The year is almost over.

[Gryph]

Here is a more serious topic. So the year is almost over and I've been thinking about how I wasted it. Did you set any goals for yourself and did you reach them? They don't have to be major goals, it can be anything. What unplanned stuff happened to you that you really liked or disliked?

 

I had hoped to get a girlfriend but that didn't happen.

 

I wanted to move closer to school and I did which is probably the best thing I have done this year. Not because I am close to school, but it's because I moved next door to some really cool people who I am now friends with which makes this town a little more bearable. So I didn't get a girlfriend but I made some cool new friends.

 

More stuff later maybe if I think of it and when I'm not busy.

[L.S.D]

Well, I can say it has been a good year for me. Moving to a new house that i really like, getting married finally, job is stable, having a great vacation at a beautiful island. Yep, life is good.

[Devia Eleven]

I was planning on getting a job and becoming more mature, sadly, neither of those has happened.

[KyokugenKiss]

flock '08, it was honestly the worst year of my life to date

[Lucandrake]

It was a weird year.

 

I met my goal to finish High School regarding the fact that in January I was missing 10 credits.

 

My countless weight programs failed, left and right, but I am ready to start up another one next year, this time I'm determined >.>.

 

I started college, just finished my first semester, half-arsed first semester but I began starting other goals. Which kind of affected school, and these goals fall in line sorta with gryph's goal (G/F).

 

Post more later, gotta finish my English Final Paper.

[Chaotica]

I had a good year.

 

Got a promotion, which meant more money, and I have also taken on the responsibilities of my new role well.

 

I have always wanted to write a book, and this year, I decided to take it seriously. And so, I replaced patchy sessions of on again, off again writing with consistent periods. I write almost every day now, and I have also had a few articles published this year.

 

At the start of the year, I became abit distressed because my head hurt so much when I tried to read, and it was taking away one of my passions - books, especially fiction. Again, I pulled my finger out, and went to a bunch of optometrists. The third one told me that I didn't need to buy expensive glasses - I just needed to do some eye exercises for 1/2 an hour every day.

 

I can now read again. I have read more books this year then in the past 5 years. The train ride to and from work has now become enjoyable (I used to loathe it) because I am lost in a book.

 

I also do other exercise everyday - jogging, weights and situps.

 

I travelled to Malta, Vienna, Prague and New York. All beautiful places.

 

I also got some female action in my personal life, and for that I am happy.

 

Right now, I am looking to buy my own house.

 

Life is okay. We all grow slowly, in stages, if we allow ourselves to grow.

[Agozer]

I was planning on getting a job and becoming more mature, sadly, neither of those has happened.

Story of my life, man. Story of my life.

[emsley]

A poor year for me.

The band Im in failed badly, I had to put up with probation breathing down my neck, I split with the love of my life.

 

The only good things that happened is that I got a handle on my drink problem.

[Tynvar]

I felt this year I was somewhat like a zombie. Getting up every day at the same time, going to work at the same time, eating the same things.... Although I made some economic progress and maybe next year I can fix the house some more and maybe get a new car. I'm going to try to read some of the books everyone should read before they die. And try to stick to a game from start to finish instead of jumping from one to the other without doing much in any.

Edited December 18, 2008 by Tynvar

[Inky]

I felt this year I was somewhat like a zombie. Getting up every day at the same time, going to work at the same time, eating the same things.... Although I made some economic progress and maybe next year I can fix the house some more and maybe get a new car.

thats the way I felt this year, it is like I'm in a holding pattern, the job market sucks so I have stayed in a job I don't really like. just doing the same thing every day to get by. but if things go the way I hope in 09 it will be a lot better.

[Lucandrake]

My friend works in Starbucks, the Starbucks he works at has these two special employers. One is a woman, the other is a man, both graduating from a 4 year college with teaching degrees. Both of them stuck at Starbucks because no one is hiring.

 

That's how messed up it is .

[Tynvar]

My friend works in Starbucks, the Starbucks he works at has these two special employers. One is a woman, the other is a man, both graduating from a 4 year college with teaching degrees. Both of them stuck at Starbucks because no one is hiring.

 

That's how messed up it is .

 

Welcome to life as the rest of the world sees it.

[Lucandrake]

Well I want to get into depth.

 

My year started out just great. I received a letter from High School stating that I had been kicked from school due to absences. As soon as school started up again on the fourth, I ended up going to the principles office with my mother requesting permission back in. Which I was allowed back in, but under strict guidelines.

 

1.I was to attend night school for the rest of the year in order to graduate on time.

 

2.I was to never be late, be ascent, or dis-respectful at any time during my last six months of school.

 

3.I was to make sure my grades where above "C" at all times.

 

If you guys knew my habits with school, you'd know that all those rules where broken on a daily basis for me. So making a sudden switch was damn near impossible, and I was re-kicked on more then on occasion for having broken those rules (but let back in soon after admitting fault).

 

So for nearly 6 months, Monday-Friday, I was in school from 7 A.M to 10 P.M making sure I had everything in order so that I can get my High School Diploma. Not that I gave it my all, but I certainly put effort into it, another thing that had you known me, you'd know that I never do that.

 

I'm not going to get into details about the few times that I risked getting kicked out permanently, just going to say that it was alright, tough, and I got through it.

 

I'll go into Summer later.

[solidius23]

08 was good and bad i bought a house which is good made the wife happy, kid is making straight A's and is in honors classes. finances have been tighter cuz of the sucky economy,im stuck at a job i dont only hate but i loathe it more and more everyday,but i cant quit cuz the job market is crap and i got a mortgage to pay. im so hoping for a better 09.

[Smilee]

08 was just another year but with some unexpected events (as always). College had been going great and the classes were manageable. I met a lot of new people to hang out with since living in the dorms 3000 miles away from home you kind of have to meet new people. I basically stuck with the formula for daily routines and near the end of the year I've started to focus more on my major.

 

The thing that really struck me was that a friend of mine passed away early in the year which really depressed me and all of the people close to him. However from that experience, I and everyone else grew from it and that life isn't always cut out the way it's suppose to be.

 

I hope next year I'll be more productive in my studies and such, but I know it's still gonna be a long journey ahead.