Buon Natale! :D
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gothikmausMerry Christmas! How did your day go? My mother stuffed me with delicious food as usual, I got the most comfortable computer chair ever and generally had a nice time.
And since you've been good this year, here's some Christmas art for you. Jenny, I hope you won't mind if I post yours too, even if you still haven't received your card. Don't look if you don't want to spoil your surprise. :P
Farin Christmas card for Jenny
Bela Christmas card for Nicole
Farin/Rod Christmas card for Eryka
And the usual end of year memes.
January: I started the year in Turin, spending boring nights all alone in my hotel room, doing a job that caused me panic attacks and counting off the days till the start of my master's course. The only good things were the few free concerts I saw while I was there and the good memories of Ärzte Statt Böller and the secret concert in Berlin. And meeting Jenny (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
schwimmerin) in Milan! :D My website got deleted. I got a MySpace account.
February: I quit my job and went back to university, started a Japanese course, got my own web domain.
March: Started thinking of seeing Die Ärzte and Bela live in the summer, drew webcomics, took the first uni exam.
April: I got a graphic tablet for my birthday, spent a couple of weeks in Abruzzo, visited Rome, bought tickets for Bela's gigs.
May: Joined the DÄ fanclub, started planning my summer holidays.
June: Went to Rock im Park with a couple of friends, bought tickets for the DÄ tour even if I didn't know if I'd be able to go to the concerts I'd chosen, had the family home all to myself for the whole month while my parents were on holiday in the USA.
July: Got some cool presents from the USA from my parents, saw Franco Battiato live in Turin, watched the fifth Harry Potter film and read the last book (with lots of WTF moments), got pissed off about not doing the internship I wanted to, got very worried about my cat's health.
August: Went to Berlin, GOT TO BE BELA'S TRAUMFRAU IN POTSDAM, drove all over Germany to see his gigs, went to Austria and Switzerland to see die ärzte, visited Hamburg.
September: Went to one more Bela show, started my internship at the theatre.
October: Bought the tickets for the Cure concert next year (46 bloody euros), got worried about my debit card info being possibly stolen, bought a bass pedal, got really excited about die ärzte being everywhere to promote their new CD, finally finished a Richy Guitar fic I'd been working on for more than a year, went to a Halloween party dressed up as Frank-n-Furter with a friend dressed as Magenta.
November: Got VERY excited about "Jazz ist anders", sent a couple of drawings to Farin (who liked them), saw die ärzte live in Leipzig and Bremen with Almut and Sammy, opened an Italian blog, went to a volleyball match, worked a lot.
December: Found an adorable new cartoon (School for vampires), went to one more DÄ concert in Mannheim, finally saw "Over the rainbow" and "The trash trilogy", sent a cartoon to Danny Young and got a reply, panicked as my bass decided to die on me the night before a semi-public performance, got relieved as our singer was able to fix it.
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1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Learned Japanese, danced on stage with my favourite rock star, drove 150 KM/h on the German Autobahn, followed my favourite band across 3 different countries, visited Rome.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, but I've recently found out I apparently kept the resolutions from 2 years ago (learning Japanese, playing more bass). I don't think I'll be making any for 2008.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A cousine of mine.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Austria, Switzerland.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
I hate to say this, but probably a boyfriend. And a new job.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I think it was the 6th August? Anyway, the night when I was Bela's Traumfrau. >_< Eeeh!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See #7. ^_^ And going back to university and working in the most important theatre in Milan.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not getting the internship I wanted.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A few bruises at concerts and some bad scratches made by my cat yesterday.
Clic for bigger pic
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Concert tickets, "Jazz ist anders", die ärzte merchandise, Emily the Strange hat, bass pedal.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My bandmates' and my friends' in general. And Wayne for choosing me as Traumfrau. :P
13. Whose behaviour appalled you?
Politicians'.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Travelling, concerts and merchandise. And university taxes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Concerts! And dancing with Bela. >_<
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Traumfrau. ♥ And Himmelblau. And Junge.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Maybe happier because last year I still didn't know whether I would be accepted at the master's course and I had to start a new job in a another city on the 27th and was quite stressed.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Snogging against the wall.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I'm spending it with my parents as usual.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Love isn't the right word, it was just a crush.
