With the year – and hell, the decade – about to come to a close, I'm posting a few recaps of the 365 – err, 364, from today – days prior. You've already seen my music posts, and there's an epic one still forthcoming, but for brevity, here is
2009: My Year in Lists*
- Number of trips I took: 24
- Number of countries I went to: 5
- Number of flights I missed: 3
- Number of private chartered flights I went on: 1
- Number of times I was yelled at by the Governor of California: 1
- Number of photos of his State Seal combat boots I was able to take anyway: 4
- Number of limos I hijacked: 3
- Approximate number of times I've had to yell at my dog to stop chasing the cat: 4,398
- Approximate number of times she's listened: 0
- Number of birthday parties I threw for myself: 4
- Number of states these birthday parties occurred in: 2
- Number of boat trips I went on: 1
- Number of times we ran out of gas on said boat trips: 1
- Number of Giants games I went to: 4
- Number of corndogs consumed at said Giants games: Sadly, only 1.
- Number of foam fingers purchased: 2
- Number of NCAA National Championships won: 1 (!!)
- Number of movie premieres I went to: 1
- Number of famous movie star Sarah's who complimented my outfit: 2
- Number of toothbrushes I gave out: 2
- Number of boys I kissed: As if I'm going to tell you that.
- Number of times I fell in love: 1
- Number of pets I had to say goodbye to: 1
- Number of loves I had to say goodbye to: 1
- Approximate number of times I listened to the song Rome by Phoenix: 1,397,398
- Number of new apartments: 1
- Number of streets between my old and my new apartment: 2
- Ratio to the number of streets to the cost of my move: 1:500
- Number of roommates I had (total sum): 3
- Number of shows I went to: 16
- Number of movies I went to: 2
- Number of drinks consumed while watching "500 Days of Summer" on a plane. 4. (Maybe 5.)
- Number of times I've threatened to move to New York: 12
- Number of times I've followed through with this threat: 0
- Number of days until 2010: 1.5
- Number of hopes and dreams I hope to fulfill in this upcoming year: As many as I possibly can.
*with all due respect to Los Campesinos! and their amazing song of the same name.
“Approximate number of times I listened to the song Rome by Phoenix: 1,397,398”
this is on my list as well!
sounds like you had one hell of a year. I’ve found a lot of great music on this site, especially the “in the daylight” mix. Thanks and keep it up for a new year. HAPPY 2010