my only consistent post once per year
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
so many, many things. It feels like it's been a set of years... I moved about 4 times, said goodbye to 7 darling felines, and spent almost all of my spending money on comics... oh and I drank legally for the first time.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
what resolutions?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no... not really.
5. What countries did you visit?
secret, mystical ones. sorry I'm not at liberty to disclose certain valuable information about them.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
some form of recorded music, my sewing machine back, and a path to a college degree.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
12/20/09-- sleep no more
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting promoted twice in less than three weeks and becoming the youngest head of a department, and earning my servsafe certificate
9. What was your biggest failure?
not getting that album artwork to st. paul
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
pneumonia. ouch.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the entirety or Y the Last Man
12. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
comics... broken lizard, the clumber, new beginnings, comics, and more comics... oh and drinking legally :}
13. What songs will always remind you of 2009?
red hands, point of it all, hand in glove, god's money (entire album), and your bird can sing, tax man, you never give me your money, pale horse, up above the sea, kids, replica, a very potter musical, and so many more
14. What do you wish you'd done more of?
music playing, statuing, corresponding, getting out
15. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sitting around and waiting for other people.
16. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it. relaxing if not slightly dramatic considering the circumstances
17. Did you fall in love in 2009?
whatever
18. How many one-night stands?
0
19. What was your favorite TV program?
community, the soup, dexter, lost, heroes, Venture Brothers, the Sopranos, Black Books, Green WIng
20. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
not really... hate is a strong word hung with heavy weights. it would take less energy for me to just kick their ass when the time comes.
21. What was the best book you read?
only comics, my friend. Y the Last Man? I think that's the obvious answer.
22. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the Builders and the Butchers
23. What did you want and get?
sweet LED practice poi, my freedom, a better paying job (if not a better job entirely)
24. What did you want and not get?
some kind of peace of mind
25. What was your favorite film of this year?
Inside
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Doyle's for a pint of Guinness w/ Bob, Ben, Ian, Sam, Lauren, Kathleen, my dad, then to allston& the Silhouette, then nighttime city walking w/ Ian and Bob until 4:30am. 21
27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
moving in with a group of motivated interesting people.
28. What kept you sane?
Ophelia, work, family (oddly enough)
29. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
John Vanderslice
30. What political issue stirred you the most?
the election... probably...
31. Who did you miss?
lots
32. Who was the best new person you met?
Emma
33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
If you don't start somewhere you'll never go anywhere.
34. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Patterns laid out on the bed, with dozens of colors of thread, but you've got the needle, I guess that's the point in the end."