I figured I owed you guys one more token update post for 2009, because it actually has been kind of an awesome year, much better than I expected it to be. This time last year things were pretty grim in a lot of different ways – I was frantically looking for a new apartment, worried the economy falling off a cliff would mean I’d be out of work soon, and so on. But in fact I did find an apartment that I’m really quite in love with, and aside from not being laid off this year I’ve actually just accepted an offer that I’m pretty excited about. I’ll be starting the new job in January. So all in all, I’m pretty satisfied with things as they stand at the end of 2009.

As for what I’ve been up to since October, I think there’s probably too much to fill you in on here. Lots of neat events – the Lord of the Rings concert at Radio City, the Procession of the Ghouls at St John the Divine, Mike Birbiglia with Mates of State, Monster Uprising, book signings with John Hodgman and Stephen Fry, Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm, Skinny Puppy at Nokia Theatre, Dr Sketchy’s (NSFW), holiday craft fairs, and plenty of other stuff. Plus, I’ve still been doing a ton of gaming. I feel like this year I’ve taken advantage of the fact that I live in NYC much more than I have in the previous couple of years, which I’m pretty pleased with.

And one of the most satisfying things about this year was my week in Essex over Christmas, where I got to utterly relax for the first time in months and finally meet my new little niece. I’m not much of a baby person, but even I have to admit that Simone is pretty adorable.

Here’s to even more fun in 2010.