End of year memes
So, I didn't finish the one fic I started this year (a TAB-inspired Mystrade), but that's not surprising, considering I had forgotten all about it and only started working on it again just before Christmas. I'll work on it some more after Season 4 and if it's not canon-compliant any more after the new episodes, well, I'll just consider it an AU.
Time for the usual end of year memes!
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Sherlock.
2. Your favorite Film this year: A street cat named Bob, Lupin III, Ghostbusters, Doctor Strange.
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "Tempo di lupi e di comunisti", Vera Pegna.
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: "Christmas Rocks", The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: I watch so little TV... The Sherlock special, I guess.
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: I'm not really active in LJ communities, but I did find a few interesting recs on 221b_recs.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? Doctor Strange maybe?
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? Not finishing a single fic (see above).
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: either Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock) or Jigen (Lupin III).
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year: Abby Sciuto (NCIS).
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? Seeing The Cure live again, the Lupin III film, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Fantastic Beasts, finally seeing Suede live.
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? The Cure and Die Ärzte.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? I keep saying I'll watch "Once upon a time" and I never do. I'm also curious about Jessica Jones.
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? Sherlock season 4! Only 2 days left!
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before?
Attended a course in DC, visited Vienna and Bratislava, went on a short cruise on the Danube, got a side-cut.
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I wanted to find a flat and I didn't. But I went to quite a few concerts and I'm happy about that. I'll make a list for 2017:
• find a damn flat, that's my top priority
• finish the Mystrade fic I started after TAB
• write fanfic and/or draw fanart (I hope the new Sherlock episodes will inspire me)
• read more non-fanfiction
• listen to more music and maybe go back to playing bass (and possibly piano) semi-regularly
• keep going to the gym regularly
WOW, that's a lot. Let's see how that goes.
What countries did you visit?
The US, Austria, Slovakia and Germany.
What dates from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I went to my American aunt's place for a surprise visit.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Giving a series of presentations for my colleagues (which proved I can actually speak in public without having a nervous breakdown), getting a promotion (even if it was just a technicality), going back to Berlin.
What was your biggest failure?
Not finding a flat, not getting to the front at a Cure concert, not turning a crush into something more.
What was the best thing you bought?
My Jigen figurine ♥♥♥
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My American relatives, my colleagues.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians.
Where did most of your money go?
Travels, dentist.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going back to Berlin! Seeing The Cure live again, the Lupin III film, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
What songs will always remind you of 2016?
"Sofia", Alvaro Soler.
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? The same
ii. thinner or fatter? The same
iii. richer or poorer? A bit richer.
What was the best book you read?
"Tempo di lupi e di comunisti", Vera Pegna
What was your favorite film of this year?
A street cat named Bob, Lupin III, Ghostbusters, Doctor Strange.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to a pub with some friends. I turned 36.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
This is becoming a recurring theme: a torrid love affair. XD Oh, and finding a flat.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
Tim Burtonesque.
What kept you sane?
Fandom, friends, travelling.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
Mark Gatiss. ♥
What political issue stirred you the most?
The Italian referendum on our Constitution, the US elections, Brexit, Syria, Turkey, refugees, terrorist attacks... The list could go on and on and on.
Who did you miss?
No one in particular.
Who was the best new person you met?
I met some great "colleagues" at the course in DC.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016
Be less judgemental.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I'm very undecided, as both apply:
#1
Ich bin nicht arm, ich hab was mir gefällt
ich bin nicht neidisch auf dich oder dein Geld
Herzlich willkommen in meinem Lebenslauf
ich bin ganz ruhig, warum regst du dich denn so auf?
"Rebell", Die Ärzte
(Translation: I'm not poor, I have what I like
I'm not jealous of you or your money
Welcome to my life
I'm pretty quiet, why are you so worked up?)
