Something nasty in the woodshed

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Bold what you liked, strike what you hated and italicise the ones you haven't seen...

1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. Casablanca (1942)
3. The Godfather (1972)
4. Gone With The Wind (1939)
5. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
6. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
7. The Graduate (1967)
8. On The Waterfront (1954)
9. Schindler's List (1993)
10. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
11. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
12. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
13. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
14. Some Like It Hot (1959)
15. Star Wars (1977)
16. All About Eve (1950)
17. The African Queen (1951)
18. Psycho (1960)
19. Chinatown (1974)
20. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
21. The Grapes Of Wrath (1940)
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
23. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
24. Raging Bull (1980)
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
26. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
27. Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
28. Apocalypse Now (1979)
29. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
30. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
31. Annie Hall (1977)
32. The Godfather Part II (1974)
33. High Noon (1952)
34. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)   I didn't hate it, just thought it was soooooo overrated, the book too
35. It Happened One Night (1934)
36. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
37. The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)
38. Double Indemnity (1944)
39. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
40. North By Northwest (1959)
41. West Side Story (1961)
42. Rear Window (1954)
43. King Kong (1933)
44. The Birth Of A Nation (1915)
45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
46. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
47. Taxi Driver (1976)
48. Jaws (1975)
49. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
50. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
51. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
52. From Here To Eternity (1953)
53. Amadeus (1984)
54. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
55. The Sound Of Music (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. The Third Man (1949)
58. Fantasia (1940)
59. Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
60. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
61. Vertigo (1958)
62. Tootsie (1982)
63. Stagecoach (1939)
64. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
65. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
66. Network (1976)
67. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
68. An American In Paris (1951)
69. Shane (1953)
70. The French Connection (1971)
71. Forrest Gump (1994)
72. Ben-Hur (1959)  It's abouy 4657 hours long, there is no need!!
73. Wuthering Heights (1939)
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
75. Dances With Wolves (1990)
76. City Lights (1931)
77. American Graffiti (1973)
78. Rocky (1976)
79. The Deer Hunter (1978)
80. The Wild Bunch (1969)
81. Modern Times (1936)
82. Giant (1956)
83. Platoon (1986)
84. Fargo (1996)
85. Duck Soup (1933)
86. Mutiny On The Bounty (1935)
87. Frankenstein (1931)
88. Easy Rider (1969)  Overrated
89. Patton (1970)
90. The Jazz Singer (1927)
91. My Fair Lady (1964)
92. A Place In The Sun (1951)
93. The Apartment (1960)
94. Goodfellas (1990)
95. Pulp Fiction (1994)
96. The Searchers (1956)
97. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
98. Unforgiven (1992)
99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

1) Was 2006 a good year for you?
Yeah was pretty good

2) What was your favourite moment of the year?
Visiting New York, having my last family holiday, my extended birthday weekend, Germany visiting

3) What was your least favourite moment of the year?
I can't think of any noteworthy lows

4) Where were you when 2006 began?
With my family watching TV probs

5) Who were you with?
See above heh

6) What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Many things; go on a plane by myself, go on a blind date, lick a German's ear

7) Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did some exercise for the first time ever!

8) Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, don't think so

9) Did anyone close to you die?
Again, no

10) What countries did you visit?
Germany and America

11) What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A steady boyfriend (wails)

12) What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I can't think of specific days!!

13) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Ooo, I have no idea. These questions are far too abstract!!

14) What was your biggest failure?
The Exepose election, that's the only failiure that comes to mind

15) Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really. I pulled a muscle in my foot once, bout it though. I might have had a cold at some point

16) What was the best thing you bought?
Ummm, my leather jacket, not that i've worn it yet.

17) Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Mine. I am simply amazing.

18) Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Dhiren's. That guy from Guildford I went on a date with. Somebody else who shall remain nameless (don't worry, they are not on my LJ friend's list)

19) Where did most of your money go?
America!! Germany too. And my leather jacket ahahaha. And CDs. This was the year of excessive spending.

