Things That I Accomplished in 2008
- Hiked a glacier. Successfully avoided falling in any crevasses or recreating that scene from fight club.
- Panned for gold. Didn't find any.
- Attempted lawn bowling. Got beaten by septuagenarians.
- Celebrated Christmas in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Attended The Rugby sevens in a ridiculous Jasmine costume. Successfully smuggled a camelbak of vodka gimlets into the stadium.
- Hiked Kapiti Island. Successfully avoided throwing up on 6 a.m. boat ride.
- Finished my Master's Degree.
- Attended The Golden Sheers.
- Attended The World of Wearable Art show. Was suitably wowed.
- Saw Jemaine from 'Flight of the Conchords' in line behind me at Reading Cinema. Saw him again, later that month, at the food court. Stop following me already!
- Saw a Beirut show in Auckland for The Mister's birthday. Nearly wept when they played an encore in the courtyard, under the stars, standing on picnic tables.
- Went dolphin watching. Successfully stifled the urge to jump in the water and try to ride the dolphins when we finally spotted them.
- Sold all my worldly possessions and moved to another country. Again.
Went to Fiji. - Rode awesome 70 cent, open-sided public busses all over Fiji
- Hiked up a Fijian mountain with a Fijian rugby player we met on the boat.
- Ate a lovo.
- Snorkeled heaps. Only kind of lost it when The Mister saw a shark.
- Spent the night on the floor of a Fijian chief's house.
- Drank so much kava I threw up.
- Held a baby sea turtle.
- Furnished an apartment from scratch, entirely from Craigslist and the Salvation Army. Did not lose my mind in the process.
- Got a wicked rewarding job that I (usually) like, one week after stepping off the plane in St. Paul
- Went to the Spam Museum.
- Hiked the Superior Hiking Trail. No, not all of it.
- Hiked and camped the Badlands. Survived weather so ridiculous I had to lay in the tent to keep it from blowing away while Sam dug a trench around it to divert the rain.
- Was featured on Apartment Therapy. And all I got was a cute, significantly too small T-shirt.
- Swam in Lake Michigan.
- Witnessed, first hand, Obama's announcement of his bid for the presidency at the St. Paul Excel Center. Absolutely wept with the excitement and electricity and magic of the moment
- Avoided arrest by undercover cops at the Republican National Convention. Barely.
- Bought a new (to me) car and avoided a total melt down over the death of my much beloved 1986 Saab.
- Witnessed Garrison Keilor's red running shoes first hand
- Threw several successful dinner parties despite the fact that our kitchen is smaller than our bathroom. Seriously. Significantly smaller.
- Reconnected with friends and family in Minnesota. Felt happy and settled (mostly)
Now you! Readygo! I can't wait to hear about it.
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Now that's an impressive list!
Some of the things I accomplished in 2008:
- Lived in New Zealand for four months
- Saw Rage Against the Machine live
- Visited nine new countries
- Rode an elephant in Thailand
- Lived in Northern Ireland for two months
- Tried a space cake in Amsterdam
- Explored castle ruins in Ireland
- Lived in a tent for one month while travelling through France & Italy
- Spent an afternoon floating in an Italian lake in the middle of summer
- Lived in London for four months
- Saw a Shakespearean play at the Globe Theatre
- Explored the catacombs in Paris
- Wrote a 50,000 word novel in 30 days
- Had 5 different jobs in 3 different countries
Aww, I haven't accomplished nearly as much.
-Traveled alone for the first time by train from Michigan to North Dakota.
-Finally visited Canada.
hokay, 2008 wasn't a year of accomplishments. It was a year of good memories though. Perhaps next year will be better.
- started blogging
- stopped using Auto modes for my cameras
- got a new job with a six figure income! yeepee
Not much else.
Oh I love your blog design. How awesome. I should think about doing something different now.
Taiwan? Umm I can imagine.. there's just too much political tension and stuff.
1. I graduated
2. I gained a place on a Graduate Diploma in Law
3. Started a blog I'm really proud of
4. Started writing for this fabulous blog!
5. Developed a taste for blue cheese
1. Finished up my six month stint of living in London
2. Visited rural France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, and the Southwest of the USA
3. Returned home and reconnected with lots of friends
4. Found an apartment I love in my fave part of LA
5. Got a job! A real life job!
6. Threw a successful Christmas party
7. Actually decorated my apartment in a slightly grown up style.
8. Was interviewed for the college radio station where I work about studying abroad. I was also filmed for the video portion of the campus newspaper
9. Saw my fave Dodger hit his first major league home run.
10. Also went to a rained out Dodger game (very rare in sunny LA) and one in which they won while not actually posting a hit. It was a weird year for me going to baseball games.
11. Went on a date where I actually wasn't friends with the guy before. It was kind of random, but I'm glad I took the chance.
My accomplishments weren't very grand this year because I had to take so many classes, but I still had a great year.
1. Completed 33 credits toward by bachelor's degree in marketing (only 27 to go!!!)
2. Visited Seattle twice.
3. Visited Portland for the first time!
4. Went on my first business trip and stayed in a hotel by myself for the first time.
5. Took my first U.S. train ride from Portland to Seattle.
6. Got a raise!
7. Lost 10 pounds
8. Finished reading all of the Bond books by Ian Fleming.
9. Went to Kanye's Glow in the Dark Tour with Jen!
10. Learned how to play lacrosse
11. Baked a pie for the first time (got to cross that off my Bucket List)
12. Bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding : )
13. Started blogging again
14. Voted in my second presidential election
15. Read some really good books.
1. Finished my M.A. in English
2. Found a job in Texas while I was living in Cleveland finishing my degree
3. Moved to Texas. Yeah, I consider a 1,500-mile move an accomplishment
4. Got married
5. Wrote the first draft of a novel
6. Got a raise at said job
01. Finally attended the ANZAC Day parade.
02. Bought an apartment.
03. Had my research published.
04. Started more postgraduate study.
05. Bought a Wollemi pine for my Christmas tree.
01. Went tailgating at a real college.
02. Learned to love the margarita.
03. Lost my job (but didn't get upset about it).
04. Moved home (also not upset about that).
05. Visited Chicago for the first and second times.
06. FINALLY saw DMB live!
07. Applied to grad school.
08. Voted in person.
09. Became obsessed with Nintendo DS.
10. Started blogging again. :)
Bridey, I am ridiculously jealous of your 2008. I hope my 2009 is half as exciting!
Haha the funny thing from that list is that I work at the glacier guiding company where you hiked ;-) Whoop! Franz Josef Glacier Guides is making a list!!! XD
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