2010 in review

[hils]

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Attended a Supernatural convention

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any last year *checks* Nope, I didn't and I don't think I'll make any this year either to be honest

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No one close to me, no, but of course Misha became a daddy

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thank God.

5. What countries did you visit?
USA

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
A permanent contract on this job

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
God, so many to choose! I guess October 29th as that's when the Misha/Twitter/Phone incident occured. Also October 6th as that was when I flew to Chicago. October was a good month!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a new job and being complimented on how quickly I've picked it up

9. What was your biggest failure?
Depleting my savings as quickly as I did. I wouldn't take back Chicon for anything but realistically I probably shouldn't have gone

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Got the flu on my last few days of Chicago which was sucky

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My car. It was expensive both in initial costs and running costs but it's such a relief to have the freedom it brings

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
oddlyfamiliar and hsapiens for saving my sanity in what has been an insane few months. They were always there when I needed to flail or vent

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Fandom assholes

14. Where did most of your money go?
Conventions and moving house and my car

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

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
God, I have no idea.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: Happier or sadder? Thinner or fatter? Richer or poorer?
Happier. Fatter. About the same

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

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

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With my parents

21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Nope

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Supernatural, Community and the first season of Jericho

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I'd say strongly dislike rather than hate

26. What was the best book you read?
The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Didn't have one really

28. What did you want and get?
A new job

29. What did you want and not get?
Can't think of anything really. It's been a good year

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Stonehenge Apocalypse

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 31 and went to London for merlin_london. It was awesome.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Can't think of a thing

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Casual

34. What kept you sane?
My friends

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

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The coalition government

37. Who did you miss?
No one.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
I can't choose between oddlyfamiliar and hsapiens and I can't believe I only met them this year as well

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:
If it makes you happy then do it

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Oh, it's such a perfect day. I'm glad I spent it with you."