2009 in Retrospect.

[Leetmuffin]

Well the year is just about up. Did you guys have a good year? A bad one? Anything exciting happen? You level up? Graduate? Get hitched?

For me it was probably the toughest year of my life. I was impaled by a piece of shrapenel, just when I finally found someone to love she cheated on me, I was fired from my job for pissing off an entire religion, I spent most of the summer worrying about getting a job and finding a place to live, I did find a job but it was the most physically taxing work I've ever done (hoeing fields nine hours a day in 110 degree heat), my ex called a couple times to remind me how well she was doing without me, I thought I found a place to live several times but those all fell through and I only found a place a day before I had to move out. Following all that I was in the most difficult semester of my life, having to live off forty dollars of food a month, angry teachers, and when I found a girl who shared all my interests she moved away two weeks later, even my improv troupe which was often the happiest few hours a week started to fade. I feel so tired all the time because of this semester and my parents think I'm a good for nothing shut in because of it. 2009 was awful for me.

But that's just me. I'm sure many of you had a great year, an important year even, in a few cases.

[Bronze]

Well. After spending the previous seven years sitting inside afraid to leave the house I enrolled in a contemporary music course, which went quite well. Through it I made friends, played a lot of music, played a few gigs, and found a flat and flatmates, and it's given me a pretty clear goal for what I want to do with the rest of my life.

Was used by a girl, but oh well, at least I lost my virginity.

Smoked a lot of pot, stopped after dying and being reborn as the universe (not fun).

Discovered that I'm going to be depressed for the rest of my life because there is no drug out there that will stop it.

I've had a lot of fun, but no matter how much I have gained I keep finding myself wanting more. It's been a better year than I have had for ages, but I don't know whether I would call it good or not. In a few years I'll probably think back on it with more positivity.

[Gin]

I finally found someone that I could spend my life with, made decisions that would change my life forever, and then lost her because she would rather give up than solve her problems, which leaves me with nothing and nobody.
A few months ago I would have called this the best year of my life, but it's spiralled down into being the worst.

[Desov2]

I went to College.

That about sums it up.

A good, if not stressful year for me.

[MrSquishyDBC]

I started the year in a pretty bad place. One of my best friends became my enemy when he decided to ignore my feelings and ask out the girl I liked, then didn't date her, but effectively poisoned and destroyed my friendship with her. Then I quit my volunteer job assisting at a karate studio and tried to find work in various places. My friendship with the girl started to get repaired, which was a pleasant surprise. I went on the Midnight Run. I got my learner's permit. I climbed a (relatively) small mountain. Then I went to Europe for a wild two and a half weeks. My enemy (who I had pretended to get along with for the sake of preserving friendships and making it easy for everyone) moved to Texas. Started school on a high note. Got my driver's liscense. Started having random, inexplicable fights with the girl, and now our friendship is kinda rocky again. Another very close friend almost killed himself and spent a few weeks in a mental hospital. I joined a band for Battle. Now, at the end of the year, I'm just about the only one of my friends who is single, and I'd like to change that. I'm also getting sick of this town and this school, and I just want to move on and get out.

But the most important thing about this year was that I developed greater sense of freedom and a lot more confidence in myself. I mean, spending nearly three weeks in Europe with friends and litte supervision really made me feel more independent than ever before, but getting my driver's liscense certainly helped as well. And with all the things that made me feel more independent and more free really bumped up my confidence levels, too. I'm much less afraid of things, I'm more confident in myself, and even my friends have said that after Europe I started "acting more like a guy," because frankly, I'm not the manliest man out there. I feel way better about myself in many different ways, and that's pretty rad.

This might not have been my best year overall, though some wonderful things happened. I can say that this was probably the most life changing year for me though, and probably the most important.

I learned two years ago that a year can simultaneously be the best and worst of your life. I guess it's important for bad things to happen so that you don't end up living a sheltered, protected existence. As much as I'd like to fix some of the mistakes I've made, I've taken solice in the face that at least I've learned a lesson from them.

[Joopac_Badur]

This is the 2008 Retrospect Thread

Might be interesting to look back on as well.

[Toby]

Man everyone's had a really shitty year.

My 2009 was pretty good. But I won't go into detail since that'll just seem insensitive.

[Shido]

My 2009 was pretty focused on one thing: The Wedding. It was one of the most stressful and rewarding times of my life. We did a lot of growing up this year.

[MrSquishyDBC]

Man everyone's had a really shitty year.

My 2009 was pretty good. But I won't go into detail since that'll just seem insensitive.

Personally, I'd love to hear about your good times. I know you're not trying to rub it in or anything.

Geez, looking back on that 2008 Retrospect really brough back some memories.
What ever happened to Rock Lobster? And Decker's been missing for a while, too. Have they both been caught up in the whole "can't post" issue?

[Exploding Pigeons]

2009 was just ok. I've done nothing interesting with my life, I've made no major changes. still in the closet with most of my family. no serious relationships. no break son what I want to do with my life. just plain old stuck in a rut. still living with my mother. still in debt still no drivers license.

I'm a big fat loser. and I only just realized it.

[Tekkactus]

Went to some parties. Met some girls. Got depressed for a while, then got better. Made some good friends. Made some phony friends I never really liked (but she did). Got strung along and toyed with and blueballed. Got a job selling a game I hated, but ended up liking it by the time the job was through. Rode in the back of an SUV for 6 hours, camped out for 3 days, then did it again. Got T-boned, had my radiator break on the highway, and generally found out what a cash-sink cars are. Made some enemies. Ate too much fruit cocktail and Taco Bell. Got a digestive tract disease. Never got laid.

[MrSquishyDBC]

Geez, we are a bit of a depressing bunch, aren't we.

New rule; you have to post happy things as well!

Happy things;
Toured Western Europe with some rad people
Decided to "liberate" myself from the people I don't like
Became more confident
Rode a Camel
Overall, had a lot of really good times with friends. Stuff I hope to remember for quite some time.

[Ben]

moved out of home, celebreated my fifth anivesery with a woman I love, and am having a great year so far.

[stock]

Haha...mostly good I'd say. Just found out I passed a few classes I thought I failed so that's awesome, last bit of hurrah. It's been pretty difficult though, had to switch majors in school to get out easier which was a pretty big blow to my confidence because I couldn't just push through and do what I set out to do but it's okay now, made my life a lot less stressful and let me calm down.

I guess there's always a girl situation but...whatever, nothing too unsettling. Actually yea...pretty good year I'd say, nothing stands out as completely amazing but that's really okay for now.

[Knight]

2009 is a terrible year apparently, as it was the worst of my life as well. I can't wait until it's over!