#2
Du hast kein klares Ziel, aber Millionen Möglichkeiten
Ein gutes Gefühl - und du weißt, es wird gut für dich ausgehen
"Himmelblau", Die Ärzte
(Translation: You don't have a clear goal, but a million possibilities
A good feeling - and you know, things will be fine)
Time for the usual end of year memes!
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Sherlock.
2. Your favorite Film this year: A street cat named Bob, Lupin III, Ghostbusters, Doctor Strange.
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "Tempo di lupi e di comunisti", Vera Pegna.
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: "Christmas Rocks", The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: I watch so little TV... The Sherlock special, I guess.
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: I'm not really active in LJ communities, but I did find a few interesting recs on 221b_recs.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? Doctor Strange maybe?
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? Not finishing a single fic (see above).
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: either Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock) or Jigen (Lupin III).
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year: Abby Sciuto (NCIS).
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? Seeing The Cure live again, the Lupin III film, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Fantastic Beasts, finally seeing Suede live.
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? The Cure and Die Ärzte.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? I keep saying I'll watch "Once upon a time" and I never do. I'm also curious about Jessica Jones.
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? Sherlock season 4! Only 2 days left!
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before?
Attended a course in DC, visited Vienna and Bratislava, went on a short cruise on the Danube, got a side-cut.
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I wanted to find a flat and I didn't. But I went to quite a few concerts and I'm happy about that. I'll make a list for 2017:
• find a damn flat, that's my top priority
• finish the Mystrade fic I started after TAB
• write fanfic and/or draw fanart (I hope the new Sherlock episodes will inspire me)
• read more non-fanfiction
• listen to more music and maybe go back to playing bass (and possibly piano) semi-regularly
• keep going to the gym regularly
WOW, that's a lot. Let's see how that goes.
What countries did you visit?
The US, Austria, Slovakia and Germany.
What dates from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I went to my American aunt's place for a surprise visit.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Giving a series of presentations for my colleagues (which proved I can actually speak in public without having a nervous breakdown), getting a promotion (even if it was just a technicality), going back to Berlin.
What was your biggest failure?
Not finding a flat, not getting to the front at a Cure concert, not turning a crush into something more.
What was the best thing you bought?
My Jigen figurine ♥♥♥
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My American relatives, my colleagues.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians.
Where did most of your money go?
Travels, dentist.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going back to Berlin! Seeing The Cure live again, the Lupin III film, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
What songs will always remind you of 2016?
"Sofia", Alvaro Soler.
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? The same
ii. thinner or fatter? The same
iii. richer or poorer? A bit richer.
What was the best book you read?
"Tempo di lupi e di comunisti", Vera Pegna
What was your favorite film of this year?
A street cat named Bob, Lupin III, Ghostbusters, Doctor Strange.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to a pub with some friends. I turned 36.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
This is becoming a recurring theme: a torrid love affair. XD Oh, and finding a flat.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
Tim Burtonesque.
What kept you sane?
Fandom, friends, travelling.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
Mark Gatiss. ♥
What political issue stirred you the most?
The Italian referendum on our Constitution, the US elections, Brexit, Syria, Turkey, refugees, terrorist attacks... The list could go on and on and on.
Who did you miss?
No one in particular.
Who was the best new person you met?
I met some great "colleagues" at the course in DC.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016
Be less judgemental.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I'm very undecided, as both apply:
#1
Ich bin nicht arm, ich hab was mir gefällt
ich bin nicht neidisch auf dich oder dein Geld
Herzlich willkommen in meinem Lebenslauf
ich bin ganz ruhig, warum regst du dich denn so auf?
"Rebell", Die Ärzte
(Translation: I'm not poor, I have what I like
I'm not jealous of you or your money
Welcome to my life
I'm pretty quiet, why are you so worked up?)
#2
Du hast kein klares Ziel, aber Millionen Möglichkeiten
Ein gutes Gefühl - und du weißt, es wird gut für dich ausgehen
"Himmelblau", Die Ärzte
(Translation: You don't have a clear goal, but a million possibilities
A good feeling - and you know, things will be fine)