1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Lived on my own. Drive back from South Bend by myself. That was exciting.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I'm going to go with no, because I can't remember what they were. I'm going to go with no again because I won't remember them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No. Only peripheral acquaintances.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nein
5. What countries did you visit?
Does the Midwest or East Coast count?
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
fame, fortune and all the happiness money can buy. I don't think I'm asking too much.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
starting work here, easter, watching harry potter, the princess and the frog, the nevada game.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
DUDE! I'm supporting myself!
9. What was your biggest failure?
life?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. At this very moment, i'm on my 5th cup of tea today, but after 5 days I think I'm finally running out of mucus.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
at the moment, I'm going to go with lemon ginger tea and honey
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
lotsa ppls.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
lotsa ppls.
14. Where did most of your money go?
rent. woo
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
the Nevada game. going back for easter. the Princess and the frog. Star Trek
6. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Um.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier? yes?
ii thinner or fatter? the pants i'm wearing i've had for like 5 years. no idea
iii richer or poorer? probably poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
life?
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Facebook, you will be the death of me
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
watched movies on my computer, drank lots of tea, and coughed up my body weight in mucus.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
yes. OMG Guns n Roses station on Pandoa ILUUUU
23. How many one-night stands?
so many i ran out of fingers
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I'm behind the times, but FIREFLY FTW
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
yes. choice people at work
26. What was the best book you read?
um?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the Guns n Roses station on pandora. becoming more fluent in classic rock/hair bands.
28. What did you want and get?
fame, fortune and all the happiness money can buy. instead I got a cold
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
STAR TREK. PRINCESS AND THE FROG. HARRY POTTER #6. incidentally, those are also the only 3 movies i've seen in the theatre this year
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
OLD. Spent most of it in a car, then saw some old professors (former, not aged), (well, aged too, i guess), Holy Thursday shenanigans, Family.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
money and/or a life goal.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
have to dress sort of nicer for work so i think i'm weaning off of jeans and tshirts.
34. What kept you sane?
what is this 'sane'
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
first 2 that come to mind: Palin and McDonnell.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Obama
37. Who did you miss?
I'd be here for days if I listed them all.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
some cool people at work. outside of work i've met like ... 3 new people
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
keeping your room clean isn't painful.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Love in an elevator/Livin it up as you're going down
or
Transmogrification central!
Can you feel it?
You're chanin'
You're changin'
You're changin' all right
I hope you're satisfied
But if you ain't
Don't blame me
You can blame my friends on the other side