1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Experienced a Richter 7.9 earthquake and nuclear disaster.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make new year's resolutions. If I think I need to do something, then I do it.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Don't think so.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, although three of them certainly did try.

5. What countries did you visit?
Japan.

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Better luck and less bad crap.

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
See #1.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making it through my education practicum.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not being able to help someone important.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Only the flu and minor injuries associated with martial arts.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Dresses. I am apparently a girl now.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My friend who was diagnosed with a serious condition and managed to stay positive.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A certain country's government...

14. Where did most of your money go?
Delicious, delicious food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Karate. Karate, karate, karate!

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Penny Lane by the Beetles. Every time I walked to my dorm from the train station, I would hear it playing.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier?
Absolutely.

ii. thinner or fatter?
I weigh more, but have more muscles.

iii. richer or poorer?
Super poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Not worrying so much.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Making decisions that led to emotionally distressing situation.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Sleeping and spending time with my whole family.

21. Did you fall in love in 2011?
I broke up.

22. How many one-night stands?
Zero. I don't play that.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Probably either Adventure Time or Metalocalypse.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, although some sad feelings toward a few people.

25. What was the best book you read?
Fat Shame.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Rammstein. Better late than never.

27. What did you want and get?
Karate lessons.

28. What did you want and not get?
Someone's recovery.

29. What was your favourite film of this year?
I didn't see a lot of films, and certainly few that I liked a lot. So I'll just say "Black Adder".

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 25th birthday (champagne birthday) I was at home and celebrated with my friends.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less people on the verge of death.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
It's okay to look super fabulous, people won't pay negative perv attention to you. Or if they do, you can punch them.

33. What kept you sane?
Walking and martial arts.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Not sure, so I'll go with default: Colin Firth.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Many, from the small to the large.

36. Who did you miss?
Friends from Japan.

37. Who was/were the best new person(s) you met?
Probably the people at my new dojo.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011?
If you are open to everyone, you're also wide open to get hurt. So get stronger, because it's not worth it to close yourself off. Learn to take it, get up, and continue on strong.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
?? This supposes that I listen to songs with words and that, within these songs, I listen to the words.

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