On 2009...

So, I haven't posted in a while, which is probably appropriate considering how often I've posted this year. I haven't decided to stop blogging. I've just been busy with work and life. More on that later... That being said, New Years is in a couple days and this is quite literally the last chance I'll have to give a year end rap up of all things Evil. So here goes nothing...

The year started with the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. I'm not going to lie, it was one of the the happiest days of my life. I still think about it and smile. And as this year has gone by I still believe in the guy. Has everything turned around over night? No. I never thought it would. Progress is slow, but I believe progress is being made. January was good.

February brought the announcement of that the Happy Hour would be on the air. That's good, no?

In March, Coach Cal left. As many of you know, I am not the biggest Memphis fan. I love Memphis, but I am rational about them. I am not rational about the Vols. That is the difference. At the end of the day, that was the biggest story of the year in Memphis. No doubt. Just go watch Kentucky add Xavier Henry and you have what should have been the University of Memphis basketball team. It would have been awesome. Now he's gone and everyone hates him.

In April baseball started and I saw a solo Greg Cartwright show. Neither disappointed.

In May BBQ Fest happens. Go read it.

In June, the Grizz pick Hasheem Thabeet with the second pick in the draft. We'll see how that works out in 2012. I also met Turtle, which, in retrospect, seems important.

Nothing important happened in from July to September apparently. Not sure how that's possible, but if I didn't post about it it didn't happen, right?

October saw the return of the Grizz, the improvement of the Vols and the choking of the Cards. It was a good month overall I guess, although I'm still not able to talk about how the Cards fell apart. Maybe some other time.

November saw the loss of AI and the beginning of the Grizz turnaround. It also saw me turning 32 and Turtle and myself finally admitting that we like each other. Not bad at all if you ask me. It also saw the loss of loyal evilblog reader, Stephanie. Which was awful. Please note, none of you fuckers are allowed to die before me. Sorry, that's just how it's gotta be.

December has been interesting. The Grizz are rolling. The career is slowly taking shape and I'm about to head to Atlanta with Turtle to celebrate the New Year with a Vol victory in basketball and football.

In the end, it's been the weirdest year in my life. Some things have been great, some things have been awful and much of it you didn't hear about. I wish I had an explanation for why. I don't. I guess it just was full of things that didn't seem as entertaining as me just going out and getting drunk. Maybe it would have been. We'll never know, but here's to hoping I figure it out in 2010.

Until then, Merry New year!!!! Go Vols!!!