2009 Review Meme...
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Quite a lot... Did an opera course. Got to sing for Nick Cleobury. (Made tit of self - oh, wait....) Went to visit Trehilyn when Honey was actually there. Er. Got my daughter started at preschool. Nearly, nearly got organised!
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
More a continuation of the same ones - they're kind of ongoing. Apart from Not LooK Like A Moose, which is kind of a lifetime project!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes - and another dear friend is about to become a parent!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Wales! Does that count?
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Money! And a brain. And time. And some sleep.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory and why?
March 19th - meeting Honey at the Pleasance....look into my eyes....
August 7/8 - Trehilyn weekend. Without doubt one of the highlights of the year!
August 10 - the start of Hormone Opera. And of course the day I met - I can't call him Honey, can I, that job's gone. So, Virgil Tracy it is then.
September 4 - got to go on in Albert Herring. Scary beyond belief, but oh what fun.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Albert Herring. No contest.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Journey back from La Boheme in Portsmouth.....three traffic violation, one unscheduled visit to Clapham Common and oh how many times did I get lost.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, but only in the last few weeks when I got the COld From Hell.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to Honey's do in Wales - for the sheer pleasure that brought to all concerned!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Just about everyone!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Most of the politicos in this country, but also one person I thought was a friend but turned out just to like using me as a mental punchbag. Sorry, not up for that job.
Oh, and yes. Anglers. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!
14. Where did most of your money go?
Paying off the credit cards. Which, I would like to say, I've nearly done. Hoping that;s going to be the achievement of 2010.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Honey! And opera.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2009?
Take That: Up All Night
Beach Boys: Help Me Rhonda
17. Compared to this time last year, are you...
i) happier or sadder?
Happier, I think. I wasn't unhappy at all last year, so it's hard to tell. This year's been a roller coaster, and things have happened to my emotions that have been good and painful, sometimes both at the same time. But, in the main, I think, happier. I'm certainly getting on with my job at last, and that is just a joy.
ii) thinner or fatter?
slightly fatter. Boring!
iii) richer or poorer?
Richer. Or rather, less bankrupt. It's all relative.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleeping, being sensible and getting on with schizzle.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stressing.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family - excellent.
21. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
No idea! Probably at home, but maybe at my sisters. Will be good either way.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Yes.
23. How many one night stands?
None! My husband would NOT approve
24. What were your favorite TV programs?
Torchwood, Top Gear, Spooks, 3 Men in all it's incarnations (c'mon, they repeated them loads), Rivers, Griff's Poetry show, ummmmm - what else did he do? The IT Crowd. Ashes to Ashes. I think that's about it....
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate last year?
No. Not even Jodie Prenger.... One person I thought I liked that I'm far less sure about now though.
26. What was the best book you read?
ooh, tricky. Didn't have time for much reading....
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
That La Boheme isn't complete shit!
28. What did you want and get?
To see Honey. And to get on in ALbert Herring.
29. What did you want and not get?
Honey!
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
In the Loop.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Sod off, and I can't remember!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Well....
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I don't have a personal fashion concept. I have clothes that stop me being naked, that's all.
34. What kept you sane?
My family, my friends - one in particular, you know who you are... - Honey, NBF and the increasing joy of my job!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
LET'S GUESS!
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The expenses scandal. I know it wasn't the most important, but by god it pissed me off.
37. Who did you miss?
Well, Honey, whom I miss all the time he's not actually around. And I missed the Opera gang after we finished, particularly Virgil, the Chinese Detective and my lovely brave and funny friend from Liverpool.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Close call - Camp William, the CD and Virgil all loomed large in my world. And many others too - Sally and Rachel may yet turn out to be the most important folk I met, and Lucia is the loveliest. But if I had to choose one, it would have to be Virgil I guess.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Never read the comments.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Baby, I don't need you to save me, just want you to help me....
41. What was your favorite moment of the year?
The Trehilyn Triple Take. No contest.
42. What was your least favorite moment of the year?
When both my children were sick on me.
43. Where were you when 2009 began?
On the sofa!
