Well, this year is finally wrapping up, and I thought it would be in good fashion to include a few "Top 10" type lists for your entertainment:

TOP 10 BIGGEST EVENTS (FOR ME) THIS YEAR:
1) Sean's mission call to South Tokyo, Japan
2) Bush vs. Kerry
3) The Muse concert (my very first rock concert ever)
4) Meeting someone who changed my life
5) Deciding to double-major in Music Ed and German Ed
6) Ukraine's desintigrating government (and repercussions thereof)
7) My first car accident
8) Getting a $4000 violin and bow
9) Overcoming my severe stage fright
10) The ongoing war in Iraq.

MY TOP 10 FAVOURITE BANDS THIS YEAR:
1) Rammstein
2) Muse
3) NIN
4) Moby
5) Radiohead
6) The Killers
7) Franz Ferdinand
8) Modest Mouse
9) Incubus
10) Smashing Pumpkins

TOP 10 MOST FRUSTRATING MOMENTS FOR ME THIS YEAR:
1) Dr. Wang ('nuff said)
2) Getting in a car accident and not having transportation for 2 months
3) Debating whether or not to continue with String Project
4) Knowing that Sean would be leaving for two years, and I wouldn't get to see him or really talk to him.
5) Having Sean blow me off.
6) Mom and Dad (often,occasionally, but not always) and the kids.
7) Learning that I would probably have to go to court in March to testify against you-know-who, because they did you-know-what.
8) Not having money when I most needed it. For food, gas, books, miscellaneous, wanting to travel to Russia, Europe in general, and Germany.
9) School. Don't even get me started.
10) Being single.

TOP 10 COOLEST WEBSITES (WELL, TO ME):
1) bolt.com
2) moby.com
3) games.yahoo.com
4) geocities.com/jinksjs/bandhall.html
5) gsn.com
6) mtv.com
7) mugglenet.com
8) tblog.com (its obvious, but I had to state that anyway)
9) almostrammstein.com
10) museandamuse.com (okay that's not the greatest list, but who cares. it kept me entertained, didn't it?)

TOP 10 THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS YEAR:
1) Meeting Prof. Szalay
2) Having half-decent roommates
3) Being able to go to the Muse concert with Sean
4) Improving on violin and getting a new one, too.
5) Getting a "new" car
6) Having family who, while I don't always get along with them, is still there to help me and support me and love me.
7) The Internet. I think I may have died from boredom without it.
8) Family Guy, and more specifically- Stewie.
9) My friends.
10) Angelina Jolie.

Okay, kids, that about does it. If I think of anything else, I'll surely post it. For now, be excellent. Eat your vegetables, listen to Moby, and boycott reality TV. And please excuse the "8" in my lists. They are now smilies.

Auf Wiedersehen.