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I’m being forced to do this. Sort of.
Ignore at will.
1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Er, a few things… they include doing the voiceover radio advertisement for my employer that was heard on radio stations nationwide, running a digital photo lab and going to Greece.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t make them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend Sorcha had a baby girl (Rhiannon) at the beginning of 2006, and the girlfriend of one of my co-workers gave birth on New Years’ Day just gone.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, my grandmother died at the end of November. I went out and got hammered drunk for my 30th birthday and had to drive to Limerick the next day for the funeral.
5. What countries did you visit?
Greece, Northern Ireland and Inis Mor. I know Inis Mor doesn’t count, but it should. Almost.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Ridiculously large amounts of disposable cash.
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Sunday, December 3rd. My grandmothers funeral.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting engaged.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not getting through to the final round of the Q102 Search for a Star… I suppose. Or possibly not being promoted in work.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Very little apart from neck/back pain, exhaustion - oh, and bruising from my attempts to ice skate.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
An engagement ring.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Supporters of Dundalk FC. Well, .. most of them.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
George W. Bush, Ian Paisley,… the usual suspects.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Loan repayments.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Sorry - predictable I know, but… getting engaged.
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Well there’s “Shakira feat. Wyclef - Hips Don’t Lie”… that one was pretty inescapable in ‘06. But also Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars”, Bell X1’s “Rocky Took A Lover”, and - strangely - a few tunes by The Who (’cos I watched a lot of CSI in the past year, I guess…)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder?
I’m considerably happier but there are a few broken things I still need to work on fixing.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Making money, saving, all that sensible shite.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Nothing. (By which I mean sitting around doing nothing / procrastinating).
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas eve with my family and Christmas day with my fiancèe’s family.
21. How will you be spending New Years?
I was in work for 2 1/2 hours. Slept most of the rest of it.
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
No, I was already in love with my fiancèe and still am.
23. How many one-night stands?
DONT BE RIDICULOUS!
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Lost, er… Desperate Housewives, and ALL THREE C.S.I.’s.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
God yes, I just don’t know their names.
26. What was the best book you read?
I’ve just started “Cash” by Johnny Cash - looks like a winner.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Snow Patrol, Avenged Sevenfold, Bell X1, Laura Izibor, and various local bands.
28. What did you want and get?
I wanted to get engaged. I did.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Was “Walk The Line” out in the past 12 months? If so, that.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I got hammered drunk with a few friends from work while my fiancèe went to her work Christmas party. The next day I had to drive from Dundalk to Limerick for my grandmother’s funeral, which wasn’t what I would call “fun”.
31. What one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not being perpetually broke.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
I wore whatever she told me to wear.
33. What kept you sane?
My fiancèe - and the chance to escape every Friday night and do a silly 3 hour radio show.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None really stick in the memory.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Not sure whether it’d be Saddam’s execution or the Teflon Taoiseach.
36. Who did you miss?
My family. My granny. My ex-workmate Darren (he’s a friend, but he went to work in Drogheda).
37. Who was the best new person you met?
New workmates Shane and David are great craic. Rhiannon is the newest person I’ve met… and she’s great.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
I can’t, it’s libellous or slanderous (I’m not sure which).
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“I want to break free…/ but I have to be sure / When I walk out that door / Oh how I want to be free baby/ Oh how I want to be free / OH! how I want to break free…!”
One Response to “Review of the year”
Aurelie Montfrond tried to post the following comment but couldn’t … must fix that…
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hello I wanted to post this …but it did not work
so here it is !
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1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
working hard to stay focus to achieve someday whatever my goals are. never give up even if it takes what it takes because the end may be a relief
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
well resolutions trying to be not surreal! some of people that surrounds me think I’m mad or that I think out of the box and I am running all of the time instead of walking…but when I met BP fallon for a dinner out in Dublin a couple of months ago he said “Aurelie, you are too much conservative for me so get back to me when you are mad” ..normal !afterall I dont take drugs.
Other resolution…not wasting my time on people that’s no worth it…not wasting my time at all.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
here anyway ..fact is that I get on very well with male and females but only if they are not talking about crap like make up as Im not interested at all in that . I like clothes a lot but there’s no fuckin’ point to debate on that all of the time + i dont need make up as I am natural and dont want to hide my beautiful face!
people close too me are all men
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
France (lol) , Northern Ireland , Ireland, England, Switzerland….going to Kenya next year and intend to go to travel to Asia and Middle east like Malaysia, Japan, United arabs emirates, Israel. I think those places have something romantic about them.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Ireland
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
lots i guess but cant remenber
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
trying to get where i want to be
9. What was your biggest failure?
Well Niall the same as well!! I went to the audition the guy said I had a nice voice but was shaking when i read the stuff and my english went a bit weird!
Not getting through to the final round of the Q102 Search for a Star… I suppose. Or possibly not being promoted in work.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
maybe from pain at some point but Im strong enough like “Cher” so that’s ok
11. What was the best thing you bought?
my winter jacket at REISS .cost me 325 euros
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
everyone’s behaviour merits celebration at some point in their life
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
that’s just the same as above
14. Where did most of your money go?
clothes, food (always eat outside) and bank
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
when someone recognised me at a gig..he came moping around me and shaking “you are the girl from the radio, aren’t you??!! ” I remenber I was smoking a cigarette outside of the venue and on the phone with a friend ; then I replied “Which radio?”
I was not really excited but i think this guy was ..as he stayed around me during all the gig watching every move I make and every breath I take like “Sting”
16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Close to me - The cure, Runaway train-Soul Asylum
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder?
growing happy
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
money
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
nothing as well for I have done nothing from time to time
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas in Paris with all my family around a big table people everywhere the room having different conversations at the same with everyone!
21. How will you be spending New Years?
Was back in Dublin with one of my sister ..
22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
yes three times but i always fell in love even before to talk to the person so sometimes reality destroys your imagination
23. How many one-night stands?
this is for shallow people there’s more to this
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
i dont watch TV but say simpsons
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
yes
26. What was the best book you read?
candide by voltaire
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
irish bands
28. What did you want and get?
??
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
The constant gardener
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
23
31. What one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
not being tired
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Jigsaw
33. What kept you sane?
My fiancèe - and the chance to escape every Friday night and do a silly 3 hour radio show.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
a guy in a infamous Irish band
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
in ireland the fact the abortion ..i think its ridiculous..that’s all because of the history as there were much more men at the power. but if men were the ones to be pregnant the law would have been different …a penny for your thoughts …
36. Who did you miss?
My family and friends
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Sean
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
when you start to show to people you like them they start to be distant and do not care anymore.
so Ignore everyone you will have all of them at your feet
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“I don’t want to be tied to anyone strings, I’m carefully trying to stay clear of those things ..but when I’m asleep I want somebody who will put their arms around me and kiss me tenderly…though things like these make me sick in a case like this I’ll get away with it…” “Somebody by Depeche mode”