My 2007

My 2007

For me, 2007 has been incredible. The places I've been, the things I've done, and most importantly, the people I've met and the friends I've made. Before I do a summary of the year, I'm going to do people mentions.

Firstly, there are the people who have been with me for a long time now, and who are still with me and who always will be with me.
Eleanor
Becca
Becci
Nici
Sarah
Oli
Megg
Beth
Nicole

Then there are the people who I've known for a while, but who I have become close friends with this year.
Eliot
Kate
Rachel
Charlotte
Nick
Charlie

Then, are the new friends I've made; people who have only really had to put up with me for 2007, but who have a lot more of me to come :P
George
Joe
Jenna
Meera
Paul

Everyone in the above lists, I cannot put into words what you all mean to me. I'm afraid that you're stuck with me for life now, because there's no way I'm letting any of you go. I'm the happiest I've ever been and it's definitely thanks to you lot. Whenever I'm upset about something, I just have to remind myself that I have decades ahead of me with you all, and it really cheers me up, because I know we're going to have many more amazing times with eachother. Each memory I have collected this year is down to you all, and I can't wait for us to complete all the plans we've made. Every problem I've had this year has been made easier to cope with by you lot, and no amount of bloggage can truly show how much I appreciate you all. I genuinely feel lucky to have you all as my friends. If you ever try to get away, I will have to tie you down. Sorry.

And lastly, I think all the friends I made through the internet definitely should have a mention.
Jack
Frederick [He got bored of James]
Julia
JP
Alex
Kenneth

The people in the above list have really made me truly realise how amazing the internet is. It's just so cool to be able to talk to people who come from all over the world, and so interesting too. Thanks to MSN, MySpace and YouTube I'm sure we will stay talking for years to come now, and one day I'd love to meet up with you all!

Now, I am going to summarise the year by telling you the parts of each month that stand out for me. I will attempt to keep it brief, but am making no promises.

FEBRUARY
Ski trip - this was a truly incredible experience, one I will never forget. I made some amazing friends and became closer to people I never thought I'd be close to. I'm so excited about February 08, because Becca, Becci and Nici will be there with me and Saz in Austria for the ski trip! Going to be incredible.

MARCH
Wicked trip - we went on a school trip to see Wicked with the drama department. This isn't a special memory because of the musical; to be honest I didn't think that much of it. To me, this is special because of Charlotte. We'd been friends for a while before but on the way there I was looking at photos on my phone and I said "I love him so much!" Charlotte said to me, "Wanna know who I love? FRANK IERO!" And amazingly enough, that is who the photo I was looking at was of! Turned out we were both insane My Chemical Romance fans and we never even knew! So that was where our friendship really stemmed from. We also discovered our shared Harry Potter obsession through this trip. And more importantly than the obsessions, this was also when I first got to know George, who is now one of my best friends and a pretty darn amazing one at that :)
My Chemical Romance concert - following mine and Charlotte's revelation, she got a ticket to see MCR at Wembley with me, Becci, Nici, Becca, Eleanor, Sarah, Conor, Izzy, Charlie, Emma, Charley and Jake. It was the best night of my life and the icing on the cake was me catching Bob's drumstick at the end of the concert.
Kaiser Chiefs concert - me, Becci, Nici, Jake and my dad saw Kaiser Chiefs at Shepherd's Bush in March. The best bit by far was when Ricky stage dived and landed on top of us. We all fell on the floor and he hit me in the face. That's my claim to fame: the lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs whacked me!
MySpace - I first got MySpace in March! God alone knows how I coped before then :P

APRIL
Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy - saw them at Wembley. This was the day I discovered how horrible the beer they sell there is. Don't say I didn't warn you.

MAY
Maximo Park - I saw Maximo Park with George, Becca, Becci, Nici, Saz and Eleanor. Was the third time I saw them, and am pretty sure that was my first front row concert. Was brilliant, and this is where me and George as tramps first emmerged. Oh, and in the queue this bus with a load of foreign boys went past and I waved at them. It was funny!
CenterParcs - I went away with Charlie and her family to CenterParcs. Possibly one of the most HILARIOUS weekends of my life! We went all the way with Charlie on top, had a threesome on the Rapids with an old, fat, bald guy, stalked hot emos and followed MCR fans until they ran away. Only Charlie will understand any of that :P
Yorkshire - Eleanor came to Yorkshire with me and my family. I shouted abuse at some chavs and we went rowing. It was a larfandenarf! And on the way we saw Blyth and Wetherby. Haha!

