Forgot this last year. It was all a bit manic.
1. What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before?
Danced in cyberdog. That was the most scary fun I've had in ages.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No resolutions set, so none broken.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A few friends. That time of life, I guess.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany for Amphi festival. It was amazing.
6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?
A fully completed sleeve.
7. What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Definately Amphi; going back next year for more stompy goth goodness.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Hmm. Finishing the orc brief, probably.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Persistent forgetting of birthdays.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Lots of plague from school.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Big new TV for the living room, or all the silly plastic soldiers.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The Northampton crowd.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Forum nerds.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Plastic soldiers, computer games, power ranger outfits and vodka
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Amphi. I can't quite explain how good it is.
16. What song will always remind you of 2012?
2011: She Wants Revenge: Tear you Apart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxKvjCPGBuo2012: Aesthetic Perfection: The Ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ2j1iCWCII 17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Very much happier.
b) thinner or fatter? About the same.
c) richer or poorer? Technically poorer, but evenly split bills cancel out the difference.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Socialised and not missed Alone.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
I wish I'd given less of myself at work, and spent more time with friends. It's a persistent problem.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With mum, then home to the panthers in the evening.
21. Did you fall in love in 2012?
Yes.
There were also two wonderful angel-cats with heart-shaped noses who won a place in my heart.
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
That Australian customs show for after AC fun.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
25. What was the best book you read?
Been chewing my way through the Horus Heresy stuff with wild abandon (heh. It's funny 'coz it sounds like Abbadon). Also the Alex Verus series is pretty good.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
So many dodgy industrial types. Let's say Chrom, though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6vuzfgp4MY 27. What did you want and get?
I have a feeling Mark's bought me some latex...
28. What did you want and not get?
not had anything yet!
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Maybe Cabin in the Woods or Ted. Or possibly La Horde.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
27. Went to a theme park.
31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More ink was my 2010 answer; it has certainly helped. I'd like that finished and more dancing.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
Dodgy goth.
33. What kept you sane?
Kittens, dancing and my knobhead mates.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Daniel Graves
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Finding it harder to get wound up the older I get.
36. Who did you miss?
Southern types. I often feel the need to go back and then get overwhelmed by a sense of not belonging any more.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Not so much met as started properly talking to: Troll, probably.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012:
Don't agree to do all the coursework marking.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
VNV Nation: In Defiance 'Never letting fate decide'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJgmB83w_Q