what was the best of this year for you? what do you expect of 2008?

Best of this year for me was my skiing holiday back in March. Everything went downhill from there (but not in a skiing sense).:(

Next year I hope things will go better.

nothing stands out to me this year. It was just solid. Nothing terrible, nothing great...

 

I 2008 goes better... :thinking:Maybe i'll get a girlfriend! That would make it a good year:wink3:

best of this year?

ask men..

 

http://www.askmen.com/specials/top_99_women/

 

:P

I hope 2008 will be better.. this was a year a bit boring at uni and life in general... in terms of music this was a perfect year.. I saw so many great shows.. and I saw coldplay for the 1st time ever :heart:

i cannot think of very good memories, but the worst one probably was my summer holidays i spent in the philippines.

2007 was an average year for me. Nothing that great happened, saw a couple of bands and made some great new friends but that is about it. I didn't do as well in school as I should have but I only have myself to blame for that. I will try harder next year. This year my nonna died, that was a low point. Next year should be better as I have 2 Europe trips planned, a Sydney trip and my sister's baby is due in January! :D

Lets see... looking back... hmm. I broke up with my boyfriend new years day (he moved) had to drop one class and flunked another because of writer's block, lost touch with a bunch of friends when they graduated and moved away, took the summer off due to mental exhaustion, and have had a miserable time trying to find a job ever since.

 

It should have been a really miserable year. But it wasn't. I've been really happy this year, and I'm not sure why. Is that weird?

 

I guess I'm just learning to live with myself much better. I've been writing again (scifi stories- it's why I went to college in the first place) it's been a long time since I've been able to do that because of the writer's block. I'm certainly taking better care of myself now than when I was all stressed out. I really learned how to play guitar and write songs this year, so it's great to have a new creative outlet. It seems like it's been a really good year.

 

But definite highlight? White Stripes coming to Halifax. That was awesome and so unexpected.

yay for learning to play guitar and write songs!! Isn't that the most amazing process in the world? It is to me.

 

I also had a major writer's block this year, only writing one song all year. (Usually I write one or two a month). I split with my fiancee this year, my mom's health deteriorated to the point where she had to be placed in a nursing home, I had to move, my cat just died:cry:, I didn't see a single show this year...basically it was a SHIT year !!!

 

On the upside, I've recently been reunited with an old love...one who means more to me than I ever could have imagined. I started working with a new band in April, and I ended up with a downtown apartment. So some good has come out of all the crap.

 

'08 HAS to be better!!

 

EDIT: Is there anywhere that people can read your stories, Mo?

Amazing, yes, but also freaking hard. I still don't play anything well, and I can't sing, so I don't know why I keep trying- I just have to for some reason. It's like I have all these tiny puzzle pieces and I know some of them fit together, but I don't know how and there are 5 different puzzles mixed together. Stories are much the same, except at least I know what I'm working on- I can sit back and watch it in my head like a movie when I hit a rough spot.

 

I'd never let anyone read my old stuff. As most successful writers I've come across have said, you have to get a lot of crap out of your system before you can write something good. And I write very big long stories that never get finished. Short stories are actually harder because all the elements that go into a big story have to be squashed into a couple of pages.

 

But if I manage to finish one of the short stories I'm working on soon, I might post it on here. I'll see.

 

Sorry to hear you had a bad year, Tracie. Here's to the next one. ;)

Average year really,had it's ups and downs!

Stories are much the same, except at least I know what I'm working on- I can sit back and watch it in my head like a movie when I hit a rough spot.

 

I'd never let anyone read my old stuff. As most successful writers I've come across have said, you have to get a lot of crap out of your system before you can write something good. And I write very big long stories that never get finished. Short stories are actually harder because all the elements that go into a big story have to be squashed into a couple of pages.

 

ok, totally random, but i'm the SAME way. i'm an aspiring writer as well (i'm also going to college for it) and...its just nice to hear that someone has similar habits as mine. people generally think i'm a nutjob for not letting anyone read any of my stuff. and i can never handle short stories: too constricting.

 

ANYWAY, 2007's been alright for me, pretty average despite some milestones: getting into college(s), graduating, getting a pretty good job in the downtime between high school and college (starting college next month! :stunned:), getting a car and a lisence, writing my first screenplay and hacking away at a big story i'm working on...

but all in all it hasn't been very exciting, at least on the outside. then again, i'm not one for a hell of a lot of excitement. at least not traditional excitement.

it seemed to be a shit year for a lot of people and the world in general, and despite the fact that i've been dreading 2007 since 1997 (i didnt want to graduate; long-ass story), it turned out much less traumatic and heartwrenching than i expected.

