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1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?

Become a care assistant
Be a President of something
Pay a gas bill

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I actually have no resolutions that I remember from last year, and I'm making none this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Not this year.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Not close, per se.

5. What countries did you visit?

Italia!!

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

Financial security. An idea of what to do with my future.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

28th August - flying off on an Italian adventure

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Is it wrong that 'becoming President of DocSoc' is my honest and truthful answer?

9. What was your biggest failure?

I HAVE NO FAILURES. I have had a tremendously dull year. Does 'believing in Gordon Brown' count?

10.Did you suffer illness or injury?

Pleurisy at the start of the year (yes, I am a Dickensian orphan) but other than that I've been remarkably healthy.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My MOT? My rent? I suppose those don't count, do they... tickets for Spamalot! They were the best thing.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

My housemates for not killing me.

13. Whose behaviour made you depressed?

My tutor from the Pepys' module. Twat.

14. Where did most of your money go?

To my landlady and to Plus!Camping.

15. What events did you get really, really, really excited about?

KARL KENNEDY. Seeing Simon, as always. Holiday. Christmas.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?

The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i.happier or sadder? I'm not sure right now.
ii.thinner or fatter? I was thinner, now I'm fatter. Boo.
iii.richer or poorer? Poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Both work and fun, oddly enough.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

Sleeping and paid employment.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

Already done that.

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?

Simon.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

No. Stayed in love.

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What was your favourite TV programme?

Doctor Who. Robin Hood. Cranford.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

... no, actually.

26. What was the best book you read?

The Time Traveller's Wife

27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?

Um... erm... does AltSoc count?

28. What did you want and get?

A foreign holiday.

29. What did you want and not get?

A job that doesn't involve cleaning up piss.

30. What were your favourite films of this year?

Stardust, 28 Weeks Later

31. What did you do on your birthday?

Went to se Wicked which was the bestest surprise ever.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Winning the lottery.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

'Gosh, I Should Do My Laundry'

34. What kept you sane?

Friends. Telly. Simon.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?

Richard Armitage. As always.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

I'm getting more and more riled about human rights abuses.

37. Whom did you miss?

Simon. I miss him a lot when he is not there.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

Not met, but I'm spending a lot more time with Sascha.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

Gas bills are very expensive, but growing your leg hair is a cheap way of personal insulation.

40. Sum up the year in a song lyric/quote

'Why don't you kick yourself out, you're an immigrant too?'

Robin Hood was sad, work is hell and I don't have enough time to update. BOOOOO. Also I am sad that the Goth Detectives didn't win the Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Woe.

Also, I have work tonight and tomorrow morning because THEY HATE ME so that's how I'm celebrating the dawn of 2008. I bought some wine, some dips and some food that's bad for me and there will be a wee party consisting of me and Simon. Good-o. Given that I spent last year getting so drunk I threw up on the bathroom carpet, I actually think I prefer it this year.