The Broadband was switched on this morning, a pleasant surprise as I wasn't expecting anything until Monday. To celebrate, a particularly festive music video:

   

 

A retrospective of 2007

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Went to the Ministry of Japan in London.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any, but this year, apparantly I'll have to eat more Grasshoppers & put cats into a savings account.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Technically the Ministry of Japan is Japanese territory. ..

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A greater sense of wellbeing & financial security.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nothing springs to mind.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Did I achieve anything, I can't seem to think of anything.

9. What was your biggest failure?


10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing requiring hospitalisation.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A pair of RED Trousers.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?


13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?


14. Where did most of your money go?
Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat, Blade of the Immortal, Kokkaku Kidotai 1.5 Human Error Processor, Pirates Versus Ninja, Newtype USA.

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


16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
God Knows... Bouken Desho Desho or Hare Hare Yukai.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? same
ii. richer or poorer? same

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

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

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
sitting around, doing nothing in particular, watching some TV, playing some games...

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yes, it was most unexpected.

23. How many one-night stands?


24. What was your favourite TV program?
The Riches.

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

26. What was the best book you read?
I finall got around to reading Koji Suzuki's Ring.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I was able to order a copy of Super Junky Monkey - Screw Up through Amazon Marketplace.

28. What did you want and get?
Something.

29. What did you want and not get?
Anything

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Beowulf, seeing what appears to be Ray Winston with a six pack is mildly amusing.

30a. What was your favourite theatrical production of this year? 


31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing much, watched Borat on DVD, had a cup of Tea.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A Cashmere Sweater to keep me warm during the cold winter nights.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Wear clothes to keep warm.

34. What kept you sane?
Jill, the Magical Girl who lives in my sock.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?


36. What political issue stirred you the most? 
 

37. Who did you miss?
Everyone.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Paul Gravett.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Bright colours don't keep you warm in cold weather.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Yami wo kirisaki
nobiyukui hikari
Kagayakimichiru hi wa itsu ka