A Year in Review: 2009

I like and dislike doing these year in review things. I like doing them because I get to look back and see what I've accomplished and not accomplished and see what has changed in the past. I don't like doing this because it just takes so much effort to think of. So while I take a break from cleaning, here goes nothing... I'm just going to take the easy way out and answer this year-end survey.

1) Was 2009 a good year for you?
Yes it was. It was the best year so far, actually!

2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
There are a lot, so I'll narrow it down to two:
1) Trip to BC in March
2) All of the live music I got to experience, especially Osheaga Festival in Montreal.

3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Knowing that everyone's job was not safe because of the economy.

4) Where were you when 2009 began?
My house, and really sick.

5) Who were you with?
Family, John, Astrid, Donovan and Sarah.

6) Where will you be when 2009 ends?
Probably at home? I don't have any plans this year.

7) Who will you be with when 2009 ends?
Probably family. Again, I don't have any plans.

8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2009?
No, because I didn't make any.

9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2010?
No, because I never make resolutions.

10) Did you fall in love in 2009?
I did not fall in love in 2009

11) If yes who?
n/a

12) If yes, do they know?
John knows I love him.

13) Are you still in love with them?
Yes

14) You regret it?
No! Who the fuck wrote this?

15) Did you breakup in 2009?
No.

16) Did you make any new friends in 2009?
Actually, I did. I can think of 2.

17) Who are your favorite "new" friends?
Why would I have a favourite new friend?

18) What was your favorite month of 2009?
AUGUST! Do I need a reason? because I'll list them...

19) Did you travel outside of Canada in 2009?
Nope, I don't have a passport. I should really get one.

20) How many different provinces and/or states did you travel to in 2009?
2: British Columbia, and Quebec

21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2009?
I guess not.

22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
I miss my family in B.C. I should be there soon enough though.

23) What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2009?
I don't really watch a lot of movies, so I'll say (500) Days of Summer

24) What was your favorite song from 2009?
Low Rising by The Swell Season

25) What was your favorite record from 2009?
RX Bandits - Mandala (BY FAR!!!)

26) How many concerts did you see in 2009?
Umm 24?

27) Did you have a favorite concert in 2009?
Ohh shit. RX Bandits, Liam Finn, Elton John & Billy Joel

28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2009?
No, I think the amount that I drank in year would probably measure up to what most people drink in a night.

29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2009?
Not a lot.

30) Did you do anything out of character in 2009?
What's my regular character anyway?

31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
No, gotta live with no regrets.

33) What was the worst lie you told someone in 2009?
I don't know. I don't think that I tell lies all that much.

34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2009?
No, don't think so. I don't have reason to.

35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2009?
No, don't think so. And if they did, I probably didn't care because I don't remember it.

36) How much money did you spend in 2009?
Fuck, I don't know, but it was a lot.

37) What was your proudest moment of 2009?
I know it's lame, but meeting and hanging out with Liam Finn and EJ Barnes. Liam Finn is one of my idols.

38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2009?
I don't know. Again, if I don't remember it, it couldn't have been bad.

39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2009 and change something, what would it be?
Nothing, it was a pretty good year.

40) What are your plans for 2010?
Save money and have fun and make it a better year than 2009.

41)What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Complain a lot about not having snow, go to Whistler, ride a Greyhound bus, go to a concert with my parents, go on vacation with John.

42)What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
All debt paid off.

43)What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 9 - Gone to B.C.
August 1&2 - Montreal with my closest friends for Osheaga Festival
August 4 - RX Bandits concert in Toronto in 2.5 years and they were co-headlining.

44)Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got (mild) pneumonia and hurt my knee. Nothing serious.

45) What was the best thing you bought?
MY FIRST CAR!

46) Whose behavior merited celebration?
Ummm no one?

47) Whose behavior made you appalled and disappointed?
Kanye West hahahaa

48) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The entire summer of 2009. It was just super fantastic.
And also, all of the concerts I went to.

49) What song will always remind you of 2009?
Any Lady Gaga song, particularly Poker Face because I work at a radio station that plays her music all the time.

50) Compared to this time last year, are you: richer or poorer? I guess the same. There was a time when I was richer in the year, but now I'm paying for a lot more, like a car and RRSPs.

51) What do you wish you’d done more of?
Save my moneys.

52) What do you wish you’d done less of?
Spend money.

53) What was your favorite tv program?
MODERN FAMILY hands down.

54) Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No, why hate?

55) What was the best book you read?
I didn't read too much, but the best book I read was Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis' autobiography.

56) What was your greatest musical discovery?
Portugal. The Man

57) What did you want and get?
A raise!

58) What did you want and not get?
To win a major lottery haha

59) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25, and I went to a Jays/Red Sox game with John, Astrid, and Kim. (That was on the actual day). But to celebrate, I had people over for food and beverages. Thanks to Astrid and Myla for cooking the amazing food!

60) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Snowboarding Whistler ALL WINTER LONG!

61) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I don't really change my style too much. A little tomboyish, but decent for work and casual.

62) What kept you sane?
Music and friends

63) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Liam Finn probably.

64) Who do you miss?
I thought this was asked already.

65) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
In the words of T.I. and Rihanna (since it was a 2009 song... again, because the station played it a lot), "Just live your life"

The Wait is Over!

Finally! I got to strap into my snowboard and have some fun. Now it's time to get intense.