best of 2009 challenge, a follow up

(backgrounds - love making these)
i totally dropped the ball on gwen's best of 2009 challenge, but thought i'd pick it back up! here we go:
best challenge: the one i've been talking about lately. the one about not getting swallowed up by one dimension of my life. the one about nurturing all parts of my life that speak to me, and not just one.
best album: hands down, blind pilot
best place: my tub, late at night. it's where i do all my best thinking. i've been keeping a pen and paper by the tub, ...