Well, I saw my roommate Allison’s year in review and I have since decided that I will swipe her format and do my own little review of the year that was.

Highlights of 2009

My birthday weekend. To celebrate my 24 years on planet earth myself and 3 friends attended 4 baseball games in 4 days. It was home runs, jeering, budlights, hotdogs, bland onion rings, autographs and free pancakes. Best birthday and definitely the best weekend ever.

The trip to Nashville. Ryan Roemer and myself headed to Nashville for one of the last dates of the last Ryan Adams & The Cardinals tour. Not only was the show the best that I have ever seen, but the city was amazing. Music is the blood pumping through that cities veins. Live performers in every bar and the friendliest nicest local people. All of that plus Ryan and I got matching bearded lady Nashville tattoos. Edit: Forgot to mention another big hilight from this trip. I got to play a couple songs in front of people at my hotel bar. Pretty awesome. I count it as my 3rd solo show.

I Moved into a house in Edmonton with two of my best friends. I packed up my bucket and headed west for a change of scenery. So far the city is living up to all my expectations (minus the Oilers completely blowing) and I’m enjoying my time here.

Prior to moving to Edmonton I lived in house by myself and it was awesome. I loved living alone. It was the ultimate feeling of independence and also very comfortable. I could wake up in the middle of the night naked and go drink juice from the carton, I can’t do that anymore.

I made a CD and somehow Neal Casal agreed to let me use his picture as the cover art. I’m pretty pumped about how it turned out visually and also with the songs and how they came across.

I won the World Series bet I made with my dad thus making him come and visit me and buy me a steak dinner.

Records and Movies of the Year

Sugar. I love baseball and I love this movie.

It Might Get Loud. I only saw it a week or two ago but it has really got me pumped on music again therefore I claim it as a great movie.

The Hangover. Best funny movie in a long long time.

Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies. Filling a void left by Ryan Adams hiatus from music JTE has stepped in with great songs.

Bob Mould - Life & Times. Bob Mould writes songs that are both honest and yet still fun.

John Mayer - Battle Studies. Great.

Resolutions.

none.