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[ithika]

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Went to Melbourne!
Failed a unit!
Cared about shoes!

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't even remember my new year's resolution. This year I will be making some, yes. Like going to the gym 3 times a week instead of once or twice intermittently and not spending my money on random crap that I don't need. Like crappy guild cafe food. Seriously their fried rice is so goddamn bad, BUT I STILL BUY IT. WHY.

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

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this year.

5. What countries did you visit?
I have NEVER been overseas

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Um. Some kind of amazing time travelling device. I kind of like all the things I have. I can't think of anything else that I burningly desire.
Maybe a drawing tablet! Or a Clown pleco catfish :) they's preeeettty.


7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Um. On the 15/08 we got Gypsie? But nothing PARTICUARLY memorable. The 9/01 was nice as always, and my birthday was awesome because Gavin paid a surprise visit FROM BUNBURY.  Which was awesome.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I don't know. No big achievements really... I got an internship though, that was a pretty cool piece of self-helping interest-showing. Oh, and I started exercising properly. Which I think is good?

9. What was your biggest failure?
Folio apparently! And I thought I had done well. This was easily the worst part.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really. Oh wait, I had food poisoning, maybe.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
ELBERETH ♥

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Everyone, and no-one.
(Oh I don't know - I'm too tired to think so that's your cop-out answer :P)

[Unknown site tag]13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Jack, My mum and dad for not sticking to the rules and laying down the law.

14. Where did most of your money go?
I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA. FUEL MAYBE

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Melbourne with Gavin was pretty freaking awesome! Also getting Caden.

16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2007?
That one by Mika. I liked it, and it was on the radio a lot. Um. his first one.
And The Past Lives On by Falconer, and Knocking on Heaven's Door by Guns N' Roses

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

i. Happier or sadder?
Happier

ii. Thinner or fatter?
Fitter. Which is kind of both and neither. Both because I am slimmer, but heavier because muscle weighs more than fat, and neither because I haven't gone down a size or anything and I haven't put on fat.

iii. richer or poorer?
A teeny bit richer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Writing. :(

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Er, failing.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
We somehow juggled both of our family lunches, it was a crazy dance.

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Heroes, Family Guy, Futurama... I'm not sure I watched much else.
OMG FREAKAZOID

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Maybe? Oh wait, yes.

26. What was the best book you read?
Deathly Hallows was good. I re-read some other books though, and I love them more.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Power Metal!

28. What did you want and get?
Another job, A GIANT FISH TANK, A puppy, a Terrabyte, a Laptop, a corset, basically I have been pretty damn lucky this year as material possessions go.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I reeeeeeeeeeally liked The Golden Compass. BUT the 3D in Beowulf was awesome. AND I saw some other good movies that I have forgotten the names of. Like 300! 300 was awesome.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 20, and Gavin made a surprise visit!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
I don't have a 'fashion concept.' I find the idea stupid, especially since I don't know anything about fashion. I brought stuff that I liked when I saw it. At times, I wore these clothes in a number of ways.

34. What kept you sane?
Sleeping. But it was a close thing.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
If it counts, I met DANIEL JOHNS. BEN GILLIES, and CHRIS JOANNOU.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I'm upset that Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister got assassinated. She was a good person so far as I could tell. Also I think Rudd is a smug git, although he has done some good stuff so far. I'd just like to see how our economy goes. No, disliking Labour because they don't look after people who have worked very hard to get their money and shouldn't have to pay nearly 50% tax is NOT a stupid reason to vote liberal. Why should I look after people who don't look after themselves?

37. Who did you miss?
Gavin. Aunty Topsy. Nana.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Heath and Rob are pretty cool guys.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
People suck, retail sucks, and it's generally worth standing up for what you think is right or rather speaking out against things you think are wrong. Also that it's good to look after your body.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Make me?
Oh, fine.

