2007. stuff.
I have been avoiding this for almost a month cos i couldnt work out what the deal was with 2007 for me, as it was quite the itsy bitsy year. But i cant avoid it any longer as i am unemployed and i do always like to look back at these things long into the future and go 'huh, yeah i remember that. weird.'
here goes
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
umm....went to some new places....ooh! had a proper one night stand....dated someone ridiculously young...not much else SUPERnew...ooh! I also went skiing for the first time and LOVED IT
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I'm a slackarse and never make any. But i did get more passport stamps. That's always a good one.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nooooo
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My dear Granny Annie, and my kitty Pepsi. Not a good year for the deaths.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Whistler), USA (Buffalo and NYC), Eire (Galway and Inishmore) Czech Republic (Prague), Hungary (Budapest), Austria (Vienna and Salzburg), Germany (Munich), Italy (Venice and Florence), Spain (Barcelona). And of course the UK.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
a home.
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day my Granny died. The day my kitty died. Both times woken up by the quiet voice on the phone of someone not quite sure how to say the words. Also Granny's funeral. ANd on a nicer note I would say my sweet lovely day in Vienna with that boy, where it was all new and exciting.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making more of a plan about life. kinda. being a better vet. and maybe a better person? Paying off all debt.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Saving less money than I had planned. Maybe doing less travel than i would have liked. Not seeing Granny as much as I should.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
HECK YES. Bronchitis for 3 weeks in March closely followed by the evils of chicken pox in April. With intermittent colds and viruses all through the year.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Travel tickets. My hot red boots (well, dad bought me those but still...). My ticket home.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Tom and Matt. My amazing London friends who looked after me for a whole week when i had chicken pox even though i had only met them 3 weeks before. And have subsequently given me a home, comforted me post-dumping, entertained me, cooked for me, made me tea, and generally been superhumanly wonderful to me. I love them. Also ALLLL the other amazing people who have again made my life worthwhile by giving me places to stay. The world is genuinely a good place, i swear.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
hmm..i guess i got depressed over some stuff earlier this year but it wasnt appalling and no one's fault.
14. Where did most of your money go?
traveltraveltravel. It's where it all goes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Skiing. snow. NEW YORK CITY ( my god that place is awesome), Venice, North American candy in Canada and the USA, Medieval times, romance, boys, musics.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Snow Patrol - Warmer Climate - Vancouver
The Feeling (the whole album) - Montreal
Art Brut - Emily Kane - London (Tom and Matt)
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - London
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier i think. yes, happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? hmm..i was thinner, but then christmas and unemployment happened.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer - NO MORE DEBT!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Hmm...arty projects, reading (though i did lots of reading this year), seeing some peoples (like my Nardy!)
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
TV. Staring into space. Work!
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At Aunty Helens and John's house in Scotland. With the cigarette smoke. so much smoke. But then a couple of days after there was fireworks! Fireworks!!
21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?
none i think. Lots of facebookers though. YAY FACEBOOK.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Does romance and lust count as love?
23. How many one-night stands?
ONE! Jack the Carpenter! HAH!
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Family Guy, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Mighty Boosh! (with Aled), Flight of the Conchordes.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Goodness no, hate requires way too much effort.
26. What was the best book you read?
SO MANY! Lots of Haruka Murakami - Hard boiled wonderland the the End of the World was my fave of those...also Dune, Hazza Potter, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Contortionists Handbook...
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
SO MUCH!.. I cant even recall...
28. What did you want and get?
Kinda the same as last year...more passport stamps, more places seen, a little romance, friendsfriendsfriends and more friends....and a little home away from home in london.
29. What did you want and not get?
i think i wanted a home more than i realised. but i did kinda get a semi-home here in London. Tom and Matt's living room is my surrogate bedroom...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Atonement, The Lives of Others, Sunshine, Pan's Labyrinth
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 27. Woke up in Toronto to a blizzard and a 2 hour drive across the border to the USA to fly frm Buffalo to NYC. Flight delayed 6 or 7 hours so spent most of the day shopping in a mall, eating drinking mojitos and giggling over irony. Spent the last hour of the day looking at NYC from a cab and being in love with it. and hugging Jessie and Tetsuya hello. :). Good times.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not much. this was a good one i think.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
skinny jeans, t-shirts (vintage stylez), fluff, boots, fingerless gloves. same old same old.
34. What kept you sane?
Sending packages, facebook, Tom Matt and Kelly, Phone calls from Adamowski, Jenny and Jojo. TV. Work. Walkers salted baked crisps. Conversations. booze. lots of booze.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
James McAvoy.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
War in Iraq. and the US election thingies.
