So sayeth my muse and muse is never wrong. Although I’m not sure what kind of pants muse was speaking of (well, I do but let’s pretend it was something entirely different, mmkay?). Let’s pretend they were sexypants.
Yeah. Let’s make it the year of SexyPants!
(realizes she got awfully carried away here but realizes also (too) that it’s her blog and if she wants to be carried away, she can. And finally, she wonders WTF she’s doing referring to herself in the third person. All this and more on the next episode of “Crazy Cat Lady” theatre.)
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1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
I fasted for twelve days in January and it was amazingly easy. Which just goes to show that when I set my mind to achieving something, I can do it. It’s the mind-setting that is the hard part for me. I tried it again in February and really half-assed it and blew it seven days in.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I’m not sure I made any other than the fasting and I did keep that one. I always make one or two of them so I’ll come up with something, I’m sure.
3. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?
Goofing around online, most likely. I don’t have any plans because I like to stay alive and drunken asshats make that hard.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My oldest aunt passed away in June. My other two aunts and I flew to Indiana for her funeral and it was a lovely remembrance of her life.
5. What countries did you visit?
Is Colorado a country? (hah Is it?) Didn’t go out of the US this year but did go to Oklahoma, Indiana and Colorado.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Discipline, David Cook singing to me and only me (preferably naked (him, not me)), some Christmas spirit, 40 hours a week and the paycheck that goes along with it and a thriving woo-woo practice.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 3, 2009 - my first DC concert where I was smooshed up against the stage, so close that had I brought out my inner perve, I could have had a field day touching him. I sang so hard and so loud that I had no voice for three days after but damn, it was worth it. One of the best days of my life.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
As mentioned, my 12 day fast. I don’t think I’ve ever felt that good in my body. Strong, clear … just awesome. I also walked a 5k in May with a bunch of other DC fans. That was something I hadn’t planned on but was glad I did.
9. What was your biggest failure?
When I fell off my wagon (fasting) and realized it was more fun to just binge eat, I totally went for it and gained back all the weight I lost plus. I finish the year feeling like Pudge McGee and am really, heartbreakingly unhappy about it all.
That, and I didn’t bring out my inner perve and cop a feel off DC. (It was the closest I’d get to him all year and if I had known that, I might have.)
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Fortunately, despite my snarfing, I have a very healthy immune system. My body is in good shape besides there being too much of it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
New bras that showed off my awesome ta-ta’s to their best advantage. It was great.
12. Where did most of your money go?
For a while there, on new bras! hah (Damn, good ones are expensive!) Then it went to paying bills.
13. What song will always remind you of 2009?
It’s not one you’d know – it’s “Make Me” by MWK (a band Dave played with a bit before Idol.) MWK co-founders Neal & Andy are in his band now and they bust this song out every once in a while. I think it’s the most played song on my Itunes list. Love the line “Make me fall for you // as if I had nothing else to do” – (I secretly think Neal is a poser but he does write some kick ass lyrics.)
14. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I’m so sorry but I cannot divulge this as it’s classified information. Your life would be in danger and I would hate to put you in that position. Definitely shared on a need-to-know basis and only one person would need to know that and that person is well aware of it. (At least I think they are!)
15. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Cryptic answers like the one above. Well, YOU wish I’d done less of it, right? LOL
For reals, I wish I had not run amok with food.
16. What was your favourite TV program?
This year I was totally into “Mad Men” and “Dexter” along with staples like “Intervention”. Cousin O’Cool has recommended “True Blood” and I’m starting that series as soon as Netflix gets its ass in gear. She said Season 2 was pretty close to porn and I’m all about the porn (vampire or not).
17. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I really don’t hate anyone. There are a few I prefer not to spend time with but I don’t hate anyone. (Dick Cheney, if I had to name names but I’ve “hated” him all along so that’s nothing new. Man is pure evil, in my opinion.)
18. What was the best book you read?
I did tear through the “Twilight” saga this year and while I can’t say they were well written, they were decent enough to pull me though four books the size of bricks. I enjoyed the ride. Just don’t name your damn baby Renesmee.
19. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Awww, you know the answer to that one! I also took a liking to Matt Nathanson after seeing him open for Cookie. He was awesome in concert. Funny and sexy and just cool.
