Well for me 2009 it was definitely a big growing up stage in my life. It kind of made me into a bigger and better man in a sense. You see if you guys have a myspace or facebook I tend to look back at my old comments when I am bored. Which is most of the time, and when I read them I say "wow....was I really like that?"

To me I feel like I was childish and felt like that I was a dumb kid back in the day. Now I realized that it is time to change, I mean through the months of January to February of this year I was still a bit childish. But that all seemed to change in the upcoming months and when summer hit. Bam I felt like a new person.

I do not why but I think it was my trip to the fire academy that opened my eyes on the future. And how I should be focusing on that future. It just hit me that I was going to be a junior in high school, and that it was time to plan a future for me. Ever since then I applied myself and worked hard on everything I did. Idk why but I finally felt some confidence in myself something I never had before.

I began working hard in Football, School, and even my Social life which I expanded by a lot. You see I am on of those kids who is a really neat guy. Yeah people know my name. It helps since I am the only Chase Oliver in the whole school, but it brings a uniqueness to me and I think that is why it is easy for me to get to know people. I mean I have made many new friends over this school year. I have met some new people and have accepted them, I also reconnected with some old.

Overall I think I hit it on the hard note. But the biggest month for me in 2009 had to be the month of November. It made me open my eyes and realize how lucky I am. Before I use to be a brat about life, and try to get others peoples pity to make me feel better. I had stopped that then I had an appendicidus, serious scary thought for me. The day I had that I had a moment where I was scared. I did not know what was wrong with me. I mean I was on a field trip all my friends were worried about me, while I myself was scared and I had what you call an empiphany.

I thought to myself man, I am just being a big baby right now! Seriously I need to stop this. Not only am I making myself look like I am begging for support, but it made my friends worry for me. Which I never want. I mean sure on facebook you will see me post sick. But that is just hey I am posting how I am feeling. So that day I got on my two feet and said time to be a man and suck it up. The pain still hurt. Then on the way back home my dad texted me saying I needed to find a ride. I did not want to be a pest to my friends so I said "It's not that bad, I will walk".

So I remember that day when I went to my football office told coach what happened. Now this guy he is a big douche. But it was weird. When he said to me these words. "I do not want you to be standing around if you are in pain, do what you need to do, and if you come tomorrow, you come tomorrow. But if you don't I understand, Get better soon". Now this guy who I played off as being a douche became a guy who I soon to respect later on.

After my meeting with my coach I realized what a great guy, I should be nicer. I saw my friend who she had just finished talking to the swim coach. We have been friends since Freshmen year and she was on the field trip with me. We talk a lot and she actually is the girl I like. Yes I did ask her out guys but that was after this whole situation. We decided best to stay friends.

Anyways, she asked if I was okay and I said yeah. So we talked and walked out of the gate. Since I do not have my car or parking permit for the school I have no car. So I said seeya to her and started walking home. She noticed this and she pulled right by. Now normally when you get a friend that you just talk to at school. They normally stop by ask if you want a ride. Especially in my situation where you seemed like you were dying earlier that day. You say no and bam they go okay feel better. Me not wanting any of it said no. So I expected the usual. Drive away from the person but instead she told me to get in. She said "I am not leaving until you get in this front seat."

Now this came as a shock to me. As I mentioned earlier I was not big on confidence. I do not why it was not my thing but I was also big on the trust issue. I felt there was like only four people in my life I could trust, this situation where a person I met freshmen year, a person who I just talk to from time to time wanting to help me out blew my mind. I mean especially since we were only high school friends. I mean it was not like we were good friends. Then I realized this, I only considered if she was a good friend or not. Heck maybe to her I am one of her good friends.

I did not realize that so when I got in her car, it just made me felt. Chase Oliver (Real name) you got a learning to do. Now fast forward to me crying in my room because of a sharp pain. Now I went to the ER. That night and there was the news I needed surgery. I was bummed because I was going to miss the last football game of the year, and not to mention my big chance to play but health came first. That is a lesson I have learned this year as well. Health over anything is a great lesson.

When I went into surgery, it was a scary thought and as I went to sleep I had a dream, a dream of my friends and I, with a couple of members here on the forum that I talk to (Different Forum). Hanging out. It felt like it was so real, but it wasn't. So when I woke up I did not know what happened I felt groggy and weak. Now I had to stay in the hospital overnight and get a cathader. Something I still have nightmares about.

Now my mom told my coach I had surgery. I mean really I am not a big part to my football team. I am a second string linemen who rarely gets play time. I have like three friends that really know me on the team. I was like they will not care. And once again there goes my trust issue, My friends(team) dedicated the game to me, they also signed a card for me to get better. That is when I was like wow..... They really do care because they all did. Now the game was on Friday night. I was there until Saturday morning I had my trusty ipod touch which got me on facebook. I posted a status of my situation because some kids wanted to know why I was not at school. I posted what happened and I got many responses. After that night I realize I can trust anyone around me and consider people my friends.

I mean friends don't always have to hang out but. Can talk when you are in a tough situation, and could help you out in anything. After that whole situation and my doctor told me if I did not get my appendix out on that day I would have died. They said if I just walked around it and then went to my football game, it would have bursted at the game, and in that area there is not like a legit hospital to get you into surgery in dire situations. So I was blessed to have the situation I was in. I mean I could be dead right now and not be typing this.

But the day I got back to school. I never realized that people even just people I met this year would give a damn. I just finally realize I got to be more open to other people and just realize I have friends no matter what. I remember when I walked in my math class, the class where many of my friends are in all told me all this stuff and it just woke me up. I learned to become more social and to become more confident in myself.

Ever since then many great things have happened to me and I am glad they did. I am glad this year happened and I am glad for all the events that happened. I am sure many of you will not read this and will just go right on posting, but if you do read it hope you enjoyed it.

That was... intricate... and very interesting. I tend to keep my posts short and sweet, but I guess that won't earn me Viz, will it? Here goes nothing:

This year a lot happened to me. I felt, as with the economy, I couldn't just screw around with my old friends. I had to get a life. I eventually landed a place in Day Labor, of which gave me just enough money to rent an apartment. It's not like I'm not smart, because I was an A+ student, and landed a college degree in the Fine Culinary Arts. However, I soon learned that the college degree was about equal to nothing at this time, with the job market screwed up like it is.

As for my social life, I haven't seen some of my old friends in a long time. I broke up with my old girlfriend, then got a new, smarter one. We are currently engaged.

Wow, compelling post. I'm glad you made it. How are you now? I have asthema that is pretty bad, and I thought I was bad off.

For me there wasnt much to say because I spent most of 2009 in jail, don't ask, just a very stupid mistake I made....so yeah, good bye 2009, hello 2010 and 11 baby, lets make;em sum good ones, woohoo....(way to change the subject huh? LOL)

The year 2009 was a good year for me. I've passed some of the most boring lessons of my univercity curriculum. I also finished some old games and I've lost 19kilos!So, I think that 2009 was one of the best years of my life.