37. Who did you miss?
Most people. most of the time.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Matt and Tom. Cathal (with Shona), Laura in Essex,
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
If you need something the universe will send it to you. if you can wait. And also being alone is awesome and important. but being with people can be way better.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
IN other news, I am in London, I am unemployed, I am coming home in just under 2 weeks for a undetermined period of time. I am trying to fit in as much travel as possible before I go so to that end I spent the weekend before last in Basel (Switerland) and 4 days last week in Istabul (the greatest place in the universe). ANd this weekend I am going away again. good times. I love everyone and everything. see you soon ozzztralia.
xx
here goes
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
umm....went to some new places....ooh! had a proper one night stand....dated someone ridiculously young...not much else SUPERnew...ooh! I also went skiing for the first time and LOVED IT
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I'm a slackarse and never make any. But i did get more passport stamps. That's always a good one.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nooooo
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My dear Granny Annie, and my kitty Pepsi. Not a good year for the deaths.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Whistler), USA (Buffalo and NYC), Eire (Galway and Inishmore) Czech Republic (Prague), Hungary (Budapest), Austria (Vienna and Salzburg), Germany (Munich), Italy (Venice and Florence), Spain (Barcelona). And of course the UK.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
a home.
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day my Granny died. The day my kitty died. Both times woken up by the quiet voice on the phone of someone not quite sure how to say the words. Also Granny's funeral. ANd on a nicer note I would say my sweet lovely day in Vienna with that boy, where it was all new and exciting.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making more of a plan about life. kinda. being a better vet. and maybe a better person? Paying off all debt.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Saving less money than I had planned. Maybe doing less travel than i would have liked. Not seeing Granny as much as I should.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
HECK YES. Bronchitis for 3 weeks in March closely followed by the evils of chicken pox in April. With intermittent colds and viruses all through the year.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Travel tickets. My hot red boots (well, dad bought me those but still...). My ticket home.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Tom and Matt. My amazing London friends who looked after me for a whole week when i had chicken pox even though i had only met them 3 weeks before. And have subsequently given me a home, comforted me post-dumping, entertained me, cooked for me, made me tea, and generally been superhumanly wonderful to me. I love them. Also ALLLL the other amazing people who have again made my life worthwhile by giving me places to stay. The world is genuinely a good place, i swear.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
hmm..i guess i got depressed over some stuff earlier this year but it wasnt appalling and no one's fault.
14. Where did most of your money go?
traveltraveltravel. It's where it all goes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Skiing. snow. NEW YORK CITY ( my god that place is awesome), Venice, North American candy in Canada and the USA, Medieval times, romance, boys, musics.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Snow Patrol - Warmer Climate - Vancouver
The Feeling (the whole album) - Montreal
Art Brut - Emily Kane - London (Tom and Matt)
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - London
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier i think. yes, happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? hmm..i was thinner, but then christmas and unemployment happened.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer - NO MORE DEBT!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Hmm...arty projects, reading (though i did lots of reading this year), seeing some peoples (like my Nardy!)
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
TV. Staring into space. Work!
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At Aunty Helens and John's house in Scotland. With the cigarette smoke. so much smoke. But then a couple of days after there was fireworks! Fireworks!!
21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?
none i think. Lots of facebookers though. YAY FACEBOOK.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Does romance and lust count as love?
23. How many one-night stands?
ONE! Jack the Carpenter! HAH!
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Family Guy, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Mighty Boosh! (with Aled), Flight of the Conchordes.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Goodness no, hate requires way too much effort.
26. What was the best book you read?
SO MANY! Lots of Haruka Murakami - Hard boiled wonderland the the End of the World was my fave of those...also Dune, Hazza Potter, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Contortionists Handbook...
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
SO MUCH!.. I cant even recall...
28. What did you want and get?
Kinda the same as last year...more passport stamps, more places seen, a little romance, friendsfriendsfriends and more friends....and a little home away from home in london.
29. What did you want and not get?
i think i wanted a home more than i realised. but i did kinda get a semi-home here in London. Tom and Matt's living room is my surrogate bedroom...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Atonement, The Lives of Others, Sunshine, Pan's Labyrinth
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 27. Woke up in Toronto to a blizzard and a 2 hour drive across the border to the USA to fly frm Buffalo to NYC. Flight delayed 6 or 7 hours so spent most of the day shopping in a mall, eating drinking mojitos and giggling over irony. Spent the last hour of the day looking at NYC from a cab and being in love with it. and hugging Jessie and Tetsuya hello. :). Good times.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not much. this was a good one i think.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
skinny jeans, t-shirts (vintage stylez), fluff, boots, fingerless gloves. same old same old.
34. What kept you sane?
Sending packages, facebook, Tom Matt and Kelly, Phone calls from Adamowski, Jenny and Jojo. TV. Work. Walkers salted baked crisps. Conversations. booze. lots of booze.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
James McAvoy.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
War in Iraq. and the US election thingies.
37. Who did you miss?
Most people. most of the time.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Matt and Tom. Cathal (with Shona), Laura in Essex,
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
If you need something the universe will send it to you. if you can wait. And also being alone is awesome and important. but being with people can be way better.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
IN other news, I am in London, I am unemployed, I am coming home in just under 2 weeks for a undetermined period of time. I am trying to fit in as much travel as possible before I go so to that end I spent the weekend before last in Basel (Switerland) and 4 days last week in Istabul (the greatest place in the universe). ANd this weekend I am going away again. good times. I love everyone and everything. see you soon ozzztralia.
xx