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1)Was 2008 a good year for you?
It had its ups and downs.
Who would've thunk Ronan Keating so wise when he sang "life is a rollercoaster"? Not I.
2) What was your favourite moment of the year?
Walking down Fifth Avenue alone at midnight in the rain.
3) What was your least favourite moment of the year?
I had a couple of moments of despair at The Great Irish Public when faced with dodgy customers at work.
4) Where were you when 2008 began?
My cousin's house in Dundalk.
5) Who were you with?
Sarah-Jane, Alan, Luca, Katie, Rebecca, Gary.
6) Where will you be when 2008 ends?
Either Rob's house party, or at home listening to Moz and crying into a can of Heineken.
7) Who will you be with when 2008 ends?
Work gang, or Moz.
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2008?
No.
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2008?
Yes.
10) Did you fall in love in 2007?
Nope.
11) If yes, with whom?
...but I had a crush on Crazy James.
12) If yes, do they know?
Sort of, not really.
13) Are you still in love with them?
No.
14) Do you regret it?
No.
15) Did you break up with anyone in 2008?
Yeah! Again.
16) Did you make any new friends in 2008?
Maybe.
17) Who are your favourite new friends?
We shall see if the gentleman visitor of the new year is friendworthy.
18) What was your favourite month of 2008?
I'll go with August, for no special reason.
19) Did you travel outside of Ireland in 2008?
Amsterdam; Brussels; London, Manchester, Oxford and Edinburgh; New York. Oh, and Barcelona!
20) How many different places did you travel to in 2008?
...and Dundalk.
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2008?
No.
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
I missed Gary on occasion.
23) What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2008?
Lust, Caution.
24) What was your favourite song from 2008?
Estelle feat. Kanye West, American Boy.
25) What was your favourite album from 2008?
Hercules and Love Affair.
26) How many concerts did you see in 2008?
All the good folk at RockWerchter; Neon, Neon; and I tried about a million times to find a band that Zbyszek and I could agree on, but it was not meant to be.
27) Did you have a favourite concert in 2008?
Neon, Neon were brilliant, as were Sigur Ros.
28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2008?
Not really, but I still managed to suffer the consequences.
29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2008?
None.
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2008?
Two. I got naked with someone else but we just kissed.
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Nope.
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2008?
I can't think of any. I shall try to lie more in 2009 to provide a more entertaining answer.
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2008?
"Nice shirt," probably.
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2008?
Maybe.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2008?
Don't think so.
36) How much money did you spend in 2008?
Oh, lots.
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008?
I'm not easily embarrassed.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2008 and change it, what would it be?
I'd personally restrain the thief who made off with €100 of a customer's cash, and not expect dumb security guards to do their job.
40) What are your plans for 2009?
Write more, save more (money, not trees, natch).
41)What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Tied a bow-tie; read Ulysses; cried at a TV show.
42)Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
43)What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Next season's Prada gumboots.
44)What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My memory is fading like the breeze in stark winter branches.
45)What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally getting a contract with my agent of choice. Edit: Hang on, that was last last year. So, um, nothing!
46)What was your biggest failure?
Not getting a book deal.
47)What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to New York.
48)Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Mine! Dear reader, Oi tried my level best and you carn't say fairer that that.
49)Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Irish voters.
50)What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Nothing much.
51)Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier? I think.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? The same, but with more stuff.
52)What do you wish you'd done more of?
Reading.
53)What do you wish you'd done less of?
Internetting.
54)How will you be spending Christmas?
Christmas is dead! I spent it eating and sleeping and seeing my family.
55)How many one-night stands?
One.
56)What was your favourite TV program?
Trueblood is a good find. Have yet to see The Wire, but I know I'll like it. Also got the complete Sopranos and Shameless to while away the lonely hours in my ivory tower.
57)Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
58)What was the best book you read?
I really liked "And Then We Came to the End" by Joshua Ferris, and "Madame Bovary" by Flaubert.
59)What was your greatest musical discovery?
The ability to whistle the Irish national anthem through my left nostril.
60)What did you want and get?
More toast.
61)What did you want and not get?
Jam.
62)What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 31st birthday, I had dinner with my friend Clare in New York, and then saw a bijou play of the gay British persuasion, which was quite good. Afterwards we went to a bar where they were auditioning for a new resident songstress. That was fun.
63)What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The cleaner in our apartment block cleaning the lift more efficiently. It still smells of puke. Noice.
64)How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
I wore a lot of black and didn't shave terribly often.
65)What kept you sane?
"The plan for a better tomorrow," he sighed, dispatching his minions to carry out the terrible, but necessary work.
66)Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ryan Kwanten, AKA Jason Stackhouse in Trueblood.
67)What political issue stirred you the most?
The Lisbon Treaty debacle.
68)Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
If at first you don't succeed, pour a gin and tonic.
69)Quote a song lyric.
"So kiss me then make up your mind / I'm not the loving kind."
