meme pinched from blaam
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Suffered poor health.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes. Make the same one every year - to maintain or improve my level of sarcasm.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No. I stepped away quickly as it's a messy business.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. No one with poor eyesight shot at me.
5. What countries did you visit?
England and Slough.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Hair
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None. Nothing special happened. The earth did not stand still. My breath was not taken away.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Being ill.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. Diabetes, knee injury, back injury, stress related illnesses and peeing blood.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Xbox360.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Friends who surprised me by doing something completely unexpected - thanking me for advice although it was crap, carrying me home when my back gave out.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A couple of contributers to the ley and they are appearing to repeat history. Not personal friends though.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage, debts (now debt free!), car, XBox and larp.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The rugby world cup
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Never Again - Silverback
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Sadder.
Thinner or fatter? Fatter.
Richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
LARPing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being ill
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas Day with my family, Boxing Day with good friends.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
No.
22. How many one-night stands?
One which I regretted. I was weak.
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
CSI New York, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, Dr Who, Torchwood.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate, no. That you mean I'd have to care about them. Frown upon a few. STill easily dealt with, I just cut them out of my life.
25. What was the best book you read?
Two Minute Rule - Robert Crais
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Avenged Sevenfold
27. What did you want and get?
My place on the market
28. What did you want and not get?
Freedom.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Batman Begins. Very much like the Frank Miller interpretation of the character, but ffs cut out the romance - it does not jibe with the character.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Quiet drinks with friends, I became 41.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing - it was less satisfying
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Sheepskin waistcoat
33. What kept you sane?
LARP and true friends.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Alicia Dixon
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Most of the road-related bollocks that's collectively being churned out by the government and by the London Assembly. C**ts, the lot of them. - Unchanged from Blaam's comment because I deeply sympathise and agree.
36. Who did you miss?
No one. I did not load my guns this year.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
I meant someone who made a very accurate assessment of me after 10 minutes of chatting.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007
SOmetimes it's better to leave tohe ball for someone else to pick up.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
Nothing comes to mind
Suffered poor health.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes. Make the same one every year - to maintain or improve my level of sarcasm.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No. I stepped away quickly as it's a messy business.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. No one with poor eyesight shot at me.
5. What countries did you visit?
England and Slough.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Hair
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None. Nothing special happened. The earth did not stand still. My breath was not taken away.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Being ill.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. Diabetes, knee injury, back injury, stress related illnesses and peeing blood.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Xbox360.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Friends who surprised me by doing something completely unexpected - thanking me for advice although it was crap, carrying me home when my back gave out.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A couple of contributers to the ley and they are appearing to repeat history. Not personal friends though.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage, debts (now debt free!), car, XBox and larp.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The rugby world cup
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Never Again - Silverback
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Sadder.
Thinner or fatter? Fatter.
Richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
LARPing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being ill
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas Day with my family, Boxing Day with good friends.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
No.
22. How many one-night stands?
One which I regretted. I was weak.
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
CSI New York, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, Dr Who, Torchwood.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate, no. That you mean I'd have to care about them. Frown upon a few. STill easily dealt with, I just cut them out of my life.
25. What was the best book you read?
Two Minute Rule - Robert Crais
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Avenged Sevenfold
27. What did you want and get?
My place on the market
28. What did you want and not get?
Freedom.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Batman Begins. Very much like the Frank Miller interpretation of the character, but ffs cut out the romance - it does not jibe with the character.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Quiet drinks with friends, I became 41.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing - it was less satisfying
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Sheepskin waistcoat
33. What kept you sane?
LARP and true friends.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Alicia Dixon
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Most of the road-related bollocks that's collectively being churned out by the government and by the London Assembly. C**ts, the lot of them. - Unchanged from Blaam's comment because I deeply sympathise and agree.
36. Who did you miss?
No one. I did not load my guns this year.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
I meant someone who made a very accurate assessment of me after 10 minutes of chatting.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007
SOmetimes it's better to leave tohe ball for someone else to pick up.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
Nothing comes to mind