1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Created a Livejournal
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't ever make any.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, no one close to me has died for a while, thank goodness.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, France
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
More confidence, a better job, more money and a girlfriend :-P
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I have no major achievements this year, as far as I'm concerned.
9. What was your biggest failure?
My continuing dislike for myself, and inablility to do the things I want in terms of interpersonal relationships.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A bad bit of flu for a week, and something equally nasty right at the beginning of the year. Otherwise, just stress.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A waistcoat and decent boots.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
brindy and
mistressbuffy for their help and support, and being willing to meet me for fun and games in Derby, and still continue talking to me afterwards...
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Someone I won't say, in case they ever read this. I don't want any knives in
my back, thankyou.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Living in the shitty little box of a room I call home.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to the Wake and Carnival of Souls.
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Evanescence- Bring me to Life
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Marginally happier, overall.
ii. thinner or fatter?
No real change in the last few years.
iii. richer or poorer?
Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Social stuff.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Moping and worrying.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.
23. How many one night stands?
None- I don't work that way. Considering changing my attitude though, on the principle "beggars can't be choosers" :-l
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Naruto
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate people, although I dislike a couple.
26. What was the best book you read?
Far too many good books to choose just one.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nightwish, Iced Earth
28. What did you want and get?
I haven't yet got anything that really matters to me.
29. What did you want and not get?
Hmmm, where to start....a decent social life, a job I enjoy that pays well enough for me to live in a half-decent place and be able to afford stuff. This whole girlfriend thing, as usual.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Pirates of the Carribean
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 24, and I went to the pub with a couple of frineds. (The night before I went to the sorry excuse for a club we have around here).
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Decent paid job.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Victorian-esque, with a few twists.
34. What kept you sane?
My computer, and the online friends I could chat to.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Not really into fancying celebs. I prefer real people that I actually meet.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Invasion of Iraq
37. Who did you miss?
Various people at different times.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
brindy and
mistresssbuffy39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.
Perseverance gets you nowhere. The things you can't control will always be your undoing. Trying too hard can be as bad (or worse) than not trying.
Not everyone finds happiness.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"I get knocked down, and I get up again."