The Seemingly Complusary Survey Of The Year

[allieandra]

Shall I try and do a post a day? Nah I can't see that happening somehow. I'd be bloody boring/annoying anyways.

So here's the Survey/Meme/Quiz:

1) Where did you begin 2008?
In bed I believe

2) What was your status on Valentine's Day?
Single

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Only to go to my little brother's parents evening

4) How did you earn your money?
Student loan and working as a tour guide at university

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
My dad went in for a hernia op and I visited him

6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
Nothing other than saying hello to my neighbour

7) Where did you go on holiday?
Dorset and a few days in Birmingham

8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?
 Nothing I can think of but The Hub 2 is gonna end up more than £500 so whether that's still more than $1000?!

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
No

10) Did you meet anyone famous?
A few; Gareth David-Lloyd, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson, Bob Hardy, The Cribs, Ricky Wilson (well he held my hand at a gig so does that count?!), Matt Bowman (Pigeon Detectives), The View , Ian Rankin, The Wombats, a guy from Redwalls and a guy from Hymns

11) Best book you read this year?
Relentless by Simon Kernick. The best book I have ever read.

12) Did you move anywhere?
Unfortunately not

13) What concerts did you go to?
Ready for a long list?! (not as long as 2007 though). The Cribs, The Ting Tings, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Does It Offend You Yeah?, The Von Bondies, Fight Like Apes, The Sugars, Editors, Sons & Daughters, Mobius Band, Velvet Revolver, McQueen, Year Long Disaster, Little Thoughts, The Rascals, The Twang, The Pigeon Detectives, Go Faster, I Was A Cub Scout, The Wombats, The City Joy Cons, Frank Turner, The Holloways, Friendly Fires, The Young Knives, Kate Nash, The Enemy, Mark Ronson, Ryan Jarman, The Kaiser Chiefs, Panico, Franz Ferdinand, Salty Dogs, Police Force Cover, Groove-o-matic, & another band who I never found out the name of!, Leeds PiTP2008 (inc. Scouting For Girls, McFly, Alphabeat, Sandi Shaw, Andy Abrahams and many others), Kaiser Chiefs, Red Light Company, The Hair, Holy Ghost Revival, The View, Sixteen Tons, The Redwalls, The Zutons.

14) Best purchase of the year?
Hopefully my ticket for the Hub 2 which will be in March

15) Are you registered to vote?
I am and I do

16) Who did you want to win Big Brother?
I don't watch fucking big brother. arrggh. Get the adverts off my tv NOW!

17) Where do you live now?
Leeds

18) Describe your birthday.
I went to the Old Red Lion for lunch with my parents. Then a trip to Dry Dock and Cockpit the following day with my friends.

19) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2008?
Go back to university

20) What has been your favorite moment?
Meeting Franz Ferdinand after the gig in The Faversham

21) What's something you learned about yourself?
Putting myself in situations I don't want to be in can help

22) Any new additions to your family?
I have a new baby cousin called Rhiannon.

23) What was your best month?
June - GDL & Franz.

24) What music will you remember 2008 by?
All Summer Long by Kid Rock

25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
Lis and Char

26) Made new friends?
I have

27) Best new friend?
Lis

28) Favorite Night out?
The Franz Ferdinand gig. Hell Yeah!

29) Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Don't make 'em, Won't make 'em

30) Did anyone close to you give birth?
My aunty (and Godmother) and a high school friend

31) Did anyone close to you die?
I think Issi (rabbit) died this year. Uni years confuse me.

32) What countries did you visit?
I stayed put in my own

33) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Money. A permenant full time job. A degree. (the last one is optional)

34) What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?
28th & 29th June. Gareth David-Lloyd and Franz Ferdinand respectively.

35) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a job. Although that wasn't actually all that hard!

36) What was your biggest failure?
Not going to the Hub Janto convention.

37)  Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'm rather ill atm :( Usual back and hip pain too

38) What was the best thing you bought?
My ticket for the Hub 2.

39) Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Kerry. I love the b'day/Xmas card message. And just because you are you. mwoah.

40) Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
The mother needs to stay away from alcohol and having a go at me pretty much every meal time. Oh the joys of moving back home.

41) Where did most of your money go?
Gig tickets by the look of it. The Hub 2 is costing a hell of a lot too. nearly £400 spent so far. - only spending money to be added to that. Books took quite a large chunk also.

42) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Hub 2 and it's not until March. Meeting GDL - I got the shakes! and the Franz Ferdinand gig the following day.

43) What do you wish you’d done more of?
Earning money so I could spend it!

44) What do you wish you’d done less of?
Sleeping

45) Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
My mum probably cos most ppl don't phone me.

46) Did you fall in love in 2008?
Quite possibly with Gareth David-Lloyd! and yes other than that too.

47) How many one night stands in this last year?
Zero

48) What was your favourite TV programme?
Torchwood

49) Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Not that I can think off actually!

50) What was your greatest musical discovery?
Blue Gillespie

51) What did you want and get?
To meet GDL and Franz Ferdinand (that seems a theme with my answers)

52) What did you want and not get?
To go to the Hub, A full time job, Belstaff boots.

53) What were your favourite films of this year?
Batman; The Dark Knight.

54) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More money. Then I could have gone to things I wanted to yet couldn't afford.

55) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Big belt buckles and Designer bags. (I bought 4 last year - 5 if you include buying one for someone else) Oh and my kinky boots.

56) What kept you sane?
Torchwood although that's debateable. My friends

57) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Gareth David-Lloyd

58) Who did you miss?
Kerry. I don't get to see you enough.

59) Who was the best new person you met?
Lis

60) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Do what you want, your parents will eventually forgive you!

61) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
let me get back to you on that one.