2009 in review (ty zoe)
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before? I met someone from the internet
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?: I’m pretty sure I didn’t make any last year
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?: Yeah Rose, pat’s sister.
4. Did anyone close to you die?: Not this year no.
5. What countries did you visit?: I stayed home this year.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?: A degree
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory and why?
March 21 - I spent the night in hospital. So began the bottling saga
August 4 - I met the gorgeous Alivicwil
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I matured mentally. Getting fitter. Putting things behind me.
9. What was your biggest failure?: I think it was not realising / accepting that i was being taken for a ride.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?:As said before, I spent the night in hospital after being assaulted..
11. What was the best thing you bought? A ticket to a hilltophoods concert..
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: Alivicwil for being her.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: Morgan for his treatment of Imi.
14. Where did most of your money go?: Dental bills. $22,000 worth...
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: I was really happy to see the prodigy in January but I think when i managed to get big day out tickets I was quite chuffed.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2009?: Tame Impala - Sundown Syndrome, The Prodigy - Thunder
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) ...happier or sadder?: Happier
ii) thinner or fatter?: Thinner
iii) Richer or poorer?: Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: I wish i’d practiced pool alot more, I’d taken a very lax attitude to it this year.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: bleeding?
20. How will you spend Christmas?: I’ll be heading home to my family in Goulburn, we all migrate back there most years. I work on boxing day though
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?: Absolutely. Not just in love, but I had love redefined for me. 23. How many one night stands?: 1
24. What were your favourite TV programs?: True Blood, UFC contender,
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: Yup
26. What was the best book you read?: Ah I don’t know which one of the Dune Series I was up to at the beginning of the year but i finished that series salivating for more.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?: It was more a person to share my musical interest / passion with.
28. What did you want and get?: I moved out from my brothers place, I got my own space.
29. What did you want and not get?: my degree
30. What was your favourite film of this year?: Zombieland or Up
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: I turned 24 this year, I think I just had a quiet one, went out for dinner with the olds and the shithead
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: To end up where I am now I wouldn’t change a thing.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?: I was thinking about this the other day, I went from being a little more “enviro camping gear” to more jeans and t-shirt
34. What kept you sane?: Through the bullshit it was my friends, and that pilot light inside me that has served me so well.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: Scarlett Johansson
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: Erm I think the mandatory internet filtering got the biggest reaction out of me, however so did the ETS - CPRS saga
37. Who did you miss?:I missed my grandpa heaps this year actually.
38. Who was the best new person you met?: Hah no prizes here :D (love you babe)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009: ... fuck Americans (sorry fl)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Always look on the bright side of life.
41. What was your favourite moment of the year? I’ve been to some great concerts this year so they’ve been good, I’ve also spent time lying with Alisa trying to figure out how I got so lucky.
42. What was your least favourite moment of the year? The moment I found out ciera cheated on me 43. Where were you when 2009 began? I was drunk on commonwealth avenue bridge after leaving a terrible “ball” that I spent 400 bucks on. Fuck that for a laugh.
44. Who were you with? Nick, Ganymede and Ciera
45. Where will you be when 2009 ends? I’ll be in Sydney and I hope I’m holding my amazing gf in my arms
46. Who will you be with when 2009 ends? Alisa, Pat and Annika, mebe some others of Anni’s crew
47. What was your favourite month of 2009? September / October.
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2009? Prolly the most since 2004
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2009? I had a joint or two with bill and ciera.
50. How many people did you sleep with in 2009? 3
51. Did you do anything you were ashamed of? I don’t feel i handled the ciera situation well, I felt / feel like I owed more to myself and myself respect.
52. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2009? "I love you"
53. Did you treat somebody badly in 2009? Intentionally - no
54. Did somebody treat you badly in 2009? You’d better believe it
56. How much money did you spend in 2009? I’m guessing around $35000 would be a close figure 57. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2009 and change what? It’s all relative. Nothing would be as it is now if i changed any moment.
58. What are your plans for 2010? Graduate, start a Dip Ed, get an “adult” job, go to a concert a month with my baby.