'08 has been defining for me.

[Phobotech]

Has it for you? What happened this year that you hold to be a profound moment in your life, or what lessons have you learned that you'll carry with you forever.

This year has humbled me, and made me grateful for all I have.

It was last year I moved out of my house for the first time with my girlfriend at the time. She was my fiance then.

After working, and working, trying to make the bills meet while her ass continued to do nothing at home, our relationship became strained. I kicked her out when we broke up the first time, and we got back together again for some reason.

We were too alike...that's why we hated each-other.

Eventually, during the tail-end of it all, I was living alone. I was so depressed then, and I seeked company and interaction on these very forums. Although you guys can be dicks, it helped me through...you can check my earliest news blogs on the matter.

The lease was up in August of '08...and having no money, and no fall-out plan, I abandoned the apartment, and had a convoy of friends help me move back home with my parents. It was humuliating, but it was better than living out on the cold streets in late January.

Eventually, I broke up with my ex. This time for good. And I learned valuable lessons on relationships...and generally to beware the warning signs of going out with a bitch.

I lost my job a couple of months later, for admitting to contributing damage to a bathroom door in the back of Spencer's Gifts. (We all did it, but I became the fall-guy.)

Tried working the night-shift at 7-11...eventually I couldn't put up with their incredibly demeaning hierarchy, and quit before they could fire me.

Summer passed, and I was hanging out with new friends I had made from my time working with Spencer's...these guys are awesome, and I still hang out with them today.

In Fall, I took my very first semester of college. I graduated High School in '06, and I didn't want to cost my Dad any more money, so I wanted to lay-low, but he insisted I pursued something, and paid for Community College.

I fucking love it. Passed both of my classes with flying colors (I started slow; English 1301 and DMAT 0090) Now I'm looking forward for taking more college next semester.

But with that, I learned the extremity of my Dad's failing health...and we as a family are learning to deal with that.

2009 is going to be interesting, at the very least.

Once again, NG. How has 2008 been significant for you?

[InsertFunnyUserName]

08 wasn't as significant for me as 07 was, but it was still significantly... significant.

Mostly, I got out of the whole "everyone is so cruel and I'm such a victim" stage of puberty. I started looking at things and realizing that a lot of the things that I had previously been bitching about where actually consequences to my stupid mistakes and that the only way to move on was to learn from those mistakes.

I pretty much got a whole new view on life and I defined more to myself who I actually am as a person.

[sweet21]

well, i didnt learn a lesson but my mom used all the computer money for bills and now we have to wait until january to get a new computer

[Funny-Man]

The beginning started off nicely. I was dating a girl named Ashley, she wa s asweet girl and we had some fun times.

Spring: Joined baseball and learned a lot of what I did in basketball, teamwork, ect. I took drivers Education and passed.

Summer: Got a job, gained some character, but I eventually couldn't put up with the bullshit they made me go through and quit. I met some new people, me and Ashley broke up, it was hard, but we became good friends and still are today, I learned that life after high school can change relationships like that and we were going two different ways.

Fall: A confusing time but I started talking to old friends and made some new ones. I started Laning a lot and got my amazing new computer. I also met a girl, even though she is pretty young, I can totally be myself around her and she is just as nerdy as me (if not more).

Winter: I've started to get closer with this girl and hope to be her boyfriend. Christmas should be a blast unlike the horrible winter storms passing through. My friends are still awesome to be around for the most part, and overall life is going great.

Here's for the good and bad of '08!

[joabos]

There were no big changes, but i matured very much, since i started posting in the the start of the year.
It was very good for me, the gigantic amounts of criticism made me feel more ready for what life will give me.

Thank you newgrounds, and merry christmas.

[Sensationalism]

2008 sucked from the beginning and I'm not going to elaborate.

[Alexman159]

Yeah it totaly has defined me.

My football team had an undefeated season and we won the championship. We started out losing the game. I helped get a safety which really boosted our morals and then we tied the game in the 3rd corner. They scored again but didn't get the extra point. They kick it off and then boom. My best friend has an 80 yard return for the touchdown. When the backup runner got the extra point i actually started to tear up since it was my last game with this team. ( it's my 8th grade year at a 1st - 8th grade school)

i discovered flash animating and the newgrounds bbs. I learned the secret of weegee and shoop da whoop.

Super smash brothers brawl became my most played game with 250 hours.

I'm getting an x-box 360 in 4 days.

I went to a dance and for the first time danced with a girl. I then proceeded to dance with another girl 45 minutes later.

I re-discovered the channel G-4 ( the gaming channel)
i then watched hours of gears of war 2 extras ff updates and Attack of the show of course. Not to mention the various japanese shows that are on it. (ninja warrior)

Overall '08 has been the best year of my life.

[RaharuHaruha]

At 12/21/08 10:07 PM, Alexman159 wrote: Yeah it totaly has defined me.

