Year-end-survey-thingy
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Graduated is the obvious one. Also went to a formal ball, failed more than one exam in the same season, went to Devon, was rejected for a job
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Can't remember whether I actually made any last year, but yes, have a couple of resolutions for 2007, namely to start using my languages again and to GET A JOB!!!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nay
4. Did anyone close to you die? Nay
5. What countries did you visit? I was in England for all 365 days of 2006!!
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A proper job!!
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? July 19. Graduation Day. One of my proudest moments. Also June 6, graduation ball day, which was a brilliant day, and July 4, results day, but the less said about that the better.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Graduating
9. What was your biggest failure? Not finding a job
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nay
11. What was the best thing you bought? I'll have to be boring and say clothes
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? urm. Probably mine!!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Nobody's
14. Where did most of your money go? The demon drink, clothes, birthday, valentines and Christmas presents
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Graduation
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? Maneater by Nelly Furtado. It brings back so many memories of the summer.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Very marginally poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Working (in the uni sense)
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Working (in the paid sense during uni)
20. How will you be spending Christmas/Hanukah? Spent it with family doing the usual stuff
21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2006? Nowt really
22. Did you fall in love in 2006? No, I stayed there
23. How many one-night stands? 0
24. What was your favorite TV program? Deal or No Deal!!!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No
26. What was the best book you read? Although I'm still reading it, "The Burglar's Dog: An Alternative Guide to Drinking in Newcastle upon Tyne"
27. What was your greatest musical discovery: didn't really make any last year
28. What did you want and got? A degree
29. What did you want and not get? A good degree
30. What was your favorite film of this year? A toss-up between the only two films I saw in 2006: Casino Royale and Borat
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 21, celebrated with family on the day and had a quality night out about six weeks later
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? A good degree
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Same as ever
34. What kept you sane? erm, Diesel, nights out near the end of uni
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Pass
36. What political issue stirred you the most? None really, don't get too stirred up about politics
37. Who did you miss? Nicola, some final year uni people after uni finished, the majority of 1st/2nd year uni people
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: urm, didn't really learn any. I've just chugged along this year!!!
First line of each post in every month:
January - Grr at French Nation Studies (for being on Thursday at 10:15am)
February - Gah, the one time I'm actually ready to prepare for a seminar I can't find the bleedin' book!
March - SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April - the (very late) Friday Five
May - May 1st already. Where have the first four months of this year gone?
June - Yay!!!!!! It's one of those mornings that makes you feel happy to be alive!!!
July - Well, well, well, things didn't exactly go as planned on the results front.
August- 21 today, 21 today!
September - Three months in fact.
November - Yes, I have returned from The Great Abyss.
December - OK, so I couldn't resist the urge to go all Christmassy.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Can't remember whether I actually made any last year, but yes, have a couple of resolutions for 2007, namely to start using my languages again and to GET A JOB!!!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nay
4. Did anyone close to you die? Nay
5. What countries did you visit? I was in England for all 365 days of 2006!!
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A proper job!!
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? July 19. Graduation Day. One of my proudest moments. Also June 6, graduation ball day, which was a brilliant day, and July 4, results day, but the less said about that the better.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Graduating
9. What was your biggest failure? Not finding a job
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nay
11. What was the best thing you bought? I'll have to be boring and say clothes
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? urm. Probably mine!!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Nobody's
14. Where did most of your money go? The demon drink, clothes, birthday, valentines and Christmas presents
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Graduation
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? Maneater by Nelly Furtado. It brings back so many memories of the summer.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Very marginally poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Working (in the uni sense)
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Working (in the paid sense during uni)
20. How will you be spending Christmas/Hanukah? Spent it with family doing the usual stuff
21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2006? Nowt really
22. Did you fall in love in 2006? No, I stayed there
23. How many one-night stands? 0
24. What was your favorite TV program? Deal or No Deal!!!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No
26. What was the best book you read? Although I'm still reading it, "The Burglar's Dog: An Alternative Guide to Drinking in Newcastle upon Tyne"
27. What was your greatest musical discovery: didn't really make any last year
28. What did you want and got? A degree
29. What did you want and not get? A good degree
30. What was your favorite film of this year? A toss-up between the only two films I saw in 2006: Casino Royale and Borat
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 21, celebrated with family on the day and had a quality night out about six weeks later
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? A good degree
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Same as ever
34. What kept you sane? erm, Diesel, nights out near the end of uni
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Pass
36. What political issue stirred you the most? None really, don't get too stirred up about politics
37. Who did you miss? Nicola, some final year uni people after uni finished, the majority of 1st/2nd year uni people
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: urm, didn't really learn any. I've just chugged along this year!!!
First line of each post in every month:
January - Grr at French Nation Studies (for being on Thursday at 10:15am)
February - Gah, the one time I'm actually ready to prepare for a seminar I can't find the bleedin' book!
March - SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April - the (very late) Friday Five
May - May 1st already. Where have the first four months of this year gone?
June - Yay!!!!!! It's one of those mornings that makes you feel happy to be alive!!!
July - Well, well, well, things didn't exactly go as planned on the results front.
August- 21 today, 21 today!
September - Three months in fact.
November - Yes, I have returned from The Great Abyss.
December - OK, so I couldn't resist the urge to go all Christmassy.