22. How many one-night stands?
A-hem...
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
School for vampires! :D
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
25. What was the best book you read?
"Da un capo all'altro della città", a collection of short stories by Carlo Castellaneta; "Piccolo viaggio nell'anima tedesca", an essay about Germany that focussed on 15 words that only exist in German and used them as starting point to analyse German society. Oh yeah, and "Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows" too. If we ignore the epilogue, of course.
26. Who/what was your greatest musical discovery?
die ärzte don't count, do they? :P Then Faith No More. And Stockhausen (RIP).
27. What did you want and get?
A bass pedal. Concert tickets. 5 minutes on stage with my favourite celebrity. The knowledge that Bela does indeed read my comics. A couple of emails from Farin.
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
The documentary on Joe Strummer's life, the new edition of Lupin the Third and the Castle of Cagliostro, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went out with some friends who got me a graphic tablet. I turned 27.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Getting that internship I really, really wanted.Getting into M's pants.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Emo-ish.
32. What kept you sane?
Going to concerts. Fanfiction.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Bela B. Surprising, isn't it? (All right, and Olsen too. :P)
34. Who did you miss?
My friends when I was in Turin.
35. Who was the best new person you met this year?
Luisella from the master's. Marco from Japanese. Sammy and Jenny from LJ.
36. Did you enjoy this year?
Fuck yeah.
37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Du hast kein klares Ziel, aber Millionen Möglichkeiten
Ein gutes Gefühl - und du weißt, es wird gut für dich ausgehn, yeeeah
"Himmelblau"
Wenn du etwas willst, musst du darum kämpfen
Nur eines versprichst du mir: bleib immer du selbst und bleib bei dir
"Lied vom Scheitern"
38. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Probably my father.
39. What did you want and not get?
An internship in a music promotion agency.M's body.
40. What political issue stirred you the most?
Do you have a couple of hours? This will be quite a long list...
41. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Fight for the things you want. Don't care about what people say. Never forget your friends.
And since you've been good this year, here's some Christmas art for you. Jenny, I hope you won't mind if I post yours too, even if you still haven't received your card. Don't look if you don't want to spoil your surprise. :P
Farin Christmas card for Jenny
Bela Christmas card for Nicole
Farin/Rod Christmas card for Eryka
And the usual end of year memes.
January: I started the year in Turin, spending boring nights all alone in my hotel room, doing a job that caused me panic attacks and counting off the days till the start of my master's course. The only good things were the few free concerts I saw while I was there and the good memories of Ärzte Statt Böller and the secret concert in Berlin. And meeting Jenny (
schwimmerin) in Milan! :D My website got deleted. I got a MySpace account.February: I quit my job and went back to university, started a Japanese course, got my own web domain.
March: Started thinking of seeing Die Ärzte and Bela live in the summer, drew webcomics, took the first uni exam.
April: I got a graphic tablet for my birthday, spent a couple of weeks in Abruzzo, visited Rome, bought tickets for Bela's gigs.
May: Joined the DÄ fanclub, started planning my summer holidays.
June: Went to Rock im Park with a couple of friends, bought tickets for the DÄ tour even if I didn't know if I'd be able to go to the concerts I'd chosen, had the family home all to myself for the whole month while my parents were on holiday in the USA.
July: Got some cool presents from the USA from my parents, saw Franco Battiato live in Turin, watched the fifth Harry Potter film and read the last book (with lots of WTF moments), got pissed off about not doing the internship I wanted to, got very worried about my cat's health.
August: Went to Berlin, GOT TO BE BELA'S TRAUMFRAU IN POTSDAM, drove all over Germany to see his gigs, went to Austria and Switzerland to see die ärzte, visited Hamburg.
September: Went to one more Bela show, started my internship at the theatre.
