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gothikmaus) wrote2019-12-30 10:18 pm
gothikmaus) wrote2019-12-30 10:18 pm
End of year memes 2019
It's time for the usual end of year memes. 2019 was a pretty intense year, both on the fandom front and in "real life": I saw Die Ärzte in Milan (!!!), Good Omens gave me inspiration to write and draw (I hadn't drawn comics in ages), I finally visited Japan! I don't know what to expect in 2020, but I hope it'll be a good year as well.
But before I forget (and I was about to forget), here are the three Christmas cards I sent out this year. I went for a more cartoonish style this year and I'm quite happy with the result.
Good old Farin Urlaub for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
schwimmerin.
A snowman and an owl for Maike.
A Highland Cow for Kivi and Funk.
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Good Omens
2. Your favorite Film this year: Captain Marvel, The Addams Family
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "...e noi dove eravamo?", Silvia Ziche
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: The Good Omens opening theme
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: Good Omens
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: I don't really follow LJ/DW communities any more.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? So many amazing Good Omens artists! Like Gingerhaole, Narcoslug, Thistle_arts, Elliemars and Andy C. White, just to name a few. (I actually have 3 prints by Andy C. White hanging in my living room. ♥♥♥) On the fanfiction front, I love Drawlight and Chamyl.
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? I have no complains, 2019 was a pretty fantastic year fandom-wise. Maybe I wish I had written and drawn a little more, but I'm quite happy with what I've done, even if it wasn't much.
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: Crowley from Good Omens
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year: Sabrina Spellman
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? Seeing Die Ärzte in Milan! And randomly running into Rod before the concert! Watching the first 30 minutes of Good Omens episode 3. ♥♥♥
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? The crazy old Ärzte fandom on LJ.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? There are so many series I'd like to watch (Dark Mirror, Stranger Things, Mr. Robot, The man in the high castle), but I HAVE NO TIME!
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? Seeing Die Ärzte in Berlin in December!
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
What did you do in 2019 that you'd never done before?
I WENT TO JAPAN!!! I took the shinkansen, cooked my own okonomiyaki, made a little woodblock print, took a bath in an onsen. ♥♥♥
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My number 1 resolution was to read more books and I failed: I read a ton of fanfiction, but only a few actual books. I wanted to lose a few kilos and I did! I lost 6 kg! I also wrote and drew a bit, mostly Good Omens.
As for 2020, I'll try harder to read more books. I also want to keep writing and drawing: I have ideas, I just need to sit down and do stuff.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend V. and my friend S.
Did anyone close to you die?
No.
What countries did you visit?
Germany, Belgium, England, Scotland, JAPAN!
What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?
Like I wrote last year, maybe a relationship? Or just a few more friends, someone to spend some time with. I don't have many close friends and meeting them is becoming more and more difficult.
What dates from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I saw Die Ärzte play in Milan, I never thought I'd actually see them here. And the day I arrived in Japan, because I've been dreaming of going there ever since I was 15.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Losing weight, visiting Japan.
What was your biggest failure?
Not reading enough.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing big.
What was the best thing you bought?
Not a "thing", but my Scotland and Japan trips.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My parents, a few colleagues, Almut for getting us ticket for DÄ!
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians, a few colleagues.
Where did most of your money go?
Travels.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing Die Ärzte in Milan! Seeing The Cure in Florence! GOING TO JAPAN!!!
What songs will always remind you of 2019?
The Good Omens opening theme.
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? About the same
What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I'd read more non-fanfiction.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Second-guessing myself, procrastinating.
How did you spend Christmas / Hanukkah?
With my parents as usual.
Did you fall in love in 2019?
Nope.
What was your favorite TV program?
Good Omens
What was the best book you read?
"...e noi dove eravamo?", Silvia Ziche
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Siberia
What did you want and get?
To visit Japan.
What did you want and not get?
I can't think of anything right now.
What was your favorite film of this year?
Captain Marvel, The Addams Family
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I took a day off work and had lunch with my parents at a small Peruan restaurant in my hometown. Then I went to see some friends play a concert. I turned 39.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I can't think of anything right now, I really can't complain about 2019.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2019?
I couldn't wear it when I was 20, I'm gonna wear it now.
What kept you sane?
Fandom, concerts, travelling.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
My dormant David Tennant crush came back full force. Together with a newly acquired Michael Sheen crush.
What political issue stirred you the most?
The new Government(s). *facepalm*
Who did you miss?
My friend V.
Who was the best new person you met?
S. and Y. in Japan.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2019
If you want it, make it happen.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Ich hatte immer Angst davor,
mir selber zu gestehen
dass es nur eine Lösung gibt:
ich muss jetzt endlich gehen
"Abschiedslied", Farin Urlaub
But before I forget (and I was about to forget), here are the three Christmas cards I sent out this year. I went for a more cartoonish style this year and I'm quite happy with the result.
