That end of year meme I always do?

[smokingboot]

Too exhausted this time, which is probably all the summary 2007 needs. Truncated version: Achievement = my book The Spider's Bride getting published.
Failure = none unless we count my inability to do this meme.
Resolutions 2007= mainly kept.
New year's resolutions = saying no when necessary, seeing more of old friends, but the most important ones are private.
Births = Evie and Charles.
Deaths = Rick Gibson, never forgotten.
Countries visited = Blissful Tuscany and very soon Scotland again.
Best thing bought for me = my iPod (thank you larians)
Best thing I bought myself= a funky jewelled dragonfly ornamental thingy with hinged wings.
People I oouldn't have done without = YOU, cos pretty much everyone on this list has inspired/supported/helped me/made me laugh/made me think throughout the year.
Songs that will always remind me of 2007 = 505 by the Arctic Monkeys, Sweetest Thing by Lauryn Hill.
Happier or Sadder= Depends. Sometimes ecstatic, sometimes gut wrenching.
Richer or Poorer = Richer, yay!
Fatter or Thinner= Much thinner.

Lyrics to sum up the year
What did you do?
What did you say?
Did you walk or did you run away?
Where are you now?
Where have you been?
Did you go alone or did you bring a friend?

I need to know this, cause I noticed, that you're smilin'
Out in the sun, having fun and feeling free
And I can tell you know how hard this life can be
But you keep on smilin' for me

What went right?
What went wrong?
Was it the story or was it the song?
Was it overnight or did it take you long?
Was knowing your weakness what made you strong?

Or all the above, oh how I love to see you smiling
And oh yeah, take a little pain just in case
You need something warm to embrace
To help you put on a smilin' face

(put on a smilin' face)

Don't you go off into the new day with any doubt
Here's a summary of something that you could smile about
Say for instance my girlfriend, she bugs me all the time
But the irony of it all is that she loves me all the time

I want to be you whenever I see you smiling
Because its easily one of the hardest things to do
Your worries and fears become your friends
And they end up smiling at you