October: Bought the tickets for the Cure concert next year (46 bloody euros), got worried about my debit card info being possibly stolen, bought a bass pedal, got really excited about die ärzte being everywhere to promote their new CD, finally finished a Richy Guitar fic I'd been working on for more than a year, went to a Halloween party dressed up as Frank-n-Furter with a friend dressed as Magenta.
November: Got VERY excited about "Jazz ist anders", sent a couple of drawings to Farin (who liked them), saw die ärzte live in Leipzig and Bremen with Almut and Sammy, opened an Italian blog, went to a volleyball match, worked a lot.
December: Found an adorable new cartoon (School for vampires), went to one more DÄ concert in Mannheim, finally saw "Over the rainbow" and "The trash trilogy", sent a cartoon to Danny Young and got a reply, panicked as my bass decided to die on me the night before a semi-public performance, got relieved as our singer was able to fix it.
+++
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Learned Japanese, danced on stage with my favourite rock star, drove 150 KM/h on the German Autobahn, followed my favourite band across 3 different countries, visited Rome.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, but I've recently found out I apparently kept the resolutions from 2 years ago (learning Japanese, playing more bass). I don't think I'll be making any for 2008.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A cousine of mine.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Austria, Switzerland.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
I hate to say this, but probably a boyfriend. And a new job.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I think it was the 6th August? Anyway, the night when I was Bela's Traumfrau. >_< Eeeh!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See #7. ^_^ And going back to university and working in the most important theatre in Milan.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not getting the internship I wanted.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A few bruises at concerts and some bad scratches made by my cat yesterday.
Clic for bigger pic
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Concert tickets, "Jazz ist anders", die ärzte merchandise, Emily the Strange hat, bass pedal.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My bandmates' and my friends' in general. And Wayne for choosing me as Traumfrau. :P
13. Whose behaviour appalled you?
Politicians'.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Travelling, concerts and merchandise. And university taxes.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Concerts! And dancing with Bela. >_<
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Traumfrau. ♥ And Himmelblau. And Junge.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Maybe happier because last year I still didn't know whether I would be accepted at the master's course and I had to start a new job in a another city on the 27th and was quite stressed.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Snogging against the wall.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I'm spending it with my parents as usual.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Love isn't the right word, it was just a crush.
22. How many one-night stands?
A-hem...
23. What was your favourite TV programme?
School for vampires! :D
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
25. What was the best book you read?
"Da un capo all'altro della città", a collection of short stories by Carlo Castellaneta; "Piccolo viaggio nell'anima tedesca", an essay about Germany that focussed on 15 words that only exist in German and used them as starting point to analyse German society. Oh yeah, and "Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows" too. If we ignore the epilogue, of course.
26. Who/what was your greatest musical discovery?
die ärzte don't count, do they? :P Then Faith No More. And Stockhausen (RIP).
27. What did you want and get?
A bass pedal. Concert tickets. 5 minutes on stage with my favourite celebrity. The knowledge that Bela does indeed read my comics. A couple of emails from Farin.
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
The documentary on Joe Strummer's life, the new edition of Lupin the Third and the Castle of Cagliostro, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went out with some friends who got me a graphic tablet. I turned 27.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Getting that internship I really, really wanted.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Emo-ish.
32. What kept you sane?
Going to concerts. Fanfiction.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Bela B. Surprising, isn't it? (All right, and Olsen too. :P)
34. Who did you miss?
My friends when I was in Turin.
35. Who was the best new person you met this year?
Luisella from the master's. Marco from Japanese. Sammy and Jenny from LJ.
36. Did you enjoy this year?
Fuck yeah.
37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Du hast kein klares Ziel, aber Millionen Möglichkeiten
Ein gutes Gefühl - und du weißt, es wird gut für dich ausgehn, yeeeah
"Himmelblau"
Wenn du etwas willst, musst du darum kämpfen
Nur eines versprichst du mir: bleib immer du selbst und bleib bei dir
"Lied vom Scheitern"
38. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Probably my father.
39. What did you want and not get?
An internship in a music promotion agency.
40. What political issue stirred you the most?
Do you have a couple of hours? This will be quite a long list...
41. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Fight for the things you want. Don't care about what people say. Never forget your friends.
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