Misery Business

Honestly, how do I get in situations like this?
I didn't ever want to write a whiny blog, so I will try not to here.
So one of my strongest morals is to never steal a girl's boyfriend.
I've broken kids up before, that's true, but I have not stolen a boyfriend. I never dated someone after I encouraged him to break up with his former girlfriend. I also have never made a move on a guy that I knew a friend was pursuing.
Part of this is because it's happened to me five times in various ways. FIVE.
I think I can say those situations have caused more pain in my life than any other situation, including break-ups, because the pain takes years to get over. And the pain has gotten exponentially worse every time it's happened.
So I could never do it to another girl.
Could I?
Now that I have the opportunity I've wanted for six years, am I going to take it?

A Little Late...but whatever.

I know this is late, but I don't really care. I liked it, and I haven't done one yet :)

2008 Recap

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Lots of things...mostly go to places I'd never been

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
This year is the first time I've made resolutions. So I did make some.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? not close enough that I knew about it!

4. Did anyone close to you die? Well, some people I know did die.

5. What countries did you visit? Switzerland, Austria, Poland, England, Ireland, Nothern Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Liechtenstein

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Honestly, the only thing I lacked in 2008 was a man...although I'm not yet sure if I want one in 2009 either.


7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 10, my birthday, because it was both powerfully awful and sweetly wonderful.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting home from Germany

9. What was your biggest failure? Going broke :)

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing serious

11. What was the best thing you bought? Honestly, probably the clothes I bought in Sweden. So much joy.

12. Where did most of your money go? Deutsche Bahn and German Wings! Also souvenirs.

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Literature.

14. What song will always remind you of 2008? At Least I'm Known for Something by New Found Glory or Sweet Rosie by Royal Bliss

Compared to this time last year, are you:

15. Thinner or fatter? Thinner!

16. Richer or poorer? desperately poorer.

17. What do you wish you'd done more of? Exploring Rheinland

18. What do you wish you'd done less of? chatting with Lloyd on Facebook :)

19. How did you spend Christmas? With my family in Murray

20. Did you fall in love in 2008? I probably was already in love but I realized it.

21. What was your favorite TV program? The Office :)

22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate? Not quite. Am I not friends with people I was friends with at this time last year? Yes.

23. What was the best book you read? As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

24. What was your greatest musical discovery? Royal Bliss (discovered before, loved now)

25. What did you want and get? Good grades

26. What did you want and not get? A job that pays well

27. What was your favorite film of this year? Probably "Get Smart" or "The Happening"

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 22, and I just chilled with my roommates and fhe family, and Diana took me out to eat twice.

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Not having to worry about money.

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Incorporate more black and more scarves in my wardrobe.

31. What kept you sane? Chatting with Lloyd on Facebook. :)

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? none...

33. What political issue stirred you the most? the fact that I thought about politics at all...

34. Who did you miss? Everyone I know!

35. Who was the best new person you met? I'm probably going to have to say Katarina Moellerstroem.

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: You can't avoid being human, so you might as well love it!

MOVIES

So I'm starting to think it was a mistake to take Fiction into Film (where we just read books that were turned into movies) and Screenwriting at the same time, because now I feel like I can watch movies and I'm actually studying...

So I'm writing a full length feature film this semester. So far the synopsis is: A young man (Mark) is a local rockstar in London, and he wants to be more and change the world, except he just can't get himself motivated enough to do so. But his best friend, the girl who lives upstairs, is heavily involved in the anarchist movement against the corrupt British government, and is trying to motivate him to join with her. Finally he realizes his love for her (if I could find a less cheesy way to word that, I would) and uses that to motivate him to become a successful leader of the rebellion.
It's also a musical.
And all the songs are by Muse.
I'm not sure how I'm going to get the rights for this to actually be produced. :)