survey thing., uuuugh. I'm forgetful, I might appreicate it in the future? Probably not.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Fall in love with the right person, move out of Boone (for reals this time) drop out of school, remember what its like to be truly happy and at peace(I'd done this when I was much younger, but damn, it's been a while)
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember if I made any. This year I'd like to draw/write in my sketch book more.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not this year. Woo.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
I don't think so
5. What countries did you visit?
Just stayed in the US.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
I'd like it to be like the later part of '09, the first 6 months of 2009 we're real real bad. I'm glad I'm not an alcoholic anymore.
7. What date(s) from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I'm bad with exact dates, but I greatly enjoyed my birthday party, my show at the Nth, Penland and all it's glassy glory, moving to MD in Sep (whatever 3 day weekend that was), the day we ridiculously hungover looked at house and found ours-and the day we got it. The christmas icestorm in boone with my parents apples to apples and lindsay was pretty great too. The one date I've got pretty solidly is Dec 29th, the best huzzah tuesday ever when Darcy proposed.
8. What was your biggest accomplishment of the year?
Making the choice to do something really good for myself.
9. What was your biggest failure?
drinking heavily to self medicate
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got sick a few times, and felt like I was going to die from hangovers as well.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
an end table from ikea, for its box. It's little kitties favorite place to sit, he loves it.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Darcys. Hands down Darcy. My parents also handled things pretty well.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My own. Some of our friends.
14. Where did most of your money go?
furniture, rent, groceries
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
rainbow birthday party, show at the Nth, suusi, penland, moving, house hunting, costume making, getting all engaged.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
probably the songs that play on the radio station darcy listens to. The fireflies song probably.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? ridiculously happier
ii. thinner or fatter? probably fatter. I tend to actually eat when I'm happy.
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18. Do you feel like you're wiser or more mature than when the year began?
I think I've done a lot of growing up.
19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
stockpile art supplies.
20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
drinking, being unhappy, keeping people who are harmful in my life.
21. How will you be spending Christmas?
oh lord, we went to boone to see my parents. There was an ice storm, no power, heat, or water. There was chainsawing, hotel apples to apples drinking with parents and lindsay, and just glorious good times all around. I got to see people I love and miss, and eat delicious food my daddy cooked.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
None. God damn, how the times have changed.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Pawnstars. It's endlessly entertaining.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I'm not willing to hate people, it's not worth the time and effort at all. If you don't like someone, why would you invest that much energy into them?
26. What was the best book you read?
the secret of the pink carnation series and the new patrica c wrede books
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I'm not sure right now
28. What did you want and get?
after july... pretty much everything and anything. It's kind of ridiculous.
29. What did you want and not get?
To see some awesome people at our house warming party. I got to see Lindsay at christmas, but I still really want to see Mika and Ember.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
we saw a lot, I'm bad at remembering movies.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
My actual birthday I was in columbia at the suusi staff meeting, eating delicious cake and making good choices for the first time in a while. I had an exciting rainbow party in boone later that pretty much cemented my good choices for life.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't know, I'm pretty satisfied
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I made a bunch of corsets, that was fun. I tried to dress kind of nonstudiofilth a lot. I'm real big on comfy? I don't know, I dont really care all that much any more.
34. What kept you sane?
Darcy Sherwood.
35. Which celebrity/public figure interested you the most?
I can't really think of anyone off the top of my head.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
healthcare, abortion, gay rights.
37. Who did you miss?
Lindsay, Mika, Chiki, my parents, I missed the hell out of my kitty till I went and got him, lots of people I havent seen in a while. It's kind of shocking how many people I dont miss though.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Liz, Sam, and Wetzel. Darcy's parents are also pretty awesome.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
I don't know. Christmas tree farms in MD suck. People handle loss in different, often unreasonable, ways. Don't be afraid to make radical life changing decisions, sometimes it is right.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
that would take a lot more looking shit up than I am up for right now.