My football team had an undefeated season and we won the championship. We started out losing the game. I helped get a safety which really boosted our morals and then we tied the game in the 3rd corner. They scored again but didn't get the extra point. They kick it off and then boom. My best friend has an 80 yard return for the touchdown. When the backup runner got the extra point i actually started to tear up since it was my last game with this team. ( it's my 8th grade year at a 1st - 8th grade school)

Really? I became an extremely unsuccessful football coach. We not only didn't win a game, we didn't score a point. I had a lot of problems with the other coach, he was an idiot.

Out of curiosity, what did your team do at practice? A lot of tackling and blocking drills?

[Ganon-Dorf]

2008 woke me up to reality, I'm graduating this year, someone in my family had a stroke, and life is continuing to move forward.

[TheWolfe]

Sounds like a lifetime. Im only 16, so not much has happened. I had my first serious relationship that last 5 months, it ended for complicated reasons, and I missed her, painstakingly, for a long time. I still do, but it's getting better.
Obama was elected...
That's about it.

[Achilles2]

At 12/21/08 11:09 PM, TheWolfe wrote: Obama was elected...

That's just about the only good and unique thing that's happened this year. I've been pushing for Obama for President since January of this year, and when he won it was like all the hard work paid off. The first time I got involved in politics, debating people and all, and I wasn't disappointed.

This year was also the year that I decided what I wanted my career to be in---politics. It's also the year that I started looking for and gathering info about colleges, so that's pretty much a shit experience.

[Sawdust]

I feel like I know myself a lot better now, and that I've learned social skills thanks to you interneters.

That's pretty much it.

[WarteryMind]

2008 has been the year in which I hardened my outlook of the world. AKA It can go FUCK ITSELF!!!
Anyway this year has also been good for me.
Made new friends: MissingNYC, sasuke2190 and Deadchick

Yes, THE Deadchick

I became a furry.

please, no flaming on my account page.

I now have something GOOD on the internet. That being i am a mod elsewhere from NG.
I have lost some wieght this year, which is always good.
Yeah thats about it.

someone should make A 2009 Goals Thread...

[Krbyfan1]

Didnt really define/change me as a person, but I got a lot of new stuff this year!

[Phobotech]

At 12/21/08 09:15 PM, CuteAndFuzzy wrote: 2008 was mundane and full of the same shit like every year, and I suppose 2009 will be too.

Oh ye of little faith.

[tigger448]

Quite significant probably....
Discovered Newgrounds
Started making flash
Found the BBS
Stopped making flash.

[HungarianSupermarket]

Despite being my last year of school, 2008 really just seemed like the same old stuff, except it went like 20 times quicker.

[lnstinct]

my dick is still the same size it was in october last year.. the fuck is going on?

serious response soon

[Gatling]

I got a girlfirend this year. That's probably the main event for me.

[ThoseSneakyFrench]

At 12/21/08 09:06 PM, InsertFunnyUserName wrote: Mostly, I got out of the whole "everyone is so cruel and I'm such a victim" stage of puberty. I started looking at things and realizing that a lot of the things that I had previously been bitching about where actually consequences to my stupid mistakes and that the only way to move on was to learn from those mistakes.

I pretty much got a whole new view on life and I defined more to myself who I actually am as a person.

This. I don't think I could summarize this year, from summer on at least, any better. Not having friends, or at least real friends, was nothing more than a byproduct of my own depression, and my inability to just realize the people I talked to were assholes.

[Lucy]

2008 has just been about having fun for me. Its all been about the parties, sex and just having an awesome time. But I have managed to make decisions about my future and I know now what I want to do and where I want to go.

[sumidiotdude]

This is probably my most physically active year, I don't think I was in better shape than this year.

[Lorkas]

I had plastic surgery this year. FUCKIN PLASTIC SURGERY MAN. Now that's something I'll remember my whole life. Even know my ears hurt, damn and they said otoplasty would be almost painless.

[Zepwich]

Bad points
Mother stole a large some of money from me
Putting on an extra stone
My hair being ruined after my dreads came out
Getting a credit card
My script getting picked for a college film (alot more stressful than i thought)
Lossing faith in society twice
That biffo brain cowen and the medical card thingy
I crashed on A quad
my external hardrive breaking and lossing all my films
Fags going up in price

Goog points
Getting my new laptop
My faith in society returning After barrack obama won
My script getting picked
My documentary got made
Finally got a wii
Got over my teeth grinding issue
No weed drought (last year was pretty bad)
Rent didnt go up after re leasing
My grandmother celebrated her 80th
Me and partner made it another year
Finding fox's chunkie extreamly chocolatly cookies (may have added to that extra stone in weight)
MGS4
Joining NG
Rediscovering how awsome Kirby is
My new friends at college

[dreaming-loudly]

I realized that human life doesn;t particulary mean shit to me and that most of my friends were cowardice trash. This year was significant for me as I developed a strong sense of individuality.