So what have you accomplished in 2008?

[SaxGirl]

Time to whip out the streamers, funny glasses, and champagne! It's 2009!

2008 has been a fantastic year for most of us, it seems... what have you done in 2008 that you want to share and be proud of? Share and be proud! Any good New Year's resolutions?

The good stuff:
- Graduated high school with honors/had a 4.3 GPA my senior year
- Got accepted to 6 out of 7 colleges I applied to
- Made it into The Most Exciting Band in the Land!
- Took four AP tests and got college credit from two of them
- Became a published illustrator and almost finished writing a novel
- Started to take art commissions and made some money from it
- Made the Dean's List my freshman quarter
- Stayed happy, healthy, and on good terms with the family!

Resolutions:
- Lose some more weight - getting closer, despite some of the Freshman 5-6 pounds I gained, haha.
- GET MY STINKIN' DRIVER'S LICENSE! Gosh!
- Keep up the good trend in grades in college.
- Stop procrastinating, like I'm doing now.

Come on, let's hear what you've accomplished in 2008, and what you want to accomplish in 2009! Have a wonderful New Year! ;D

[spacermase]

Accomplishments:
-Raised my GPA (well, unless ASTR313 destroyed it, but I doubt that it did...not checking until tomorrow, though)
-Made it through Orgo with a passing grade
-Was initiated into Kappa Kappa Psi
-Got an A on my Independent Study
-Started hitting the gym on a regular basis
-Started biking on a regular basis
-Started doing zazen on a regular basis, and actually joined a laity sangha

Resolutions:
-Do well on my Senior Thesis
-Finally get a summer internship, somewhere
-Let go of my insecurities
-Advance in my riding skills, now that I have a horse to do it on, and an instructor to work with
-Enjoy my last marching season
-Actually start showing up to the free yoga classes, now that I have the time (it's the only thing I've discovered that can get the tension out of my upper back)

[Greenepony]

The Yay's:
- Graduated HS and got into 4 out of 5 colleges
- Grew a lot as a person over the past few months
- Went to school halfway across the country and stood on my own with people who haven't known me more than a handful of months
- Ended an unhealthy relationship rather painlessly and found a man who encourages my quirks- well, most of them anyway
- Discovered I am a lot more independent then previously thought.
- Made a lot of improvement as a rider and definitely have more confidence in the saddle (on the flat at least)
- Became more extrovert (to an extent)
- Discovered that marching band can be relaxing (yay BUGWB)
- Developed a sense of school spirit

Resolutions:
- Find a new job I love or at least one that doesn't make me want to never ever have children
- Bring my GPA up by at least .07
- Get back to somewhat shape (kind of hard when I'm not fighting with adolescent ponies every day like I was this summer)
- Loosen up a bit more
- Plug into a small group on campus
- Keep my room in PA as clean as I keep my dorm in TX
- Wear a skirt more often/ dress a bit nicer more often

I think procrastination is a hopeless cause with me

[stickshifty]

The Awesome:
- Graduated!
- Got my left knee fixed.
- Am still working on getting my right knee 100%.
- Really learned who my friends are. And I love them sooo much.
- Was one of five freshmen to make Wind Ensemble at UT.
- Competed in my first horse show! (even if I was DQed...)
- Didn't fail my first semester of college.

STD (stuff to do) in `09:
- Get my right knee 100%.
- Don't do anything stupid and aggravate the hip.
- Do less stupid things period.
- Keep my GPA up.
- Practice more (for a music major, I don't practice enough).
- Eat better/Get rid of my tummy flab.
- Work on a better lower leg while horseback riding.
- Don't fall off any more horses.
- Get more gigs ($$$).

[Tales From Band Camp]

The good! Adopted a second child! ;D ;D ;D ;D

The bad! Gained 10 pounds.

[Deleted]

Here we go:
1. Grew A LOT as a musician. I entered band camp last year as a freshman, unable to read bass clef, stay on the right partial, or play above about a high D. Now, I can do all those things, and my tone is way better.
2. Gained a lot of confidence. People don't scare me any more, and I'm not afraid to stand up for myself. I can look someone in the eye and say, "Damn right, I'm smarter than you" and not quiver.
3. Started down the road of a better GPA. This sounds really lame, but I am off to a better start than I was expecting to be.

Resolutions:
1. Work on the ego problem.
2. Break 30' in the triple jump
3. Get even further on my horn
4. Look into colleges seriously
5. Do Screnzy and/or NaNoWriMo

[NinjaBaker]

Accomplishments/The good
-Graduated High School (always a good thing)
-Got accepted into A college. (yeah... I applied to 5)
-Took 19 credits, failed 0 classes, pulled a B in Chemistry.
-Ended a failing relationship, and found a new partner.
-Survived my first semester of college (again, always a plus)
-NEARLY sold some photos to the Chemistry department (still working on that one)
-Made a bunch of new friends to compensate for moving halfway across the country
-Made it onto the Marching Royal Dukes
-Marched in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
-Got to spend a LOT more time with my dad
-Watched my Dukes (JMU) advance to the FCS semi-finals (broadcasted on ESPN2!!!)
-The RVT on the boards here. Very proud moment here.

The Bad/Resolutions
-Had mono (resulting in a postponed Europe trip)
- GPA = 2.7
- Get a job.
-Lose some weight/gain some muscle
-Build better study habits
-build better *ahem* life habits
-Harass SaxGirl1010 more (fallen behind this year. Gotta fix that)
-Read more books
-Get out more. Go hiking, ect.
-Cook more.

[Marine.]

