Because I can...
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?:
Got a proper job. Moved out (sort of).
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?:
I made a pact with myself not to drink between my 22nd and 23rd birthdays. I only had about 3 alcoholic drinks in that time which, considering the amount of drinking that went on with friends, was pretty good.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?: Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?: No, thank goodness.
5. What countries did you visit?: Germany, twice (good old Nurburgring, I'm due a trip any time soon!). Had to drive through France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg to get there, if they count.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?: Not be such a scaredy cat
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?:
Late January - going to Nurburgring. T'was ace (even if I was ill).
February 7th/8th - finishing our magazine project. Again, it was ace.
March - work experience. A-maz-ing.
July 20th-23rd - Going to the Nurburgring and back with Heather and Hayley. Has to be in my top 5 list of best holidays ever.
Early August - finishing my dissertation. Most boring 2 months of my life.
October some time - seeing Ross Noble. What a comedy legend!
October 22nd - started my job.
November 23rd - graduated from uni (again).
December 16th - Race of Champions. Oh so cold but a great day.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?: Getting my job.
9. What was your biggest failure?: Not telling the whole truth to someone, because I'm scared to.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?: I fainted in January and hit my head. Believe me, that didn't help with my law exam 2 weeks later!
11. What was the best thing you bought?: Nurburgring holiday
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: My friends, some of whom I haven't known that long.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: One or two family members. Why's it always family?
14. Where did most of your money go?: Rent, food, petrol. Boo.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: Race of Champions! And the British and European GPs.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2007?: Not a song, an album - Ultimate Kylie. Hell yeah!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) ...happier or sadder?: About the same
ii) thinner or fatter?: A bit thinner, but not much
iii) richer or poorer?: A lot richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: Gone for things I knew I could do, but was scared of failing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: Generally being anal.
20. How will you be did you spending Christmas?: At the family home. Ha.
21. Still no question 21?!?
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?: I'm not sure. I don't think so, but I don't know
23. How many one night stands?: None.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?: Top Gear, Mighty Boosh.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: No.
26. What was the best book you read?: American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
27. What were your greatest musical discoveries?: Simian Mobile Disco.
28. What did you want and get?: A proper job.
29. What did you want and not get?: Love? Let's go with that.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?: Hot Fuzz. Or (please don't shoot me for this) Rocky Balboa.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: I was 22. On my birthday I had to go to work, but my birthday present to myself was my Race of Champions trip, and the weekend before that I had a great night out in Cov.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: Guts and gaul.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?: Preppy, I guess.
34. What kept you sane?: My friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: I've started to have a thing for Simon Pegg (in Hot Fuzz, not Run, Fat Boy, Run) and Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks).
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: Oh, so many things...
37. Who did you miss?: I'mnot sure I did.
38. Who were the 'best' new people you met?: I got to know my uni friends relaly well, so them I suppose.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007: Never wait.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All I'll can ever be to you
Is a darkness that we know,
And this regret I got accustomed to.
(Tears dry on their own - Amy Winehouse)
Got a proper job. Moved out (sort of).
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?:
I made a pact with myself not to drink between my 22nd and 23rd birthdays. I only had about 3 alcoholic drinks in that time which, considering the amount of drinking that went on with friends, was pretty good.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?: Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?: No, thank goodness.
5. What countries did you visit?: Germany, twice (good old Nurburgring, I'm due a trip any time soon!). Had to drive through France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg to get there, if they count.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?: Not be such a scaredy cat
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?:
Late January - going to Nurburgring. T'was ace (even if I was ill).
February 7th/8th - finishing our magazine project. Again, it was ace.
March - work experience. A-maz-ing.
July 20th-23rd - Going to the Nurburgring and back with Heather and Hayley. Has to be in my top 5 list of best holidays ever.
Early August - finishing my dissertation. Most boring 2 months of my life.
October some time - seeing Ross Noble. What a comedy legend!
October 22nd - started my job.
November 23rd - graduated from uni (again).
December 16th - Race of Champions. Oh so cold but a great day.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?: Getting my job.
9. What was your biggest failure?: Not telling the whole truth to someone, because I'm scared to.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?: I fainted in January and hit my head. Believe me, that didn't help with my law exam 2 weeks later!
11. What was the best thing you bought?: Nurburgring holiday
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?: My friends, some of whom I haven't known that long.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: One or two family members. Why's it always family?
14. Where did most of your money go?: Rent, food, petrol. Boo.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?: Race of Champions! And the British and European GPs.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2007?: Not a song, an album - Ultimate Kylie. Hell yeah!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) ...happier or sadder?: About the same
ii) thinner or fatter?: A bit thinner, but not much
iii) richer or poorer?: A lot richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?: Gone for things I knew I could do, but was scared of failing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: Generally being anal.
20. How will you be did you spending Christmas?: At the family home. Ha.
21. Still no question 21?!?
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?: I'm not sure. I don't think so, but I don't know
23. How many one night stands?: None.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?: Top Gear, Mighty Boosh.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: No.
26. What was the best book you read?: American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
27. What were your greatest musical discoveries?: Simian Mobile Disco.
28. What did you want and get?: A proper job.
29. What did you want and not get?: Love? Let's go with that.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?: Hot Fuzz. Or (please don't shoot me for this) Rocky Balboa.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: I was 22. On my birthday I had to go to work, but my birthday present to myself was my Race of Champions trip, and the weekend before that I had a great night out in Cov.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: Guts and gaul.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?: Preppy, I guess.
34. What kept you sane?: My friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: I've started to have a thing for Simon Pegg (in Hot Fuzz, not Run, Fat Boy, Run) and Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks).
36. What political issue stirred you the most?: Oh, so many things...
37. Who did you miss?: I'mnot sure I did.
38. Who were the 'best' new people you met?: I got to know my uni friends relaly well, so them I suppose.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007: Never wait.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All I'll can ever be to you
Is a darkness that we know,
And this regret I got accustomed to.
(Tears dry on their own - Amy Winehouse)