2009 in review

[kenobi]

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
wrote a book in less than a month! and actually let other people read it XD

2. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not really close to them but Mea and Helen and Kristin gave birth to the cutest wee lil babies in the world.

3. Did anyone close to you die?
Kevin :(

4. What countries did you visit?
didn't visit another country but was on the border to mexico for War.

5. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
better job, hoping that happens in 2010

6. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory?
April 27, Kevin passing away. August 8.. now if I could only remember the later half of my birthday party, December 15. March 30. Joe turned 30 in a birthday of epicness. Nicole being amazing. Its not a date but it needs mentioning.

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I wrote a book in a month!

8. What was your biggest failure?
selling myself short (don't make a height joke. i'll hurt you)

9. Did you suffer illness or injury?
yea, I got really sick a few times

10. What was the best thing you bought?
My sonic screwdriver!

11. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Absolutely cannot pick just one, there are so many people in my life whose existance is worth celebration. But we'll go with Phil at the moment because he is still here <3

12. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
one of the clients with the law firm. I cannot understand how a person can take advantage of their elderly parents like that. Its such BULLSHIT.

13. Where did most of your money go?
Rent. Food.

14. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
STAR TREK! Joe's Birthday! Vegas! My Birthday! My friends! BUDS! I LOVE MY BUDS! Comic Con!

15. What song will always remind you of 2009?
"smile" by charlie chaplan

16. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? Sadder, but I'm determined to make next year happier
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter but it all went one place so yay?
iii. richer or poorer? poorer. stupid economy.

17. What do you wish you'd done more of?
writing, putting myself out there

18. What do you wish you'd done less of?
wasting my time on silly things

19. How will you be spending Christmas?
watching christmas movies at midnight drinking hot chocolate and then going to see sherlock holmes during the day :)

20. Did you fall in love in 2009?
I met new people who will always be a part of my life (i'm like glue you are stuck with me) but as in romantical love? No. Haven't had that in a long time.

21. How many one-night stands in this last year?
I'd say a lady never kisses and tells.. but when the anwser is none.. :p

22. What was your favorite TV program?
GLEE! I love Glee!

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't really hate anyone. People disappoint me but I don't really hate anyone. Which boggles my mind. Really. Right now I'm more in the "I hate that i don't hate you" mode. BOO.

24. What was the best book you read?
This year it would have had to been probably book 4 of the sookie stackhouse series... dead to the world.. excuse me.. I have to go take a shower

pfft my book of course!

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Glee. I'm sure my roommates are sooooo sick of it.

26. What did you want and get?
You can't always get what you want, but you find sometimes you get what you need. I got a bunch of self confidence and learned that I have this great ability to still surprise myself.

27. What did you want and not get?
I wanted to win the lottery but we can all see how that went :P

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Star Trek! /fangirl

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to the Anthony, Durwood, and Joe school of hamming it up for your birthday.. so I claimed the first two weeks of August as my own. I turned 26 and decided to throw myself a big ole birthday party. The day of my birthday party Anthony and Aimee showed up on my door and said "we're gonna do this bon temps style! we're going to the red lobster!" and I got to have Red Lobster for the first time. (True blood joke. Its amazing. Thankfully nobody broke a flash light and no one got proposed to) Later that night I had my party. Its called the beach party we had about 50 people who doned hawaiian shirts and brought themed drinks and had a blast! Sunday, I was very hung over.. but it was amazing. Tuesday, Birthday: ACTUAL, we went to my favorite sushi bar in mission hills and then worked a lot the rest of the week.. friday Amy B and I left for VEGAS! Where we met up with Jacki and Anna.. we made new friends Amy sang I will survive and then I killed my phone in a pitcher of sangria.. it was a brilliant weekend.. then on the monday we got back I had another birthday dinner and then passed the torch of birthday ham to Durwood and Anthony for the Black and White Ball of SUPREME AWESOME.

I'm already starting to plan my birthday party for next year.. its going to be: The Beach Party II: Electric Bugaloo come dressed up as a character from a sequel. (I'm gonna dress up as Ripley from Aliens!)

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
someone to play video games and watch bad action films with, that I can tolerate for more than five minutes without wanting to punch in the face. But that is fine cause i have the bestest friends in the world who will let me drag them to bad action films :D and have video game tournaments where my drunken fu becomes legendary!

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
its comfy. i'm wearing it... but this makes my arse look great!

32. What/who kept you sane?
My friends :)

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ewan McGregor, Lee Pace, DAVID TENNANT! Because I will not choose between them.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Proposition 8. I promise to not get too much on my soap box. I didn't vote on your love. Therefore you shouldn't vote on anyone else's. And I will leave it at that.

35. Who did you miss?
Kevin :( and all my masshole friends! (I GET TO SEE HEATHER THIS YEAR! /GLEE)

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Oh bugger, do I need to pick just one? Jerel is pretty damn cool.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
that even admist unimaginable grief, there is beauty and there is life and sometimes the wounds never heal fully. But thats okay those scars help us become who we are and who we will be and lead us to be able to forgive.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed up too
Either way, I found out I'm nothing without you
Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life would suck without you