Bored at work, can you tell?
It's been a year. Long meme ahead.
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Bought property.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, I have to stop making resolutions that are out of my control.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, though I have a casual friend who is about 2 weeks away.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, though I found out about a guy I used to know who was younger than me. Not awesome.
5. What countries did you visit?
USA, 2X to DC and 1X to NY. Gotta improve that.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A tablet and a dining room table.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Eh, dates are numbers. I don't do numbers.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Buying a condo.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Health.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, but the meme is already too long.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Condo.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
George Takei, for his support of gay rights movement. "It's ok to be Takei."
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Half of England and Vancouver for rioting unnecessarily. Also Rob Ford.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Condo
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Um.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
My home.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? eh
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter, given the last month
iii. richer or poorer? definitely poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
NY theatre trip.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Hurting.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it watching movies and making lasagne.
21. Did you fall in love in 2011?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Warehouse 13.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not particularly.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Um, that Harry Potter can sing.
28. What did you want and get?
Condo.
29. What did you want and not get?
Tablet.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I can't think of anything awesome, maybe the last HP movie.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I ate mongolian barbeque with friends. I was ancient.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Getting a permanent job.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
unchanged.
34. What kept you sane?
who says I'm sane?
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jaime Murrey
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Mayor Moron.
37. Who did you miss?
My English friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
No idea.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Nothing you're looking for is going to be perfect.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All I want is a room somewhere,
far away from the cold night air,
with one enormous chair,
oh, wouldn't it be loverly?
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Bought property.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, I have to stop making resolutions that are out of my control.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, though I have a casual friend who is about 2 weeks away.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, though I found out about a guy I used to know who was younger than me. Not awesome.
5. What countries did you visit?
USA, 2X to DC and 1X to NY. Gotta improve that.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A tablet and a dining room table.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Eh, dates are numbers. I don't do numbers.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Buying a condo.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Health.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, but the meme is already too long.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Condo.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
George Takei, for his support of gay rights movement. "It's ok to be Takei."
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Half of England and Vancouver for rioting unnecessarily. Also Rob Ford.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Condo
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Um.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
My home.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? eh
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter, given the last month
iii. richer or poorer? definitely poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
NY theatre trip.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Hurting.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it watching movies and making lasagne.
21. Did you fall in love in 2011?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Warehouse 13.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not particularly.
26. What was the best book you read?
The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Um, that Harry Potter can sing.
28. What did you want and get?
Condo.
29. What did you want and not get?
Tablet.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I can't think of anything awesome, maybe the last HP movie.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I ate mongolian barbeque with friends. I was ancient.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Getting a permanent job.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
unchanged.
34. What kept you sane?
who says I'm sane?
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jaime Murrey
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Mayor Moron.
37. Who did you miss?
My English friends.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
No idea.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Nothing you're looking for is going to be perfect.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All I want is a room somewhere,
far away from the cold night air,
with one enormous chair,
oh, wouldn't it be loverly?