Yes, I already did a year in review, but I've always had a soft spot for this meme, which I don't fill out too often. I think the last time I did was 2006.

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

    I released a CD.

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

    Yes. Somewhat unwittingly. I toyed with the idea of resolving to release a CD but never made an official announcement. I ended up doing so anyway.

  3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

    No.

  4. Did anyone close to you die?

    No.

  5. What countries did you visit?

    In this economy?

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

    A decent singing voice.

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

    June 24, 2008. That was the release date I scheduled for enigmatics.

  8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

    Establishing three businesses. And yes, all three are related to the release of the CD. Do you see a pattern here?

  9. What was your biggest failure?

    The CD release. I sold 10 copies directly. Made one album download sale on iTunes and quite possibly one sale at Waterloo Records. Making the CD is the easy part. Convincing people to exchange money for it is something else entirely.

  10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
    A bad case of the runs after eating some undercooked Filipino food caused me to faint in the bathroom, and I ended up twisting my neck.
  11. What was the best thing you bought?
    A Røde NT1-A microphone. Totally blows the MXL-990 out of the water.
  12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
    California voters. I'm being sarcastic.
  13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

    Arizona, Florida and Arkansas voters. I'm being serious.

  14. Where did most of your money go?
    Citibank. Lot of good it did them.
  15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

    Learning how equalization finally works. I may even understand multiband compression as well. And CodeIgniter. And jQuery.

  16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

    Anything off of MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS' self-titled EP or ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's World World World.

  17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

    a. happier or sadder

    b. thinner or fatter

    c. richer or poorer?

    Most definitely thinner.

  18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
    Promotion for my CD.
  19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

    Spurning the advances of horny guys in the Gay.com chatrooms.

  20. How will did you be spending/did you spend Christmas?

    Paying $5.25 in toll fees getting lost trying to get to a party I can't say I was eager to attend.

  21. Did you fall in love in 2008?

    Oh, that's funny.

  22. How many one-night stands?

    Zero.

  23. What was your favorite TV program?
    Ace of Cakes. If there's a gay version of Geof, I'd probably be dating him. And yes, Katherine is from Planet Awesome.
  24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

    Austin drivers on the whole. I can't count the times I lost my voice in rush-hour traffic.

  25. What was the best book you read?
    The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross.
  26. What was your greatest musical discovery?

    It's a draw between Matt Alber, Ann Sally's Brand-New Orleans, and Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

  27. What did you want and get?

    A Røde NT1-A microphone and a pair of KRK Rokit Power 5 monitor speakers.

  28. What did you want and not get?

    The hot guy who uses the apartment complex gym from time to time.

  29. What was your favorite film of this year?

    The only thing I watched in the theaters this year is The Dark Knight, and I liked it. I'm just unwilling to call it my favorite by virtue of being my only.

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

    I turned 36. I joined ASCAP and started two businesses.

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

    More people buying my CD.

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

    Downgraded jean size.

  33. What kept you sane?

    Not applicable.

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

    Mike Doyle, who plays CSU Technician Ryan O'Hallaran on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

  35. What political issue stirred you the most?

    Proposition 8.

  36. Who did you miss?

    Gay Friend-Drinking Buddy. We're actually talking again now that he's single. His ex- had an issue with me.

  37. Who was the best new person you met?

    My social circle doesn't expand much.

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

    I need to get more funky.

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

    She said I heard you and you cannot sing

    I said that's nothing you should hear me play piano (Same answer I gave in 2006)