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Woah LJ must be really excited about amy_vic's birthday since I just got a reminder about it 11 times! Speaking of LJ they made another update saying they were going to fix some stuff but could not comment when it was fixed, and in further comments they've gone on to insist that it's not that they "won't comment" it's that they really "can't comment." I get a little worried when they can't comment on updates and changes which are being made. I would like to know why they can't and that's not being shared either. The idea of leaving LJ and starting a journal somewhere else (insanejournal most likely) is daunting but I'm not liking what's going on here.
Gah my hotmail account was hacked. If you got a weird email from me from there just ignore it please. I've changed my password now so it should be okay.
I dislike people in the Golden Materials community who insist the movie is great but have never read the books, yet insinuate that others are closeminded who didn't think the movie was great. I just got one of those comments today to a comment I made where I said the books were better, I never said the movie was bad just that the books are better. Which in the majority of cases, including this one, is true. I think that sometimes a great movie can live up to a great book. I think the Harry Potter movies have done that. A lot of stuff has to be left out but they stay pretty true to the story and don't frustrate me when I see them, I've enjoyed all of them. The Golden Compass frustrated me because they had something so great to work from and the fear that staying true to the source would result in a box office flop was so great they wussed out of the whole thing. This is what I think resulted in the flop. If they'd gone all in with the story then I think the controversy would have made more people want to see it.
Anyways that's clearly making me ranty so I'm moving on to a survey:
1. Was 2007 a good year for you?
I had a really good year this past year :)
2. What was your favorite moment of the year?
Ummm my week in NYC, various Browncoat Shindigs, Polaris, Sarah Slean concerts :)
3. What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Some of the phone calls I've had to take at work.
4. What are your plans for 2008?
Hopefully Teacher's College.
5. What countries did you visit?
U.S.
6. What date in 2007 will remain etched in your memory?
Pretty much all of the dates when my favourite moments happened ;)
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I don't know what my actual achievements were but I tried lots of new things and had fun with that.
8. What was your biggest failure?
Getting caught up in drama
9. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Nothing serious.
10. What was the best thing you bought?
My vacation in NYC
11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Some of the people I work with.
12. Where did most of your money go?
New York City, various Browncoat things, and to Sarah Slean.
13. What did you get really really really excited about?
NYC vacation (I'm sensing a theme here)
14. What songs will always remind you of 2007?
Anything from Curtains, Spring Awakening, The Color Purple or Mary Poppins, probably "Umbrella" as well, both versions that I've heard.
15. Compared to this time last year are you:
a) Fatter or thinner? Fatter sadly, next year I want to work on that.
b) Happier or sadder? Happier.
c) Richer or poorer? Umm about the same a little poorer, I think I have less savings now but my income is the same.
16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel, I wish I could just travel everywhere! Oh and writing, I'd like to write more.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Letting myself get frustrated with people.
18. How will you be spending Christmas?
Next year or this year? Next year I have no idea, it's going to depend on a lot of things. This year it was spent with my family.
19. Which LJ users did you meet for the first time?
Ummm in 2007, amy_vic madelineanne and I want to say willow_kat and eireangel560 although perhaps I met them in 2006...
20. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Not in any way that counts
21. How many one night stands?
None, I was good this year... or boring depending on how you look at it ;)
22. What was your favorite TV show?
Farscape is a new favourite :) As are Chuck and Moonlight and Bloodties and Pushing Dasies.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I really make an effort to not hate anyone. I dislike a few new people but I'm sure it's mutual ;)
24. What was/were the best books you read?
Oh lord this is a long question! I was introduced to Tanya Huff's writing and quite enjoy everything of hers that I've read. I reread the Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman again and love it still. I read Inkheart by Cornelia Flunke and thought it was lovely. I read The Secre Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd which was so great! I also read The Color Purple by Alice Walker and really liked it. I read the 4 parts of O.R. Meling's Chronicles of Faerie which were great and I loved getting to know that whole story. I read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards and couldn't put that one down. Oh of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling which despite it's faults I thought was brilliant. I feel I should stop there.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Ummm I'm not sure. Sarah Slean had a couple of great people open for her this year, I look forward to buying the new Hey Rosetta album. Umm the soundtrack for Enchanted is entertaining me a lot right now :)
26. What did you want and get?
My trip to NYC and front row seats to see Sarah Slean perform. I think that's it that I really really wanted, at least in terms of material stuff.
27. What did you want and not get?
Nothing material, and nothing I'm sharing ;)
28. What was your favourite film this year?
Enchanted rates high this year. I also saw The Peacekeeper Wars for the first (and second) time liked that one a lot. I just saw Imagine Me and You which I have to write about later because it was delightful. The third Pirate's movie and the fifth Harry Potter film were also really great! Oh and Sweeny Todd, liked that one a lot more than I expected to.
29. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I turned 26 and I do believe that my party was the Peacekeeper Wars viewing :)
30. What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
Getting into teacher's college.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
I don't know that I really have a personal fashion concept.
32. What kept you sane?
Family and friends.
33. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
Oooh what a British sounding question :) Love it! Johnny Depp
34. Which political issue stirred you the most?
Ummm don't think that I was stirred up by much in the political world this year. Although I always get tetchy when the war in the Middle East comes up.
