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1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Went to a furmeet. :3 Started writing a novel.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
This year I didn't really have one, but I'm determined to think of a good one this time around. Hmm. Any ideas?
3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
I think I'm goin' up to Phoenix to see some buddies. And my lil' brothers too!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My puppy Bagheera. My rattie girl Willow. My hamster Pit.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada!
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A solid job. (So, guess I'll just hold on to this one.)
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 2009. Nasty, nasty breakup.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally leaving someone who was bad for me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Waiting nearly four years to do it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nah. I'm INVINCIBLE baby!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
The Alien series. Must. Have. More. Sigourney!
12. Where did most of your money go?
Random expenses. Food. A spur of the moment trip to Vancouver. >>
13. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Running Up That Hill by Placebo. Indestructible by Disturbed. Ugly by The Exies.
14. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Write. Always need to write more...books so rarely write themselves!
15. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sleep. (I'll sleep when I'm dead.)
16. What was your favorite TV program?
Bones. How I Met Your Mother. M*A*S*H. Angel.
17. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not big with the hate. I was probably most frustrated by this school's chemistry department.
18. What was the best book you read?
I wish I had time to joy read.. O.o. But for school, probably my biological anthropology textbook. (I'm a huge dork.)
19. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Placebo. Muse!
20. What was your favorite film of this year?
They definitely weren't made this year, but this year I discovered Alien Resurrection, and Gorillas in the Mist. (I'm not kidding about this Sigourney obsession. I have a problem. x3)
21. What did you do on your birthday?
My ex and some of our friends threw me a little party. I was so, so happy. I nearly cried. XD
22. What kept you sane?
Music. How I Met Your Mother. The ratties I foster. My buddies.
23. Who did you miss?
My ex. My friends who live elsewhere.
24. Who was the best new person you met?
So many awesome peoples. (Tucson furs, ftw!) But this summer I started working for a rattie rescue, and have become really involved there. The director Jenna has been a huge inspiration to me.
25. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009
"Heroes live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be." ~Angel the series
The world is twisted and broken and messed up. Many people are cruel and those who aren’t ignore those who are – giving them silent approval. I can't fix everything or everyone, not even close – the world’s too big for that. The bad outnumbers the good so intensely that it feels like nothing we do matters.
But if nothing we do matters – if there’s no greater goal or aim or reward – then all that matters is what we do. The impossibility of it all just makes trying – trying to fix and help and build back up the lives around us, build back up our own lives on an everyday scale - that much more important.
Because that’s all we have. The ability to try.
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Anyways. Happy new year everybody!
saphirethefortunate+++++
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Went to a furmeet. :3 Started writing a novel.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
This year I didn't really have one, but I'm determined to think of a good one this time around. Hmm. Any ideas?
3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
I think I'm goin' up to Phoenix to see some buddies. And my lil' brothers too!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My puppy Bagheera. My rattie girl Willow. My hamster Pit.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada!
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A solid job. (So, guess I'll just hold on to this one.)
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 2009. Nasty, nasty breakup.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally leaving someone who was bad for me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Waiting nearly four years to do it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nah. I'm INVINCIBLE baby!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
The Alien series. Must. Have. More. Sigourney!
12. Where did most of your money go?
Random expenses. Food. A spur of the moment trip to Vancouver. >>
13. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Running Up That Hill by Placebo. Indestructible by Disturbed. Ugly by The Exies.
14. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Write. Always need to write more...books so rarely write themselves!
15. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sleep. (I'll sleep when I'm dead.)
16. What was your favorite TV program?
Bones. How I Met Your Mother. M*A*S*H. Angel.
17. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not big with the hate. I was probably most frustrated by this school's chemistry department.
18. What was the best book you read?
I wish I had time to joy read.. O.o. But for school, probably my biological anthropology textbook. (I'm a huge dork.)
19. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Placebo. Muse!
20. What was your favorite film of this year?
They definitely weren't made this year, but this year I discovered Alien Resurrection, and Gorillas in the Mist. (I'm not kidding about this Sigourney obsession. I have a problem. x3)
21. What did you do on your birthday?
My ex and some of our friends threw me a little party. I was so, so happy. I nearly cried. XD
22. What kept you sane?
Music. How I Met Your Mother. The ratties I foster. My buddies.
23. Who did you miss?
My ex. My friends who live elsewhere.
24. Who was the best new person you met?
So many awesome peoples. (Tucson furs, ftw!) But this summer I started working for a rattie rescue, and have become really involved there. The director Jenna has been a huge inspiration to me.
25. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009
"Heroes live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be." ~Angel the series
The world is twisted and broken and messed up. Many people are cruel and those who aren’t ignore those who are – giving them silent approval. I can't fix everything or everyone, not even close – the world’s too big for that. The bad outnumbers the good so intensely that it feels like nothing we do matters.
But if nothing we do matters – if there’s no greater goal or aim or reward – then all that matters is what we do. The impossibility of it all just makes trying – trying to fix and help and build back up the lives around us, build back up our own lives on an everyday scale - that much more important.
Because that’s all we have. The ability to try.
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Anyways. Happy new year everybody!
