Terribly Poetic

While I wasn’t official tagged for this meme, I did find it interesting when reading these entries at The Eagle & Child and Living in the Gray so I thought that I should really write my own.

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

I went out on a limb and printed my own T-Shirt Designs to sell as a fundraiser for relief in Africa. Unfortunately, I really only broke even on that and still quite a few shirts. Anyone want one for $20? They are the first three designs over at www.poeticindustries.com

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

I never made any. They are lame.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

My sister did.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

My last Grandparent, my Grandma Heppner.

5. What countries did you visit?

United States, boring huh.

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

Hmmm, maybe more design work, although I did alot of that. But more importantly, what I really want in 2009 is another kid.

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

Probably finding out my Grandma died.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

The website I built over at www.cornerstone-church.ca

9. What was your biggest failure?

The fact that I lost way to many connections with students I work with.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nope. In fact, I can’t really remember the last time I was actually sick.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Of course this has to be my iPhone 3G.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My daughter. I love her to death and she is my little Princess.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

I won’t mention any names here.

14. Where did most of your money go?

To pay for my house and renovations.

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

See #11

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

Unfortunately, it will probably be the really annoying Katy Perry song, “I kissed a Girl” simply because it was so over played as well as the Wired 98 BillBoard conflict. If you don’t live in Saskatoon and drive down Warman Road you won’t understand, but I trust you understand my dislike of the song.

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

Probably no change on happier or sadder; thinner abit due to playing 4 nights a week of Ultimate this past summer; and of course poorer.

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

Loved other people.

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

Sulk and complain

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

Since I am abit late on this meme, I spent Christmas with family in Saskatoon and at my folks farm in Waldheim. It was a blast seeing Libby and her cousin Taylor play together. As well it was awesome having Dawn’s folks come to Saskatoon for Christmas, thereby eliminating our driving this past December.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?

I am always in love with my beautiful wife, Dawn and my daughter, Libby.

22. How many one-night stands?

hello, I’m married. come on.

23. What was your favorite TV program?

Chuck

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Nope. I’m pretty laid back, so I don’t really hate anyone.

25. What was the best book you read?

Probably Wide Awake, by Erwin McManus, but I can’t really remember as I am not a big reader of books.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?

That indeed I am not musical.

27. What did you want and get?

I wanted an iPhone and I got it. See above

28. What did you want and not get?

A 2nd Child

29. What was your favorite film of this year?

In, Bruges and The Dark Knight.

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

I can’t really remember and it was only a couple months ago. I am 27 now.

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

Probably if I wouldn’t have had to cancell my Dimension Four program and join up with the D4 Group because our numbers were so low.

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

I wouldn’t. I would ask someone else to describe it cause I don’t know what I am talking about.

33. What kept you sane?

My wife and daughter.

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

None, they all seem pretty boring to me.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?

Anything related to economy or low income families such as myself.

36. Who did you miss?

My Grandmother Sarah who is in heaven.

37. Who was the best new person you met?

Hmmm, that’s a hard one, I don’t think I could boil that down to one person. It would probably be all those members of Irish Smzmigielskis, or anyone new that I met who is know coming to my small group on Monday Nights. You know who you all are. If you are reading this. Please let me know.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

Perserverance, perserverance, perserverance.

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

Can’t think of one right now.