Welcome to the Woods

Stolen from my friend Andrew- I too am too lazy to LJ cut :)

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Watched my brother get married, went on a road trip to Seattle on my own.

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Still haven't learned to drive, that one will probably go on the list again for this year. Otherwise its just the general try and improve myself

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend from college and my cousin's wife

4. Did anyone close to you die?
People I knew but not nessicarily were close to

5. What countries did you visit?
The States and Canada

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
more time with friends

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My brother's wedding will probably be the biggie

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting off nightshift and onto day shift and making the transition.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Falling through with my plan to get my learners permit in September

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the run of the mill stuff that happens on the job

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My button-maker

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
um..my family and friends were all pretty cool

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Michael Jackson's entire family

14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, pot, art supplies, the cats

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing my friends back in Ontario, the Jim Henson exhibit in seattle

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
anything by Katy Perry

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
hmmm probably about the same really

ii. thinner or fatter?
About the same.

iii. richer or poorer?
I'd say a little richer but not much

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
hanging out with friends, getting outdoors

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Smoking, eating, crying

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Already been spent lol

22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
not with anything alive no

23. How many one-night stands?
nope

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Glee, Castle, and Supernatural

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
don't really any anyone, some people annoy me more then before though

26. What was the best book/fanfic you read?
Anything by Jim Butcher

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Glee

28. What did you want and get?
Getting to go to the Jim Henson exhibit at the Sci Fi Muesum in Seattle

29. What did you want and not get?
a veterinary assistant position at work

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I really liked Zombieland and Star Trek

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Twenty-nine- had friends over and watched movies

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A better position at work

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
same as it always is, lazy casual

34. What kept you sane?
family, friends, cats and candy

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
No real interest in celebrities

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Prop 8 and the crazy americans. Also kinda got sucked into the American election- I like listening to Obama talk

37. Who did you miss?
my friends back in Ontario

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Alex's friends Dave and Bob

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
I learn to many lessons each year to pick just one- probably this year though I learned that you can go home again (aka my great visit in Guelph)

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"always look on the bright side of life"

Man I am so slow on updating this thing these days.

Despite having to work and therefore postpone the typical Christmas morning stuff, Christmas turned out pretty darn good.

Dad came and got me at work and drove me back to my place since I crashed at their place the night before. I was met by two very annoyed cats but they were quickly made happy by food and the opening of their new cardboard castle. I'm interested to see how long this one lasts, as it stands Stormie has yet to start gnawing on it.

After getting changed I headed back with Dad to their place. We did stockings first, starting with Maggie then the three of us. I got some neat little things and my Dad had a huge laugh by putting an actual hunk of coal (something he got from Ontario years ago) in my stocking :P. After stockings we paused for dinner which I enjoyed with I only had to share my mom's famous stuffed pasta shells (My absolute favourite food) with Mom and Dad and no one else. I even sang a little song while I was serving myself about not having to share :) I doubt it would catch on.

After dinner we used my Dad's laptop to place a video call to Graeme and Melissa. It was awesome. We stayed connected the entire time we were opening gifts and it made it much better then if it was just me, Mom and Dad.

As for my haul I got:
A wireless router- NO MORE CABLES (once I get it set up)
a device that allows you to connect your VCR to your computer in order to transfer VHS tapes to DVD- gonna have a lot of fun with that
A hot chocolate maker and hot chocolate (from Graeme and Melissa)
A snuggee rip-off called the cuddlee which I actually really like (again from Graeme and melissa)
Printer ink
A neat mug that when its filled with hot liquid a picture of my cousin's baby appears :)
A cat organizer
and some other odds and ends- gift certificates and the like

Dad gave Mom this amazing Robert bateman print. They've already put it up. I have to remember to tell Mom that when they do eventually downsize to a condo or something I really want most of her artwork...although that might prompt her into more nagging ie how I have to much stuff on my walls...so better to keep quite lol

Now I'm just having a quite night in with the cats for New Years. Sadly I have to work tomorrow (yay time and a half) so I won't get to go to my cousin's open house. But my birthday is coming up so there's likely to be a family party. I'm having my own shindig on the 23rd. I was kinda shocked to see a friend of mine clicked that she wasn't coming. I mean she may be working, but even then she could come afterwards, especially since her work is like 5 minutes from my house. I just hope this doesn't mean her husband (also a good friend) won't come either....cause that would suck

Okay, that's all for now. I'm thinking maybe my New Years resolution should be to start updating this damn thing more then once every 2 weeks lol

Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all the best for the coming year.