A New Year's Meme

[msmoon]

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Live in Arkansas. Take over teaching a Nazarene church youth group (still don't know how well that went -..-).

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make one last year... probably wont make one this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
....I don't think so...

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Um... I think Uncle Wilfred died this year in April...but we weren't that close.

5. What countries did you visit?
Alas, none. Arkansas may be backwood, but it's hardly another country.

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Get a freakin job =..=' Need to improve this crazy internet connection, too >..>'

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I got my new house this year! It was April the 8th :D I was also introduced to my chiropractor... she's nice o..o Not to mention there were a ton of Youth functions this year. The premier of Castle was this year too :D

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Alas, I did not achieve much this year... Figuring out Roxio software was the most, and even then I hardly call that an achievement.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Still jobless -..-

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Hell yes =..= Bronchial pneumonia, strep throat, a mysterious virus or two, not to mention dislocating my right hip <..<

11. What was the best thing you bought?
........I didn't buy a lot of things this year for myself, really...

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I consider everyone's behavior worth celebrating if only because we're all alive and doing well :) That's worth celebrating

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
... I suppose some of my extended family might fall into said category. The family reunion was actually a great success though, so perhaps I shouldn't be so negative.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Probably to food and gifts.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
...um...did I get excited by anything this year? ...So many things make me giddy and excited :) It's hard to keep track.

16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2009?
Geeze, what albums did I buy this year? Hm.. oh yea. Thousand Foot Krutch's Welcome to the Masquerade, Vertical Horizon's Burning the Days, Tarja's My Winter Storm, Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted, and Nickelback's Dark Horse :) In order form most to least awesome :3

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Neutral
b) thinner or fatter? Hard to tell. Everyone keeps saying thinner, but I'm not really feeling it.
c) richer or poorer? Poorer, as hard as that is to believe -..-

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Well... I volunteered a lot... but I wish I would've gotten a job so I wouldn't have been such a burden =..=

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
... It's not a big deal, but I probably shouldn't have read as much. I tend to get lost in books repeatedly...

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With Mom and Dad :)

21. How will you be spending New Years?
The day? Probably with Mom, since Dad's off shore now -..- As for new year's night, I'll probably be sleeping.

22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
No.

23. How many one-night stands?
Zero, tyvm

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Um, for 2009? Well, Castle obviously. Bones is still one of my favs. Always love the Soup too... It's a little sad that Supernatural is winding down.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate's too strong a word. I don't make a practice of hating anyone. Besides, I didn't know Emperor last year ^..~

26. What was the best book you read?
A book about mythology... Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I dunno if Tarja counts... I mean, it's not as though her first solo album is the first show of her talent... I did discover Namie Amuro, thanks to Percula :)

28. What did you want and get?
um... I got a enormous tote for my scrap stuffs :D

29. What did you want and not get?
A web cam o..o'... Also, wanted Pretear and Hana Yori Dango, but I hardly expected anyone to buy me that...

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hm...I still haven't seen Avatar, but... I'm going to go with Julie&Julia :D That was a fun film! Oh...but Transformers 2 was pretty awesome as well... New Moon was alright (giant wolves ftw) but meh...

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 26 in October.... Dad and Mom took me out to eat at Nakato and I ate enough sushi for two people :)

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying
Getting. A. JOB. -..-

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Relaxed for the most part, I suppose. I do love my snarky, one-liner t shirts :D. Would that I could afford it, I would buy more retro style dresses :)

34. What kept you sane?
You assume too much <..<

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Nathan Fillion... Jensen Ackles... Kexman :D

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I've been ignoring most of the political issues lately, what with not having cable. Beside, it doesn't help much to be stirred by politics. We get outraged and loud and then do nothing -..- What's the use?

37. Who did you miss?
Scamp. Reiko. Chibi. Twin-san. Celeste & Ryan. Misty. Daniel. Bubba. Kayla & CJ. Renata. Kristy. Grandmere & Grandpere.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
.....Marsha and Julie and their families I suppose, although that's a lot more than just one person...

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Wise Man Say, Valumable Life Lessons Will Never Be Uncovered in Memes <..<

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

I can't see the stars anymore living here
Let's go to the hills where the outlines are clear

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

I fell through the cracks at the end of our street
Let's go to the beach, get the sand through our feet

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

Bring on the wonder
We got it all wrong
We pushed you down deep in our souls for too long

I don't have the time for a drink from the cup
Let's rest for a while 'til our souls catch us up

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

Bring on the wonder
We got it all wrong
We pushed you down deep in our souls, so hang on

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long.

Susan Enan - Bring on the Wonder

....Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the fandango! :D