And so 2009 draws to a close (and hopefully, it will draw to a close for me at a house party...assuming the sanders decide to get off their mechanical butts and start sanding the roads).

So my wish for myself and all of you out there: May the next 10 years be better than the last 10, and my next year be better than the last.

As for me: I'm managing to meet most of my New Year's resolution in decluttering my apartment. My bedroom, thus far, has remained recalcitrant against this resolution, but the rest of my apartment is looking much better than it was a year ago.

Next year, I'm hoping to steal more time for myself and actually get more writing done, especially those ficc-y WiPs that are hanging around on my hard drive, even if most of the people who started reading them are no longer even in BtVS fandom.

To go out on a positive note, here is a mash-up video/song of the hits of 2009.

It makes me so weirdly happy and hopeful, probably because the mash-up itself is weirdly happy and hopeful. I'm going to have to rummage around on the Internet so I can get my hands on the song itself.

Happy New Year, all!