1. What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before? I had my wisdom teeth removed which was quite inconvenient considering the timing of the event.

 

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t make resolutions.

 

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No 

 

4. Did anyone close to you die? No

 

5. What countries did you visit? I didn't visit any.

 

6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012? A magic wand to make my dreams come true..

 

7. What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? April 5th as it was the day I had my Wisdom Teeth removed.

 

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I managed to do everything I wanted in an orderly manner.

 

 

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I sprained my wrist...

 

11. What was the best thing you bought? I bought a dishwasher for 99p.

 

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Etc.

 

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? NAMCO BANDAI Holdings who quickly shut down their European and North American anime distribution channels which drastically impacted on my ability to buy Gundam DVDs.

 

14. Where did most of your money go? Bills, Teabags, Printing...

 

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Getting my hands on a copy of the very first edition of Cluedo that hadn't fallen to pieces

 

 

i. happier or sadder? possibly happier, maybe sadder...

ii. richer or poorer? not richer...

iii. fatter or thinner? who can tell?

 

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

 

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

 

20. How did you spend Christmas? Playing Resident Evil 6 with my brother for the most part. 

 

22. Did you fall in love in 2012? N/A

 

23. How many one-night stands? N/A.

 

24. What was your favourite TV program? Qi, Fresh Meat, Some Girls

 

 

26. What was the best book you read? I read The Casebook and Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

 

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? I bought Cibo Matto’s Viva la Woman (for the track Birthday Cake) when I heard that Jet Set Radio was heading to XBLA & PSN.

 

28. What did you want and get? Anything I actually bought myself

 

29. What did you want and not get? As I didn't get anything I mustn't have wanted it badly enough.

 

30. What was your favourite film of this year? N/A

 

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I had my Wisdom Teeth removed so I was in no condition to do anything.

 

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Having a greater sense of hearing, but that is impossible.

 

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012? Jeans & a Shirt.

 

34. What kept you sane? Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

 

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Diana Rigg, I’d been watching the Avengers on DVD

 

36. What political issue stirred you the most? The NHS

 

37. Who did you miss? N/A

 

38. Who was the best new person you met? CAB staff.

 

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012. N/A