End of year memes
I can't believe 2014 is about to end. It feels like yesterday I was here waiting for the new Sherlock episodes and hoping the new year would finally bring some changes in my life. 2014 wasn't perfect, but it was definitely a year worth remembering.
I'm not going to post a fanfiction/fanart year in review because I did very little, a simple list will be enough.
Fanfiction
1) The spectre at the feast (Sherlock, Sherlock/John)
2) A reasonable solution (Sherlock, Lestrade/Molly)
Fanart
1) Sherlock comic strip
2) Hermione sketch
3, 4, 5) Christmas cards: Mystrade silliness, canon!Holmes and silly Farin
The real surprise of 2014 was Mystrade: I remember reading a PWP back in 2011 and even saving it, but then I promptly forgot all about it. And then after Season 3 I found another fic by the same author and said "Let's give it a go". And I never stopped.
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Sherlock.
2. Your favorite Film this year: The secret life of Walter Mitty, Only lovers left alive, The Penguins of Madagascar, Magic in the moonlight.
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "Creature simili - Il dark a Milano negli anni ottanta".
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: I loved the Robin Schulz remix of "Prayer in C" mainly because of the video, which was shot in Berlin. I could spot various places in Kreuzberg, like the Franken bar, which is the place where I picked up the ticket for my very first Ärzte gig. *nostalgic sigh*
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: Sherlock, Broadchurch, An Adventure in Space and Time.
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: I'm not really active on LJ any more, I still post and comment, but most of the fannish action moved over to Tumblr. But I've found a few interesting recs on 221b_recs.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? I didn't get into any new fandoms, but I re-discovered Sherlock and fell headfirst for Mystrade (Mycroft/Lestrade). Didn't see that coming at all. Oh, and I finally watched most of the Doctor Who episodes from the David Tennant era. The last one broke my heart a bit.
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? I watched the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special the other day and thought it was awful. Thank God they showed "An Adventure in Space and Time" right afterwards: Mark Gatiss to the rescue!
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: Mycroft Holmes. Though Lestrade would probably be a better boyfriend. XD
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year: I don't know. Either Abby Sciuto from NCIS or Molly Hooper from Sherlock.
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? the new Sherlock season, seeing a Coriolanus screening at the cinema, the last Cabine Pressure episodes, the Good Omens radio adaptation.
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? Die Ärzte. I still listen to their music quite a lot, but I miss the silliness of the fandom on LJ.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? I've heard about "Welcome to Night Vale" and I'm curious, but I really can't handle more than one fandom at a time. I'm also curious about the new Doctor.
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? the Sherlock special! They start filming it in January, so I hope it'll be broadcast by the end of 2015. Also, job permitting, I'd like to see Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch in London, but apparently it's already sold out. WTF? This is what I hate about not having a stable job, you can't plan anything in advance. :(
END OF YEAR MEME 2014
What did you do in 2014 that you'd never done before?
I went to a web series premiere, worked in a Consulate, visited Trieste and Padua, visited the Vatican Museums and St Peter's, had a job interview at the US Embassy in Rome.
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any resolutions last year, I just wished 2014 would be better than 2013 and it definitely was. As for next year, I want to draw and write more. And I hope I'll get a more stable job that will allow me to travel more. I want to go back to London, dammit.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep.
Did anyone close to you die?
My American uncle.
What countries did you visit?
Vatican City (hey, it counts as a foreign country! XD)
What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?
A stable job, a relationship.
What dates from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I went to a web series premiere, the day I was told I got the job at the Consulate, the day I got into a car accident.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting the job at the Consulate, seeing my name in the credits of a web series.
What was your biggest failure?
Not getting another job I had applied for at the Consulate, being involved in a small car accident.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing serious, just a sprained ankle and sunburn in Trieste and a bruise caused by the car accident.
What was the best thing you bought?
A few dresses, a pair of boots, train tickets to visit various places around Italy.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My colleagues at the Consulate, they were amazing.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My former boss, some of the parents I dealt with at my old work.
Where did most of your money go?
My Rome trip probably, even if it wasn't very expensive. Oh, and the dentist.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The new Sherlock season, getting a new job, seeing my name in the credits of a web series, seeing the Coriolanus screening at the cinema, meeting schwimmerin again, the Penguins of Madagascar film.
What songs will always remind you of 2014?
"Prayer in C", the Robin Schulz remix
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I'd read more non-fanfiction, written and drawn more, gone to more concerts, travelled abroad.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating. What a surprise. Though it wasn't so bad this year.
How did you spend Christmas / Hanukkah?
With my parents as usual.
Did you fall in love in 2014?
Nope.
How many one-night stands?
Sigh.
What was your favorite TV program?
Sherlock!
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I don't hate anyone.
What was the best book you read?
"Creature simili - Il dark a Milano negli anni ottanta".
What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Black Bells.
What did you want and get?
A new job.
What did you want and not get?
A more stable job, a boyfriend.
What was your favorite film of this year?
The secret life of Walter Mitty, Only lovers left alive, The Penguins of Madagascar, Magic in the moonlight.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I celebrated twice: first I went to play board games with a friend, then I had dinner at a Mexican restaurant with some other friends. I turned 34.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A torrid love affair. XD
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014?
Wearing dresses won't kill you.
What kept you sane?
Getting a new job, fandom.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
Mark Gatiss. :3
What political issue stirred you the most?
The rise of right-wing xenophobic parties all over Europe.
Who did you miss?
My friend V, who was terribly busy with work.
Who was the best new person you met?
