2009 in review

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flickums ordered me to fill this in and since she is the boss of me I obey


1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Saw Merlin being filmed. Never seen TV being filmed before. It was pretty amazing

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Uh...I can't actually remember what my resolutions were. Let me check

1. Write 100,000 words - Not yet but I am very close. Will have it done by the end of the year
2. Lose weight - Uh, no.
3. Find a new job - No, but my contract was extended so I didn't need to
4. Save enough to move house and go to Italy - Well, I saved enough for my holiday. Will have enough to move house when the time comes which will be next year some time.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
We weren't really close but shivedheart passed away at the start of the year

5. What countries did you visit?
Italy and France

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Job security

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Sept 6th. My awesome 30th birthday party

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Writing my big bang fic

9. What was your biggest failure?
Being crap with my money. Again.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Got knocked down by a bike. Luckily it could have been a lot worse.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to meet Misha Collins

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
jacqui_hw for organising my amazing party and j_apollo and takadainmate for organising our trip to France

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No one really, I don't think

14. Where did most of your money go?
Conventions and holidays

15. What are you really, really, really excited about?
Christmas!!!

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Can't Fight This Feelin - REO Speedwagon
You don't even want to know how many times I listened to it while I was writing my big bang, with it being the basis of the story and all

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Fatter

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Going to the gym

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

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spending it with my parents

21. What was your favorite month of 2009?
May stands out as being pretty awesome

22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Do celebrity crushes count?

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Supernatural

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.

26. What was the best book you read?
Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kane

28. What did you want and get?
To still have a job at the end of the year

29. What did you want and not get?
More money

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Watchmen

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 30 and on holiday in Italy

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't think there's anything really. I couldn't have asked for a better year

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
What is this fashion you speak of?

34. What kept you sane?
My friends and family

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

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
God, I can't think. I remember ranting on LJ a couple of times but I can't think what about now

37. Who did you miss?
marvo

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Oh, god. Loads. I'm just talking about meeting in person here. I would say lou_angel, littlehollyleaf, ionaonie, suki_blue, kitty_poker1 (I know technically we met at the first writercon but we didn't really talk), indehead, takadainmate, burkesl17 and a whole load of other people at the Merlin meetups (London and York)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
God, these questions are hard. Uh...nope, I got nothing.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
As long as we're moving forward
There's nothing we can't do