Jan 02, 2024 09:52
What did you do in 2023 that you'd never done before?
Looked after a small child on my own for 2 days, and performing at Hever Castle. I also performed in New York City.
did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Resolutions for 2023
1. Continue to eat sensibly and do your best to exercise
I was doing this until October when I went on tour- I'm back on the healthy eating and exercising again.
2. Write. Write more than just your main series. You have many ideas!
I only really stuck to the main series, but I'm proud of how much I have managed to do with it this year.
3. Before you do things, decide if you actually WANT to do them
Hmmm- I'd better work on this
4. Do not lose yourself in your love for somebody else
Good point- I don't think I have. I'll endevour not to!
5. Release your G&S videos and keep them going!
I did this!
Resolutions for 2024
1. Make Forbear into a charity
2. Be a success outside of the G&S festival
3. Keep the channel going
4. Keep Writing
5. Find a solution for the new cat in our house
6. Develop a singing act and begin to get gigs!
did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes! Somebody in my theatre company and my sister right at the end
did anyone close to you die?
No
what countries did you visit?
England, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, Hungary
what would you like to have in 2024 that you lacked in 2023?
I would like a stable source of income that is not eating away at my soul
what date(s) from 2023 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Hever Castle on 29th May. What an achievement!
what was your biggest achievement of the year?
Performing at Hever Castle, expanding Forbear, completing the video series, getting more followers, being my authentic self, putting myself out there more.
what was your biggest failure?
I failed to get a couple of jobs which would have really helped me, and I had to go back on anti depressants again.
did you suffer any illness or injury?
I got Covid again but it wasn't as bad as the first time.
what was the best thing you bought?
I got new headshots which look AMAZING.
whose behavior merited celebration?
Dan is the best guy, and I am also the best.
whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Aside from The Israeli government and similar leaders around the world, as well as the general state of anyone promoting capitalism, nobody individually.
where did most of your money go?
Food, clothes- this year I am not going to spend so much.
what did you get really, really, really excited about?
Dan, performing!
what song will always remind you of 2023?
Utopia by Goldfrapp.
compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
Happier, just. It's getting better.
b) thinner or fatter?
Fatter but only in the last 2 months- working on it!
c) richer or poorer?
I think I'm poorer in terms of actual cash but I feel more stable in certain respects.
what do you wish you'd done more of?
Actually, not much. I really used my time well this year and worked very hard, especially on those videos.
what do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating!
how did you spend christmas?
I went to Dan's family's house and we watched Meet me in St. Louis which I'd never seen.
did you fall in love in 2023?
I fall more in love with Dan every day!
how many one-night stands?
None
what was your favorite TV program?
Ru Paul's drag race, and honestly that's it! I barely watch TV
do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nobody new!
what was the best book you read?
Alperton Angels- same author as last year.
what was the best theater you saw this year?
I don't remember what I saw- there was a good show at the Vaults which I can't remember the name of.
what was your greatest musical discovery?
Goldfrapp, Kate Bush (again!), Carol King
what did you want and get?
Gigs for my theatre company in the future. An audience for my videos.
what did you want and not get?
I wanted to be hired to perform. I wasn't apart from with TNT.
what was your favorite film of this year?
Barbie was pretty good actually.
what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 37. I rehearsed for 'Ruddigore' in Buxton and we went on the little train in the park and after we had dinner in the pub then saw Cox and Box, Trial and Zoo.
what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I'd got that job in January.
how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2022?
Poofy sleeves and small waist- fun skirts, wild hair and lots of hair flowers and scarves.
what kept you sane?
Dan and the LADIES!
which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I think the reason I can never really answer this questions seriously is that I've always been on the asexual spectrum and don't tend to fancy celebrities.
what political issue stirred you the most?
Israel/Palestine.
who did you miss?
I missed Dan when I was in New York
who was the best new person you met?
My tiny niece at the end of the year
a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023
Be yourself and stick up for yourself more. Apologise less.
quote a song lyric that sums up your year
Do I live for those millionaires like a machevelian girl when I could wear the sunset?