What was great about 2008? [A thread of positivity]

[shelley bda]

1 - Finishing off my level 3 diploma in early years development in childcare
2 - Getting a job with Childrens Centre Services ( SureStart )
3 - Being given a payrise after 6 months of being in new job
4 - Being told my 15 year old is predicted A*'s in his GSCE's if he carries on working at the level he is now
5 - Welcoming Jasper, our 12 month old Kitten to the family
6 - Mamma Mia

And #7 - My Neice tonight telling me She's Pregnant!

[0iD]

Congrats!

[shelley bda]

Congrats!

Thank you. Am over the moon! I was thinking just the other day how lovely it would be to have a new Baby in the Family ( not like I don't see enough Babies at work, but ya know! just love 'em lol ) however, I will be a Great Aunt! not sure if I like that, it is for the greater good though.

[Behemoth]

The only two things that went well for me this year have been the following

1) Going to my school reunion and coming to the realisation that I wasn't the most hated person in school even though it felt and seemed like it. Going to that helped me to bury so many of my deamons from that time. Things that I'd been allowing to haunt me and hold myself back, I've been able to draw a line under it all and say that will no longer let it beat me.

2) Because of the above, I've got a bit more confidence about myself, as a result I've been going out alot more with friends. Normally I'd stay in and just play games on the PC and generally be a misserable old sod. Now it's sort of strange if I don't go out at least once a week. Hoping this will lead to some female attention

[Bhavv]

Upgrading the obsolete out of my PC

My new Yamaha DGX-630 digital Piano

Being told I dont have to work for 12 months (yay for bi-lateral menieres disease and incapacity benefit, boo for epic phailed hearing and balance).

And hopefully my first video of a Piano performance on youtube by the end of the year.

[Funkstar]

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[Capt Doufos]

Year I married my fantastic wife, and had an Awesome 3 week honeymoon in the USA (LA, San Diego, Highway 1, San Fran, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Death Valley and New York) Some of which was travelled in a Mustang. Fantastic.

[Rave]

I got promoted. And the house price crash which I had been wishing for started in spectacular fashion.

Shame about the recession though.

[Tonka777]

I'll add my name to the list of new Hexus Members and getting new Hardware.

[alsenior]

i avoided redundancy
Went to my first and second lan's
managed to actually pass some as-levels (after 2 failed attempts)
Passed my theory test (on the first attempt)
Fianlly started getting my life back on track after years of slacking off

[mediaboy]

1) New Computer
2) New Laptop
3) Turned 15 (no longer have to lie to buy computer games)
4) This article:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7767877.stm

[staffsMike]

Year I married my fantastic wife, and had an Awesome 3 week honeymoon in the USA (LA, San Diego, Highway 1, San Fran, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Death Valley and New York) Some of which was travelled in a Mustang. Fantastic.

If I took my wife to be to a place called death valley on our honeymoon she would ask a lot of questions

Sounds awesome though

[Joe120]

Left for dead baby!

[Guy]

1)New job Well admitidly this is a late comer to the events of 2008, but I'll be so happy not to have to do another night shift/weekend!

2)Getting my Laptop for a steal of a price.

3)Actually attending lans as a player/participant! + Meeting some great people, and putting more names to faces.

4)Hexus meets + lans (see above)

5)Having a bit better idea which direction I want to go with my life, and got close to a few friends from 6th form again

[Million]

Got me a MacBook (love it)
Got quad core and an HD4850 to install over crimbo hols
Passed my intermediate bachelor of medicine exams
Dominated obs & gynae placement
Am enjoying being a medic

[SiM]

Dominated obs & gynae placement