2013!
What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before?
Bought ghee, helped rescue Jaeger from the river (and got a letter published in the Journal), supported Black Light Burns (Wes Borland's band), saw a Bowie tribute dude, saw the Bowie museum exhibition in London,
Was 2013 a good year for you?
Ummm... yeah it was okay! No 2011, but I don't think any year will beat that year.
What were your favourite moments of the year?
Gigs, my week off work and camping adventures, new flat...
What was your least favourite moment of the year?
New flat (leaving my house was sad sad sad), a couple of stupid minor car bashes...
Where were you when 2013 began?
We played a gig at the Arts Centre in Salisbury then partied on at the Winny.
Where will you be when 2013 ends?
I was at the Talking Heads getting my grunge on :D
Do you have a new year’s resolution for 2014?
LOSE WEIGHT, BE ORGANISED, DANCE MOAR.
Did you fall in love in 2013?/If yes, with who?/If yes, do they know?/Are you still in love with them?/You regret it?/Did you breakup with anyone in 2013?
Did you make any new friends in 2013?
Lots of musical peoples...
What was your favourite month of 2013?
Ummm. They all had good and bad bits to be honest. None stand out particularly.
Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2013?
Deutschland again!
How many different states/provinces did you travel to in 2013?
Somerset, Dorset, Nottinghamshire.
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2013?
Nope...
What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2013?
The Hobbit 2. And 'My Dog Skip' was lovely.
What was your favourite song from 2013?
Lose Yourself to Didz.
What was your favourite album of 2013?
Bowieee. Where you come from outta nowhere, bro.
How many concerts did you see in 2013?
Ummm...most of them were ours! Er, there was the big Muse one...
Did you have a favourite concert in 2013?
Muse was lolz. Last night's was pretty damn good. So no, no favourite!
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2013?
Not at all. One binge that ended disastrously. Oops.
Did you do a lot of drugs in 2013?
Prescription only!
How many people did you sleep with in 2013?
I didn't share my bed with any humans.
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2013?
No idea?
Did you treat somebody badly in 2013?
I don't think so...
Did somebody treat you badly in 2013?
Only miserable-ass customers.
How much money did you spend in 2013?
Lots and lots. Mostly on rent and fuel, haha. Also electricity, this winter. At least it's a key meter so no scary surprise bills!
What was your proudest moment of 2013?
The girls doing their dancing show... doing gigs...
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2013?
Car bashes... cringe. Just glad I was only embarrassed...
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2013 and change something, what would it be?
Not drive on those days, lol.
What are your plans for 2014?
Complete ‘Tears from the Night Sky’ and get it out there, keep going with dancing, and Mutts & Mops (I said that last year!)
Did someone close to you give birth?
Paul's son had a little bitty boy called Tommy. He's beautiful!
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finding this flat! It's banging.
What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
A healthy, gorgeously fit body. I will become a fine piece of ass. (Said that last year too)
What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None... really.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the usual cleaning aches and pains, slight migraines, but nothing like 2012, that was horrible.
What was the best thing you bought?
My Nexus 4 phone. <3.
Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Lovely lovely generous customers <3
Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Idk. This is getting boring now
Where did most of your money go?
Rent and diesel!
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My week-long holiday in the summer...
Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder/thinner or fatter?
Sadder and fatter. Boo!
What do you wish you’d done more of?
Dancing.
What do you wish you’d done less of?
Cleaning.
How did you spend Christmas?
At Nik’s, munching and boozing in the pub. Then Mum's and Westbrookfest on Boxing Day.
How many one-night stands?
Minus forty twelve point eleventy.
What was your favourite TV program?
It’s still Sherlock.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No!
What was the best book you read?
A Real Good War by Sam Halprin, was reading all my landlady's war/flying books, and this one was so good.
What was your greatest musical discovery?
No new ones really. Bored.
What did you want and get?
A nice flat with niceness.
What did you want and not get?
Camper van. (How many years is that now?)
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Family and friends round to mine in Salisbury for sangria and presents, then we went round the corner to the Eastern Chillout for dinner. I was 32.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More money, less cleaning... I'm repeating myself now.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
Same as always really, black trousers and long-sleeved t-shirts/shirts… same as always really, except I went a bit more feminine (floaty maxi-dresses and drawstring hippy skirts) as I got fatter. Boo. (Same as last year...)
What kept you sane?
Sertraline. Haha. Plus the usual good friends, music, fanfic, escapism, walkies…
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
your mum
What political issue stirred you the most?
I... meh. They’re all bell ends.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013:
Don’t stick your hand between two scrapping dogs. Don't let people treat you like scum just because they're paying you.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
No. CBA..
And of course, my tedious gig list is here, as always, or on LastFM.
