I am a bored teenager... meme time yet again....
01. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
LOADS of stuff. Went to India, University, errmmm.... got my nose pierced?!
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
defs didn't make any.
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
no
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no-one close to me.
05. What countries did you visit?
India, Greece.
06. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
confidence in my work. and a work ethic would be nice as well.
07. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When I left home to travel, when I came home from travelling, MY SURPRISE PARTY!!! going to see the Strokes in Brighton (but I'm not sure why...)
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
holding my own in front of a class of kids, travelling, staying up all night in a bus-stop in Sheffield (that was HORRIBLE) GIVING UP SMOKING.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
letting stuff get to me - neuroses.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i jumped off a boat and missed the harbour, scraping my leg down a piece of rusty metal jutting out of the side. 20 stitches and one MOFO of a scar.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
lots of Indian tat.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
If she doesn't mind me saying, Alison's
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Lots of people.
14. Where did most of your money go?
clothes, life, booze. standard.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going away, coming home.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same.
iii. richer or poorer? poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
listening to people, being more tolerant and trying to understand.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
getting angry. and dissing the Mighty Boosh! I love it now! And eating, actually.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
at home, eating my body-weight in mince pies, arguing with my brothers and falling asleep with a food-baby-belly covered with crumbs in front of the telly.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
nope.
23. How many one-night stands?
none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
didn't watch much telly. Neighbours, though.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
erm, probs not. there are people I like less now than I did.
26. What was the best book you read?
Raymond Carver - Elephant. Alan Bennett - Untold Stories.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kimya Dawson (a little late, whatevs)
28. What did you want and get?
into a good university.
29. What did you want and not get?
a nice boy.
30. Favorite film of this year?
the only recent films I saw were Pirates of the Carribbean and Superman (don't ask), so I'll say the former, because the latter was so bad I was crying with laughter.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to the Notting Hill Arts Club, saw Adventure Playground, drank absinthe, beer and champagne, went home and had an AMAZING dinner with my bezzies. I turned 19.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
less emo?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
hahahahahahhaha. I wore clothes, does that count?! I must be doing something right, because Rose and myself were captured on-screen for the BBC at Reading in a "festival fashion" piece - HOLLA!
34. What kept you sane?
Rose and Sarah.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Noel Fielding.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Tibet in exile.
37. Who do you miss?
Everyone at home.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Anna, who is my friend and none of you know, who I met last year but became proper friends with this year. She is awesome.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
take the time to listen and you might learn something.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
haha, i don't know [insert creddible "meaningful" lyric here] i'm rubbish.
Helen
LOADS of stuff. Went to India, University, errmmm.... got my nose pierced?!
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
defs didn't make any.
03. Did someone close to you give birth?
no
04. Did anyone close to you die?
no-one close to me.
05. What countries did you visit?
India, Greece.
06. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
confidence in my work. and a work ethic would be nice as well.
07. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When I left home to travel, when I came home from travelling, MY SURPRISE PARTY!!! going to see the Strokes in Brighton (but I'm not sure why...)
08. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
holding my own in front of a class of kids, travelling, staying up all night in a bus-stop in Sheffield (that was HORRIBLE) GIVING UP SMOKING.
09. What was your biggest failure(s)?
letting stuff get to me - neuroses.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i jumped off a boat and missed the harbour, scraping my leg down a piece of rusty metal jutting out of the side. 20 stitches and one MOFO of a scar.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
lots of Indian tat.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
If she doesn't mind me saying, Alison's
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Lots of people.
14. Where did most of your money go?
clothes, life, booze. standard.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going away, coming home.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same.
iii. richer or poorer? poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
listening to people, being more tolerant and trying to understand.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
getting angry. and dissing the Mighty Boosh! I love it now! And eating, actually.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
at home, eating my body-weight in mince pies, arguing with my brothers and falling asleep with a food-baby-belly covered with crumbs in front of the telly.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
nope.
23. How many one-night stands?
none.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
didn't watch much telly. Neighbours, though.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
erm, probs not. there are people I like less now than I did.
26. What was the best book you read?
Raymond Carver - Elephant. Alan Bennett - Untold Stories.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kimya Dawson (a little late, whatevs)
28. What did you want and get?
into a good university.
29. What did you want and not get?
a nice boy.
30. Favorite film of this year?
the only recent films I saw were Pirates of the Carribbean and Superman (don't ask), so I'll say the former, because the latter was so bad I was crying with laughter.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to the Notting Hill Arts Club, saw Adventure Playground, drank absinthe, beer and champagne, went home and had an AMAZING dinner with my bezzies. I turned 19.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
less emo?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
hahahahahahhaha. I wore clothes, does that count?! I must be doing something right, because Rose and myself were captured on-screen for the BBC at Reading in a "festival fashion" piece - HOLLA!
34. What kept you sane?
Rose and Sarah.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Noel Fielding.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Tibet in exile.
37. Who do you miss?
Everyone at home.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Anna, who is my friend and none of you know, who I met last year but became proper friends with this year. She is awesome.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
take the time to listen and you might learn something.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
haha, i don't know [insert creddible "meaningful" lyric here] i'm rubbish.
Helen