maharetr | 2010 in review!

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Gained a second Housemartian! *smishes her*
Traveled overseas: caught a connecting flight alone; went to Paris with mum, saw a Van Gogh, spoke (really, really basic) French, ate frogs legs; went to Ireland; went to England, met a bunch of my maternal family.
Later in the year, watched someone die (my Poppa).
Wrote consistently on a bunch of writing projects for TWO MONTHS. Whee!
Did Yuletide. Read 52+ books.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Eh -- I don't think I made any?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Emma in Oz gave birth to Ruby, who I'm yet to meet :)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Poppa, my Dad's dad.

5. What countries did you visit?
France! Ireland! England! Whee

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
Hmm, a fancy mansion of a house? :P

7. What date(s) from 2010 will remain etched your memory, and why?
I don't tend to remember things by dates. Hmm, moments then: waiting for the election results via LiveChat on the crickey website, Poppa dying. Getting way excited about Yuletide.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Europe! Writing for two months solid.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Hmm. Not (yet) developing a better relationship with co-worker J.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Oh! Yes -- my knees were pulled slightly out of alignment by tight thigh muscles and frog kick, leading to some limping rogaines, and knee taping, and a bit of general alarm – they were my first painful recurring injury, also, knees!.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Plane tickets?

12. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, I guess. Also, Europe, but not as much as I'd been bracing for, which was pleasing.

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Yuletide!

14. What song(s) will always remind you of 2010?
Eh, again, I don't remember so much by years as places in time? That said, nothing's coming to mind specifically.

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

i. happier or sadder? About the same, but still pretty happy.
ii. thinner or fatter? I've gained a tiny little weight, enough that I'm solidly over the 50kg mark?
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, thanks to setting up one of those auto-transfer savings accounts.

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Hanging out with friends -- Ju and PRK, want to go do brunch? :D
Sleep
Post more regularly to DW/LJ

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Slack off on the internet.

18. How will you be spending/did you spend Christmas?
Xmas morning with the maternal side of the family, afternoon with the paternal, which was quiet and all pleasingly pleasant.

19. Did you fall in love in 2010?
No. Well, crushes and lust over a bunch of actresses and characters (Hi, Nikita!), but I don't think that's what the question's after :P

20. How many one-night stands?
None

21. What was your favorite TV program?
Nikita was a late, strong favourite. Whose Line is it Anyway saw a lot of love thanks to E and my knitting sessions. Reviewing the Games, too, which is charming. Hawaii 5-0 is surprisingly fun.

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

23. What was the best book you read?
Hmm. I read 52 + books, so there's gotta be some good ones in there somewhere. Favourite (as distinct from best, here :P) was probably 61 Hours by Lee Child.

24. What was/were your greatest musical discoveries?
Bliss N Esso, for one awesome song (Addicted), and a bunch of people I've found via myspace, probably.

25. What did you want and get?
Nothing specific I can think of?

26. What did you want and not get?
Nothing specific I can think of?

27. What was your favorite film of this year?
Sherlock Holmes. Was that this year?

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 26, and we... hmm, Samvara, what did we do? *laughs*

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More interpersonal confidence (see: work :P) and less corresponding anxiety.

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Jeans and T-shirt, and reshaved/short hair again? Although I bought a patchwork skirt just before Christmas -- it's cheap and already falling apart, but I"m loving walking around in it.

31. What kept you sane?
The Internet, at work *cough*. Housemartians! <3! Meghan.

32. Whom did you miss?
Ju and PRK. Brunch? :D

33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
Listen to and obey the little voice, it speaks valuable advice that will save you mirrors, time, anxiety and any number of possibly breakable things.

2010 in review!

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