20) What events did you get really, really, really excited about?
My birthday, America, Germany,

21) What song will always remind you of 2006?
Fill My Little World Right Up by The Feeling, Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake, that Paris Hilton song when she was writhing on a beach in the video, that OK Go song with that video

22) Compared to this time last year, are you:
i.happier or sadder? the same I think
ii.thinner or fatter? a bit fatter, I was so ridiculously thin last year
iii.richer or poorer? much poorer. shit!

23) What do you wish you'd done more of?
Go out more, do more running

24) What do you wish you'd done less of?
Working (all frickin' summer!!), wasting time on the internet

25) How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent xmas with my family at home

26) Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Probably Chris (aka Neurogay, no offence if he's reading this, don't think he would be though)

27) Did you fall in love in 2006?
Nope

28) If yes, do they know?
n/a

29) Are you still in love with them?
Bloody hell, move on!

30) Did you breakup with anyone in 2006?
Kind of

31) Did you make any new friends in 2006?
Yup; Lucy and her housemates, and got to know some people better (like Lilli, hehehehe)

32) Who are your favourite new friends?
Lucy, and of course Lilli (although we knew each other before)

33) Who was the best new person you met?
Fuckin hell, Lucy, alright!

34) Whom did you miss?
Michael when he went away to Germany

35) How many one-night stands?
None unfortunately

36) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Haha, yes.

37) What was your favourite TV program?
The Line of Beauty (only three parts though), ummmmm Beauty and the Geek, Shameless, more probably

33) What was the best book you read?
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, Saturday by Ian McEwan or Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis

39) What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?
Discovery: Fleetwood Mac, The Flaming Lips, Rediscovery: The Rolling Stones

40) What did you want and get?
I dunno, I still haven't found what I'm looking for sob

41) What did you want and not get?
A steady boyfriend!!!!!!

42) What were your favourite films of this year?
Brokeback, Little Miss Sunshine, The Departed

43) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Umm, I went to the cinema on the actual day, but I had my proper thing the day before when I went bowling and got drunk at home. I was 21.

44) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2006?
More than other years, but not loads

45) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2006?
Of course I did. But seriously, nothing I'm afraid.

46) How many people did you sleep with in 2006?
Technically speaking, nobody

47) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Not really

48) What was the biggest lie you told in 2006?
Dunno really. I can't think of an occassion where I told a lie. I probably did though

49) Did you treat somebody badly in 2006?
Well I could have been a better friend to a few people, but I don't think I treated anybody badly per se. It wasn't intentional anyway, if I did

50) Did somebody treat you badly in 2006?
Yeah, kind of

51) How much money did you spend in 2006?
So fucking much it makes my eyes bleed

52) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
Take your pick

53) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I think I've said this one already

54) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Half arsed geek chic

55) What kept you sane?
My friends at uni (without a few of them I;m not kidding by saying I would have gone totally mad), my friend Katie at home, music

56) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?
Where to start? Jake Gyllenhaal (the Jarhead/ Brokeback Mountain combination in January made me very happy indeed). Least: I dunno, Gordon Ramsey? How could my Mum find him attractive? Ew

57) What political issue stirred you the most?
Not many really, although the gay marriage thing made me happy. The recent Saddam thing made me angry though. Execution is wrong, mm k?

58) What was your favourite month of 2006?
October

59) Where will you be when 2006 ends?
At home

60) Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
A couple of friends probs

61) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
The only person you can really ever trust is yourself. Even then, don't count on it.

62) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change it, would you?
I guess so, but I wouldn't have learnt so much about stuff if I did go back and change it

63) What are your plans for 2007?
Work my arse off, hopefully do the great west run, graduate from uni (NOOOOO I don't want to leave!), have some kind of inexpensive summer holiday, get a temping job for valuable office experience (as I have no office experience at all, and every job seems to require it), visit my cousin in edinburgh hopefully, visit Sam in Portsmouth, decide what to do with my life...this year has the potential to be horrible, I can tell. Oh, and visit my buddies still in exeter in november, in time for ottery st mary

Rules: So the point of this game is to post ten weird habits/random facts about yourself and then "tag" ten people who then have to post a blog about their ten weird habits/random facts. You have to tag them in your blog and then post a comment on their page saying that you tagged them. No tag-backs.