The Good:
- Was appointed Grocery Manager at work
- Held the 2nd highest GPA in my school
- Celebrated my one year with my girlfriend
- GPA - 4.1
- Became Drum Major
- Got a superior at my last marching band comp

The Bad:
- Broke up with my girlfriend
- Got into a wreck
- Hyperextended my left knee

[Camanda]

The Good
- Met some awesome people, some of whom are now very close, wonderful friends
- Got out more on my own, traveling by myself and going away by myself
- Made a lot of sense out of what I'm doing in college; I think I know where I'm going and how I'm getting there
- Learned a whole lot about some of my personal habits (particularly how I handle money) and know how to deal with them better
- Fixed some of those personal problems on my own without having to look to my parents for help

Bad
- Got an F in a class :X
- I am so very bad with money
- Could not find a permanent job (though I still had my full-time summer job)
- Had a rough fall semester all around

What I want to do in '09
- Travel! I'm going to Boston again this coming weekend, in fact. I have plans to go back in March for my friend Pam's birthday and we keep talking about going to see PNC Park. Maybe we'll actually go!
- Find a permanent job. I'm hopeful I'll find one that will allow me to keep my summer job (that one is full-time and the pay is nearly twice what I'd make anywhere else), but unemployment in Rhode Island is very high, so...we'll see.
- Lose a few pounds. I don't have any real goal. I just want to feel better. When I feel better, I'll be satisfied.
- Do better academically. My bad fall semester (an F, a D+, a C+, a B-) only dropped my GPA by .3, but I'd like to get my GPA over 3.0 and keep it there. I have four semesters left, so I think it's reasonable.
- Be better with money. Not buy frivolous things. Buy only the things I really want; put the rest away. My Saab's next inspection is in October 2010. Hopefully it'll pass and last me long enough to get a newer car before 2012, and I want to get it on my own.

[SaxGirl]

Dec 31, 2008 19:24:31 GMT -5 NinjaBaker said:

-Harass SaxGirl1010 more (fallen behind this year. Gotta fix that)

Haha... there is always more room for that!

I just remembered some other resolutions:
- Finish writin' my dang novel! I'm oh-so-close. Then I can publish it!
- See if I can add 10-15 pounds to my max bench/increase upper body strength.
- Remind myself not to worry about what others think and continue to figure myself out!

[iFrostyflute]

Accomplishments:
~grew as a musician
~learned more about myself and my tendencies
~grew as a writer
~became better friends with my brass circle
~survived my freshman year of high school
~many other things I can't remember on the spot

Resolutions
~keep growing as a musician/techie/writer
~survive my sophomore year of high school
~get my permit/license
~keep my relationship going
~survive '09 in general

[fruple]

Accomplishments:
- Made it into Wind Ensemble on two instruments
- Got state in Marching Band and Drumline
- Traveled to Dayton for the most amazing week of my life
- Had an awesome birthday party which involved cleaning cymbals in the bathroom
- Traveled to New York and saw four musicals
- Hung out with my oldest brother and his friends more
- Got a horse after my dad bought two for himself
- Went to Canada and up north for a month and hung out with family
- Cemented some really amazing friendships
- Got a 3.3 GPA in school even though I feel like dropping all my classes
- And many minor things like filling half my wardrobe with purple and dropping down to only a few daily medicines

Resolutions:
- Do all back stretches twice daily, even if it gets better
- Eat healthier as to get sick less (read: stay in band activities)
- Gain better self image and confidence
- Do at least half of the assigned homework AT HOME
- Go to the gym an hour a week, and another hour on weekends not at band
- Have at least two hours of leisure reading a week
- Stop complaining about the new directors
- Become a better musician in every way
- Get a job and save up for college and graduation present/18th birthday gift for self
- Stop lying as much

[fluttietuttie]

Accomplishments
- Made jazz band on tenor sax
- Got better at tenor sax
- Made billions more friends
- Succesfully tuned a guitar by ear (Just started learning guitar)
- Was able to go through a whole marching band season without crying about something (besides happy tears =D)
- Bought my own DS
- Decided on the top college I want to apply to.
- Decided that I'm gonna major beast on flute so I can get first chair, and play piccolo, in college.
- Actually practiced hardcore on piano.
- Spent more time with family, something I needed to do.
- Made more time for friends, also.
- Got along with the drum major.
- Finally decided enough was enough.

The Bad
- My nana died.
- I passed out twice from dehydration.
- My hatred for hospitals and such got worse.
- Rumors about me spread again.
- I missed the first battle of the bands since I went to high school.
- My dad got more obnoxious.

Resolutions
- On my college applications, I won't procrastinate, and I'll just do them.
- I will conquer any audition I have.
- Lose weight. (Typical)
- Actually run a mile.
- Get flute/picc section leader.
- Learn another instrument. (Hopefully drums)
- To not pass out, or go to the hospital ever again.
- Get my license January 7th.
- And of course, get good grades.

[fluttietuttie]

Wow, I didn't even notice mine got so big.

[Flutist Kes]

The Good
- Graduated valedictorian
- Survived valedictorian speech ( )
- Got accepted to all 7 colleges I applied to
- Picked a college, and got a full tuition scholarship
- Got my driver's license... a week before I turned 18!
- Turned 18
- Got a I for the first time on my flute solo... at district and states!
- Got a I for the first time ever with band at States!
- Got part-time jobs on campus at the symphony and in pep band
- Pulled off spotless grades (4.0)
- Became more loose, a little more outgoing
- Stayed true to where I came from

The Bad
- Still unsure of what I want to do with my life
- Several minor breakdowns, mostly having to do with college

The Resolutions
- Pick a major
- Get a summer job/internship (hopefully at the local nuclear power plant)
- Start writing a book, even if just for fun
- Compose one song for fun
- Decide/get in to a sorority if I want to
- Slightly out there, but find a guy I like who likes me and will ask me out...