44. Who were you with?
My lovely husband.
45. Where will you be when 2009 ends?
Ditto!
46. Who will you be with when 2009 ends?
Ditto again!
47. What was your favorite month of 2009?
August. There were many good ones, but that was a joy.
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2009?
I FELL OFF THE WAGON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS. But, hey, it reminded me why I don't drink...
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2009?
Nope.
50. How many people did you sleep with in 2009?
One. The lawful married one at that!
51. Did you do anything you were ashamed of this year?
Yes - I got cross with my kids more than I like to.
52. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2009?
Not a lie just not true - that Virgil was gay. I can sort of see the thinking behind it.....he just SO isn't. Not that I would have loved him any less if he had been of course.
53. Did you treat someone badly in 2009?
I'm sure I did, but I didn't mean to.
54. Did someone treat you badly in 2009?
I think so. But you move on. She wasn't anyone close, but it's still no fun.
55. How many concerts did you see in 2009?
Lots!
56. Did you have a favorite concert in 2009?
I've got two more to see before the end of the year, so this is a bit previous! But I'd pitch for the first night of Boheme - stunning achievement, not least because I don't really like Puccini and it still blew me away.
57. How much money did you spend in 2009?
Too much. But on useful stuff.
58. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2009 and change what?
Trehilyn, and I'd think of something more intelligent to say.
59. What was your proudest moment of 2009?
Taking the curtain call for Herring. Looking down into the pit and seeing Nick and the band clapping was a moment of pure joy.
60. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2009?
You'll have to bear with me on the logistics of this, but on balance I think the moment when I unintentionally offered to give Virgil a blow job on facebook. Let's just say Always be certain that the person you are talking to has finished their part of the conversation when you reply..... Now of course that was only embarrassing between me and the person I was talking to, so it's a close call between that and the Boheme party, where I embarrassed myself less but in front of more people. Swings, roundabouts.
62. What are your plans for 2010?
Get more work, do it better, sort out a singing teacher, get better....
and see Honey as much as I can without becoming a stalker!
Quite a lot... Did an opera course. Got to sing for Nick Cleobury. (Made tit of self - oh, wait....) Went to visit Trehilyn when Honey was actually there. Er. Got my daughter started at preschool. Nearly, nearly got organised!
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
More a continuation of the same ones - they're kind of ongoing. Apart from Not LooK Like A Moose, which is kind of a lifetime project!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes - and another dear friend is about to become a parent!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Wales! Does that count?
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Money! And a brain. And time. And some sleep.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory and why?
March 19th - meeting Honey at the Pleasance....look into my eyes....
August 7/8 - Trehilyn weekend. Without doubt one of the highlights of the year!
August 10 - the start of Hormone Opera. And of course the day I met - I can't call him Honey, can I, that job's gone. So, Virgil Tracy it is then.
September 4 - got to go on in Albert Herring. Scary beyond belief, but oh what fun.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Albert Herring. No contest.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Journey back from La Boheme in Portsmouth.....three traffic violation, one unscheduled visit to Clapham Common and oh how many times did I get lost.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, but only in the last few weeks when I got the COld From Hell.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to Honey's do in Wales - for the sheer pleasure that brought to all concerned!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Just about everyone!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Most of the politicos in this country, but also one person I thought was a friend but turned out just to like using me as a mental punchbag. Sorry, not up for that job.
Oh, and yes. Anglers. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!
14. Where did most of your money go?
Paying off the credit cards. Which, I would like to say, I've nearly done. Hoping that;s going to be the achievement of 2010.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Honey! And opera.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2009?
Take That: Up All Night
Beach Boys: Help Me Rhonda
17. Compared to this time last year, are you...
i) happier or sadder?
Happier, I think. I wasn't unhappy at all last year, so it's hard to tell. This year's been a roller coaster, and things have happened to my emotions that have been good and painful, sometimes both at the same time. But, in the main, I think, happier. I'm certainly getting on with my job at last, and that is just a joy.
ii) thinner or fatter?
slightly fatter. Boring!
iii) richer or poorer?
