It appears to be New Years Eve, which must mean 2008 is pretty nearly over.

So what went down this year, anything cool?

Well, yes.

It’s been a big year for me, I finally graduated from UCL (with honours baybay) having spent what felt like forever studying the impossibly difficult but thoroughly fascinating subject of Economics, Business and East European Studies. Somehow or other I wrote a long and winding thesis on the trials and tribulations facing female entrepreneurs in Eastern Europe. I was mainly looking at the opportunities for women both during socialism and post-socialism, and how their business experience is affected by whether they were based in a CIS or CEE country. It was riveting stuff and if you ever find that the sleeping pills don’t work then I can email it over to you, you’ll be pushing zeds in no time.

Of course, being in a class full of beautiful oligarch offsprings led to some immense peer pressure in the shopping department. Over 2008, I increased my leather accessory collection to include some key staples from Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Bottega Veneta. By the end of the course I was a true Ruski. And I have to say I miss my European friends, with 99% having flown back to their various parts of the world.

I’m bloody pleased that unlike most of my graduating class, I didn’t go into banking. Many of my peers who worked their arses off to get to places like Lehman Brothers quickly found themselves jobless. If I hadn’t given up on Russian so quickly maybe I’d have gone abroad to work, but London has its charm.

Talking of work, 2008 was also the year I joined Globrix. It’s nice to work for a company you’ve always had a secret crush on. I love it there, even if I did have to work today ;-)

Hmmm, what else?

I turned 21, which was nice. I can now legally drink in the US, not that I’ve had much difficulty with that in the past!

I had some incredible fun with my crazy family, they’re all impossibly funny (especially Heather).

I also joined Twitter. And became addicted. Within a few weeks of joining I was already partying with @Zappos (Tony Hshieh) and @Zappos_Alfred (Alfred Lin) and a bunch of UFC fighters here in London. That was a *great* night. (More pics here)

I got really into video this year, with Seesmic, 12Seconds and the short-lived but much loved Snarky Girls blog.

I’ve also spent a large chunk of the past year being privileged enough to listen to my other half write pretty much the coolest album of all time. He rocks, literally.

All in all I’ve really loved 2008, I know people bitch about it but hey, I had a blast. That being said I won’t be out getting trashed tonight. I’ll be stuffing my face with Mexican food on my sofa at home, that’s got to be better than an overpriced overcrowded bar really, right?

Happy New Year Yo!