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Well I'm officially rubbish at keeping up to date on dA, but here, have a meme nabbed from Jemiyah

1. What did you do in 2015 that you'd never done before?
Cosplayed as Osgood, started buying a house!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I... don't remember making any?

New year's resolutions 2016 are:
Eat better and actually write in my food diary (and a few other things related to looking after myself better)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope, other than our RP babies ;D

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
Greece in September <3

6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
To be living with Mastahbum, a new job near to where Mastahbum (and our new house) is!

7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
14th November when we met Michelle Gomez!!!!! *dead*
19th December when Jemiyah took me to see Nightwish <3

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making Jemiyah's Missy costume!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Being so disorganised and rubbish at keeping things tidy. Basically no self control...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I had a really bad flu at the beginning of the year, where I completely lost my voice and had no energy for a week, so sat in bed watching Disney films...

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Presents for Jemiyah because they make her happy <3<3

12. Who is the last person you kissed in 2015?
The ONLY person I kissed in 2015: my Jemiyah

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The government?

14. Where did most of your money go?
Into savings, holidays and presents for Jemiyah I think!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to the Harry Potter studio tours, the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, Meeting Michelle Gomez, seeing Nightwish and Christmas!

16. What song will always remind you of 2015?
Shut up and Dance with me - Walk the Moon

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? About the same I think?
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter *sigh*
iii. richer or poorer? Probably richer, in that I've put lots into savings, and had a nice tax rebate!

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
More RP, ALWAYS MORE RP! And just generally more of the stuff I enjoy...

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Panicking and worrying and stressing. (Yup, I can agree with that!)

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With Jemiyah eating too much food and doing not a lot!

22. Did you fall in love in 2015?
I fell MORE in love... ^////////^

23. How many one-night stands?
None. Never ever.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
DOCTOR WHO. Always Doctor Who. This year's series was phenomenal! <3

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Don't think so? (Well maybe some politicians )

26. What was the best book you read?
I think I'd have to say The Antagonists by Burgandi Rakoska - found out about it on Tumblr, but was fabby!

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
You Me at Six (I took Jemiyah to see them, but didn't really know their music before that!)

28. What did you want and get?
The most fabulous photo with Michelle Gomez, in which Jemiyah asked her if she wanted to kill Osgood (i.e. me) and handed her the 'diePhone' (as we have dubbed it)!

29. What did you want and not get?
To be living with Jemiyah

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Star Wars, Spectre, and Inside Out. (Can't argue with that )

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and I spent it in Somerset with my Grandparents... (my Grandad shares a birthday with me and so it was his 75th)

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More time with my lovely nugget Jemiyah

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
A mix of casual jeans/tshirt/trainers and FULL ON GOTHIC CORSET AND SKIRT 8D

34. What kept you sane?
Mine and Jemiyah's RP babbies, and my lovely Jemiyah

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Michelle Gomez (oh God new obsession alert, hnnnnnnnnnngh), David Tennant, John Simm, Peter Capaldi, Michelle Gomez .

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The refugee crisis. Mastahbutt and I saw them firsthand in Kos - we were glad to see that the Greek authorities were at least providing them with tents, portaloos and running water, that they be able to get on with living... It's disgusting that other governments don't seem to be willing to help at all and are reluctant to even let them have any space. The awful propaganda that goes out. It's terrible!

37. Who did you miss?
My Mastah <3 <3

38. Who was the best new person you met?
MICHELLE GOMEZ IN THE MISSY SANDWICH! <3

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015?
Make time to do the things you love and spend with the people you love

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"We were here, roaming on the endless prairie
Writing an endless story
Building a Walden of our own
We were here, grieving the saddened faces
Conquering the darkest places
Time to rest now, and to finish the show
And become the music, one with alpenglow"

Happy New Year all, hope it's a good one!

Okay, I'm rubbish at keeping dA up to date XP

Lots of things been going on, so will do a quick thing about some of them (from the last time I updated, which was July XP)!

