2009 - the easiest sum up

The day of the year: 21st June, an evening of redemption.

The season of the year: autumn

The film of the year: Watchmen, Inglorious Basterds, Zweiohrküken

The book of the year: Fit For Life by Harvey Diamond, The Death Of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave, Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac

The crush of the year: the usual...those I can never have

The regret of the year: that April ever happened. The worst month of the year.

The concert of the year: NIN at Hurricane Festival

The band of the year: NIN, KillWhitneyDead, Darkest Hour, Stabbing Westward, The Cure

The musician of the year: Bryan Adams

The song of the year: "hurt", "so far away", "on a day like today", "into the grey", "lullaby"

The new album of the year: "The eternal return" by Darkest Hour

The conversation of the year: 6 hours+ with Dan, haven't talked that much again since.

The friend of the year: that's tough

The arsehole of the year: that bassist


Something you learnt in 2009: healthy eating, to be nice to my mum sometimes, to control my hopes

Which doctor did you visit the most this year?: My dermatologist - once a month since 2007.

How was your birthday?: very quiet and not many people remembered, but I don't care, not as much as you care about your birthday

Your darkest hour in 2009: the night I wrote that 4000-word blog and the day I found out I didn't get the scholarship

The most unforgettable moment of 2009: Trent's arm around me, the moment of heart cleansing and that kiss (Note: those are three different things)

The most significant realisation: That I always rip my arse off for people, now I've stopped

The biggest burden of 2009: driving lessons, job hunting, family issues and this uncontrollable piece of wrath.

Did your plans work out?: to keep fit - yes. To go back to uni - no.

Your biggest accomplishment of 2009: driving license, part time job, writing "The bystanders" and "Laurie's Cottage Pie", keeping up my blog

Have you changed in the last 12 months?: I've become more detached and lack of sensitivity, I like it that way, makes things easier

Your new year's resolution: work hard and no one's gonna get in my way