Nabbed from chrryblssmninja, because it seemed simply too awesome to ignore:

1. Ask and I'll assign you the basis of some show idea.
2. Create the characters you need, including the actors who'd play them. Photos optional but recommended.
3. Come up with a general synopsis of the premise.

Alright, 2009, time to officially (well, non officially, cause it's kind of January 4th already?) Seacrest Out yo ass.

2009 in summary: a lot of things happened. I honestly can't believe it though. I do feel like it snuck past me. It really is a blur, even though I say that every year--is that a good or bad thing? Swiper the Fox done swiped my year...




Maybe it's just because I'm in a funk, maybe it's because I haven't felt like myself for the last couple of days, but I'm ready for some change. I grew a lot during the beginning of the year. I met a lot of new people, made a lot of new friends, changed the direction my life was taking, and at times walked in the same direction I have traveled so many times before. But now, I feel like I've settled. Orphanage, pharmacy. Cats, drinking on weekends. Chemistry, salads, whatever. My life right now is a like a couch with a finely moulded ass weld. The same, the same, the same...am I just floating around in the one spot? Lately I feel like I'm couch-n-it  as I watch everyone else glide through life without me. Everyone's dispersing, everyone's growing. Everyone's found someone and I'm still just sitting here.

Oh and I just need to throw this in here, fuck this year's short ass Winter break. I didn't get to do half of what I planned or see half the people I wanted to. I only saw Kim a handful of times which blows enough on its own. I'm doing Summer quarter this year, too, which makes my prospective future even more lackluster. I just want something to look forward to.

I have to say though, the time I did spend with everyone was refreshing for the most part. I genuinely enjoyed spending time with my family and my cousins. This sounds ridiculous but I rediscovered how much I love them. I feel like I really reconnected with my brother, too, and I can't even begin to express how much that means to me. The last time I visited home I never thought we'd get there.



I'm not saying I'm bored with my life, I just want it to MOVE. I hate the thought of "settling." It creeps me out.



I love my family and my friends. I am surrounded by such lovely people. Sometimes this blows my mind.



Yeah 2010, I'm kind of a mess right now. But I still think you should really shake things up this year. Just saying, so far, I'm not impressed.

I am off until Wednesday. I don't even know what I'm going to do, save for reading and watching movies and maybe working some on editing/finishing The Fangirl's Guide to Life and writing more of Better Than Truth (semi-resolution thing: finish the draft for Better Than Truth before this year is over, so help me). In the meantime: ( I took this picture months ago, and it's currently my profile picture for Tumblr. )

I feel like half the time I photograph well, and the other half I just end up looking goofy.

And because I am Weird Like That: animated characters should not be this fine, okay.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!! May this decade not suck.

OH LJ, HOW PERFECT FOR YOU TO ASK.

One of my fondest '09 memories: Maroon 5, November 20.

( The full story, plus pictures. )

A belated thank you to everyone who sent me cards this year! (I hope you all got yours safely, even if they were late.)

So while I am a big fan of this current layout, I feel the need to change it. And I've narrowed my options down to these eight, and out of them I've only used one before (and I used that one for a long time), and... yeah. So check this out.

Poll #1504638 new layout for the new year.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 4

Which layout should I try next?

Coming later today: the list of things that I want to do before I'm 25. I mentioned my list the other day, and here is a smaller version of it. I just have to find the book I wrote it in and post it. Also coming: the pictures from the Maroon 5 concert, just because.

First: As I mentioned before, I am kind of over this decade. I am also horrified/amazed that I am at that point in my life in which I have full memories of what I was doing about this time ten years ago. If I could flash back to 1999, I would probably find myself online (dial-up!), doing random searches on Alta Vista or Yahoo and reading God knows what. Or talking on the phone about things that I would only admit under threat of water torture.

Second: You know what's sad? Finding clothes you forgot that you had. I feel like I wear varaitions of the same thing over and over so when I find something I forgot I bought or just haven't worn in ages, I always get a deer-in-headlights look.

While I'm still talking about clothes: I got a cool blazer and a red v-neck shirt the other day. I need something to wear under the red shirt, as it's the kind that's all worn and kind of sheer at parts of it. Torrid is having a buy one, get one free sale on its sweaters and for some reason I have a very intense urge to buy myself some sweaters.

Third: Christmas! My dad surprised me and gave me a new cell phone. I repeat: I HAVE A PHONE THAT WAS MADE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. IT HAS A TOUCH SCREEN. I actually gasped when I opened it. He also got me a warm-up suit and Snoopy pajama pants that are fuzzy and ridiculously cute. My mom gave me a new wallet and a Lost calendar (hilariously, she hid money in the various compartments in the wallet and also in the calendar and watched as I frantically tried to find the rest of the cash stowed inside). My brother gave me I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! on DVD (and it has the New Year's special on it too! The one where Charlie Brown has to read War and Piece over Christmas break and misses kissing the Little Red-Haired Girl at the party or something! Sidenote: they really need to release all of the friggin' specials on one box set. And I still want Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!) on DVD too, are you listening, whoever owns the rights to that?!). I ended up getting $40 worth of DVDs at Blockbuster after seeing Sherlock Holmes. I went only to see if they had Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and came out with that, 17 Again, Star Trek, I Love You, Man, and Love Actually (which I need to FINALLY see, and I finally have it in widescreen, YAAAY).

Fourth: A few years ago, I made a big, 70+ item list of things that I wanted to do before I turned twenty-five. I think I've only crossed off about five of those items. There is one thing that I absolutely want to do but don't know if I'll have the resources to do it (go to 25 concerts--I'm at... 15 now, I think?), and there is one that I want to do to preserve my sanity/put me somewhat in the ( realm of normalility for my age group )

It's SNOWING. In fact, IT SNOWED ALL DAY. I am flabbergasted.