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After the Christmas rush of holiday visits, now the airwaves are being clogged with year in review specials, because there isn't enough to talk about on the news.

For me, it's been a very good year. My first full year as a college student, with a relaxing summer and a tranquility of mind that I am grateful to have. I joined and led clubs, improved my writing, finished Directed Studies, and discovered my passion for Italian. I like where my life is going now, and I think I've grown a lot this year. I have closer friends than ever before, and New Haven is more home than New Jersey at times.

In the greater scheme of things, we've seen the ascent of Barack Obama, his various attempts at legislation, countless scandals and internet phenomena. It should be interesting to see what 2010 brings.

And what do we call the last decade? The 2000s? The aughts? I prefer the British-originated "naughties."

And I've gone from one sole plant to four. It's been a very good year.