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1.What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Lived abroad.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, Lala. :)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, and I am so grateful about this.

5. What countries did you visit?
Estonia, Spain, Sweden, USA and France (but only the Charles de Gaulle airport).

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
An inspiring job.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory?
Perhaps 19.6., the day when I entered Yellowstone.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
The whole summer in Yellowstone.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Procrastinating way too much. Same as always.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Ummm, yeah. Couple of flus, some weird stomach problems, rotten tooth, you know, the usual.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My trip to the States. Best tangible purchase might have been my lovely black fake leather handbag from Mango in Tenerife. Love it. <3

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
All the nice customers who made my job nice at times.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
This one girl at work.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Travelling and rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Yellowstone!

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend. It reminds me of riding in Cassie's car, with her singing along to music.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder?
Sadder.

ii. thinner or fatter?
Fatter, maybe. "Yay."

iii. richer or poorer?
About the same.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Seeing my friends more often.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Skiing in Vuokatti.

21. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
No idea yet.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
I was already in love.

23. How many one night stands?
Zero, for the second time in a row!

24. What was your favourite TV programme?
Desperate Housewives and the Simpsons.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not really.

26. What was the best book you read?
Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes, Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreicht (??), Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, Nobel's Testament by Liza Marklund, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling... I guess that's about it.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kelly Clarkson!

28. What did you want and get?
A job in Yellowstone.

29. What did you want and not get?
Enough courses done.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Stardust.

31. What did you do on your birthday?
Had an exam, went for a romantic dinner with Mika, got drunk afterwards. I had a great time.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less anxiety.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Corduroy, pink and earthy colours.

34. What kept you sane?
I found that doing some yoga helps if I am anxious.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't really fancy her, but Evangeline Lilly (Kate from Lost) kinda became my role model. She used to be an overachiever who started to underachieve, but managed to get out of the slump.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Nurses' salary.

37. Who did you miss?
Pretty much everybody at some point of the year.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Like I could name one person! Somebody from Old Faithful, maybe Cassie or Vili.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
You CAN survive without internet, TV and mobile phone!