35. Who did you miss?
All of the friends I didn't see this year or the ones I didn't see very much.
36. Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
Probably.
37. Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Do my customers count? Because some of them yes, a couple of real life people as well.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year.
Life is fun if you let yourself enjoy it.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Anything can happen if you let it."
Gah my hotmail account was hacked. If you got a weird email from me from there just ignore it please. I've changed my password now so it should be okay.
I dislike people in the Golden Materials community who insist the movie is great but have never read the books, yet insinuate that others are closeminded who didn't think the movie was great. I just got one of those comments today to a comment I made where I said the books were better, I never said the movie was bad just that the books are better. Which in the majority of cases, including this one, is true. I think that sometimes a great movie can live up to a great book. I think the Harry Potter movies have done that. A lot of stuff has to be left out but they stay pretty true to the story and don't frustrate me when I see them, I've enjoyed all of them. The Golden Compass frustrated me because they had something so great to work from and the fear that staying true to the source would result in a box office flop was so great they wussed out of the whole thing. This is what I think resulted in the flop. If they'd gone all in with the story then I think the controversy would have made more people want to see it.
Anyways that's clearly making me ranty so I'm moving on to a survey:
1. Was 2007 a good year for you?
I had a really good year this past year :)
2. What was your favorite moment of the year?
Ummm my week in NYC, various Browncoat Shindigs, Polaris, Sarah Slean concerts :)
3. What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Some of the phone calls I've had to take at work.
4. What are your plans for 2008?
Hopefully Teacher's College.
5. What countries did you visit?
U.S.
6. What date in 2007 will remain etched in your memory?
Pretty much all of the dates when my favourite moments happened ;)
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I don't know what my actual achievements were but I tried lots of new things and had fun with that.
8. What was your biggest failure?
Getting caught up in drama
9. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Nothing serious.
10. What was the best thing you bought?
My vacation in NYC
11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Some of the people I work with.
12. Where did most of your money go?
New York City, various Browncoat things, and to Sarah Slean.
13. What did you get really really really excited about?
NYC vacation (I'm sensing a theme here)
14. What songs will always remind you of 2007?
Anything from Curtains, Spring Awakening, The Color Purple or Mary Poppins, probably "Umbrella" as well, both versions that I've heard.
15. Compared to this time last year are you:
a) Fatter or thinner? Fatter sadly, next year I want to work on that.
b) Happier or sadder? Happier.
c) Richer or poorer? Umm about the same a little poorer, I think I have less savings now but my income is the same.
16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel, I wish I could just travel everywhere! Oh and writing, I'd like to write more.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Letting myself get frustrated with people.
18. How will you be spending Christmas?
Next year or this year? Next year I have no idea, it's going to depend on a lot of things. This year it was spent with my family.
19. Which LJ users did you meet for the first time?
Ummm in 2007, amy_vic madelineanne and I want to say willow_kat and eireangel560 although perhaps I met them in 2006...
20. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Not in any way that counts
21. How many one night stands?
None, I was good this year... or boring depending on how you look at it ;)
22. What was your favorite TV show?
Farscape is a new favourite :) As are Chuck and Moonlight and Bloodties and Pushing Dasies.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I really make an effort to not hate anyone. I dislike a few new people but I'm sure it's mutual ;)
24. What was/were the best books you read?
Oh lord this is a long question! I was introduced to Tanya Huff's writing and quite enjoy everything of hers that I've read. I reread the Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman again and love it still. I read Inkheart by Cornelia Flunke and thought it was lovely. I read The Secre Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd which was so great! I also read The Color Purple by Alice Walker and really liked it. I read the 4 parts of O.R. Meling's Chronicles of Faerie which were great and I loved getting to know that whole story. I read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards and couldn't put that one down. Oh of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling which despite it's faults I thought was brilliant. I feel I should stop there.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Ummm I'm not sure. Sarah Slean had a couple of great people open for her this year, I look forward to buying the new Hey Rosetta album. Umm the soundtrack for Enchanted is entertaining me a lot right now :)
26. What did you want and get?
My trip to NYC and front row seats to see Sarah Slean perform. I think that's it that I really really wanted, at least in terms of material stuff.
27. What did you want and not get?
Nothing material, and nothing I'm sharing ;)
28. What was your favourite film this year?
Enchanted rates high this year. I also saw The Peacekeeper Wars for the first (and second) time liked that one a lot. I just saw Imagine Me and You which I have to write about later because it was delightful. The third Pirate's movie and the fifth Harry Potter film were also really great! Oh and Sweeny Todd, liked that one a lot more than I expected to.
29. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I turned 26 and I do believe that my party was the Peacekeeper Wars viewing :)
30. What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
Getting into teacher's college.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
I don't know that I really have a personal fashion concept.
32. What kept you sane?
Family and friends.
33. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
Oooh what a British sounding question :) Love it! Johnny Depp
34. Which political issue stirred you the most?
Ummm don't think that I was stirred up by much in the political world this year. Although I always get tetchy when the war in the Middle East comes up.
35. Who did you miss?
All of the friends I didn't see this year or the ones I didn't see very much.
36. Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
Probably.
37. Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Do my customers count? Because some of them yes, a couple of real life people as well.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year.
Life is fun if you let yourself enjoy it.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Anything can happen if you let it."