And GoodReads.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Bought ghee, helped rescue Jaeger from the river (and got a letter published in the Journal), supported Black Light Burns (Wes Borland's band), saw a Bowie tribute dude, saw the Bowie museum exhibition in London,
Was 2013 a good year for you?
Ummm... yeah it was okay! No 2011, but I don't think any year will beat that year.
What were your favourite moments of the year?
Gigs, my week off work and camping adventures, new flat...
What was your least favourite moment of the year?
New flat (leaving my house was sad sad sad), a couple of stupid minor car bashes...
Where were you when 2013 began?
We played a gig at the Arts Centre in Salisbury then partied on at the Winny.
Where will you be when 2013 ends?
I was at the Talking Heads getting my grunge on :D
Do you have a new year’s resolution for 2014?
LOSE WEIGHT, BE ORGANISED, DANCE MOAR.
Did you fall in love in 2013?/If yes, with who?/If yes, do they know?/Are you still in love with them?/You regret it?/Did you breakup with anyone in 2013?
Did you make any new friends in 2013?
Lots of musical peoples...
What was your favourite month of 2013?
Ummm. They all had good and bad bits to be honest. None stand out particularly.
Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2013?
Deutschland again!
How many different states/provinces did you travel to in 2013?
Somerset, Dorset, Nottinghamshire.
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2013?
Nope...
What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2013?
The Hobbit 2. And 'My Dog Skip' was lovely.
What was your favourite song from 2013?
Lose Yourself to Didz.
What was your favourite album of 2013?
Bowieee. Where you come from outta nowhere, bro.
How many concerts did you see in 2013?
Ummm...most of them were ours! Er, there was the big Muse one...
Did you have a favourite concert in 2013?
Muse was lolz. Last night's was pretty damn good. So no, no favourite!
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2013?
Not at all. One binge that ended disastrously. Oops.
Did you do a lot of drugs in 2013?
Prescription only!
How many people did you sleep with in 2013?
I didn't share my bed with any humans.
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2013?
No idea?
Did you treat somebody badly in 2013?
I don't think so...
Did somebody treat you badly in 2013?
Only miserable-ass customers.
How much money did you spend in 2013?
Lots and lots. Mostly on rent and fuel, haha. Also electricity, this winter. At least it's a key meter so no scary surprise bills!
What was your proudest moment of 2013?
The girls doing their dancing show... doing gigs...
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2013?
Car bashes... cringe. Just glad I was only embarrassed...
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2013 and change something, what would it be?
Not drive on those days, lol.
What are your plans for 2014?
Complete ‘Tears from the Night Sky’ and get it out there, keep going with dancing, and Mutts & Mops (I said that last year!)
Did someone close to you give birth?
Paul's son had a little bitty boy called Tommy. He's beautiful!
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finding this flat! It's banging.
What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
A healthy, gorgeously fit body. I will become a fine piece of ass. (Said that last year too)
What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None... really.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the usual cleaning aches and pains, slight migraines, but nothing like 2012, that was horrible.
What was the best thing you bought?
My Nexus 4 phone. <3.
Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Lovely lovely generous customers <3
Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Idk. This is getting boring now
Where did most of your money go?
Rent and diesel!
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My week-long holiday in the summer...
Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder/thinner or fatter?
Sadder and fatter. Boo!
What do you wish you’d done more of?
Dancing.
What do you wish you’d done less of?
Cleaning.
How did you spend Christmas?
At Nik’s, munching and boozing in the pub. Then Mum's and Westbrookfest on Boxing Day.
How many one-night stands?
Minus forty twelve point eleventy.
What was your favourite TV program?
It’s still Sherlock.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No!
What was the best book you read?
A Real Good War by Sam Halprin, was reading all my landlady's war/flying books, and this one was so good.
What was your greatest musical discovery?
No new ones really. Bored.
What did you want and get?
A nice flat with niceness.
What did you want and not get?
Camper van. (How many years is that now?)
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Family and friends round to mine in Salisbury for sangria and presents, then we went round the corner to the Eastern Chillout for dinner. I was 32.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More money, less cleaning... I'm repeating myself now.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
Same as always really, black trousers and long-sleeved t-shirts/shirts… same as always really, except I went a bit more feminine (floaty maxi-dresses and drawstring hippy skirts) as I got fatter. Boo. (Same as last year...)
What kept you sane?
Sertraline. Haha. Plus the usual good friends, music, fanfic, escapism, walkies…
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
your mum
What political issue stirred you the most?
I... meh. They’re all bell ends.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013:
Don’t stick your hand between two scrapping dogs. Don't let people treat you like scum just because they're paying you.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
No. CBA..
And of course, my tedious gig list is here, as always, or on LastFM.
And GoodReads.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!