2010
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books / movies / sights for 2010
Using the rating system:
(--) Hated
(-) Disliked
(/) Indifferent
(+) Liked
(++) Really Liked
(♥) Loved
books read
(♥) alice's adventures in wonderland, by lewis carroll (re-read)
(+) size twelve is not fat, by meg cabot
(++) my brilliant career, by miles franklin
(++) the aunt's story, by patrick white
(/) true country, by kim scott
(♥) the demon's covenant, by sarah rees brennan
(♥) great expectations, by charles dickens
(♥) the bell jar, by sylvia plath
(++) ghost world, by daniel clowes
(++) praise, by andrew mcgahan
(--) twilight, by stephenie meyer
(++) swallow the air, by tara june winch
ALL BUT THREE OF THESE WERE FOR UNI, I FAIL.
short stories read
(+) the premier's secret, by campbell mckellar
(+) the drover's wife, by henry lawson
(++) the chosen vessel, by barbara baynton
(/) squeaker's mate, by barbara baynton
(+) pretty dick, by marcus clarke
films seen
(♥) sherlock holmes
(++) did you hear about the morgans?
(+) the princess and the frog
(/) four holidays
(+) nick & norah's infinite playlist
(++) invictus
(♥) greta
(++) fanboys
(/) funny people
(+) something, something, something darkside
(+) julie & julia
(++) guess who's coming to dinner?
(+) up in the air
(+) valentines day
(♥) alice in wonderland
(++) the rebound
(♥) date night
(++) bright star
(++) the lovely bones
(++) an education
(+) whatever works
(+) the last song
(++) four weddings and a funeral
(+) sex and the city 2
(+) the back-up plan
(+) shrek forever after
(++) in the loop
(/) love happens
(/) 500 days of summer
(+) the graduate
(♥) inception
(+) shutter island
(++) killers
(♥) the september issue
(+) postgrad
(++) percy jackson: the lightning thief
(♥) scott pilgrim vs the world
(++) the duchess
(++) kick ass
(++) easy a
(++) life as we know it
(++) amazing grace
(+) letters to juliet
(-) when in rome
(/) get him to the greek
(++) despicable me
(++) eat pray love
(♥) harry potter and the deathly hallows, pt. 1
(♥) hawking
(♥) van gogh: painted with words
(♥) stuart: a life backwards
(♥) nativity
(++) nightmare before christmas
(♥) wild target
(♥) the special relationship
(♥) how to train your dragon
favourite tv shows
(++) pretty little liars
(+) gossip girl
(++) 30 rock
(♥) the big bang theory
(♥) doctor who
(+) modern family
(♥) the inbetweeners
(++) futurama
(+) the simpsons
(♥♥♥♥♥) sherlock
(♥) talking 'bout your generation
(++) cougar town
(♥) merlin
(++) being human
(++) torchwood
(++) will and grace
(++) friends
(♥) gilmore girls
(♥) charmed
(♥) american dad
(♥) family guy
random obsessions
polaroid photographs, purple, sherlock holmes, fashion blogs, instyle magazine, iphone 3gs, plants vs zombies, angry birds, everything grey, cardigans, scarves, rings, my iPhone, anything english, etsy
actors / actresses / musicians
leighton meester, benedict cumberbatch, martin freeman, rachel mcadams, gary lightbody, sky ferreira, katy perry, the pretty reckless, justin bartha, catherine zeta-jones, alan rickman, mumford & sons, the temper trap, lily allen, rihanna, snow patrol, fanmixes
exhibitions / attractions / live shows
(++) top gear live, sydney, friday 12th february
(++) masterpieces of paris, canberra, national gallery of australia
(++) state of origin game III, sydney, wednesday 7th july
cities / towns / countries visited
sydney, australia (february 12th & 13th, july 7th & 8th)
I'VE BEEN NOWHERE THIS YEAR
stuff i've done for the first time / major milestones
(-) drove on a highway in pouring rain
(++) had a one-year anniversary at a job
(♥) got a promotion - I went from Junior Office Assistant to Operations and I.T Support Clerk
(+) started university
(+) did my first university exam
(+) passed my first university assignment
(++) left my job after 1 year, 2 months
(++) got my first university high distinction
(♥) passed my first uni exam
(♥) passed first semester of uni
(♥) passed first year of uni