the final week of 2009 meme

I love doing memes, and here's one I found on this site:

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
~start a 365 picture blog

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
~since I didn't make any resolutions, I kept them very well. Nope, not making any.

3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
~probably on the couch

4. Did anyone close to you die?
~no

5. What countries did you visit?
~none

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
~a better job with insurance

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
~ ugh...i don't know

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
~opened a shop on Etsy for vintage clothes

9. What was your biggest failure?
~ meeting my goal to have all my bills paid off

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
~nothing major

11. What was the best thing you bought?
~my laptop

12. Where did most of your money go?
~bills

13. What song will always remind you of 2009?
~ Don't Stop Believing

14. What do you wish you'd done more of?
~take pictures without feeling self conscious

15. What do you wish you'd done less of?
~gossip and argue with my co-workers

16. What was your favourite TV program?
~Glee

17. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
~hate is an ugly word....dislike is better

18. What was the best book you read?
~The Alchemist

19. What was your greatest musical discovery?
~ The Polyphonic Spree

20. What was your favorite film of this year?
~I guess the Transformers movie, which it wasn't all that great but i can't think of anything better.

21. What did you do on your birthday?
~went to many various Goodwill stores

22. What kept you sane?
~building my vintage clothing stock

23. Who did you miss?
~strangely, Brenda

24. Who was the best new person you met?
~obviously I didn't meet anyone spectacular because I can't think of anybody.

25. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
~keep my big mouth shut if i don't want everybody knowing my business