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  <body>&lt;p&gt;When she was thirty &lt;br /&gt;
It was a very dismal year. &lt;br /&gt;
It was a year for a burnt out corporate girl, &lt;br /&gt;
Who spent dark lonely nights &lt;br /&gt;
Hid away from the lights &lt;br /&gt;
In a cold concrete northern European city. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty &lt;br /&gt;
It was a hard year. &lt;br /&gt;
It was a year for a formerly employed London girl, &lt;br /&gt;
Who was forced to live on German welfare. &lt;br /&gt;
Who&amp;#8217;s life slowly came to a grind &lt;br /&gt;
As boredom slowly diseased her mind. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty &lt;br /&gt;
It was an inevitable year, &lt;br /&gt;
For a girl playing the role of girlfriend &lt;br /&gt;
Who&amp;#8217;s relationship came to a predictable end. &lt;br /&gt;
Choosing to settle for a un-formidable fellow who never did know, &lt;br /&gt;
That she had cheated on him not just once, but several times before. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty &lt;br /&gt;
It was a challenging year. &lt;br /&gt;
It was a challenging year for a girl with cyclothymia &lt;br /&gt;
Compulsively rearranging her room. &lt;br /&gt;
Started to fall into her regular fits of anxiety and doom &lt;br /&gt;
Writing list after list after list, &lt;br /&gt;
Struggling to control these phases and fits. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty &lt;br /&gt;
It was a very surreal year. &lt;br /&gt;
A year her estranged father nearly died. &lt;br /&gt;
But she wasn&amp;#8217;t sure if it was true or if again he had lied. &lt;br /&gt;
Not that it bothered her much, &lt;br /&gt;
Indifference is the trump card of losing touch. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty &lt;br /&gt;
It was a revealing year. &lt;br /&gt;
A year she bent down to her more violent need. &lt;br /&gt;
In a drunken stupor did concede, &lt;br /&gt;
To a near stranger to strike her raw &lt;br /&gt;
whilst making love to her on the kitchen floor. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
But now the days grow dark, and the last days of the year draw near. &lt;br /&gt;
And though it was 365 days of mania and meaning devoid. &lt;br /&gt;
And though all her ideas and beliefs she once held are now destroyed. &lt;br /&gt;
She was surprised to realise it freed her of fear. &lt;br /&gt;
And it poured through her sweet and clear, &lt;br /&gt;
That she was captain of her own ship named liberty. &lt;br /&gt;
When she was thirty. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It was a mess of a good year.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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  <plain-body>When she was thirty 
It was a very dismal year. 
It was a year for a burnt out corporate girl, 
Who spent dark lonely nights 
Hid away from the lights 
In a cold concrete northern European city. 
When she was thirty. 

When she was thirty 
It was a hard year. 
It was a year for a formerly employed London girl, 
Who was forced to live on German welfare. 
Who&amp;#8217;s life slowly came to a grind 
As boredom slowly diseased her mind. 
When she was thirty. 

When she was thirty 
It was an inevitable year, 
For a girl playing the role of girlfriend 
Who&amp;#8217;s relationship came to a predictable end. 
Choosing to settle for a un-formidable fellow who never did know, 
That she had cheated on him not just once, but several times before. 
When she was thirty. 

When she was thirty 
It was a challenging year. 
It was a challenging year for a girl with cyclothymia 
Compulsively rearranging her room. 
Started to fall into her regular fits of anxiety and doom 
Writing list after list after list, 
Struggling to control these phases and fits. 
When she was thirty.

When she was thirty 
It was a very surreal year. 
A year her estranged father nearly died. 
But she wasn&amp;#8217;t sure if it was true or if again he had lied. 
Not that it bothered her much, 
Indifference is the trump card of losing touch. 
When she was thirty. 

When she was thirty 
It was a revealing year. 
A year she bent down to her more violent need. 
In a drunken stupor did concede, 
To a near stranger to strike her raw 
whilst making love to her on the kitchen floor. 
When she was thirty.

But now the days grow dark, and the last days of the year draw near. 
And though it was 365 days of mania and meaning devoid. 
And though all her ideas and beliefs she once held are now destroyed. 
She was surprised to realise it freed her of fear. 
And it poured through her sweet and clear, 
That she was captain of her own ship named liberty. 
When she was thirty. 

It was a mess of a good year.</plain-body>
  <raw-body>
When she was thirty 
It was a very dismal year. 
It was a year for a burnt out corporate girl, 
Who spent dark lonely nights 
Hid away from the lights 
In a cold concrete northern European city. 
When she was thirty. 
&lt;br&gt;
When she was thirty 
It was a hard year. 
It was a year for a formerly employed London girl, 
Who was forced to live on German welfare. 
Who's life slowly came to a grind 
As boredom slowly diseased her mind. 
When she was thirty. 
&lt;br&gt;
When she was thirty 
It was an inevitable year, 
For a girl playing the role of girlfriend 
Who's relationship came to a predictable end. 
Choosing to settle for a un-formidable fellow who never did know, 
That she had cheated on him not just once, but several times before. 
When she was thirty. 
&lt;br&gt;
When she was thirty 
It was a challenging year. 
It was a challenging year for a girl with cyclothymia 
Compulsively rearranging her room. 
Started to fall into her regular fits of anxiety and doom 
Writing list after list after list, 
Struggling to control these phases and fits. 
When she was thirty.
&lt;br&gt;
When she was thirty 
It was a very surreal year. 
A year her estranged father nearly died. 
But she wasn't sure if it was true or if again he had lied. 
Not that it bothered her much, 
Indifference is the trump card of losing touch. 
When she was thirty. 
&lt;br&gt;
When she was thirty 
It was a revealing year. 
A year she bent down to her more violent need. 
In a drunken stupor did concede, 
To a near stranger to strike her raw 
whilst making love to her on the kitchen floor. 
When she was thirty.
&lt;br&gt;
But now the days grow dark, and the last days of the year draw near. 
And though it was 365 days of mania and meaning devoid. 
And though all her ideas and beliefs she once held are now destroyed. 
She was surprised to realise it freed her of fear. 
And it poured through her sweet and clear, 
That she was captain of her own ship named liberty. 
When she was thirty. 
&lt;br&gt;
It was a mess of a good year.</raw-body>
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  <short-description>An ode to the Frank Sinatra's 'It Was a Very Good Year' </short-description>
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  <title>Good Riddance to 2009 - 'It Was a Very Lame Year'</title>
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