2009 has reached its end…but my mind was too focused on other things to realise. I can’t remember enough of 2009 in sufficient detail to fill up a entire blog post, but I’ll try my best…
The past year has brought to my life considerable amounts of change, experiences and stuff I probably forgot already. It consisted of shifts in the way I spend my time, and it even provided the chance for new friends. Change was evident in my attitudes, addictions and hair length. On the other hand, some things didn’t change…spending habits…music taste (*cough* METAL FOR LIFE *cough*). Were these changes for better or worse? Were my choices beneficial? Were they rational? Only time will tell.
Experiences. My memory does not serve me well in this area, but here goes. The past year has presented me with a plethora of experiences, good and bad, rewarding and punishing…I attended a wedding, I crashed a car. I stopped playing Counter Strike, I started playing poker. And theres more: I also went to a beach for the first time in who-knows-how-many years, wasted a lot of money, attended 2 anime conventions, suited up & went to a formal, reached 180bpm, straightened my hair, socialized more than usual, installed an EMG85, suffered at least 4 allergic reactions, signed up on Facebook, watched way too much anime, failed a job interview, got addicted to Facebook, wore a tiara at school, had some unusual things posted in relation to me on Facebook, went to Tasmania, started writing more music, significantly decreased my anime watching later on, re-arranged my room, gained awareness of my dream, went to Bendigo with nerds like myself, got my braces off, reduced sleeping hours…a person can just go on and on about all the crap that happens in their life can’t they? If you read all that, I am proud…but that doesn’t cover it all- many of those experiences were filled with more experiences in themselves; laughter, anger, joy, pressure, pain, friendship….
I have a lot to be thankful for in 2009…things such as the experiences above, but also general safety, health, loyalty of those around me, kindness expressed through friendships, and kindness that I have been able to share with others.
Moving on…to….
SCREAMFEST! A true way to kick off 2010! Warning: what follows is my ramble about it. Screamfest was epic. Screamfest to me was like an oasis to a dehydrated mammal who had limped a thousand years in a desert. My soul trapped in this body trapped in Australia yearned for a taste of the feast from Europe. I might be exaggerating a little, but not much…and now that I have had a taste, I hunger for more. Sure, the lineup was not perfectly suited to my taste…but I remind myself that that was all it was…a taste, a little teaser for what awaits me in the glorious lands of Finland, Germany and beyond.
Okay. That’s done.
New years resolution. What ultimate goal should I set? I have already listed all the things I plan to complete in my previous post…but to have a resolution is “the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.” (http://dictionary.reference.com/). Hmmm…this’ll be it: I will not set my sights off my goal aaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnd besides that, I’ll just take life as it comes- learning from every single experience. 
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