2009 Retrospect

Things I learned in 2009:

- When civil society falls, everything else goes quickly with it.
- Competition.
- I can go five full months without any kind of alcohol. Don’t ask how I did it.
- Speaking the truth gets a little easier each time you do it.
- I prefer to just tell the truth and laugh about it.
- Regret is a waste of time.
- I couldn’t give up on love if I tried.
- A woman’s chemistry can make her crazy.
- A man’s chemistry can make her absolutely crazy.
- There are few things more terrifying than karaoke.
- There are few things more liberating than karaoke.
- Traveling is magical, inspiring, and life-changing.
- Saying what you mean and meaning what you say can be scary sometimes.
- No matter how uncaring some of your family is, they are still your family, no matter what.

Things I learned 2000-2009:

- Everything