Some 2009 Things (in whatever order)

I started writing these things rather randomly. Every New Year's Eve I think about what I want the new year to be like. Today, though it was a moody day, I thought on and off about this past year. So I started writing about it toward the end of the night... or now... and here are some things to remember the year by. These are just things that popped into my head, not meant to be the most important things or anything. It seems anyway, every moment is just as important as every other one, really.


First off, my brother is nice. He was willing to go downstairs and fetch me some water.
First time in my life I've been told 'I love you'... it's no happy end of the year ending thou.
I finally made some actual friends at Rutgers from work (very cool ppl too) ever since I finally decided to take shifts at NCS, where I got hired me at the start of 2008!
I realized I don't wanna teach (oh yea, I taught!!) and wanna do websites instead (though that might change too)
I flipped off Dementor Lady (well it was a lot less dramatic than that but it was awesome anyway)
I liked a boy a lot again. That hasn't happened since 2007. It was just as tempestuous this time, except I was a lot braver =)
Don Tony died. It was really surreal to see him in his deathbed since when we visited them last year he was laughing with us and my grandparents, while Dona Maria said some crazy speech about Obama, a bit tipsy from the wine. I don't think I realize how real it is yet, even after the wake and seeing everyone mourn. Yet I gotta say I'm really happy I got to see Clau again. It's a selfish result, not intended to be so.
I went to China, from where I have 2 amazing memories: 1) The Yellow Mountain at night. It was cold, I had a huge red jacket on, provided by the hotel. Me and Lin were on top of a rock, at the top of the mountain (or very near anyway) and I was sipping on cheap Chinese beer while attempting to count the stars with Lin. 2) Me and Lin running to the bus after a lame tour, as the weather was suddenly changing from perfectly sunny to violent grey, trees hitting each other and the wind flapping at us as the storm was being born. Then inside the bus we marveled at the power of the angry rain hitting the bus windows. We read "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov and listened to music together during the long stormy bus ride. I think this is when Lin really liked "Turn into" by the YYYs.
I went to the Amazon and played with monkeys. I love monkeys.
I went to Quito by myself. Me and Jaime had good times together, I especially enjoyed the wine dinner. I also really liked playing Risk with him & friends... and the way back from Cotopaxi was a delicate bittersweet I can still taste when I listen to 'Timing' by Kevin Johanson, which I first heard then too.
(Travelling is very important)
I saw the last of my cousin Galo as single.
I spent good times with Nadia, we got drunk together.
We saw a snake on the water in the beach. I think it was kinda reddish.
Margarita got married.
My mom fell in love again, with a Dutch man, I'm glad she's happy, she really deserves it.
I got turtles from Jasmin, one died while I was in EC cuz it wasn't eating. The one that survived is now obese.
I made a best guy friend. He likes to draw and write, and he loves the rain. Whenever it rains, I now always think, well at least Nat's happy.
I met a boy who also likes Belle & Sebastian and watches the Discovery channel a lot too. I wish I talked to him more but I guess I'm scared. Yea, I'm still a fool. Hopefully that will change a bit this coming year.
I have delved very deeply into B&S. They are definitely around the top in my life history and, at the moment, the closest band to all that I am in all their aspects: lyrics, music, and the sum of their parts.
Jaime helped me discover xkcd.com, and for that, I am thankful.
I gained a lot of weight this year =\
Lin and I have worked out how we differ essentially. I work from the overall blurry picture first (this is also how I draw) down to some level of detail. She works from details up to the overall picture (this is also how she draws). Basically, the way we draw happens to also define how we do many other things in regular life.
Iliana had her baby. Genarito is very calm and happy. He likes to grab people's hands and make them clap. He also really loves clapping on his own.
Jasmin had her baby too. I only saw him once though, a week after he was born.
I got a DSLR. Though I wish I had this other Lumix one instead cuz it acts just like a film SLR, with all the twists and knobs, but I'm poor.
I'm also very much in debt, 25, and still in school.
I didn't hang out with Steph so much this year, or I guess this last half of the year. I miss her. We hung out more because of the church rehearsals during Spring. Those were good times too. Great people.
I read a lot this year. Fahrenheit 451 is probably my top fave of the year although the other ones were great too. The one I'm reading now is quite profound so I must also mention it: The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
I can definitely see me getting older now but luckily looks aren't the only thing I like about myself (yea I'm vain) so hopefully my brain will be there to shine long after I've lost my beauty, and hopefully I will be able to see any bits of beauty that may still be left in me. Ok yea, this is a yearly thing so I'm totally exaggerating.
My dad has planned to come visit us next year. He wants to take a road trip to Maine (because most Stephen King stories take place there) and Washington DC. I've been excited since he first told me, that time I called him out of the blue.
I looked at some papers from 2007 and saw how much more down, nervous, and worried I was then. I'm glad I decided to work on it. I'm glad everyone's been there along the way too.


Happy 2010 then.