My colleagues S and L.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014
Sometimes, things work out just the way you want. But karma is a bitch.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Ordinary world, Duran Duran
I'm not going to post a fanfiction/fanart year in review because I did very little, a simple list will be enough.
Fanfiction
1) The spectre at the feast (Sherlock, Sherlock/John)
2) A reasonable solution (Sherlock, Lestrade/Molly)
Fanart
1) Sherlock comic strip
2) Hermione sketch
3, 4, 5) Christmas cards: Mystrade silliness, canon!Holmes and silly Farin
The real surprise of 2014 was Mystrade: I remember reading a PWP back in 2011 and even saving it, but then I promptly forgot all about it. And then after Season 3 I found another fic by the same author and said "Let's give it a go". And I never stopped.
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Sherlock.
2. Your favorite Film this year: The secret life of Walter Mitty, Only lovers left alive, The Penguins of Madagascar, Magic in the moonlight.
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "Creature simili - Il dark a Milano negli anni ottanta".
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: I loved the Robin Schulz remix of "Prayer in C" mainly because of the video, which was shot in Berlin. I could spot various places in Kreuzberg, like the Franken bar, which is the place where I picked up the ticket for my very first Ärzte gig. *nostalgic sigh*
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: Sherlock, Broadchurch, An Adventure in Space and Time.
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: I'm not really active on LJ any more, I still post and comment, but most of the fannish action moved over to Tumblr. But I've found a few interesting recs on 221b_recs.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? I didn't get into any new fandoms, but I re-discovered Sherlock and fell headfirst for Mystrade (Mycroft/Lestrade). Didn't see that coming at all. Oh, and I finally watched most of the Doctor Who episodes from the David Tennant era. The last one broke my heart a bit.
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? I watched the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special the other day and thought it was awful. Thank God they showed "An Adventure in Space and Time" right afterwards: Mark Gatiss to the rescue!
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: Mycroft Holmes. Though Lestrade would probably be a better boyfriend. XD
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year: I don't know. Either Abby Sciuto from NCIS or Molly Hooper from Sherlock.
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? the new Sherlock season, seeing a Coriolanus screening at the cinema, the last Cabine Pressure episodes, the Good Omens radio adaptation.
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? Die Ärzte. I still listen to their music quite a lot, but I miss the silliness of the fandom on LJ.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? I've heard about "Welcome to Night Vale" and I'm curious, but I really can't handle more than one fandom at a time. I'm also curious about the new Doctor.
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? the Sherlock special! They start filming it in January, so I hope it'll be broadcast by the end of 2015. Also, job permitting, I'd like to see Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch in London, but apparently it's already sold out. WTF? This is what I hate about not having a stable job, you can't plan anything in advance. :(
END OF YEAR MEME 2014
What did you do in 2014 that you'd never done before?
I went to a web series premiere, worked in a Consulate, visited Trieste and Padua, visited the Vatican Museums and St Peter's, had a job interview at the US Embassy in Rome.
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any resolutions last year, I just wished 2014 would be better than 2013 and it definitely was. As for next year, I want to draw and write more. And I hope I'll get a more stable job that will allow me to travel more. I want to go back to London, dammit.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep.
Did anyone close to you die?
My American uncle.
What countries did you visit?
Vatican City (hey, it counts as a foreign country! XD)
What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?
A stable job, a relationship.
What dates from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I went to a web series premiere, the day I was told I got the job at the Consulate, the day I got into a car accident.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting the job at the Consulate, seeing my name in the credits of a web series.
What was your biggest failure?
Not getting another job I had applied for at the Consulate, being involved in a small car accident.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing serious, just a sprained ankle and sunburn in Trieste and a bruise caused by the car accident.
What was the best thing you bought?
A few dresses, a pair of boots, train tickets to visit various places around Italy.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My colleagues at the Consulate, they were amazing.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My former boss, some of the parents I dealt with at my old work.
Where did most of your money go?
My Rome trip probably, even if it wasn't very expensive. Oh, and the dentist.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The new Sherlock season, getting a new job, seeing my name in the credits of a web series, seeing the Coriolanus screening at the cinema, meeting schwimmerin again, the Penguins of Madagascar film.
What songs will always remind you of 2014?
"Prayer in C", the Robin Schulz remix
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I'd read more non-fanfiction, written and drawn more, gone to more concerts, travelled abroad.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating. What a surprise. Though it wasn't so bad this year.
How did you spend Christmas / Hanukkah?
With my parents as usual.
Did you fall in love in 2014?
Nope.
How many one-night stands?
Sigh.
What was your favorite TV program?
Sherlock!
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I don't hate anyone.
What was the best book you read?
"Creature simili - Il dark a Milano negli anni ottanta".
What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Black Bells.
What did you want and get?
A new job.
What did you want and not get?
A more stable job, a boyfriend.
What was your favorite film of this year?
The secret life of Walter Mitty, Only lovers left alive, The Penguins of Madagascar, Magic in the moonlight.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I celebrated twice: first I went to play board games with a friend, then I had dinner at a Mexican restaurant with some other friends. I turned 34.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A torrid love affair. XD
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014?
Wearing dresses won't kill you.
What kept you sane?
Getting a new job, fandom.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
Mark Gatiss. :3
What political issue stirred you the most?
The rise of right-wing xenophobic parties all over Europe.
Who did you miss?
My friend V, who was terribly busy with work.
Who was the best new person you met?
My colleagues S and L.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014
Sometimes, things work out just the way you want. But karma is a bitch.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Ordinary world, Duran Duran