2007 was a great year for me.

I feel sorry when I heard that it was not good for all my friends and all the members of this board.

I am sad and happy at the same time cause this year was the best year in therms of music.It would be impossible that all the concerts I went would repeat.

 

I have more money than the last year,but also more bills to pay but it was a good year.

This year's been kind of boring, really. At least the second half of it. =P Anyway, I'm definitely looking forward to a lot of things next year. I hope it'll be a great year.

2007 has been great for me! The first few months were awsome, I met a whole bunch of new people (I had a new class) and I also met some people that will be my good friends for a long time...This year I diveloped a liking for film making (comedy and the like) and I found this place!

 

So that makes for one of the best years of my life (although, I had a shoddy english teacher)

2007 O cant complain.. been living my dream... still looking for some chica in my life.. but overall has been good.. enhanced new friendships... made new ones as well

Amazing, yes, but also freaking hard. I still don't play anything well, and I can't sing, so I don't know why I keep trying- I just have to for some reason. It's like I have all these tiny puzzle pieces and I know some of them fit together, but I don't know how and there are 5 different puzzles mixed together. Stories are much the same, except at least I know what I'm working on- I can sit back and watch it in my head like a movie when I hit a rough spot.

 

I'd never let anyone read my old stuff. As most successful writers I've come across have said, you have to get a lot of crap out of your system before you can write something good. And I write very big long stories that never get finished. Short stories are actually harder because all the elements that go into a big story have to be squashed into a couple of pages.

 

But if I manage to finish one of the short stories I'm working on soon, I might post it on here. I'll see.

 

Sorry to hear you had a bad year, Tracie. Here's to the next one. ;)

 

I've done a bit of amteur writing my self, and short stories are indeed much harder bacause you don't have a lot of room to move. And as far as clearing out the crap before you can write the good stuff goes, truer words were never spoken,lol.

 

Once those little puzzle peices start fitting together, you'll be blown away. Those 'Eureeka!' moments make it all worth while.:)

2007 was a good year for me with many changes...positive changes...

 

I graduated in early spring, found a nice university, moved out, got to know beautiful people who I can call my new friends....yes it was such a great year...awwwwww..:blush:

 

Finally I found what I was looking for....

 

I hope 2008 will get even better...

Once those little puzzle peices start fitting together, you'll be blown away. Those 'Eureeka!' moments make it all worth while.:)

 

Indeed they are!! I write too, but I can never seem to finish a story, maybe one day. If I ever finish something, I'll post it here too...

 

This year really has been good for me, I hope anyone who had a bad year has a good 2008, it feels like it will be a good year. Maybe that's because LP4 will be out sometime then:P

it certainly was a good one. I graduated with honour in June, spent three months of pure fun, found a boyfriend :heart:, started uni (this wasnt too good as some of you know), so things have been improving since then. I hope '08 will be even better! :D

2007 was a FANTASTIC year for me! :dance:

 

2 of my sisters got married, my parent's both got new jobs that they really enjoy, i've completed part of my new degree that i'm so excited about, and i've also found myself a wonderful guy who i've been friends with since the young school days and who is, in many ways, perfect. things are truly going wonderfully. i'm pretty happy as. music wise, it's been great as well. no complaints at all in fact :smug2:

 

no matter what, 2008 will be a great year, i already know. can feel it even. the music side of things alone will be mind-blowing :D

 

i hope '08 is better for all who have had a pretty downer of a year, as well as those who have had a great year too, may the goody goodness continue :smiley:

2007 so far has been an average year with little change. Still in the same job, still living in the same place, and ain't really been on holiday.

 

Good points - Finally buying myself a better car & knocking some bands of my list to see

Bad Points - Still ain't got a girlfriend & Ain't really done a lot.

^ it'll happen when it happens. most likely when you least expect it, so stop thinking about it and you'll be surprised what happens. of course i base this on very little except my own experience.

 

also, 2008'll mean new albums from both mew and coldplay, and with heima already out, ah, one finds it hard to find fault with the world when such beautiful music is about :smiley:

2007 has been a boring year. Nothing really new. Hopefully next year will be awesome.

I shook hand with a god called Matthew James Bellamy,so it was definitely the best year of my life in fact that moment has been the sending of my life so I can clearly say the mission of my life is accomplished:D