Year End: The Meme
So here we goes, Teh Meme of 2009.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Went to Fenway with a boy (not a date), was on jury duty, went a good week w/o posting on LJ (school is a bitch like that), also went out a lot more
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really but I try not to make any. I just do more of "goals to do"
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My dog Mavis :(
5. What countries did you visit?
Stuck around here because I'm boring like that
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Confidence, maybe a boyfriend (I'm still debating this one), stuff to do.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 3-5 -- sick w/ ZDF
June 12-16 -- was on jury duty
June 19 -- my dog died :(
July 25 -- PawSox w/ Amanda, Pam, Liza, and Mary :D
August 12 -- Went to Fenway w/ Joe
October 14 -- made a cake expressing disdain of Papelbon w/ Amanda
October 31 -- NEW PUPPY!!! :D aka We Got Kelda
November 8ish -- transferred Subways officially
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not dropping any of my classes this semester (I took 5 classes, 17 credits...no drops)
9. What was your biggest failure?
Arguably the same thing. But I'm going with not signing up for classes early enough so I can't take the Web Design course :(
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Anything bad?
Zombie Death Flu in March (Basically right on my birthday!) then a cold in November. Not counting the acid reflux.
11. What were the best things you bought?
Nintendo DS, DS AND Wii games, VMart player tee, new video camera, PawSox ticket, etc.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The usual suspects but particularly Amanda and Pam for their driving to South Attleboro and meeting up with me after my dog died when I needed an escape
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My aunt Barbara has been a little bit of a c-word...also Rick Porcello for snubbing me and those stupid silly fans for crushing me nearly
14. Where did most of your money go?
Video games, baseball stuff, food, bills, etc.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting a Nintendo DS, going to Fenway w/ my friend Joe, wasn't really much else.
16. What song/s will always remind you of 2009?
"You Belong With Me"-Taylor Swift (I hate myself for liking this song)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? A little happier
ii. Thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. Richer or poorer? Richer but not by much
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Baseball games, of course. Hanging out with friends from school, going to the beach at least once, photography, etc.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Christmas Eve is extremely low key and at home. Christmas Day is extremely low key until night when we go up to my aunt's house.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
LOLOLOLOL No
22. How many one-night stands?
ROFL, no
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Baseball, Top Chef, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nahhh
26. What was the best book you read?
Can't really answer that
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not necessarily discovering but recognizing the awesome of Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman...yeah basically jazz.
28. What did you want and get?
To change Subways.
29. What did you want and not get?
That class that was rumored to happen about Baseball and Jazz...stupid
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Didn't see any new ones
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Took a midterm, shook off the flu, had ice cream cake. I celebrated the next week during Spring Break with shenanigans.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
The usual stuff -- Red Sox player tees, jeans, sneakers, Red Sox hat with the occasional winter earflap hat mixed in, etc.
34. What kept you sane?
Baseball and friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Um....I guess Eck counts?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
My usual ones -- gay marriage, public television broadcasting, environment, etc.
37. Who did you miss?
My dog, I guess. Also I missed my friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
IRL peeps -- Jay. I mean I met him before but we struck up a friendship this year. Also Barry and Darryl were pretty chill. Online peeps? Um...I'm sure I met some of you this year but I can't remember off the top of my head so forgive me if I dont' recall. :(
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009
Some years are gonna seem boring when you go through them, but you'll look back eventually and see that it was basically a setup for what was about to happen (at least that's how I see this year)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin
"The Times They Are A-Changin'"-Bob Dylan (perfect microcosm of my year)
And in a few, I'll post that thing I wrote for my class in case you wanna see.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Went to Fenway with a boy (not a date), was on jury duty, went a good week w/o posting on LJ (school is a bitch like that), also went out a lot more
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really but I try not to make any. I just do more of "goals to do"
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My dog Mavis :(
5. What countries did you visit?
Stuck around here because I'm boring like that
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Confidence, maybe a boyfriend (I'm still debating this one), stuff to do.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 3-5 -- sick w/ ZDF
June 12-16 -- was on jury duty
June 19 -- my dog died :(
July 25 -- PawSox w/ Amanda, Pam, Liza, and Mary :D
August 12 -- Went to Fenway w/ Joe
October 14 -- made a cake expressing disdain of Papelbon w/ Amanda
October 31 -- NEW PUPPY!!! :D aka We Got Kelda
November 8ish -- transferred Subways officially
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not dropping any of my classes this semester (I took 5 classes, 17 credits...no drops)
9. What was your biggest failure?
Arguably the same thing. But I'm going with not signing up for classes early enough so I can't take the Web Design course :(
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Anything bad?
Zombie Death Flu in March (Basically right on my birthday!) then a cold in November. Not counting the acid reflux.
11. What were the best things you bought?
Nintendo DS, DS AND Wii games, VMart player tee, new video camera, PawSox ticket, etc.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The usual suspects but particularly Amanda and Pam for their driving to South Attleboro and meeting up with me after my dog died when I needed an escape
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My aunt Barbara has been a little bit of a c-word...also Rick Porcello for snubbing me and those stupid silly fans for crushing me nearly
14. Where did most of your money go?
Video games, baseball stuff, food, bills, etc.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting a Nintendo DS, going to Fenway w/ my friend Joe, wasn't really much else.
16. What song/s will always remind you of 2009?
"You Belong With Me"-Taylor Swift (I hate myself for liking this song)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? A little happier
ii. Thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. Richer or poorer? Richer but not by much
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Baseball games, of course. Hanging out with friends from school, going to the beach at least once, photography, etc.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Christmas Eve is extremely low key and at home. Christmas Day is extremely low key until night when we go up to my aunt's house.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
LOLOLOLOL No
22. How many one-night stands?
ROFL, no
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Baseball, Top Chef, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nahhh
26. What was the best book you read?
Can't really answer that
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not necessarily discovering but recognizing the awesome of Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman...yeah basically jazz.
28. What did you want and get?
To change Subways.
29. What did you want and not get?
That class that was rumored to happen about Baseball and Jazz...stupid
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Didn't see any new ones
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Took a midterm, shook off the flu, had ice cream cake. I celebrated the next week during Spring Break with shenanigans.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
The usual stuff -- Red Sox player tees, jeans, sneakers, Red Sox hat with the occasional winter earflap hat mixed in, etc.
34. What kept you sane?
Baseball and friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Um....I guess Eck counts?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
My usual ones -- gay marriage, public television broadcasting, environment, etc.
37. Who did you miss?
My dog, I guess. Also I missed my friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
IRL peeps -- Jay. I mean I met him before but we struck up a friendship this year. Also Barry and Darryl were pretty chill. Online peeps? Um...I'm sure I met some of you this year but I can't remember off the top of my head so forgive me if I dont' recall. :(
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009
Some years are gonna seem boring when you go through them, but you'll look back eventually and see that it was basically a setup for what was about to happen (at least that's how I see this year)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin
"The Times They Are A-Changin'"-Bob Dylan (perfect microcosm of my year)
And in a few, I'll post that thing I wrote for my class in case you wanna see.