bye bye, two thousand nine
01. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
moved out of state, had a full time job, supported myself completely, went to norway, probably a whole lot of other things
02. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't make any last year, i made a lot last night
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
someone that was close to me had someone not very close to him give birth to his son
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no
05. What countries did you visit?
norway
06. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
money, so much of it that i don't have to worry. someone who loves (the verb) me as much as i deserve who deserves as much love as i will give him or her.
07. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
january 15th, january 18th, june 1st, november 26th, december 24th, probably december 31st
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
loving anyway
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
becoming jaded, losing a lot of my childlike joy
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
not comparably, but i pretty much have lost my voice for the majority of the year
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my own food and rent, every time
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
more people than got it
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
josh, my father, that long list of politicians
14. Where did most of your money go?
my basic needs
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
moving, and josh, and moving, and moving, and a little bit about moving back
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
single ladies, just because it was everywhere, ah well. a lot of ani, probably
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? that's more complex than i'm prepared to know, probably about the same, in one of those, nothing even close sort of ways
ii. thinner or fatter? damn similar
iii. richer or poorer? poorer, but prouder
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
days of silence, days with friends, reading, learning and practicing cooking, bible study, sex, especially the blows your mind, over the top incredible "let's do that 6 times a day" kind
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
smoking pot, drinking, losing faith in men, and women, becoming introverted
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
already did this year, and in norway
21. ?
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
no, just stayed there
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV programme?
glee.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, as per usual, the number keeps going down
26. What was the best book you read?
i still love picking up les miserables, still. god i need to read more. i can't remember right now. i may have to edit this later.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
suprisingly enough, dovekins
28. What did you want and get?
almost everything i've ever asked for, god is neither subtle, nor inspecific, and most often, it is incredibly timely, just not on my timeline
29. What did you want and not get?
josh, haha. respect, validation from people who probably don't matter much anyway, into better shape, soooooo many tattoos
30. Favourite film of this year?
oh hell. i know i saw a lot that i loved, but i can't remember a lot of them. loved Lars and the Real Girl, and Waitress
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
worked, pie ninjaed, made 13 dollars in pin it on my shirt money, spilled coffee all the fuck over myself, moped, then didn't, walked on air, got thai food, talked to adrien and some other bitch, but who cares about her?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
detachment, but then again, i'm not a buddhist
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
"man, being broke sucks." word, adrien.
34. What kept you sane?
being alone a lot and learning to be quiet. angelee, really, i want to give her most of the credit.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
meh, some pretty boy or another
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
health care, war
37. Who do you miss?
childhood
38. Who was the best new person you met?
kristen, belle, and mistry. no contest. but plenty of runners up, for the first time in my life, almost everyone in it, i met this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
pray to god, but hammer away
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
and the people who love me still ask me "when are you coming back to town?" and i answer, quite frankly "when they stop building roads, and all god needs is gravity to hold me down"
moved out of state, had a full time job, supported myself completely, went to norway, probably a whole lot of other things
02. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't make any last year, i made a lot last night
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
someone that was close to me had someone not very close to him give birth to his son
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no
05. What countries did you visit?
norway
06. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
money, so much of it that i don't have to worry. someone who loves (the verb) me as much as i deserve who deserves as much love as i will give him or her.
07. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
january 15th, january 18th, june 1st, november 26th, december 24th, probably december 31st
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
loving anyway
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
becoming jaded, losing a lot of my childlike joy
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
not comparably, but i pretty much have lost my voice for the majority of the year
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my own food and rent, every time
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
more people than got it
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
josh, my father, that long list of politicians
14. Where did most of your money go?
my basic needs
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
moving, and josh, and moving, and moving, and a little bit about moving back
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
single ladies, just because it was everywhere, ah well. a lot of ani, probably
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? that's more complex than i'm prepared to know, probably about the same, in one of those, nothing even close sort of ways
ii. thinner or fatter? damn similar
iii. richer or poorer? poorer, but prouder
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
days of silence, days with friends, reading, learning and practicing cooking, bible study, sex, especially the blows your mind, over the top incredible "let's do that 6 times a day" kind
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
smoking pot, drinking, losing faith in men, and women, becoming introverted
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
already did this year, and in norway
21. ?
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
no, just stayed there
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV programme?
glee.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, as per usual, the number keeps going down
26. What was the best book you read?
i still love picking up les miserables, still. god i need to read more. i can't remember right now. i may have to edit this later.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
suprisingly enough, dovekins
28. What did you want and get?
almost everything i've ever asked for, god is neither subtle, nor inspecific, and most often, it is incredibly timely, just not on my timeline
29. What did you want and not get?
josh, haha. respect, validation from people who probably don't matter much anyway, into better shape, soooooo many tattoos
30. Favourite film of this year?
oh hell. i know i saw a lot that i loved, but i can't remember a lot of them. loved Lars and the Real Girl, and Waitress
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
worked, pie ninjaed, made 13 dollars in pin it on my shirt money, spilled coffee all the fuck over myself, moped, then didn't, walked on air, got thai food, talked to adrien and some other bitch, but who cares about her?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
detachment, but then again, i'm not a buddhist
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
"man, being broke sucks." word, adrien.
34. What kept you sane?
being alone a lot and learning to be quiet. angelee, really, i want to give her most of the credit.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
meh, some pretty boy or another
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
health care, war
37. Who do you miss?
childhood
38. Who was the best new person you met?
kristen, belle, and mistry. no contest. but plenty of runners up, for the first time in my life, almost everyone in it, i met this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
pray to god, but hammer away
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
and the people who love me still ask me "when are you coming back to town?" and i answer, quite frankly "when they stop building roads, and all god needs is gravity to hold me down"