• Had a lovely time with Jemiyah in Northumberland for her birthday, including visiting Alnwick Castle, aka where they filmed some Harry Potter, Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed and other awesome stuff, and me making her a fabulous (if I do say so myself XP) TARDIS birthday cake and birthday card
• Had a good trip to London with her for her birthday present, which was seeing Phantom of the Opera, derping around the aquarium with :devLilyLily5000: and having a fancypants meal (and also me losing my railcard & train ticket, but we don't talk about that... wait, too late) as well as a few good days at home with her baking and stuff
• Been busy working, because we've had lots of backlog, and a few frustrating new members of staff, who don't listen!
• Got a new job in Oxford, which will have an actual salary and give me my weekends back (after a couple of 6 day weeks working both jobs) and also use my degree!
• Watched Night of the Doctor prequel episode. LOVED it... (YAY MORE EIGHT 8D)
  
• Finally finished my Ten coat (proper photos to be taken & posted at some point, because I am so SO proud of it, even more so since at least half the people I've shown it to thought it was a shop bought one until I told them! Only a bit of help from mum, because I was still trying to finish it the night before I needed it XP
  
• Doctor Who anniversary weekend was AMAZING! Spent the Friday at the ExCeL centre in London at the celebration there with Dad, Jemiyah and habbo-hampster - we went to all the panels, as well as a classic lounge with Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) and Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) at which we almost literally bumped into Steven Moffat, but only realised after walking past and doing a double take XP, got our picture taken in the TARDIS, met Matthew Waterhouse & Kate O'Mara (The Rani), saw some props and costumes and stuff (including Cheetah people, Sea Devils and Bessie XP) and generally had fun derping about in costume - me as Ten with my new coat, Jemiyah as hobo!Master with added stubble, habbo-hampster as Doctor Whooves, and Dad as Four (using the scarf I knitted, and carrying a bag of jelly babies!), then Saturday involved much sleeping XD and then derping around Didcot, making Dalek cakes, eating lots of Doctor Who related food (Dalek garlic bread, K9 hot dogs, wibbly wobbly timey wimey burgers/crack in the wall burgers, sonic screwdriver breadsticks, celery, fish fingers, custard, Mr Kipling cakes so we could make dalek space ships from the cases XP, adipose marshmallows and our cakes!) and of course watching The Day of the Doctor (which is honestly one of my favourite episodes ever now, it was so amazing!), the Afterparty on BBC 3, and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot on red button, which was hilarious.
• Sadly my lovely cat Figgy had to be put to sleep because he had a tumour, and is very old, and wasn't eating and couldn't jump up onto anything anymore 8C Miss him lots... Jemiyah did a lovely tribute for him: jemiyah.deviantart.com/art/Pea… <3
• Been watching Shada (the unfinished Douglas Adams Doctor Who story) on DVD, which I got at the thing at ExCeL - have watched the original with Tom Baker doing linking material for the parts that were never filmed, which is rather good, and am now watching an animated version produced by Big Finish for BBCi with Eight instead of Four, which so far is excellent! Professor Chronotis does remind me of my Gran at times though! XP
  

Think that's most things covered... New job starts Monday, but hopefully once I get into the swing of it I'll be a bit more regular with dA (hahaha) Hope you're all well and everything... See you soon guys x

So I had an idea ages ago that I want to knit myself a blanket made out of squares, each based around something nerdy that I love - so Doctor Who, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Blake's 7, Ouran, Harry Potter, Mathsy things, anything like that! I've got some ideas already, but I was wondering if anyone would like to come up with some ideas for me!
So far I have a Seal of Rassilon 100x100 cross stitch chart which I'm going to convert into a knitting pattern, probably in red and gold. I will probably also use the leftover yarn from my Fourth Doctor scarf to do a stripy panel! And maybe Hogwarts scarf design ones (for all four houses) or possibly a Hogwarts crest, depending on how adventurous I'm feeling! So I'm thinking of 100x100 squares (although that may depend on yarn weight!), some of them with detailed patterns, maybe some more plain squares, ideally to have a good range that can then be arranged in an attractive way.

So, if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them! And if anyone feels like actually designing me some, even better! XP Any of the fandoms that I like are welcome!