musical discovery?<br \/>\nnico vega i think.<\/p>\n<p>28. What did you want and get?<br \/>\na new cel phone. of course right after i got it they started giving everyone the really good ones i couldnt afford. a new car. a new kitty.<\/p>\n<p>29. What did you want and not get?<br \/>\nheh<\/p>\n<p>30. What was your favourite film of this year?<br \/>\ncrap. dark knight probably. of the films released in 2008 anyway. i def watched it more than any other ones.<\/p>\n<p>31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?<br \/>\nwent out to eat. woo. old.<\/p>\n<p>32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?<br \/>\nsuperpowers. sleep.<\/p>\n<p>33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?<br \/>\nboxers, stink.<\/p>\n<p>34. What kept you sane?<br \/>\nnot much. travelling, and seeing fishbone always helps.<\/p>\n<p>35. Which celebrity\/public figure did you fancy the most?<br \/>\nhmmmmmmmm. that spanish channel dating game show host chick. giada&#8217;s cleavage.<\/p>\n<p>36. What political issue stirred you the most?<br \/>\nthe amazing bubbling of selfish people, somehow supporting a corporation bailout but scoff at individual bailout. ignorant dummies.<\/p>\n<p>37. Who did you miss?<br \/>\nbunches of people i dont see enough.<\/p>\n<p>38. Who was the best new person you met?<br \/>\noh crap i met a bunch of awesome new people. claude wins.<\/p>\n<p>39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.<br \/>\nshower before taking a day and a half trip, and make sure to wear a sweatshirt.<\/p>\n<p>40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.<br \/>\nWell, my money&#8217;s no good<br \/>\nwhen i&#8217;m up to no good<br \/>\nNo good ever comes from it, honest<br \/>\nI got a really good heart<br \/>\nI just can&#8217;t catch a break<br \/>\nIf i could i&#8217;d treat you like you wanted me to i promise<br \/>\nBut i&#8217;m fractured from the fall<br \/>\nAnd i wanna go home<br \/>\nBut it takes two when it used to take one<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey look! its the first boring year end survey review thingie for this site. gazzahhh! happideenewyearsings. 1. What did you do in 2008 that you&#8217;d never done before? 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