NOOS’s Neighborhood

Written a little early this year but I feared I'd forget about it if I didn't do it now. The Law of Attraction that has happened this past year is pretty incredible and simply filling out the same old meme that I've always filled out just doesn't fully get that point across. Having Andrew W.K. say Happy Birthday to you may seem uneventful but it brightened my world along with having an epic Canabalt high score battle with Rob. Little things meant the most. Kindness. Love. Fun.

Dreams came true. Dreams died. Friends returned. A friend left this earth. A dog entered. I still hate dogs. I started writing again even if it's only private. I closed up. I opened up. I removed those who are toxic. I forgave. There was a wedding. I have a real family now. I feel loved without conditions.

This was an epic year and, considering how little I left the house, I find that to be pretty incredible.

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What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
I drank eggnog, kissed Amanda Palmer and met Trent Reznor. Not in that exact order or at the same time, sadly.

Did you keep your new years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Last year I wrote "Next year, I will meet him. It will be my final shot and it will happen." It did! I met him June 5th, 2009 through a series of luck and pure will. This year I don't really have any sort of goal so I plan on just floating along and we'll see how that goes.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.

Did anyone close to you die?
I found out a friend of mine killed herself, though she died in 2002. I found out just this year. Painful experience. Michael Jackson also died and that sucked.

What countries did you visit?
Pennsylvania. It's a country now.

What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A little more sanity. It was a difficult year as far as my mental health goes. The awesome far outweighs any shit though.

What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 5th, 2009. The day it happened.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Learning the actual power the Universe has and how simply I can make goodness happen just because I believe.

What was your biggest failure?
Believing the thoughts a little too much.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
NINfluenza.

What was the best thing you bought?
It was the donation I made to #ERIC. The act didn't just help me achieve my goal but it helped someone else and made me feel awesome.

Whose behavior merited celebration?
This one is difficult because acts of kindness have been everywhere this year. Trent, Amanda, NIN fans, Doctor Lady, Bean, Piper, Krystle, Gary... there are too many.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My own, probably.

Where did most of your money go?
NIN tickets.

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
June 5th.

What song will always remind you of 2009?
Give Into Me by Michael Jackson

Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Same.
ii. thinner or fatter? Same.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.

What do you wish you’d done more of?
I wish I got out of the house more but it's physically impossible.

What do you wish you’d done less of?
Being in the house.

How did you spend Christmas?
Dee, Vic, Bean, Pixi.

Did you fall in love in 2009?
Nope.

How many one-night stands?
Zero.

What was your favorite TV program?
True Blood.

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope. I hate everyone exactly the same.

What was the best book you read?
I didn't read much. Maybe The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.

What was your greatest musical discovery of 2009?
Pusifer.

What did you want and get?
A hug from him and a kiss from her.

What did you want and not get?
A pussycat.

What was your favorite film of this year?
This Is It.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
31. Home. Teenagers. Andrew W.K. said Happy Birthday to me via Twitter.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being able to leave.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Flannels. Always.

What kept you sane?
Eckhart Tolle.

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Mr. Reznor, Amanda Palmer.

What political issue stirred you the most?
Health Care, Gay Marriage bullshit.

Who did you miss?
Shadow. I'll miss him forever.

Who was the best new person you met?
Amanda, Trent and Twitter fun with Rob.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
I'm just fine even when I'm not fine.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“All day I've been wondering what is inside of me, who can I blame for it? I say it runs in the family" - Runs in the Family - Amanda Palmer.