1./ My parents are naturists. This means, if any of you don't know, that they go to specified places and take off their clothes and wander around naked with each other. Although they haven't been for over ten years (to my knowledge), this was a regular thing when I was about 7. It didn't do me any harm at all :-p

2./ I can't ride a bike. I might have mentioned this before, but I cannae remember. I tried when I was about 7, and gave up. I now feel it's too late to try again!! If anybody is willing to teach me and have patience (I am very physically unco-ordinated), please do. It's very embarrassing.

3./ I once stole £5 from my Dad to buy a Terry Pratchett book when I was about 14. The book was shit. I felt guilty.

4./ I have this thing about guys who are geeky. Not really geeky. But kind of Jake Gyllenhaal in "Proof" geeky. As in, if any of you haven't seen that film (and I don't blame you), it's the kind of geekery which means the guy is quite quiet and shy, very intelligent and passionate about his thing, but also has a great body underneath. Um, yes. Bit specialist methinks!

5./ I once bought a Hanson CD. Please don't judge me. In fact I have 2 Hanson CDs. That's it though. Promise!

6./ I am allergic to a special kind of red ink. At primary school they used to give the kids stamps on the hands, with this cool stamp thing, for good work. Whenever I got stamped I came out in a rash thing. I liked the attention too much though, so it took a couple of allergic reactions before I told them!

7./ I have a really bad habit of putting my fingers in my ears if it's itchy or whatever. Not only is it possibly quite unhygienic and not particularly attractive, it's become almost soothing. I should really stop as I'm getting tinnitus!!

8./ I have flat feet, meaning the arches in my feet have collapsed. Some people say I walk a bit weirdly. Now you know why. Also this means shoe shopping can be a potential motherfucker, as it means that shoes which seem comfy aren't comfy at all. They can be horribly deceptive, in fact.

9./I had never been drunk before I came to university. Look at me now, quite the alcoholic!!!

10./ Now this is something that you will probably not know...during sixth form college I was a secret smoker for about six months. Don't judge me!!!! In my defence, it was only the odd cigarette. I promise!!!

I tag..whoever wants to do it! And you have to be as honest as I was!!

1) Drinking buddy of the year?
Toughie...dunno. Maybe Sammy D, maybe Lucy. Maybe even Dave?

2) Lifetime service award - Longest friend?
Probably Richard. Known him since I was about 7. I don't know why we're still friends...in a good way!

3) High Point of the year?
Ummm..god. Going to New York was a dream come true.

4) Low point of the year?
Being randomly dumped

5) Best holiday?
Both America ones. I know, America twice in a year. I'm going to Germany next week too...

6) Anthem for 2006?
There are several:
- Fill My Little World by The Feeling
- Do You Realize by The Flaming Lips
- Us by Regina Spektor

7) Any regrets?
Rien, rien de rien, noooon, je ne regrette rien

8) Best Night out?
Mikey D's return to Exeter on the Thursday was grreat. That, or Bowling

9) Worst Night out?
Dunno if I really had a really bad night out asuch..oh, wait. The LitSoc Valentine's thing was HORRIFIC. Deeply.

10) Drink of 2006?
JD and coke baby, yeah! Or Magner's cider

11) First Gig of the year?
Ummm, no idea. I know I went to see Sigur Ros at Easter, although I can't believe that was my first gig. There was some shit gig at the Phoenix at some point, maybe it was February?

12) Most memorable dump?
Well..the only dump wasn't exactly memorable.

14) Last gig of the year?
Probs me Duke Special in London next Wednesday

15) Best gig of the year?
Beck!

