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1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Believe it or not LRP’d, not sure what life used to be like…

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Have no idea what last year’s were and I probably didn’t keep them. Made one rather tongue in cheek one for this year which is known to all the people at the same New Year’s party as me. Hope I keep it

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
One of my ex-work colleagues is the only one I can think of

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
Wales. I haven’t been out of the UK since 2003.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Job security and a latex axe. Plus probably lots of other new larp kit.

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
28th February – The day I sold my horse
6th April – My first ever larp experience
15th July – Watching British Superbikes at Oulton Park
25th July – The day my previous work went into administration
5th-7th October – Artificer
24th October – Got my new car
16th-18th November – Serenity

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Starting larping, The adult sensible part of me says starting my chartered accountancy course

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not doing more of said course because life got in the way

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A couple of nasty fluey colds, including the Lalenth Lurgy!! General larp bumps and scrapes, plus a painful bruised arm at Serenity

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A Nintendo DS

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
shazrasha . You still never cease to amaze me.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
My previous boss

14. Where did most of your money go?
Larp

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

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Alice Cooper - Poison

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Much happier
b) thinner or fatter? Roughly the same
c) richer or poorer? Richer actually despite being out of work for a month

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

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasting time on Facebook

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent Christmas at my parents

21. What was your favourite month of 2007?
October

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yes – not necessarily with a person

23. How many one-night stands?
None

24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Not actually broadcast in 2007, but Xena WP. TV viewing wise, Doctor Who, Torchwood and Lost

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

26. What was the best book you read?
HP 7

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Billy Gilman

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

29. What did you want and not get?
Cats

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

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Bugger all. I was 25.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing I can bring to mind.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
As individual as ever.

34. What kept you sane?
I’m sane? Most likely all the amazing friends in my life.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Sounding like the crappest “lesbian” ever here, but Jason Issacs in Harry Potter and David Tennant.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Real life? Ashamed to say I’ve had a year with my head in the clouds and haven’t really paid that much attention…

37. Who did you miss?
A lot of different people at various different times.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
I love all of the people I’ve met through Larp dearly, you are an incredible crowd of total lunatics, but if I have to pick one person out it’s kneeshooter

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Take everyone as an individual and be yourself no matter what. I knew this already, but 2007 hammered it home.

41. Where were you when 2007 began?
Chester

42. Who were you with?
Friends

43. Where will you be when 2007 ends?
Birmingham

44. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
More than I ought to have done probably, but only at larp and parties

45. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2007?
No, have never done drugs and never will


46. How many people did you sleep with in 2007?
1.If we are talking in the strictly biblical sense…


47. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Ashamed is a bit strong, but I have done things I’m not proud of. Then again I don’t believe in regrets.

48. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2007?
Can’t bring anything to mind

49. How much money did you spend in 2007?
Lots

50. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change something, what would it be?
Nothing I’d change, just an awful lot of moments I’d want to go back and re-live :)

51. What are your plans for 2008?
Have fun, in whatever way that manifests itself. Follow my heart.

52. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
”We’re bringing sexy back”