2006 meme
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
went to berlin!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I cant remember what mine for this year were. I dont really want to make any for next year appart from getting more tattoos and getting hair extensions!!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
my aunty
4. Did anyone close to you die?
nope
5. What countries did you visit?
england (although that doesnt really count) and germany
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
a nice man, more money, more confidence and generally more happiness
7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
stu taking me out just before my birthday, my birthday, london just after it. such an amazing few weeks :)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting further with my photography - artrocker, the list and is this music? all published my stuff :)
getting into performing burlesque has also been pretty cool and given me loads of oppertunities photo wise!
9. What was your biggest failure?
i jst dont think that i've worked as had as i could have on any area of my life
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I've been pretty up and down emotionally since the summer and things arnt really getting any better. Aswell as being pretty tired/depressed/dizzy/sick etc etc
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My canon 20d and my 50mm f14 lens!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
no-one in particular
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
i dont really want to say
14. Where did most of your money go?
camera stuff, vintage clothes, art materials
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
berlin and london!
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
clarence frogman henry - aint got no home
the long blondes in general
1990s - arcade precinct
css = alala
the horrors - sheena is a parasite
fratellis in general
lost propherts - cant catch tomorrow
camera obscura - lets get out of this country
ella fitzgerald/bing crosbie - 5ft 2, eyes of blue
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? sadder but happier at the same time
b) thinner or fatter? the same almost - 1lb heavier i think!
c) richer or poorer? poorer since the club i got paid to dj at doesnt exist :(
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? been more of a laugh!
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? moping around.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it wirh loads of my faily getting really drunk and watching lots of mighty boosh
21. Did you fall in love in 2006?
no but in and out of lust!
22. How many one-night stands?
none! i did sleep with 3 people but they were all a more than one night thing :)
23. What was your favourite TV program?
sugar rush!!! cant wait for ugly betty to start next week.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no
25. What was the best book you read?
the dita book!
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
css, the sugars, love is all, loads of back from the grave stuff. the band i;ve been obsessed with most of the year the long blondes i discovered in 2005!
27. What did you want and get?
the dita book, my camera :)
28. What did you want and not get?
love i guess would have been good
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
walk the line, bettie page... i didnt see many new films this year but i watched loooads of films overall though.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was the grand old age of twenty this year. I went to Glasgow to Jasons house and had cider out of champagne glasses. Went to see the gossip at the ABC2 then went to white heat to see the horrors got wasted. went and fell asleep as jasons whilst he went to a party, woke at 2 hours alter with everyone at his house then left his at 7.30 the next morning to go to london!
31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
to have been happier, more confident, love. blah blah
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
i said this when out the other night that i looked like "robots in disguise as the goth girls in the mighty boosh vs dita von teese". but generally 50s mixed with 60s mod with a modern twist
33. What kept you sane?
gin and tonic
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
albert from make me a supermodel, preston from the ordinary boys (sorry i cant risist his tattoos!), the sugars, spider webb from the horrors.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
the photos of saddams hanging really shocked me
36. Who did you miss?
several people, for different reaons
37. Who was the best new person you met?
miss wild card kitty!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
i've learnt i lot about myself and life this year but i'd rather not say it.