16) Game of the year?
The fun board game of Balderdash is...fun

17) Most embarrassing moment?
Being beaten in the Exepose election like 50 to 8 or something heh

18) Movie of the year?
The Departed

19) Book of the year?
Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis

20) Food of the year?
Philly cheesesteak

21)Funniest person of the year?
Me, duh.

So it's now pretty much official. The guy I was casually dating is moving back to America. This is pretty sad. What's even more sad is that he didn't tell me this himself; I found it out from his MySpace page. What is even worse is that when I asked him, he said he was going back for a visit. Loads of people however have commented on his page to the tune of otherwise.

To be honest, it's more disappointing than upsetting. I totally understand his reason for moving back; he couldn't get a job here, and has ben trying for over a year. But to not tell me...to let me find out like this? Fucking hell. At least he should have had some fucking respect for me. Ho hum. He has been blocking me or something on MSN I think (as he's usually on it most evenings..I haven't seen him on it for 10 days or so now) and not been replying to my calls and texts. Oh well.

In other news, I'm in one of those "people are horribly fickle and I hate them" moods right now, but it'll soon pass, I think. I think that the whole boyfriend thing is probably the main reason for this, although the fact I was supposed to be going to see a play tonight, and have been let down by someone, is not helping really.

On the plus side, I just had a lovely text conversation with somebody, and um yes, I have some articles up on the internet!! Visit www.transitiontradition.com, and click through to the magazine section. I am well chuffed. Next stop, The Guardian, hehe.

Now for a weekend of work. Christ.

Good evening people of LJ land.

I am having such a nice, relaxing night. It's great. I've been doing something or other every night for eight nights in a row (not just going out, but CinSoc stuff too for example), and it's great to be sitting here doing nothing. I'm watching Animal House, picking my nose and eating flapjacks. It's amazing. I was supposed to go out tonight for a social thing, but screw it. I need some me time dammit. I can be afford to be selfish for once.

I've also decided to change my dissertation topic. This will be for the final time though. I'm doing...Hemmingway! It's basically because I've been reading a Pinter biography/criticism thing, and I'm not sure I can read his stuff for a whole term as it seems very samey. It's probably not, but I don't particularly want to take the risk. Although Hemmingway is not exactly going to be Mr Variety, I'm going to focus on a mixture of biography and his fiction (which is in itself divided up into short stories and novels...and some of these are more autiobiographical than fictional. And yeah, he's great too, and there's a bunch of stuff on him in the library, so it's all cool.

In other news, I'm going to see The Sound of Music in July! Yes, July. Tickets were more or less impossible to get until then. Yes, it's also an incredibly gay thing to do too. But I like to play around with the stereotype sometimes for sociological reasons. Who am I kidding? The Sound of Music is just fabulous!!

In further news, it's getting close to christmas! I am loving it. I looooove xmas. Do I have permission to sing xmas songs? And dress in red? And.....

OK, but I do love xmas so :-)

You can only use one word. No explanations. Which is really quite hard at times!

1. Yourself?
Different

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife?
Gone?

3. Your hair?
Brown

4. Your mother?
Wonderful

5. Your father?
Earnest

6. Your Favorite Item?
Zen

7. Your dream last night?
Worrying

8. Your Favorite drink?
Dunno

9. Your Dream Car/truck?
Ferrari

10. The Room You Are In?
Cluttered

11. Your Ex?
Hmmm...

12. Your fear?
Unhappiness

13. What you want to be in 10 years?
Successful

14. Who you hung out with last night?
CinSoc-ish

15. What you're not?
Dead

16. Muffins?
Now!

17. One of your wish list items?
Car

19. The last thing you did?
Breathed

20. What you are wearing?
Stuff

21. Your favorite weather?
Overcast

22. Your favorite book?
Hemmingway

23. The last thing you ate?
Pasta

24. Your life?
Busy

25. Your mood?
Awake!!!!

26. Your body?
Faulty

27. What are you thinking about right now?
Work

28. Your truck/car:
Non-existant

29. What are you doing at the moment?
Typing

30. Your summer?
Mixed