Richer. Or rather, less bankrupt. It's all relative.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleeping, being sensible and getting on with schizzle.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stressing.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family - excellent.
21. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
No idea! Probably at home, but maybe at my sisters. Will be good either way.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Yes.
23. How many one night stands?
None! My husband would NOT approve
24. What were your favorite TV programs?
Torchwood, Top Gear, Spooks, 3 Men in all it's incarnations (c'mon, they repeated them loads), Rivers, Griff's Poetry show, ummmmm - what else did he do? The IT Crowd. Ashes to Ashes. I think that's about it....
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate last year?
No. Not even Jodie Prenger.... One person I thought I liked that I'm far less sure about now though.
26. What was the best book you read?
ooh, tricky. Didn't have time for much reading....
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
That La Boheme isn't complete shit!
28. What did you want and get?
To see Honey. And to get on in ALbert Herring.
29. What did you want and not get?
Honey!
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
In the Loop.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Sod off, and I can't remember!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Well....
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I don't have a personal fashion concept. I have clothes that stop me being naked, that's all.
34. What kept you sane?
My family, my friends - one in particular, you know who you are... - Honey, NBF and the increasing joy of my job!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
LET'S GUESS!
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The expenses scandal. I know it wasn't the most important, but by god it pissed me off.
37. Who did you miss?
Well, Honey, whom I miss all the time he's not actually around. And I missed the Opera gang after we finished, particularly Virgil, the Chinese Detective and my lovely brave and funny friend from Liverpool.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Close call - Camp William, the CD and Virgil all loomed large in my world. And many others too - Sally and Rachel may yet turn out to be the most important folk I met, and Lucia is the loveliest. But if I had to choose one, it would have to be Virgil I guess.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Never read the comments.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Baby, I don't need you to save me, just want you to help me....
41. What was your favorite moment of the year?
The Trehilyn Triple Take. No contest.
42. What was your least favorite moment of the year?
When both my children were sick on me.
43. Where were you when 2009 began?
On the sofa!
44. Who were you with?
My lovely husband.
45. Where will you be when 2009 ends?
Ditto!
46. Who will you be with when 2009 ends?
Ditto again!
47. What was your favorite month of 2009?
August. There were many good ones, but that was a joy.
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2009?
I FELL OFF THE WAGON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS. But, hey, it reminded me why I don't drink...
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2009?
Nope.
50. How many people did you sleep with in 2009?
One. The lawful married one at that!
51. Did you do anything you were ashamed of this year?
Yes - I got cross with my kids more than I like to.
52. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2009?
Not a lie just not true - that Virgil was gay. I can sort of see the thinking behind it.....he just SO isn't. Not that I would have loved him any less if he had been of course.
53. Did you treat someone badly in 2009?
I'm sure I did, but I didn't mean to.
54. Did someone treat you badly in 2009?
I think so. But you move on. She wasn't anyone close, but it's still no fun.
55. How many concerts did you see in 2009?
Lots!
56. Did you have a favorite concert in 2009?
I've got two more to see before the end of the year, so this is a bit previous! But I'd pitch for the first night of Boheme - stunning achievement, not least because I don't really like Puccini and it still blew me away.
57. How much money did you spend in 2009?
Too much. But on useful stuff.
58. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2009 and change what?
Trehilyn, and I'd think of something more intelligent to say.
59. What was your proudest moment of 2009?
Taking the curtain call for Herring. Looking down into the pit and seeing Nick and the band clapping was a moment of pure joy.
60. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2009?
You'll have to bear with me on the logistics of this, but on balance I think the moment when I unintentionally offered to give Virgil a blow job on facebook. Let's just say Always be certain that the person you are talking to has finished their part of the conversation when you reply..... Now of course that was only embarrassing between me and the person I was talking to, so it's a close call between that and the Boheme party, where I embarrassed myself less but in front of more people. Swings, roundabouts.
62. What are your plans for 2010?
Get more work, do it better, sort out a singing teacher, get better....
and see Honey as much as I can without becoming a stalker!