The Mystery of Agent Butternut Squash and the Cinnamon Swirl

so my only resolution for the new year is to eat more tacos, I think it's going to be a good one. Kevin made tacos after he got home and chilled on the couch a bit, and we watched the first 3 episodes of The Shield season 6 on DVD.

I don't really have any other goals for 2009. I thought 2008 was a good year and I'm hoping that the goodness will just continue. Hopefully my application for permanent residence will go through relatively soon, work and everything else to follow. I hope to be a better person and improve on my faults. I don't want to lose 900lbs and start eating super healthy and work in a soup kitchen every day and save the world. I just want to work on being a better me :)

Today was fairly good. Just a lot of chores really, a little bit of video games. I tried sleeping around midnight but couldn't really do it, too much bouncing around in my brain but I think that for the most part, it's gone out of my head and I may be able to sleep in a bit.

I have no idea what we're going to be doing when I wake up. I know we need to pick up insulin for Kevin, and I know he mentioned something else, but I think it will be a mostly relaxing day because I got the chores done today.


1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
went to a bear event

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

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Clayton's girlfriend Kari gave birth, so yes.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
Canada

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
job, permanent resident status, school maybe

7. What day from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
april 7 because I got married. okay, I might forget at some point but doesn't that make me the man in the marriage? :)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I don't think I really accomplished anything

9. What was your biggest failure?
when I went to get pictures taken at the mall in one of those little booths, but I got in the wrong one and ended up with a portrait drawing that is supposed to be by michaelangelo or some bullshit. worst $5 I've ever spent.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
a little bit, nothing serious.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I don't think I made any exceptional purchases, is that a problem?

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
pretty much everyone I know

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
nobody really

14. Where did most of your money go?
video games, groceries, car stuff.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
getting married, weeds seasons 3 and 4, christmas.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
city and colour- sleeping sickness

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? Happier
ii. Thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. Richer or poorer? Poorer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
explore windsor a bit, try to meet people in the area

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

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it with my family. hanging out with everyone was pretty rad.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
no, but I remained in love.

22. How many one-night stands?
0

23. What was your favourite TV program?
Weeds, Bullshit!, Home Movies, Freaksn And Geeks. Also the hilarious Dog The Bounty Hunter, Parking Wars.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anyone

25. What was the best book you read?
Survivor

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Closure in Moscow, Lady Radiator. as far as CDs go, City and Colour's new album Bring Me Your Love is probably my nubmer 1 for the year.

27. What did you want and get?
Lots of time with Kevin.

28. What did you want and not get?
a bazillion dollars?

29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Dave Chappelle's Killing Them Softly and For What It's Worth DVDs, can't really think of much else. I guess my favorite new movie was The Dark Knight but I didn't really see many new movies.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 21... I went to Chile's with my sister and I think we played Marvel Ultimate Alliance in my brother's room. It was a good day.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't think that one thing exists, my year was pretty good.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
the same as it's always been, inexpensive things.

33. What kept you sane?
Kevin, John, Clayton, music, video games, Dog! I'll know I've hit rock bottom when I have hair like his.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't think I really fancied a celeb, but I'll just go with Patton Oswalt or Kevin James

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Uh... I voted, I guess I was pretty stirred about that

36. Who did you miss?
My best friends and my family

37. Who was the best new person you met?
I don't think I met anyone new this year

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
there's too much bullshit in this world, don't be one more bullshitter

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
You're taking off some time to do this
A small apartment bedroom rearranged
To know that you are loved
You're finding your feet again
The part of you that couldn't
Finally thinks you can