The Best of 2009?

That’s it, the three kings are in and the tree (Christmas) has been stripped naked, exiled to the garden and her baubles buried in the depths of the cupboard where no one ever goes.

Slowly the ties with the year past are unravelling and bitsnbobs – the blog that predicts – is almost ready to step onward.

But not quite.

Firstly there is the 2009 End of Year Quiz Click here to take survey which is hanging on for late stragglers from the party and secondly….

…..The Years Review 2009!!

First the stats; 227 posts, 415 comments (of which half or thereabout were my own)…hmmm……. compared to last year when I posted – wow !!(I’ve just counted) – 227 times……. and amassed a mere 27 comments.

Conclusion?

You the readers have put more effort in than I have.

I must do better!

In 2009 I tried to bring you the latest in unasked for innovation – a treasure trail, groundbreaking Scanart, an improvisation challenge, films, videos, quizzes, and even a themed month.

And I tried to come up with content you won’t find anywhere else (who would have it anyway?) and titles to interest.

Content…..well……

In January – I didn’t write about very much, just added some bits and bobs.

In February – i wrote about death, the life of a coming spring and got a bit introspective.

In March – Spring broke forth.

April arrived – and i discovered the Museum of Lost Content.

By May – celebrations were tumbling thick and fast and i wrote about a Green Bendy Thing that can Save Your Life.

In June – While my mum, sister aunt, daughter, Bruce Springsten and Michael Jackson all made appearances (or departures) I also wrote about The Moon's Contact Lenses.

Ah, July – I started to sleep outside and suffered problems with Mr Westworth and with My Shorts.

August – although the tragedy of Lokerbie received a lot of sympathetic comments I also wrote about the Attack of the Mutant Teenagers.which didn't receive any!

And then September – and an attempt to create blog improvisation lead to the post with the highest comment count (Improv Challenge Day 2), also the post during which I enjoyed the most intensity while writing (Down the Rabbit Hole) but I also had time to write about Changing the World AND the connection between My Mum and Quentin Tarantino.

In October – the blog was Censored !!

November – many coincidences, which got pretty weird when it got to Shakespeare but also included the Spot the Toe Competition. that no one entered.

And finally December – where I started by creating a Film advent Calendar and finished with the Quiz of the Year 2009.(hurry, hurry - last few days).

And titles?

My own favourites were “Shadows and Soft Silence” and “Wiki Birthday Bill” – which surprisingly were sequential – though “Gravitating Towards Stardust”, “Frozen Parrots”, “Something Silent This Way Comes” and “Snails Vegetarians and a Donkey” are all close contenders.

So that was the year that was, some of it went unnoticed by the majority, some of it was digested by you.

Thanks, and let me know what title or post, photo, video, story or combination of words you enjoyed the most from 2009..