20. What was your favorite film of this year?
I don’t see many movies in the theatre so it’s hard to say. I enjoyed “Julie and Julia” and am looking forward to seeing “Up in the air” (despite my strong aversion to anything with smarmy George Clooney in it) and “Blindsided”. Oh wait, I watched “The Proposal” and really, really enjoyed it.
21. What did you do on your birthday?
Some fam and I went to Buca diBeppo’s in Washington right before my birthday and that was a nice celebration.
22. What kept you sane?
Visits to Cooklandia, the internets, and most especially, Cousin O’Cool who, despite being 18 years younger than me, is like the big sister I never had. She’s awesome – funny, smart, really snarky and very grounded. I love her lots.
23. Who did you miss?
Always miss my Lauren. Not one day … seriously, not. one. day. goes by when I don’t think of her. I also missed my mom and grandma.
24. Who was the best new person you met?
My friend Areti whom I met at the Pathways Expo in October. I hope we get to be good buddies in 2010.
25. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
To really, truly effect change, I have to shift stuff in the physical world – it’s not enough to just think about it or ponder it. I have to actually take steps to move into it.
Oh, and touch David Cook while you can because you might not get another chance. heh
1. What did you think of 2009?
I had a good year on both personal and professional fronts. I learned A LOT. Big time growth on so many levels that I am astounded when I look back. Things continue to ebb and flow but all told, 2009 was a year of major growth.
I can also see a great deal of growth (not without enormous struggle, alas) in our country and as a collective. Birthing a new consciousness is hard and that’s reflected everywhere. We’ll get there, inch by inch. (Just wish it weren’t so hard on so many.)
2. What do you think was the news story of the year?
Hmm, I’d echo The Gal’s sentiment about Barack Obama’s Inauguration being a wonderful time of joy, hope and enormous potential.
3. What happened this year that you never want to hear another word about?
I will again echo The Gal – her answer? Tiger Woods! Jeez oh pete, people. Enough already. It ain’t none of our business.
4. What was your favorite song of 2009?
I’m gonna go with “Lie” by my sekrit boyfriend. He’s worked on this one all throughout the tour and by the time it came to a close (November), he had really gotten it to a beautiful place. Watch it yourself:
So lie to me and tell me that it’s gonna be alright // So lie to me and tell me that we’ll make it through the night // I don’t mind if you wait before you tear me apart // Look me in the eye and lie, lie, lie ….
5. What did you accomplish this year?
Oh goodness! I rocked it hard this year! LOL Probably most unlikely accomplishments would be my 12 day fast in January and walking the 5K with Team David Cook on a very, very rainy Sunday morning in May.
6. Did you learn anything new this year?
Tons and tons of stuff! I probably should write a post about that just for posterity. One of the best things I learned? How to bring stuff down out of my head and into real physical form.
7. What are you looking forward to in the new year?
More growing and learning, working on taking care of my body and stepping out of my comfort zone.
8. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?
Nothing exciting so far. Never is but that’s okay by me.
9. What’s the best thing you ever did on a New Year’s Eve?
Made the decision to ditch my bad boyfriend but not before I had wild sex with him one last time. What a shame he was so good in bed and so crappy every other place. I ran into him online many many years later when he didn’t know it was me and the urge to mess with his head almost overtook my good sense. Good thing I’m all love and light, right? (I think I totally got off track on the question, didn’t I? Oh well.)
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Tee hee – this looks like my late beloved kitty Midjull who shuffled off this mortal coilage in 2007. (I miss my Midge a lot.) Plus, it about sums up my feeling for Christmas. Dag. I can’t believe it’s here already!
Here’s wishing all my bloggy pals a wonderfully joyous Christmas Eve and day. We are off to the Cousin O’Cool’s house for the traditional Italian feast – lasagna, sausage, crusty bread and cannolis. MMMM! (Sometimes I wonder if I go just for food and presents. heh Nah, I actually like hanging out with my family and every year we take a group picture and it’s nice to look back on them.)
BTW, Santa brought me an early present – a Snuggie! It *is* warm but it’s a lot of fabric and I feel claustrophobic in it a bit. So I use it to keep my feet and lap warm. (It’s really mostly a blanket.)
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
(Special hugs to The Gal for being my most ardent supporter! Thanks for all the comment love this year. Here’s to lots more blogging in 2010!)
The Most Annoying Christmas Meme Ever ( Fruitcakes Abound!)
