Tempting

Whenever it's the end of the year newspapers, radio shows, magazines, tv programmes and anyone who hasn't been in a coma start making 'top 10 "insert interest" of "insert year" lists'. As it is 2009 people also have the added bonus of, not only having a top ten of 2009, but, they can also have top 10 of the noughties (cringe) or top 100 or whatever. Very exciting. Making this kind of list sounds exactly like the kind of the thing I would love to do. However, I really couldn't tell you if something came out last week or last year, so if I was to make a list of my favourite films, for example, of 2009 I would 100% fail, as I have zero concept of when anything was released and if I saw it in 2009 or 2001. So while I'm very tempted to rank my favourite films/albums/places/whatever of 2009 I think I'll abstain and instead make a 'top ten things I am looking forward to in 2010.

1. Not living at home any more, I'm assuming by December 2010 I'll have moved out.

2. Going to SCANDINAVIA!

3. New years resolutions. Ironically I think they're super lame, but for some reason it's easier to decide to change ones sinful ways in the new year.

4. Cinema: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1/Wolfman/Toy Story 3/Shutter Island/The crazies (looks absurdly stupid but maybe pretty good)/The Lovely Bones/Red Riding.

5. Skiing(?) if Mum doesn't give into Clares selfish demands I am well looking forward to practising jumps and getting on some black runs.

6. Potentially having some sort of career?

7. 2010 will be a year of finishing TV series, The Wire and Deadwood mostly.

8. 2010 will also be a year of reading lots of good books, mostly classics that I ignorantly wrote off as boring in my youth.

9. Visiting Hels in Thailand

10. Festivals! I don't know where I am going to go (apart from the Big Chill because I get money off) but I didn't go to any festivals this year and I miss it lots :(

I am also looking forward to, staying in touch with all my lovely far away friends, the recession improving (well hopefully...) seeing Grizzly Bear, driving - fingers crossed at some point in 2010, if not before, I'll have managed to pass my stupid test.