I am not as smart as I should be.

I have opinions - but I am not smart enough to be able to back them up.

This Song Is Spooky.

The White Stripes

"The Same Boy You've Always Known"

You fell down of course
and then you got up of course
and you started over
forgot my name of course
then you started to remember
pretty tough to think about
the beginning of december
pretty tough to think about

You're looking down again
and then you look me over
we're laying down again
on a blanket in the clover
the same boy you've always known
well I guess I haven't grown
the same boy you've always known

Think of what the past did
it could 've lasted
so put it in your basket
I hope you know a strong man
who can lend you a hand
lowering my casket

I thought this is just today
and soon you'd been returning
the coldest blue ocean water
cannot stop my heart and mind
from burning
everyone who's in the know says
that's exactly how it goes
and if there's anything good about me
I'm the only one who knows

'09 in Review!

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Lived in my own house! With 4 fantastic ladies :-)

2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
1. Start a new bog - Check! Waxcylinders.blogspot.com
2. Spend More Time in the City - fail :-(
3. Go to one campus event a week - fail :-(
4. Keep a Diary again - fail :-(
5. Rediscover cello - half fail
6. eat one meal a day vegetarian - fail!
7. Find some new bands and a new direction in music - Check! Mehko, Paean, Everyone!
8. Get away from Jeans in my wardrobe - check! Lots more skirts now!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandpa on my dad's side died on Christmas Eve. Been a rough week.

5. What countries did you visit?
US only :-P

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A Russian stamp in my passport :-)

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
1/1/09 - my favorite New Years' till 2010's!
7/26/09 - The day SEP got shut down for Swine Flu
8/09 - Moving into my first place
12/24/09 - Losing my grandpa :-(
12/31/09 - ringing out a great year with people I <3!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Receiving 13 'A' grades in the 13 classes I took in '09

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not seeing people I care about often enough. Emma, Kelsey and Sam come to mind!

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
FUCK YES I was sick so much in '09. I missed Valentine's Day and my birthday because I was so sick.

11. What was the best thing someone bought you?
I think my favorite 2 presents all year were the Pitchfork 500 book Amanda got me and the Seinnheiser headphones Chris got me for my birthday

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My own ^_^

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Amanda's sometimes :-P (*coughboyfriendcough*)

14. Where did most of your money go?
All my freaking money this winter went to our freakish heating bills! But other than that, honestly probably buying people presents for birthdays or graduation or Christmas.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Music! I started Wax Cylinders and read about music and wrote about it and it was magical!

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Kids - MGMT
Disturbia - Rihanna (SUBURBIA!)
Mehko and Ocean Birds' music

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier - MUCH better living sitch!
b) fatter or skinner? The latter, honestly! Living with vegetarians really helps out ;-)
c) richer or poorer? Richer - had no job last year!

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Spending time with more friends

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Spending money lol

20. How do you plan to spend Christmas?
We did as we always do, with Christmas morning at home, waffles at my great grandma's, christmas dinner there, and more presents at my uncle's house with my grandparents <3

21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Stayed in love!

22. How many one night stands?
None! I'm a LADY.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
I watched an astonishingly little amount of TV, but my favorite new one was Glee. I actually genuinely like it!

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I have a certain figure at work that could get certain wasting diseases....

25. What was the best book you read?
I think I like Crime and Punishment best, but I also read Master and Margarita by Bulgakov, We by Zamyetin, Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, most of The Picture of Dorian Grey by Wilde, and a couple others.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Passion Pit and Phoenix were my favorite new acts!

27. What did you want and get?
A great house to live in

28. What did you want and not get?
A radio show - but that shall be remedied!

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
notably, I saw Ghostbusters for the first time this year, but my fav new movie was Watchmen!

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
At 19, I was hella sick so I had to postpone it, but eventually I went to a fancy dinner with Chris and had a nice night at home with my mommy and daddy and sister! Look out for April 2nd 2010 though, more high-key!

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Living in a single in Halls :-P

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Urban Butterfly ^_^

33. What kept you sane?
Making lists, Facebook Chat, music

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Downey Jr, probably lol

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Prop 8. Shitstorm.

36. Who do you miss?
I mentioned Emma Sam and Kelsey already! Toss in Blair ;-)

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Emilyyyyy! Best roommate ever. Well, at least one of the four best roommates ever.

38. What was the best thing you ate?
Chris' Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb (capitalized. yes.) Or his souffle.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009?
How to manage your own money and bills and house.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I get by with a little help from my friends!