2011 in Review: Some Memes
Happy New Year's! Here's my year in meme review. (Note: I'm not sure why the formatting is wonky on some of the questions).
1. Which TV shows did you start watching in 2011? Body of Proof, Last Man Standing, Vampire Diaries and Once Upon a Time (and I watched the entire series of Death Note).
2. Which TV shows did you let go of in 2011? Dancing with the Stars. It was angering me too much.
3. Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2011? Nothing. In fact, I actually started watching House again.
4. Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2012? Maybe The Finder, since Bones will be off the air anyways.
5. Which TV show impressed you least in 2011? Why? Doctor Who. Moffat and his nonsensical plots and lack of emotional connections between characters. (Except for RORY! OMG TEH RORY!)
6. Which TV show do you think you might let go of in 2012 unless things significantly improve? I won't necessarily let go of the following two, but I think they'll be cancelled: House and, unfortunately, Body of Proof, because of the stupid-ass ratings system the television producers have created.
7. Which TV show impressed you the most in 2011? Why? I would've said Once Upon a Time, except for that LAST EPISODE! So I'll go with Vampire Diaries. I was kinda embarrassed that I wanted to watch the show, because I figured it was a campy teen vampire drama, so the twisty plots and strong characters pleasantly surprised me.
8. Which TV shows do you think you'll never let go of no matter how crappy they get? Why? Bones and Castle. I love the characters too much, and, unlike a lot of people, I don't feel they've gotten crappy. Well, Castle's pushing it with this added drama crap. It's a comedy, people; let's return to its roots!
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1. Your main fandom(s) of the year: Doctor Who, Ugly Betty, House, Harry Potter, Vampire Diaries.
2. Your favourite film this year: The Muppets. So funny and nostalgic.
3. Your favourite book this year: The Isabel Dalhousie series by Alexander McCall Smith. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
4. Your favourite TV show this year: 1. Vampire Diaries. 2. Castle. 3. Once Upon a Time 4. Bones 5. Doctor Who
6. Your favourite LJ community this year: Once Upon a Time, Graham/Emma community, Time and Chips and all the Human Ten/Rose communities, House/Cameron.
7. Your best new fandom discovery of the year: Once upon a time.
8. Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year: Emma/Graham for obvious reasons....
9. Your TV/Movie boyfriends of the year: 1. David Tennant in any role 2. Ian Somerholder/Damon Salvatore 3. Arthur Darvill/ Rory Williams 4. Jamie Dornan/Sheriff Graham 5. Nathan Fillion/ Castle
10. Your TV/Movie girlfriends of the year: 1. Jennifer Morrison/Emma Swan
11. Your biggest squee moment of the year: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING!!! Emma/Graham kiss. Castle/Beckett kiss. Booth/Bones being domestic.
12. Your most missed old fandom: The Avengers, oddly enough. And Gilmore Girls.
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What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? I got two autographs, namely from DAVID FRICKEN TENNANT and CATHERINE TATE.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? What are these resolutions you speak of?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My friend at church. Two of my college classmates.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, fortunately.
5. What countries did you visit? England to see David Tennant (and to go to London).
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? A boyfriend/beau
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? August 22, 2011. When I got David and Catherine's autograph and spoke to them!!!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I decide to go back to school to get a teaching certificate in Elementary school and I passed my first semester with all As.
9. What was your biggest failure? I gained all the weight back from the diet I did. :/
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? A few upper-respiratory/colds. Nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Tickets to London and Much Ado About Nothing and the Doctor Who Experience, and a new laptop.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Me and my family? IDK?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My former friends. Nuff said.
14. Where did most of your money go? School. -_-
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Going to London!!! (noticing a theme)
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2011? "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5, "Brighter than the Sun," by Colbie Callat, "Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum, "Pumped up Kicks," by Foster the People, "Tonight, tonight," by Hot Chelle Ray, or however you spell it.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: I'm a little wiser. Don't know what else.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Socializing while I still had friends.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Computer Gaming
21. Did you fall in love in 2011? Nope
22. How many one-night stands? None
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hating is a waste of energy.
24. What was your greatest musical discovery? Christina Perri
25. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 25. I was up North on Beaver Island celebrating my grandmother's 85th birthday. My birthday celebration was my holiday to London.
26. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? People around me not being stupid.
27. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? I got into more mature clothing. More jewelry, leggings, boots. Got my hair colored twice.
28. What kept you sane? My family and my faith in God.
29. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Do you need to ask? David Tennant!
30. What political issue stirred you the most? The Healthcare Bill
31. Who did you miss? I would say my ex-friends, but they're jerks so...
32. Who was the best new person you met? My children's literature professor.
33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: You have to love and trust yourself. Because who else is there to depend on when your friends turn on you?
34. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "Seems you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself."