1.What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before?
Signed on the effing dotted line. (Refer to previous post. Ahem.)
Signed on the effing dotted line. (Refer to previous post. Ahem.)
Also, travelled alone a lot for work. Moved in with a
member of the opposite sex as the only roommate.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did join yoga, and managed to do it on and off for the
whole year. So I’ll give myself pass marks for last year’s resolutions.
Next year? Ah well. Who knows? I’m too tired, and it’s too
cold to be productive and determined.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
None. But plans are afoot to remedy that soon. Places within India are a different matter, though. Here is the list: Kolkata, Benares, Bardhaman, Gobordanga, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Dharamshala, McLeodgunj, Kasol, Jibhi, Trivandrum, Poovar, Munnar, Alleppey
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
Satisfaction from a job well done; Courage; Discipline
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
None. But plans are afoot to remedy that soon. Places within India are a different matter, though. Here is the list: Kolkata, Benares, Bardhaman, Gobordanga, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Dharamshala, McLeodgunj, Kasol, Jibhi, Trivandrum, Poovar, Munnar, Alleppey
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
Satisfaction from a job well done; Courage; Discipline
7. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory?
5th December, for obvious and clichéd reasons
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not quitting my job; Navigating December without losing my mind; Finding an effing flat in this godforesaken city within my effing budget (LOOK AT HOW DOMESTIC I HAVE BECOME. I LIST HOUSEHUNTING AS ONE OF MY ACHIEVEMENTS).
9. What was your biggest failure?
Communication.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Except for a painfully twisted knee and another severely twisted ankle while skipping around the Himalayas, nothing much else. (Fingers crossed. Dear God, don’t let me break all my limbs as soon as I finish typing this sentence.)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
The microwave, I guess? (FURTHER PROOF OF DOMESTICITY! I MIGHT AS WELL CALL MYSELF MARTHA STEWART NOW.)
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Mine. (Is that weird to write down? Ah well.)
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Let us not open the floodgates now, shall we?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food. Books. Travelling. (The three pillars of my life.)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
December. Because, friends. J
And January. Because, friends again. J
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2014?
Maahi ve – A R Rahman; Orpheo looks back – Andrew Bird
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a. Happier or sadder? Not happier, not sadder. Just pensiver. (Is that a word? That should be a word.)
b. Thinner or fatter? Thinner, I think.
c. Richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Pausing and thinking and taking it all in.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Seeking approval.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Christmas was spent with good friends and good food and good alcohol. So it’s all good. J I did fail to put up a small tree and some twinkly lights, but there is always a next time.
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
The two sets of parents, I think.
22. Did you fall in love in 2014?
Abar?
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
Seriously?
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Legend of Korra; The Good Wife; True Detective; Top of the Lake; Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi!)
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Yes.
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
Wild - Cheryl Strayed; Daytripper - Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon; The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Andrew Bird; The Peninsula Studios; Preservation Hall Jazz Band
28. What did you want and get?
A Kindle
29. What did you want and not get?
Job satisfaction
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
Highway; Haider; Dedh Ishqiya; Guardians of the Galaxy
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
26. Spent the morning recovering from wonderful night-before alcoholic shenanigans. Went to watch the godawful Gunday. Had incredible Malayali food for lunch. Evening was spent watching Doctor Who and devouring one whole large sundae. It was a good day. J
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Job satisfaction
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
Make an effort once a month.
34. What kept you sane?
Books and friends, in that order.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Benedict Cumberbatch; Neil Gaiman; Ranveer Singh
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
These elections with their incredibly depressing results, and all the hell that has been breaking loose since then.
37. Who did you miss?
Calcutta.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
M, I think.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013.
Let go.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine/
I keep my eyes wide open all the time/
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds/
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