1. What is the most annoying Christmas song?
I think I mentioned already the horrifying “Grandma and her peculiar but fatal incident with a deer of some sort” and also those damn barking dogs so this time I’ll say Alvin & the Chipmunks screech-fest. Oh, my bleeding ears!
2. Name one annoying thing that happens to you each time you get together with your family during the holidays.
Hmmm, treading thin ice on this question since some of those same members (occasionally) read this here blog.
So, let me retreat back in time when a certain cousin of mine who shall remain nameless (cough*shewhohatesme*cough) made us all open our presents in age order (starting with the oldest). Each person had to sit and wait while the others opened their gifts. She was the youngest (at that time) and made a big show of taking off the wrapping paper, folding it just so and generally making sure we were all paying attention to her and her lovely gifts. The first year we didn’t spend with that part of the family, we tore into our presents – age rule be dammed! It took us like five minutes to open them all and it was only 8:30pm. We had a whole night to kill. Since then, we have a much more middle-of-the-road way to do it where it doesn’t take five hours or five minutes because neither one of those are too fun. Just saying.
3. What is eggnog? Think about it. Does anybody really know?
I don’t know and I’m not wasting that much brain power on it. It tastes icky to me and it also has eleventy-billion calories and I know it’s not worth half that. So, go on with your nog self. Drink up! I will be in the corner with a cosmo.
4. Don’t take this personally but there are lots of fruitcakes walking around. Have you encountered any real live nuts lately?
There are tons of them on the internets, baybeee! Have you seen this site? Or this one? Are you sure you want me to go on?
5. Why were the nine Lords a’leaping in those annoying tights???!
I loved Gal’s answer: Chafing – that can surely be a bitch. You’d leap too!
6. What is the most annoying Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
Annoying? I don’t think I’ve gotten anything annoying. Useless, perhaps. But not annoying.
7. Let’s admit it: Christmas, with all its splendor and goodwill, can also be a pain in the royal patootie. How do you plan to circumvent annoyances this year and enjoy the season?
I did what little shopping I had to do via the interwebs, made and ate some really good Italian cookies, and I enjoy looking at all the pretty lights. They make me happy. Also too – presents. Loves me some presents. As Cartman sings “Oh holy night, the night when I get presents” (heh)
and I am left without anyone to inspire me. Teh horror!
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Did I already whine about not being able to buy presents for people? (Yes, Lisa. You did.) It feels like I totally half-assed Christmas, you know? I got two presents for Duty because he is horrifically hard to buy for, two for Luke (not hard to buy for), one for family member whose name I picked (and who didn’t put anything on his amazon list so had to beg his mother to find out what to get him. Ah! The joys of the season!) and … that’s it. Nothing for Duty’s family as they generally don’t exchange gifts, nothing for any other members of my family …. nothing for the pets. I did get some present ya-ya’s out when I went shopping for the family we adopted and even got to buy baby clothes! (Counts her blessings.)
The snow is pretty much all shoveled to the sides now but it will definitely be a white christmas. (Big rain is coming this weekend so flooding is possible. (gets out mud boots)) It looked very pretty though and I only almost slipped 30 times walking from the parking garage to the office yesterday! YEY!)
Okay, this is some serious ass whining. Sorry.
Snarkela out.
Holy Moley! We had us an honest to goodness snow storm here on the east coast! In our area, we got about a foot and a half of snow. I think DC and suburbs got even more than that. It was one of the few times in my adult memory where I could truly just sit back and enjoy it, knowing I had nowhere to be and nothing to do.
The face of snow joy! Here’s the (not so) bitty Luke outside playing. Look at those cheeks!
As is our tradition, Duty and I did go out and about in the truck in the middle of it because 4WD rules, y’all! We drove to Dunkin’ Donuts but that was closing early so we ended up at Acme buying frozen pizza and soda. Neighbor Greg came over and plowed our driveway a bit so we got him a 12 pack of beer in return. (He was back over here today doing it again and then he and Duty went to dig the older neighbor dude out.) They did a lot of work clearing the driveway for which I am (sorta) thankful because then I wish I could call in trapped can drive off to work tomorrow without too much trouble.
1. What is your favorite holiday show/animated show?
I don’t really watch much holiday television but if I had to choose, I’d say “How the Grinch stole Christmas”.
