year-end meme, pilfered from my wifey
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
jam in a derby bout
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more
for next year?
didn't make any last year, so... I'll just keep it real for 2010 like always
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not anyone close, but some old acquaintances have new little ones
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes, a derby coach and a valued master yoga teacher
5. What countries did you visit?
the U.S. of A.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
a real vacation
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 25 had me taking out one of the Bloody Marys' star jammers with a huge hit.
May 13 made my team, Gang Green, the league champs for the rec league season.
The weekend of August 21 meant skating on the old wood floor at Oaks Park and getting my ass kicked in a good way by the Rose City Rollers all stars.
September 21st was a fun day... of evacuating my old house on crutches due to an encroaching wildfire.
October 17th had me at my best friend's wedding, which meant I got to see a LOT of people I love in one place. (The days before the wedding were pretty awesome too for the same reason.)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
keeping my cool under some shitty circumstances
9. What was your biggest failure?
attracting decent employees
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
ask my right knee that question
11. What was the best thing you bought?
lots of good produce from my growers' market
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
my stend
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
my teaching staff, a member of my extended yoga community, and quite a few of my derby girls unfortunately
14. Where did most of your money go?
food
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Ron and Kate's wedding, and the associated trip
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
"Mourning in America" - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? thinner
c) richer or poorer? richer, relatively speaking
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
cycling
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
lying awake at night fretting
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas '09 lazing about in the morning, walking Natasha through a cold and quiet town, and eating too much at Kirsten's
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
I was already in love, and I still am
22. How many one-night stands?
none
23. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't really have one. Most shows eventually get disappointing.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
"Hate" is a harsh word. I am definitely annoyed by some folks I liked a lot last year.
25. What was the best book you read?
fiction: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
non-fiction: Columbine by Dave Cullen
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Hillstomp
27. What did you want and get?
faster skating
28. What did you want and not get?
consistent sleep
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Road
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 35 without my fellow, but with some of my derby girls after a lousy bout. Could've been better.
31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
dependable people
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
black goes with everything
33. What kept you sane?
dog walks and skating
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't really "fancy" celebrities, but we definitely enjoyed watching Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
health care health care health care
36. Who did you miss?
who didn't I miss is more like it
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Tiffany, AKA Naughty Maudie 3000
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
shut up and skate (or whatever it is you should be doing instead of talking)
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n' roll"
jam in a derby bout
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more
for next year?
didn't make any last year, so... I'll just keep it real for 2010 like always
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not anyone close, but some old acquaintances have new little ones
4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes, a derby coach and a valued master yoga teacher
5. What countries did you visit?
the U.S. of A.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
a real vacation
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 25 had me taking out one of the Bloody Marys' star jammers with a huge hit.
May 13 made my team, Gang Green, the league champs for the rec league season.
The weekend of August 21 meant skating on the old wood floor at Oaks Park and getting my ass kicked in a good way by the Rose City Rollers all stars.
September 21st was a fun day... of evacuating my old house on crutches due to an encroaching wildfire.
October 17th had me at my best friend's wedding, which meant I got to see a LOT of people I love in one place. (The days before the wedding were pretty awesome too for the same reason.)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
keeping my cool under some shitty circumstances
9. What was your biggest failure?
attracting decent employees
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
ask my right knee that question
11. What was the best thing you bought?
lots of good produce from my growers' market
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
my stend
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
my teaching staff, a member of my extended yoga community, and quite a few of my derby girls unfortunately
14. Where did most of your money go?
food
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Ron and Kate's wedding, and the associated trip
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
"Mourning in America" - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? thinner
c) richer or poorer? richer, relatively speaking
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
cycling
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
lying awake at night fretting
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas '09 lazing about in the morning, walking Natasha through a cold and quiet town, and eating too much at Kirsten's
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
I was already in love, and I still am
22. How many one-night stands?
none
23. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't really have one. Most shows eventually get disappointing.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
"Hate" is a harsh word. I am definitely annoyed by some folks I liked a lot last year.
25. What was the best book you read?
fiction: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
non-fiction: Columbine by Dave Cullen
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Hillstomp
27. What did you want and get?
faster skating
28. What did you want and not get?
consistent sleep
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Road
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 35 without my fellow, but with some of my derby girls after a lousy bout. Could've been better.
31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
dependable people
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
black goes with everything
33. What kept you sane?
dog walks and skating
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't really "fancy" celebrities, but we definitely enjoyed watching Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
health care health care health care
36. Who did you miss?
who didn't I miss is more like it
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Tiffany, AKA Naughty Maudie 3000
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
shut up and skate (or whatever it is you should be doing instead of talking)
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n' roll"