2009 has been another rough year for me but I'm still holding out hope for the next year.

Bright moments of this year included: Otakon (omg cons rule!), going to Australia (<3 the land down under), going to NYC for my birthday (woot best city in the world) and I've received some really epic art this year.

Dark Moments: Loss of some friendships, realizing some friends were using me, surgery in Feb, having to schedule another surgery (Jan 8th of 2010), my grandmother going mental in her grief and trying to sell everything she owned so she had to be watched like a hawk while she moved out of her house, family friction, revelation that my uncle has only a few months to live b/c he has pancreatic cancer that has spread and what I'll call "Failure to Launch" syndrome.

Still, I have been blessed to have found several true friends IRL and on the net and I'm about 37 pages from finishing my thesis (probably a bit less) so I'll try to be optimistic for the new year.


Wishing you and yours a happy belated Hanukkah, a merry Christmas, a Festivus for the rest of us and a happy new year.