Today will be another part of yesterday
and yesterday will be another part of the day before

Wait, I hear another song insomnia
About the days I wasn't tired
And doing that "fun retro look"

I stay awake for days
I stay awake for days
But I'd sit awake in a daze anyway
I'm a maze of chains

Hey don't use the term accommodation
I won't be there for that and that will never be there for me

And I need to get some sleep slash resolution
About the days I wasn't tired
And doing that "fun retro thing"

I stay awake for days
I stay awake for days
But I'd sit awake in a daze anyway
I'm a maze of chains

Over in the corner of a circle
I sleep behind this bedroom
I see "fun retro look"
Dine behind a suitcase in an empty room
It's time to leave millions behind
Hey that's what I took from retro look

I stay awake for days
I stay awake for days
But I'd sit awake in a daze anyway
I'm a maze of chains.

Insomnia - Silverchair
(Most days during semester I had about 4-5 hours sleep, so it's HIGHLY appropriate)



So Christmas  was good, if hot. I got really nice, thoughtful presents from everyone and everyone liked the presents I gave them. Joy! So successful all round.
The spoils:
- I got a Western Digital MyBook Terrabyte external harddrive! It's awesome. 7200rpm, too.
- 76L Fish tank, stand, filter, heater, light and cover (JOY)
- The Wind in the Williows centenary edition
- Barbecue recipes book
- Se7en & The Last Samurai

Gavin gave me a pretty silver box chain necklace with... a LLAMA PENDANT.

- "Bizarre Buildings" book
- a nice bag for putting things in
- a mini camera tripod
- hand creme!
- bathy... butter... thingies
- TEACUPS ♥
- cucumber eye thingies... for stress reduction oo

So yeah, one million items. ONE MILLION.

We even got to go swimming on Christmas day, which was good.
Boxing day was ridiculously hot. Some amusing things happened that night, but I think they are for me to know and you to wonder about. I know, I know. Saying that is hideously unfair. :P

Went shopping and found BARGAINS. It filled me with joy. I found things that I actually liked and then I brought them. It was deeply exciting. I got some shoes, a dress, some tops and an EPILATOR. A more elegant and sparkly device of brutal torture has never been concocted. And I paid MONEY for this?

Saw The Golden Compass with arinellen, almightybean, reaps, auntpol, flyingmopsy and frippoi, and Gavin - who didn't want to go and then really liked it. Just sayin'.
I thought it was great. However I've only read the book once a few years ago so I may  have forgotten about parts that were left out, but it made sense to me and to Gavin who hasn't read the book, so I think it was probably a success.
Panzer-Bjorn were just as awesome as they should have been. HESTER AND THAT GUY WERE AWESOME.

Saw Beowulf in 3D with Gavin & some of his mates, I liked it, but it was missing... something. The 3D was totally awesome and made it worth seeing. Would it be worth seeing in the movies without the 3D? Maybe not.

New Years was heaps of fun, thanks to marxipan_xlii, im_the_end and Karlee (Carly? Carlee? Karly? I don't have her LJ :() for organizing it. I stopped drinking when I thought I was drunk enough. I am proud of this.

♥ Today was Gavin and I's (now that just doesn't sound right. Gavin and me, my, blah. Thanks for nothing, brain) 3rd aniversary. :) Aw. We went swimming on sunday. It was stupidly cold. ♥

(I felt like doing something girly and frivolous. The heart border seemed appropriate.)

The architect I'm doing work experience with gave me a really nice Christmas present - Neufert's Architect's Data. It's a shiney expensive book with freaking EVERYTHING in it. Saunas to hospitals. And more! Awesome.

I GOT FISHES TODAY!
I have been waiting for my tanks to cycle and the little one finished today. There are pictures



. (Or you could look at my Flickr account. They are Yoyo or Pakistani Loaches (Botia Almorphae), and they are fantastic. They grow to about 10cm, my biggest one is about 7cm but they bulk out a lot more than in the photos. (I'm going to move them to the big tank as soon as it has finished cycling.) I haven't got names for them yet. I thought I might use Pakistani names, since they are from Pakistan. (They actually are - they can only be bred in the wild or in humungous farms in their native habitat. I feel a bit bad because of this but the majority of aquarium fish aren't captive bred and at least I know I'll look after them as best I can.) Anyone know some good sources of Pakistani names with meanings?

I know I never got around to Christmas cards, and I feel bad. I do still intend to send people THINGS IN THE MAIL, though. Not dead squirrels, I promise. Not that I could catch a squirrel. Even a dead one.