Would You Have It Any Other Way?

Yes, it's that time of the year... when I come here and post the "oh-so-silly" yet "oh-so-traditional" end of the year meme! I know you were dying to see it, so here it is:

End of the Year Meme, the 2012 edition

1 - What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before?
Hit on a teacher (haha)... sad, but true.

2 - Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Again, I can't remember if I had any...

3 - Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.

4 - Did anyone close to you die?
Yes :( My grandma passed away.

5 - What countries did you visit?
None.

6 - What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?
A boyfriend, or two.

7 - What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory?
Can't think of one...

8 - What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Becoming a teacher and handling work + studying without ever letting the ball drop.

9 - What was your biggest failure?
In a way, (as always) communication.

10 - Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes

11 - What was the best thing you bought?
Books and makeup  :D

12 - Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Too tired to come up with an answer...

13 - Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Same as previous question...

14 - Where did most of your money go?
Education

15 - What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I'd rather not mention

16 - What song/album will always remind you of 2012?
Florence + The Machine - Cerimonials.

17 - Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Happier

Thinner or fatter? Fatter (not much though)

Richer or poorer? Richer 


18 - What do you wish you’d done more of?
Love.

19 - What do you wish you’d done less of?
Work.

20 - How will you be spending Christmas?
I'll be home, celebrating with my mom and cats :)

21 - Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Ha... let's think... Pams?

22 - Did you fall in love in 2012?
Yes. I also fell out of it.


23 - What was your favourite TV programme?
Vampire Diaries, my guilty pleasure...

25 - Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No.

26 - What was the best book(s) you read?
"Tudo que é sólido desmancha no ar" (All that is solid melts into air) by Marshall Berman and "A Poética do Espaço" (The Poetics of Space) by Gaston Bachelard

27 - What was your greatest musical discovery?
Florence + The Machine, 

28 - What did you want and get?
An education...

29 - What did you want and not get?
A boyfriend. Or two.

30 - What were your favourite films of this year?
Skyfall

31 - What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went out with friends, but I really don't remember it. I just know that's what I did 'cause my mom told me so...

32 - What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A boyfriend? More money? A private island?

33 - How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
Blue, lots and lots of blue in my wardrobe...

34 - What kept you sane?
Work, school, but mostly, my friends.

35 - Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ian Somerhalder (still) ;) 


36 - What political issue stirred you the most?
Elections, although I have to admit, I really hare that shit...

37 - Who did you miss?
My grandma :( Helen, Cole, Finley :..(

38 - Who was the best new person you met?
My co-worker

39 - Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.
You have to go after the things you want because they won't just be handed out to you. Plus, it's better to get a negative response soon then to long for things forever and waste all your time... does that make sense?

40 - Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?

Time it took us
To where the water was
That's what the water gave me
And time goes quicker
Between the two of us
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
Take what the water gave me

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

And oh, poor Atlas
The world's beast of a burden
You've been holding on a long time
And all this longing
And the ships are left to rust
That's what the water gave us

So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

'Cause they took your loved ones
But returned them in exchange for you
But would you have it any other way?
Would you have it any other way?
You could have had it any other way

'Cause she's a cruel mistress
And the bargain must be made
But oh, my love, don't forget me
When I let the water take me

So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

What the Water Gave me - Florence + The Machine

Although, "Isn't it a Pity" by George Harrison could work fine as well...