Good old Farin Urlaub for
schwimmerin.A snowman and an owl for Maike.
A Highland Cow for Kivi and Funk.
END OF YEAR FANDOM MEME
1. Your main fandom of the year: Good Omens
2. Your favorite Film this year: Captain Marvel, The Addams Family
3. Your favorite Book read this year: "...e noi dove eravamo?", Silvia Ziche
4. Your favorite Album or Song this year: The Good Omens opening theme
5. Your favorite TV Show this year: Good Omens
6. Your favorite LJ Community this year: I don't really follow LJ/DW communities any more.
7. Your best new Fandom Discovery of the Year? So many amazing Good Omens artists! Like Gingerhaole, Narcoslug, Thistle_arts, Elliemars and Andy C. White, just to name a few. (I actually have 3 prints by Andy C. White hanging in my living room. ♥♥♥) On the fanfiction front, I love Drawlight and Chamyl.
8. Your biggest Fandom Disappointment of the Year? I have no complains, 2019 was a pretty fantastic year fandom-wise. Maybe I wish I had written and drawn a little more, but I'm quite happy with what I've done, even if it wasn't much.
9. Your TV Boyfriend of the year: Crowley from Good Omens
10. Your TV Girlfriend of the year: Sabrina Spellman
11. Your biggest Squee moment of the year? Seeing Die Ärzte in Milan! And randomly running into Rod before the concert! Watching the first 30 minutes of Good Omens episode 3. ♥♥♥
12. Your most Missed Old Fandom? The crazy old Ärzte fandom on LJ.
13. Your Fandom that you haven't Tried Yet, but want to? There are so many series I'd like to watch (Dark Mirror, Stranger Things, Mr. Robot, The man in the high castle), but I HAVE NO TIME!
14. Your Biggest Anticipations of the New Year? Seeing Die Ärzte in Berlin in December!
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
What did you do in 2019 that you'd never done before?
I WENT TO JAPAN!!! I took the shinkansen, cooked my own okonomiyaki, made a little woodblock print, took a bath in an onsen. ♥♥♥
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My number 1 resolution was to read more books and I failed: I read a ton of fanfiction, but only a few actual books. I wanted to lose a few kilos and I did! I lost 6 kg! I also wrote and drew a bit, mostly Good Omens.
As for 2020, I'll try harder to read more books. I also want to keep writing and drawing: I have ideas, I just need to sit down and do stuff.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend V. and my friend S.
Did anyone close to you die?
No.
What countries did you visit?
Germany, Belgium, England, Scotland, JAPAN!
What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?
Like I wrote last year, maybe a relationship? Or just a few more friends, someone to spend some time with. I don't have many close friends and meeting them is becoming more and more difficult.
What dates from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day I saw Die Ärzte play in Milan, I never thought I'd actually see them here. And the day I arrived in Japan, because I've been dreaming of going there ever since I was 15.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Losing weight, visiting Japan.
What was your biggest failure?
Not reading enough.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing big.
What was the best thing you bought?
Not a "thing", but my Scotland and Japan trips.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My parents, a few colleagues, Almut for getting us ticket for DÄ!
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians, a few colleagues.
Where did most of your money go?
Travels.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing Die Ärzte in Milan! Seeing The Cure in Florence! GOING TO JAPAN!!!
What songs will always remind you of 2019?
The Good Omens opening theme.
Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? About the same
What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I'd read more non-fanfiction.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Second-guessing myself, procrastinating.
How did you spend Christmas / Hanukkah?
With my parents as usual.
Did you fall in love in 2019?
Nope.
What was your favorite TV program?
Good Omens
What was the best book you read?
"...e noi dove eravamo?", Silvia Ziche
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Siberia
What did you want and get?
To visit Japan.
What did you want and not get?
I can't think of anything right now.
What was your favorite film of this year?
Captain Marvel, The Addams Family
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I took a day off work and had lunch with my parents at a small Peruan restaurant in my hometown. Then I went to see some friends play a concert. I turned 39.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I can't think of anything right now, I really can't complain about 2019.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2019?
I couldn't wear it when I was 20, I'm gonna wear it now.
What kept you sane?
Fandom, concerts, travelling.
Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most?
My dormant David Tennant crush came back full force. Together with a newly acquired Michael Sheen crush.
What political issue stirred you the most?
The new Government(s). *facepalm*
Who did you miss?
My friend V.
Who was the best new person you met?
S. and Y. in Japan.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2019
If you want it, make it happen.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Ich hatte immer Angst davor,
mir selber zu gestehen
dass es nur eine Lösung gibt:
ich muss jetzt endlich gehen
"Abschiedslied", Farin Urlaub