Fuck it, let's do a meme!

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1. Where did you begin 2010? At home, pissed out of my skull having been plied with Champagne for about 2 hours at my neighbour's. I then went online & drunk!Tweeted, which was a HORRIBLE IDEA.

2. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? Danced badly with people off the telly; descended into RP; did clay pigeon shooting & crossbow shooting; drove in the snow.

3. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Erm, I meant to write an original script this year AND I NEVER. Buggerations.

4. Were you in school (anytime this year)? Nope, although I applied for schools for my little'un ;___;

5. Did anyone close to you give birth? Oldest cousin, friend Sylv, friend Anna & youngest cousin's Missis.

6. Any new additions to your family? Two of my cousins reproduced. Jacob & Aneira are new extended family.

7. Anyone close to you die? I lost a Grand-Aunt, but we weren't particularly close.

8. Did you know anybody who got married? My friends Karen & Dan. A really lovely wedding followed by a seafront reception as the sun went down <3

9. What countries did you visit? Oh God, I can't even say 'Wales'! We didn't leave England all year! (blame it on the little 'uns!)

10. How did you earn your money? I DID NOT. I AM A HOUSEWIFE. THE DAILY MAIL DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO LOVE ME AS A SURRENDERED WOMAN OR HATE ME AS A LEECH.

11. Where did most of your money go? The usual. Rent. Food. Bills. Kids. Car.

12. Did you have any involvement with the police this year? Yes, we had to call them when some teenage scrotes started setting fire to the playpark round the corner.

13. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? The will & the time to write an original script & bloody well get it off to the right people.

14. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 8th May. Latest Birthday Party ever.

15. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Liza Tarbuck Ate My Fudge.

16. What was your biggest failure? That Show and That Book falling through. Although that wasn't my fault (but I could have done something awesome & not have had it fall through if I'd set my mind to it instead of drifting along with other people)

17. Did you suffer illness or injury? OH GOD I GOT SO CUNTING SICK IN AUTUMN. It was only a tummy bug I'd caught off Vi & it was only for about a day, but Good God. I've never been so ill before. I thought I was dying.

18. Where did you go on holidays/vacation? Country House with friends in May, Center Parcs with family in Sept. Just long weekends each time, but great nonetheless.

19. What was the best thing you bought? Renting out the holiday cottage after getting money back because of the snow-catastrophe.

20. Whose behavior merited celebration? Hubs, whose patience with me knows no bounds. Sis, whose patience with my mum knows no bounds.

21. Whose behavior made you appalled? Some of the Cumberholmes followers be kinda scary. And so misogynistic I have no words. Learn to love your own vaginas, children! And stop creeping over Cumberbatch, the poor lanky ginger catperson!

22. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The Farmhouse Weekend. The Sleb Partay. pretty much any time I escaped to London to see friends like a normal adult. My stupid RP.

23. Did you move anywhere? No.

24. Where do you live now? Canterbury

25. What song will always remind you of 2010? Something that wasn't out this year, probably. I Like by the Divine Comedy. I HAVE MY REASONS.

26. Compared to this time last year, are you:
A. Happier or sadder? Same
B. Thinner or fatter? Same again
C. Richer or poorer? Poorer

27. What do you wish you'd done more of? Seeing buddies, writing proper stuff.

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

29. Where are you spending New Year's? At home with Hubs. Pudding & booze & telly.

30. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery? Billy Joel (Only a few decades late to that party), They Might Be Giants' Musical Podcasts and Here Comes Science.

31. What did you want and get? My birthday party (eventually)

32. What did you want and not get? Proper Comedy Work :(

33. What were your biggest fandoms for this year? Lost dominated the 1st half of the year, then Sherlock twatted me round the head in the summer & consumed me FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

34. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned the Big Three Oh. Hubs took me out to dinner on the actual day, the big surprise party that was planned for the weekend after had to be cancelled due to Snowmageddon. Birthday party 2.0 commenced in May and was Awesome.

35. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Getting That Book done, or indeed That Show. Never mind.

36. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? Slummy Mummy.

37. What kept you sane? The Internet - friend of the At Home Mummy.

38. What political issue stirred you the most? Fucking Tories cutting everything.

39. Whom did you miss? My friends.

40. Who was the best new person you met? I IRL met some pretty amazing people who I was already Online friends with for the first time. And I managed to attract some bloody fabulous new people Online just by pretending to be a skinny sociopath with pouffy hair. We chat all the time OOC off Twitter these days. Brilliant, hilarious women.

41. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010: 'Reickenback Falls' isn't spelled that way.