2009. Well, Here It Is!

I don't have much to say about the whole "new year" thing. Typically, I'd make this humongous novel-length entry about the year, but honestly, despite the fact it was THE BEST YEAR EVERRR, I really don't feel like it, so uhh, I'm just gonna do a photo wrap-up. A picture a month. Yah know.  But that comes later.

First of all, BBC announced the eleventh Doctor today! Yes, as a "Doctor Who" fanatic, this brought me a whole lot of excitement. I found out yesterday that they'd be announcing it on the tele at 5pm England-time, so I immediately told one of my friends in London to tell me the second he finds out. Well, he did. The new Doctor will be Matt Smith. According to my friend, the guy's a twat. According to my observations, he's charming, quirky, interesting, energetic, and pretty durn attractive - The makings of a great Doctor. And he's worked with the National Theatre, so he's got points with me. While I mourn David's farewell this coming year, I'm excited. 

Because this is already going to be an atrociously long entry, I'm cutting straight to the music recommendation.  

Band of the Day:  The Young Knives

The Young Knives are an English indie rock/post-punk-revival band.  Get this, they are from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, UK - Coolest name for a town ever.  Anyway, they're geeky, brilliant, and positively addicting.  I can't very well find a song by them that I do not like [or love], but my favourites at the mo' would have to be the hilarious The Decision, the poppier Here Comes the Rumour Mill, and my personal favourite Loughborough Suicide.  Give these quirky guys a chance - You'll find yourself hooked.

And now...

2008

January

i spent the first day of '08 in the sleetingfreezingsnowrain at the roger williams park zoo, fo' free.

February

i stage managed my first show, the fantasticks, with luci, pictured here.

March

my hair magically became brown again. but red-brown this time.

April

we started to make art of theatre class awesome. we'd take field trips to e-king. chad and i climbed trees. the sun shined a lot and april was really, really awesome.

May

i officially became a member of the stage co e-board, and the barn picnic was awesome.

i also visited my beloved nyc and went to coney island for my first time. 

i was also friends with some kid named scott who later probably decided we shan't be friends, haha.

June

i was proud to represent rwu as an oa! amazing 6 weeks.

July

i was proud to represent my university, bearing the rwu flag for miles, in the famous bristol 4th of july parade.

and proof! i stage managed proof with an amazing cast, a really amazing crew and director, and it made me all the more passionate about my direction in my craft.

August

the annual cape trip with the fam and my awesome cuz after i finished up an amazing week at the z.

and i was a site leader for community connections, which was 

absolutely fun and fulfilling. i heart volunteering!

September

I FINALLY CAME TO ENGLAND.  

the one place i have always belonged, and will always belong.

October

i was still in england.

and dipped my foot in ancient water at the roman baths, pictured above.

and i tore up exmoor on horseback, seeing wild exmoor ponies and wales in the distance.

aand i went to penzance, climbed out to st michael's mount, and had one breathtaking moment after another.

November

i saw the holloways, live, at ulu, had one of the best nights ever,

and met a couple really cool kids in the freezing rain in the queue.

and my family came to visit, we went to salzburg, austria 

where the hills are definitely alive with the sound of music.

December

i said goodbye for now to my beloved uk...

...and hello to a snowy, frigid ct.

So, yeah, that was 2008.  It really was the best year thus far. But, hell, I say that every year for the most part. And if every year didn't get better from the next, well that would be just beyond depressing.