Questionnaire
2007 Questionnaire
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Broke up with the father of my child.
Lived alone.
Started an Access course.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't generally make New Year's resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Strange question. Only a kind-of aunt.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No
5. What countries did you visit?
Guernsey, Wales
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Stability and a family unit.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Breaking up with Kristian in April.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting out of the relationship with Kristian.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Chris.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Food poisoning. Depression I guess.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Laptop and Teleidoscope (Chris paid for it :))
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Paul/Michael
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Kristian, Chris.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Phone and flights and posh cheeses!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My engagement to Chris.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Don't know about songs. Better to answer in artists. Crowded House. Tracy Chapman. Ace of Base. Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo/Wilco.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you sadder or happier:
Sadder, I think. But I'm still recovering.
ii. Richer or Poorer?
Same but I have a say on how it's spent!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going to gigs/Coursework.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being sad. Worrying.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At home.
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
4 Times - 2 and 3 really hurt.
23. How many one-night stands?
5 *gulps*
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Haven't watched any TV! Caught up on Dr Who though.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not hate, no.
26. What was the best book you read?
Ebenezer Le Page!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Crowded House or Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo/Wilco. Not sure.
28. What did you want and get?
What I wanted, and got, I lost again, so I wont bother writing it down.
29. What did you want and not get?
The item alluded to above and a couple more.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Don't watch many films.
30a. What was your favourite theatrical production of this year?
I only saw Othello.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Hired a car and toured Wiltshire and Somerset looking at architecture and ancient monuments :D 21.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Chris and I working.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Multi-coloured.
34. What kept you sane?
There is an assumption in that question.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jonathan Creek as always.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Sark
37. Who did you miss?
Everyone I've ever loved - that would take a while to write down.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Don't do this to me!! I'm not choosing. Ashley, Graham, Tom, Henry, Lori, Kirsty. They're the important new friends I think. :)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
You're not paranoid and everything that you think will go wrong, probably will.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Staind - So Far Away
"This is my life
It's not what it was before
All these feelings I’ve shared
And these are my dreams
That I’d never lived before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping"...
...These are my words
That I’ve never said before
I think I’m doing OK
And this is the smile
That I’ve never shown before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping..."
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Broke up with the father of my child.
Lived alone.
Started an Access course.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't generally make New Year's resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Strange question. Only a kind-of aunt.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No
5. What countries did you visit?
Guernsey, Wales
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Stability and a family unit.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Breaking up with Kristian in April.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting out of the relationship with Kristian.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Chris.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Food poisoning. Depression I guess.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Laptop and Teleidoscope (Chris paid for it :))
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Paul/Michael
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Kristian, Chris.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Phone and flights and posh cheeses!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My engagement to Chris.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Don't know about songs. Better to answer in artists. Crowded House. Tracy Chapman. Ace of Base. Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo/Wilco.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you sadder or happier:
Sadder, I think. But I'm still recovering.
ii. Richer or Poorer?
Same but I have a say on how it's spent!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going to gigs/Coursework.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being sad. Worrying.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At home.
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
4 Times - 2 and 3 really hurt.
23. How many one-night stands?
5 *gulps*
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Haven't watched any TV! Caught up on Dr Who though.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not hate, no.
26. What was the best book you read?
Ebenezer Le Page!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Crowded House or Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo/Wilco. Not sure.
28. What did you want and get?
What I wanted, and got, I lost again, so I wont bother writing it down.
29. What did you want and not get?
The item alluded to above and a couple more.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Don't watch many films.
30a. What was your favourite theatrical production of this year?
I only saw Othello.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Hired a car and toured Wiltshire and Somerset looking at architecture and ancient monuments :D 21.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Chris and I working.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Multi-coloured.
34. What kept you sane?
There is an assumption in that question.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jonathan Creek as always.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Sark
37. Who did you miss?
Everyone I've ever loved - that would take a while to write down.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Don't do this to me!! I'm not choosing. Ashley, Graham, Tom, Henry, Lori, Kirsty. They're the important new friends I think. :)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
You're not paranoid and everything that you think will go wrong, probably will.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Staind - So Far Away
"This is my life
It's not what it was before
All these feelings I’ve shared
And these are my dreams
That I’d never lived before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping"...
...These are my words
That I’ve never said before
I think I’m doing OK
And this is the smile
That I’ve never shown before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping..."