I'm not really moving from Xanga, because I check in every day to read up on my subscriptions... however, I probably won't post here much anymore.
I don't like worrying about revealing "too much information" and stuff... cause you all know my name and stuff... and I don't want to go through and delete everything... So, I will now be posting on tumblr because I have mine anonymously written. :) Also, I like not having to worry about comments and stuff. It makes me write more freely without worrying about what my followers will think... as selfish as that sounds...
so if you'd like to keep up with me, http://sticksaandstones.tumblr.com/
If not, that's cool too ;) cause I'm still keeping up with you!

As it is New Year's Eve, I suppose I should post something more or less interesting...

What memorable headlines have hit the news in the year 2009?

Well, January was started with the second week of the Gaza War. Russia decided to stop supplying Europe with gas (through Ukraine) to support green energy. After a UN peace deal, Ethiopian military pulled out of Somalia. Obama was elected as the first black president of America. Iceland's government and banks collapsed.

February was the month when the first publicly open lesbian head of government was elected as Iceland's prime minister. Many were killed and left homeless due to the deadliest bush fires in Australia. The Taliban released another murder video. A Russian and an American satellite collided over Siberia, which I find quite ironic. A new prime minister was elected for Zimbabwe. A rebel group in Darfur signed a peace contract to cease fire.

March started with the ICC issuing an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan for crimes against humanity in Darfur. NASA began the Kepler Mission to search for extrasolar planets in the Milky Way. The president of Madagascar was overthrown after a whole month of rallies.

In April, Albania and Croatia joined NATO. G-20 summit met in London with state leaders to discuss the global financial crisis. North Korea launched a rocket, which made the UN Security discuss action without actually acting. A big earthquake nearly killed over a thousand people in Italy. The President of Fiji suspended Fiji's Constitution. Thirty-four heads of state met for the fifth Summit of the Americas. An Iranian-American journalist was sentenced to eight years in jail by Iran, but was released a month later. UNESCO launched the World Digital Library to encourage intercultural understanding. The World Health Organization added the spread of influenza from Mexico to their To Worry About list.

Halfway through May, the C40 group met to discuss ways to reduce reduce urban carbon emissions and adapt to climate change. The Sri Lankan Civil War finally ended after over twenty-five years of fighting. North Korea tested out another rocket, and the UN again discussed action without acting.

June's first day involved an Air France plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. The H1N1 influenza outbreak was called a global pandemic. Ahmadinejad was reelected as president of Iran, which resulted in violent protests from his opponent's supporters. NASA launched probes to the Moon. Greenland worked toward total independence from Denmark, and titled Greenlandic their official language. Michael Jackson died, which resulted in the internet traffic reaching historic levels.

In July, Sweden assumed presidency of the European Union. The Organization of American States suspended Honduras after their refusal to reinstate a president. Many were killed in riots between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. Iceland voted to keep trying to join the European Union. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century occurred over Asia and the Pacific Ocean.

August started with Bolvia declaring the right of indigenous (native) people to govern themselves, being the first South American country to do so. The North Korean leader released two American journalists from jail after a talk with Bill Clinton. A typhoon hit Taiwan. The guy who bombed Pan Am Flight 103 was released on "compassionate grounds" because he has prostate cancer.

In September, G-8 was renamed to G-20, and they said they would take better care not to have another global financial crisis the following year. A typhoon caused a “state of calamity” in Manila, Philippines. Protesters were killed in a clash with the Guinean military. A tsunami hit the Samoan Islands, killing many. An earthquake killed around a thousand in Indonesia.

In October, the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. Ireland held a second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, which was approved by the Irish electorate. European astronomers discovered thirty-two exoplanets.

November started with the Czech Republic signing the Treaty of Lisbon, being the final member-state of the EU to do so, which put it into European law. The Prime Minister of Belgium was titled the first permanent President of the European Council. NASA announced their finding of a significant amount of water on the Moon’s Cabeus crater. In the Philippines, many were killed in an election-related massacre in the province of Maguindanao, which hit records as the deadliest attack on journalists in history. Dubai requested debt deferment, which made global stock markets drop.

In December, the Treaty of Lisbon came into force. Astronomers discovered GJ1214b, the first-known exoplanet on which water could exist.

Out of all this, how much of it did you know about?
Also, it's sort of funny how everyone always imagined flying cars and world peace in 2010... but no.

My whole life, I've had problems with food. It started out when I was five years old, at the time of my parents' separation, when I thought I was fat. I was actually a skinny toddler. From there, it transformed into overeating disorder, as I found comfort in food when I couldn't find it from my "happy family", to anorexia, to simple bingeing, to anorexia again, and then most recently to bulimia. I've started getting therapy, so I am no longer bulimic, but I would also hurt myself in other ways, like cutting and smoking. Ever since my bad trip, I've realized just now important my life really is. In one instant, it made me decide to quit smoking, to quit hurting myself, to quit being unhealthy... Just the next day, my mother had a talk with me about how she really wants me to no longer have weight problems, and how she wants to support me to really get rid of the weight. We decided that I would run on the tredmill everyday, no exceptions, and I'd only eat proteins and veggies, so I could get down to 135lbs by summertime. When I started out on the 23rd, I weighed 171lbs (with a BMI of 28). Now, the 26th, I weigh 166lbs. I've been running thirty minutes a day, making each day a new speed a bit more challenging. I know I'm just at the beginning of this journey, but I just want to let you know that it really is possible to get healthy. Even if you're 200lbs or 300lbs, it's not impossible for you. It may be hard to take that first step, but once you do, it only gets easier. You'll notice you start to look forward to exercise, because you know you're doing it to improve yourself and your health. You'll notice you start to really feel good after a good work out, and you'll realize the more sweat, the better. You'll notice you start to really change form, and your fat seems to just melt away.
I hope you'll join me in my journey. It's time we really started helping ourselves.


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