It had its ups and downs.
Who would've thunk Ronan Keating so wise when he sang "life is a rollercoaster"? Not I.
2) What was your favourite moment of the year?
Walking down Fifth Avenue alone at midnight in the rain.
3) What was your least favourite moment of the year?
I had a couple of moments of despair at The Great Irish Public when faced with dodgy customers at work.
4) Where were you when 2008 began?
My cousin's house in Dundalk.
5) Who were you with?
Sarah-Jane, Alan, Luca, Katie, Rebecca, Gary.
6) Where will you be when 2008 ends?
Either Rob's house party, or at home listening to Moz and crying into a can of Heineken.
7) Who will you be with when 2008 ends?
Work gang, or Moz.
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2008?
No.
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2008?
Yes.
10) Did you fall in love in 2007?
Nope.
11) If yes, with whom?
...but I had a crush on Crazy James.
12) If yes, do they know?
Sort of, not really.
13) Are you still in love with them?
No.
14) Do you regret it?
No.
15) Did you break up with anyone in 2008?
Yeah! Again.
16) Did you make any new friends in 2008?
Maybe.
17) Who are your favourite new friends?
We shall see if the gentleman visitor of the new year is friendworthy.
18) What was your favourite month of 2008?
I'll go with August, for no special reason.
19) Did you travel outside of Ireland in 2008?
Amsterdam; Brussels; London, Manchester, Oxford and Edinburgh; New York. Oh, and Barcelona!
20) How many different places did you travel to in 2008?
...and Dundalk.
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2008?
No.
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
I missed Gary on occasion.
23) What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2008?
Lust, Caution.
24) What was your favourite song from 2008?
Estelle feat. Kanye West, American Boy.
25) What was your favourite album from 2008?
Hercules and Love Affair.
26) How many concerts did you see in 2008?
All the good folk at RockWerchter; Neon, Neon; and I tried about a million times to find a band that Zbyszek and I could agree on, but it was not meant to be.
27) Did you have a favourite concert in 2008?
Neon, Neon were brilliant, as were Sigur Ros.
28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2008?
Not really, but I still managed to suffer the consequences.
29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2008?
None.
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2008?
Two. I got naked with someone else but we just kissed.
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Nope.
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2008?
I can't think of any. I shall try to lie more in 2009 to provide a more entertaining answer.
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2008?
"Nice shirt," probably.
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2008?
Maybe.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2008?
Don't think so.
36) How much money did you spend in 2008?
Oh, lots.
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008?
I'm not easily embarrassed.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2008 and change it, what would it be?
I'd personally restrain the thief who made off with €100 of a customer's cash, and not expect dumb security guards to do their job.
40) What are your plans for 2009?
Write more, save more (money, not trees, natch).
41)What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Tied a bow-tie; read Ulysses; cried at a TV show.
42)Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
43)What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Next season's Prada gumboots.
44)What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My memory is fading like the breeze in stark winter branches.
45)What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally getting a contract with my agent of choice. Edit: Hang on, that was last last year. So, um, nothing!
46)What was your biggest failure?
Not getting a book deal.
47)What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to New York.
48)Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Mine! Dear reader, Oi tried my level best and you carn't say fairer that that.
49)Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Irish voters.
50)What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Nothing much.
51)Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier? I think.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? The same, but with more stuff.
52)What do you wish you'd done more of?
Reading.
53)What do you wish you'd done less of?
Internetting.
54)How will you be spending Christmas?
Christmas is dead! I spent it eating and sleeping and seeing my family.
55)How many one-night stands?
One.
56)What was your favourite TV program?
Trueblood is a good find. Have yet to see The Wire, but I know I'll like it. Also got the complete Sopranos and Shameless to while away the lonely hours in my ivory tower.
57)Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
58)What was the best book you read?
I really liked "And Then We Came to the End" by Joshua Ferris, and "Madame Bovary" by Flaubert.
59)What was your greatest musical discovery?
The ability to whistle the Irish national anthem through my left nostril.
60)What did you want and get?
More toast.
61)What did you want and not get?
Jam.
62)What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 31st birthday, I had dinner with my friend Clare in New York, and then saw a bijou play of the gay British persuasion, which was quite good. Afterwards we went to a bar where they were auditioning for a new resident songstress. That was fun.
63)What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The cleaner in our apartment block cleaning the lift more efficiently. It still smells of puke. Noice.
64)How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
I wore a lot of black and didn't shave terribly often.
65)What kept you sane?
"The plan for a better tomorrow," he sighed, dispatching his minions to carry out the terrible, but necessary work.
66)Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ryan Kwanten, AKA Jason Stackhouse in Trueblood.
67)What political issue stirred you the most?
The Lisbon Treaty debacle.
68)Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
If at first you don't succeed, pour a gin and tonic.
69)Quote a song lyric.
"So kiss me then make up your mind / I'm not the loving kind."