JULY
Mika - I saw Mika at Somerset House with Becci, Nici and Jake. It was brilliant and we also got to see Patrick Wolf. At the end of the concert I caught I gigantic red balloon that Mika threw into the audience! The gig was televised and we saw us on TV!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Probably one of the most special nights of the year. After 10 years of waiting, the last Harry Potter book was finally released. Me and Eleanor queued up outside Smith's at midnight, dressed up as Harry Potter. When we got back to mine we stayed up all night to read it. It was incredible.
Keane - The day of the release I went to see Keane at the o2. It was an amazing concert and the fact that I had just found out *SPOILERS* Ron and Hermione got married *END OF SPOILERS* it was made even better :D
YouTube - The week after Keane, something amazing happened. I got featured on the front page of YouTube with my Harry Potter review. I didn't really appreciate this at the time because I didn't understand it properly, but now, I realise how incredibly lucky I was for this to happen to me, and I wanna thank all my YouTube people who have subscribed and who watch my videos. I still can't quite get my head around it.
Camping - I went camping with Eleanor, Izzy and Emma. We all had a brilliant time and we ate sooo much ice cream! It was such a laugh, even the scary moths, and I loved it. Especially my giant spoon xD

AUGUST
Greece - We went on a family holiday to Greece and it was the best ever. I went snorkelling, which I have always wanted to do, and it was brilliant. The beaches were unspoilt and the water was see-through. And another thing that made it so awesome was bumping into Scott, my friend from school! We spent lots of time together and even went fishing :P It was so much fun and I'm going back next year which I can't wait for!
GCSE's - In August I got my English GCSE results, as I took it a year early. I got an A in literature and an A* in language, so it was a pretty good way to end the summer really!

OCTOBER
Maximo Park - Maximo Park take 4! This time with Nick, Eliot and Becca, The whole day was perfect. And I mean that. It was just brilliant. I really did have the time of my life and I will remember it forever. I was so proud to take Nick to his first concert, and judging by the size of hug he gave me after the gig, I think he was rather pleased too :P
French Day trip - It wasn't anything outstanding in theory, but it reminded me of how much I love Becca to bits and what a fantastic time we always have together. Especially when French guys ask us about the tightness of our jeans and give us condoms!
Grease - Seeing Grease at the West End was something I'd always wanted to do! The casting was amazing, not only did I get to see Danny and Susan, I also got to see Siobhan from Maria! Plus, we were second row from the front. It was amazing and I want to go again!

NOVEMBER
Birthday - My 16th! Need I say more?
My Chemical Romance - Saw them at the o2. I don't really want to go into it because it isn't an entirely happy memory, but the bits that were good, were other-worldly good.
Arcade Fire - I saw them with my dad and we queued for 2 and a half hours in -4 degrees in the pouring rain. IT WAS WORTH IT. We were center barrier and when Win Butler leaned into the audience, he was right in front of me! So I poked him. Lots. *Beams*.
Julia - On a trip to London with my friends, I saw a familiar face at Holborn station. The face happened to belong to one of my favourite YouTubers...FROM NEW YORK! So we chatted for a bit and it was a mind blowing experience! I had to pinch myself afterwards, I mean, what are the chances of that?!

DECEMBER
Kasier Chiefs - Me and Becci and Nici and Saz went to see Kaiser Chiefs! It was insanely good, we never expected to be at the front and we were! Plus me and Becci made some really cool friends there, including Jack and Loz who we are in contact with still. Yay for concert friends!
Hawkwind - My dad and Jake and Eliot and me went to see Hawkwind. It was...an experience to say the least. We were the youngest people there, the rest being fat, bearded, smelly, pot-smoking old men. We laughed :D
Party - Eleanor and Oli and me had our joint 16th birthday party. It couldn't have gone any better really, and I had the time of my life.

So I suppose that is my year in a nutshell. This doesn't really give an accurate representation of the sheer level of fun I've actually had this year, but it's the best I can do with MySpace as my tool :) I really hope you've all had memorable years, and I hope you have even better 2008's! I'm going to wrap up this blog with some of my aims and plans for next year, and things that I am looking forward to.

AIMS AND PLANS FOR 2008
700+ subscribers on my YouTube account, www.youtube.com/AccioJellyBean
Get featured again on YouTube
Have a well known YouTuber subscribe to me
Go to a YouTube gathering
Start up a music journalism website
Send an article to a music magazine and get it printed
Get a job for a paper/magazine
Get good GCSE results
Go to London with my friends 10+ times
See Green Day
Read more books
Start a fansite
Not fall asleep in a cinema
Get a Gryffinor tie
Do more homework and revision

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2008
Plain White T's concert
Mindless Self Indulgence concert
Ski trip
Italy trip
Barcelona
Greece
Rome
Summer holidays
Sixth form
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal snogging film
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince film
and finally...
NEW YEAR 2008!

So that really is my 2007. Thank you for reading, and I hope you all have a fantastic New Year! x x x