2. What holiday character do you think you’re most like?
Uh, Cindy Lou Who, maybe? I dunno.
3. What holiday character does your spouse think you’re most like?
Oh hell. I have no idea. I’d ask him but you’d get an even less interesting response than mine.
4. Favorite Christmas/holiday song?
It’s not officially Christmas season for me unless I hear “Please come home for Christmas” by the Eagles. (Cheery song, no?) I also really like “Christmas Time is here” by Mercy Me, and Josh Groban’s “Oh Holy Night”.
A big shout out to the Charlie Brown Christmas cd – I listen to that every day at work and it always cheers me up. (Does Snoopy dance)
5. Most hated Christmas/holiday song?
I’m with Gal on the “Grandma got run over by a reindeer” song. That’s such crap. Oh, and that damn dog barking Jingle Bells.
6. If you have an all holiday music radio station when do you start listening to it?
Probably right about now. I can’t take much Christmas music before I get sick of it.
7. If you have an all holiday music radio station do you love it or hate it?
I don’t usually listen to it. There are about three in our listening area that turn all holiday right after Thanksgiving and I refuse to listen.
8. Have you ever wrapped yourself as a Christmas present?
No because I’m pretty sure they’d ask for a gift slip to make a return for two 20 year olds or something like that.
9. Who is Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer’s father?
I’m not sure how I’m supposed to know this. Is there a Wiki for this somewhere?
10. Do you drive your neighborhood or one near you at night to look at other people’s holiday decorations?
Yes! This is also another tradition with Duty – we go out during the week after Christmas and drive all over the little town looking at (and secretly grading) the decorations and lights. It’s lots of fun! We have our Dunkin coffee and lots of christmas music blaring.
11. When you see a heavily decorated house do you think, ‘oh that’s lovely’? Or do you think, ‘oh criminy, that looks like Christmas threw up all over their lawn’?
We usually downgrade anyone who has gone overboard with the lights. It’s important to be tasteful and not trashy, IMO.
12. Are you counting the days to Christmas with excited anticipation or dread?
Mmm … more like apathy. This year the family forced me into we exchanged gift names so that we all didn’t end up buying each other stuff none of us need. I’m a giver and seeking out just the right present makes me happy so buying for just one person (and off their approved list at that!) wasn’t quite the joyous experience I was seeking. Nevertheless, Cousin O’Cool makes fabulous lasagna and we have italian bread and sausage and cannolis and it’s all fun. So … apathy mixed with anticipation of good eats and happy family.
13. When was the last time you had your photo taken with Santa? Did you sit on his lap?
Uh, the mall asked me not to return so I haven’t. I’m good like that.
14. Do you make a Christmas list for your spouse or significant other or do you rely on them to pick your gift(s) without a clue from you?
Duty is surprisingly good at picking out really nice gifts. He’d be horrified with a list.
15. When do you put up your tree?
It’s a 3 foot tabletop one with colored lights and it went up last Saturday. I’m not a big tree person. I’m not even a big decorator. That’s really the only Christmas related thing I have up. (I suck, don’t I?)
16. Real or fake?
I think you can guess the answer to that if you know me even from a distance.
17. When do you take your tree down?
Sometime after the new year. I like looking at the pretty lights.
18. Do you shop the day after Christmas sales? What do you shop for?
No and hell no. You will NEVER catch me in a store afterwards. I cannot stand crowds and that’s primo time for screaming meemies. (Although I like to get a nice calendar at 50% off so I might brave the B&N for that.)
19. Is your work/office having a holiday party this year? Will you attend?
Can I tell you what a lame ass Christmas thing we had this year? Last year, it was a HUGE festive occasion at the Boss’s ritzy house. Bless his heart – he had all the $$ approvals from management and had it all lined up when they yanked it all back because the market went to hell in October. He ended up having to pay $5000 out of his own pocket for the party. So, this year, in order not to have that happen again and stay within the very, VERY small budget they gave us, we had a happy hour at a local pub. I had to drive so I had half a beer and stayed two hours. It was depressing. But I understand why and hopefully, next year we can have something midway between crap and fabulous.
20. Do you have your New Year’s Eve Plans set yet?
We don’t usually do anything on NYE because I don’t want to get killed by drunk asshats. I’m fine with staying in, having dinner and watching a movie. Just like most any other night.
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