Triumph

"Now, the world can be an unfair place at times
But your lows will have their complement of highs
And if anyone should cheat you, take advantage of, or beat you
Raise your head and wear your wounds with pride"

- Yeasayer "Ambling Alp"

To go away and not look back and think of what the others say
To go ahead and change your life without regard to what is said
And everyone must do the same
you find yourself lost again
forget the things you've left behind
through looking back you may go blind

- Atlas Sound feat. Noah Lennox "Walkabout"

Robot/ Bug Dreams.

I had a dream that the world was taken over by robots and bugs. I was hanging off a cliff trying to reach the top because the skyscrapers had become so big that you could never see the sun. So I was trying to see the sun by climbing the cliff. I was hanging on the cliff for dear life and was about to fall until I was saved by a flying roomba and it took me to a bug basketball game. Since I was actually allowed in this robot/ bug world, I had to hide under the bleachers. The game was disgusting. So I was able to escape the game without being noticed and found my friend Elizabeth. She had to buy a new dress so we jumped in to her red car and went to Walmart. Since we weren't allowed to exist, Wal-mart was really dark and everyone was really quiet. So there were a couple of other humans shopping in the dark Walmart as Elizabeth and I looked for a dress for her. I was really scared because I thought the bugs would find us out and I kept looking to the car to run away.

This is where I woke up.

Resolutions/ Goals of 2010

Ten Goals for 2010

1. Wear all of my dresses that I have no yet worn by May.
2. Lose 10 lbs (via running 3 days a week)
3. Eat healthier (one fresh fruit and veggie a day)
4. Get out of America
5. Read at least one book a month for leisure
6. Give up pop (SERIOUSLY)
7. Read the news more often
8. Learn how to cook or bake from scratch
9. Do yoga at least once a week
10. Work on personality (see below)

Personality Goals
1. Be less stubborn
2. Be less proud
3. Be more confidant
4. Stop over analyzing things
5. Let things go/ don't dwell

Top Albums of 2009

1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of the Day
3. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
4. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist
5. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
6. St. Vincent - Actor
7. N.A.S.A. - The Spirit of Apollo
8. Matt & Kim - Grand
9. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (Deluxe)
10. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Honorable Mentions:
Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
Peter, Bjorn, & John - Living Thing
Beirut - The March of the Zapotec/ Real People Holland
Anjulie - Anjulie

General Best/Worst List of 2009

Scariest Television Show
I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant - TLC

Unintentional Funniest Television Show
Jersey Shore - MTV

Funniest Television Show
Parks & Recreation - NBC

Best Television Series
Mad Men - AMC

Best Movies (no specific order)
500 Days of Summer
The Hangover
Star Trek
Up

Best/Worst Discovery
73 cent 44oz Polar Pop - Circle K

Best Lunch Restaurant
Three Monkeys - Morganford, St. Louis, MO

Best Mexican Food
El Pariso - Villa St., Elgin, IL

Worst Buffet
Casino Queen - East St. Louis, MO

Best Frightening Fireworks Display
4th of July - Edgerton, WI

Worst Music Act
Tied- Black Eyed Peas and Akon