Top Ten, Anyone?

Here it is, the list of top ten things that '09 brought my way (in no particular order).

London Calling

Best party in the midwest, hands down.

DJ Nick O.

Watching this kid DJ is awesome. He's likely St Louis' most underrated show. No joke.

The Broth Adventures

New roomies and I find all kinds of ways to get into "trouble"

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

BEST SHOW EVER. I only wish I had discovered it much earlier.

Copenhagen

This beautiful, beautiful city quickly tied with Paris as a fav. Someday I will live there. I hope.

Twitter

An early and avid user. What can I say? I'm Twitterpated.

Thursday nights at Pi

Good music, food, friends and dancing all in a perfect laid back environment. A night I always look forward to foz.

Plaid

Everything looks better in plaid. Trust me, this fad will be missed when it's gone.

The Journey Girls & Co.

(unfortunately there's no picture existing with everyone)

Best of times with this new found group of friends. It's just too bad these things don't last forever.

Emusic

Cheapest music EV. This site has not helped my music addiction one bit.

A New Year's Pledge

This year I pledge:

- To be awesome.

- To be an artist, to have an artists heart, to make art. A lot of it.

- To free myself to feel again, to see the beauty that is shouting out at me in even the smallest nuances of life, and to feel whatever emotions they evoke in me.

- To be a writer, to write out what I feel, and to make up a ton of new words for all the new feelings I experience.

- To be a student, always and forever. I will read and learn and be my own teacher. This brain needs stretching.

- To find a way to always be moving forward.

- To find the confidence, strength, and motivation that I've lost somewhere along the way. I will face problems head on, I will confront when confrontation is necessary, I will be silent when silence is needed, I will be bold and tactful, I will be strong.

This world is big and scary, but I'm ready now.