Miracle of miracles, look what the night dragged in,
It’s a pocket full of misery and trouble on the wind.
You spoiled the best years of your life, you took them all in vain,
Now you think that you’re forgiven but you can’t be born again.
And you say, “Why?”, you say, “Why?”, you say, “Why?”, don’t ask me why.
I don’t love you anymore, I don’t think I ever did,
And if you ever had any kind of love for me, you kept it all so well hid.
Promises, sweet promises, you kept them from your mind
Like all the lost forgotten things you never seemed to find,
Like all the disappointments you displayed upon your shelf.
Now you’ve got no-one to turn to, you’ve got no-one but yourself
And you say, “Why?” (Why, why, why, why?), you say, “Why?” (Why, why, why, why?)
You say, “Why?” (Why, why, why, why?), don’t ask me why.
Now that 2009 is coming to a close, I felt that it would be appropriate to take a look back at the past 12 months. As I have done in previous years (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 [2004 is lost forever]) I’ve listed a few of the most entertaining, influential, impaction, etc. aspects of 2009 as I saw them through my eyes. However, I’m not running it awards-style this year. Why not? Because I don’t feel like it! Let’s just focus on the positive as 2009, truly a year of change, wraps itself up.
On a similar note, I’d like to go ahead and remark that the last decade has absolutely flown by. I remember where I was ten years ago today (Y2K hype, anybody?) and I have changed tremendously since then. I thought of doing a decade-in-review sort of deal but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. For some reason, I’m not quite ready to forge ahead into 2010, a year that will bring about even more change than 2009 did.
But that’s enough of my rambling, here’s my year in review:
Blogs of 2009
- Cake Wrecks – I still love this blog. The cakes have gotten even more hilarious/disgusting/appalling/etc. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you haven’t!
- Bravo Fan – Where has this blog been all of my life? It’s a perfect roundup of news from the entire Bravo universe, and the author, Maria, is hilarious. Oh, and I was a featured reader in August!
- Another Flight Attendant Writing – Heather Poole is a fantastic writer (looking forward to her books!) with tons of hilarious stories to share.
TV Shows of 2009
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List – Still hilarious after all these years.
- Lost – Don’t even know what to say. Lost is still Lost. It’s suspenseful, sentimental, entertaining and an all-around wonderful show. I’m looking forward to the sixth (and final) season in 2010, but I will certainly miss this show!
- Glee – Love the music, choreography, cast and writing. Can’t wait for it to return in the spring!
- Parks & Recreation – Amy Poehler is fantastic. I could watch the same episode over and over again and still laugh.
- The Office – Enough said.
- Real Housewives of Atlanta, NYC, New Jersey, OC – WHO GONNA CHECK ME, BOO? Love these trainwrecks.
- (I watch a lot of TV)
Theatre of 2009
- Footloose – A fantastic learning experience and a wonderful cast!
- The Music Man – Children! Oh my.
- High School Musical 2 – Loved the directors I worked with.
- Annie – My first professional credit. :)
- A Spell of Cold Weather - A great holiday show, very heartwarming!
- Sleeping Beauty – A fun show to board op. Cast was very talented.
YouTube Channels of 2009
- CTFxC – I started out loving Charles & Alli when she was in Spain but I’ve followed them back to the US and still love their vlogs
- iJustine – She’s hilarious. Everything she does has me laughing out loud!
- Johnnyboy – She’s pretty funny, too, in a sarcastic way.
iPhone Apps of 2009
- I Am T-Pain – Good times with this app in fifth period.
- Jellycar 2 – Not as great as the original but still a lot of fun.
- Scramble – This game basically was my entire second semester Food & Nutrition class.
- Lemonade Tycoon – Addicting. That’s all I will say.
- iheartradio – This was a lifesaver when my car radio pooped out.
To my readers (if there are any of you left): Happy New Year, and may you have a fantastic year to come. Welcome 2010!
I don’t think I know anybody else wears so much black/dark blue. I was doing laundry today and realized that the majority of my clothes are very dark. Oh, well…at least I can pull it off!
I don’t even remember how today started, but somehow I ended up having a total blast from the past sort of day. I revisited GKWC and was kind of disappointed at what it has become. I remembered the Internet Archive thing and then spent a couple hours in 2004 re-visiting GKWC in it’s heyday. I kept having flashbacks and deja-vu moments and stuff…I kind of miss that site. It’s too bad that it’s all but abandoned now.
I had started a network of websites and forums in 2003/2004 (and remember that this was back in the day when the internet was very different and message boards were still a big thing — this was before Twitter and Facebook and iPhone!) that eventually merged with GKWC in early 2004. I, along with two other people, were admins on this message board that was just fantastic. There were great people and tons of awesome things going on there (SMP’s Board Wars, TD, etc.). Eventually, I stepped down as administrator in 2005/2006 (sometime around there). Even though I’m not still involved (and only stop by once or twice a year), I still feel heavily attached to something that was a huge part of my life for years.
The current state of the site is kind of upsetting, but at the same time it’s important to recognize that the internet is completely different here in 2009 than it was in 2004. With the advent of Facebook and MySpace, teen-focused forums like that really are going to die out sooner or later. I just wish that GKWC could have lasted a bit longer. :)
“It’s not easy to break out of your comfort zone. People will tear you down, tell you you shouldn’t have bothered in the first place. But let me tell you something: there’s not much of a difference between a stadium full of cheering fans and an angry crowd screaming abuse at you. They’re both just making a lot of noise. How you take it is up to you. Convince yourself they’re cheering for you. You do that and some day they will.”
98% on my French quiz? Go me!
The weather around this time of year confuses the heck out of me. Mother Nature is too indecisive; I woke up this morning and it was 47 degrees outside and it felt wonderful! I went to the Giant this morning (maybe two hours ago?) wearing pants and a fleece and felt comfortable.
Now, it’s almost 11AM and almost 70 degrees outside and I feel like I have to change into something else before I head off for our Sunday matinee. I wish Mother Nature would make up her mind…I would have a lot less laundry to do.
Weather confusion aside, I really do love fall. Halloween and Thanksgiving are two of my favorite holidays and I love the late October – November weather when it’s cool but not quite cold. Not to mention the leaves around here are beautiful in the fall. And even though I’m not really into football, I like football season and all the hype and hooplah associated with it (go Ravens!).
¡Que fascinante! A mi me gusta mas la escena con los soldados y sus armas en las barcas. El parque es tan impresionante.
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