Obligatory archaic meme
1) what did you do in 2015 that you'd never done before?
Changed my nephews nappy? It's a bit different with a boy.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make any.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My sister in law popped out another one!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
It looks like we've just about managed a no death year! :-) unfortunately it's very unlikely 2016 will be the same :-(
5. What countries did you visit?
I've been nowhere but England this year alas.
6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
A better paying job with regular hours would be amazing.
7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Erm not sure what date, maybe 29/08 when Jensen was born.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Continued fatherhood.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Lack of getting a proper job, or properly sorting out the house.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Well I've done in my knees, my wrists, my back, my neck, my shoulders, broken my toe and torn a muscle in my stomach ( not the way I wanted to get ripped abs!)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
New car? Though can't really say I bought it when it wasn't our money!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Kaylee, she's such a good and such a smart girl.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians and terrorists.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Kaylee.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Kaylee being able to communicate properly.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2014?
So many great new songs this year! New muse album, new Foos album, love S.O.B and X's and O's (is that how it's spelled, only heard it said). But this year has been all about Florence and Everything Everything. Two incredibly outstanding albums.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Somehow even happier!
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer in monetary terms and getting poorer by the month.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spending time with Kaylee
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Working overtime.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
We went to the inlaws with my brother-in-law and family. Then had my families Christmas on boxing day.
21. Did you fall in love in 2015?
Yes, with my nephew!
22. How many one-night stands?
None of course, you silly question you.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
Rewatched Boston Legal and Spaced, and still watching Walking Dead, Castle and Marvels Agents of Shield.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
25. What was the best book you read?
No time to read :-( but I do listen to a lot of books at work! This year I've 're-read' all of Game of Thrones, Cryptomonicon, The Baroque Cycle, Snow Crash, The first five Discworld novels (though the endings were corrupted) and I've enjoyed for the first time The Millenium series, Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman, The Foreworld Saga (well Mongoliad books 1,2 and 3, can't find 4 and 5). And I'm pretty sure there was more. It's been an epic year for books.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Everything Everything. And a couple of people I can't remember the names of.
27. What did you want and get?
A new car.
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
Not seen Star Wars yet :'( not sure when we'll have the money to go the cinema again. Fave films though have probably been Man Up and Ant Man. Oh and Inside Out. Oh and also Chappie. And Avengers age of Ultron.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 33 (is that right?) And we were coming back from a Sun holiday.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
Unchanged from the last few years!
32. What kept you sane?
Who ever said I was sane?
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Refuges, terrorism and the reactions, Jeremy Corbyn.
35. Who did you miss?
Not seen enough of anyone this year but really been missing my Dad, would give anything to have had him meet his granddaughter.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Jensen!
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015:
Erm 'when changing a little boy poke his willy down and keep a wet wipe over it.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Soon I'll be the best around
I'm gonna keep my plunder underground
Hard flesh, cold against the rain
Dust billowing around my brazen brain
Saw off all my stinking limbs
Blood dripping down my sunken monkey chin.
Changed my nephews nappy? It's a bit different with a boy.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make any.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My sister in law popped out another one!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
It looks like we've just about managed a no death year! :-) unfortunately it's very unlikely 2016 will be the same :-(
5. What countries did you visit?
I've been nowhere but England this year alas.
6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
A better paying job with regular hours would be amazing.
7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Erm not sure what date, maybe 29/08 when Jensen was born.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Continued fatherhood.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Lack of getting a proper job, or properly sorting out the house.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Well I've done in my knees, my wrists, my back, my neck, my shoulders, broken my toe and torn a muscle in my stomach ( not the way I wanted to get ripped abs!)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
New car? Though can't really say I bought it when it wasn't our money!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Kaylee, she's such a good and such a smart girl.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians and terrorists.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Kaylee.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Kaylee being able to communicate properly.
16. What songs will always remind you of 2014?
So many great new songs this year! New muse album, new Foos album, love S.O.B and X's and O's (is that how it's spelled, only heard it said). But this year has been all about Florence and Everything Everything. Two incredibly outstanding albums.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Somehow even happier!
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer in monetary terms and getting poorer by the month.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spending time with Kaylee
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Working overtime.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
We went to the inlaws with my brother-in-law and family. Then had my families Christmas on boxing day.
21. Did you fall in love in 2015?
Yes, with my nephew!
22. How many one-night stands?
None of course, you silly question you.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
Rewatched Boston Legal and Spaced, and still watching Walking Dead, Castle and Marvels Agents of Shield.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
25. What was the best book you read?
No time to read :-( but I do listen to a lot of books at work! This year I've 're-read' all of Game of Thrones, Cryptomonicon, The Baroque Cycle, Snow Crash, The first five Discworld novels (though the endings were corrupted) and I've enjoyed for the first time The Millenium series, Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman, The Foreworld Saga (well Mongoliad books 1,2 and 3, can't find 4 and 5). And I'm pretty sure there was more. It's been an epic year for books.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Everything Everything. And a couple of people I can't remember the names of.
27. What did you want and get?
A new car.
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
Not seen Star Wars yet :'( not sure when we'll have the money to go the cinema again. Fave films though have probably been Man Up and Ant Man. Oh and Inside Out. Oh and also Chappie. And Avengers age of Ultron.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 33 (is that right?) And we were coming back from a Sun holiday.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
Unchanged from the last few years!
32. What kept you sane?
Who ever said I was sane?
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Refuges, terrorism and the reactions, Jeremy Corbyn.
35. Who did you miss?
Not seen enough of anyone this year but really been missing my Dad, would give anything to have had him meet his granddaughter.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Jensen!
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015:
Erm 'when changing a little boy poke his willy down and keep a wet wipe over it.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Soon I'll be the best around
I'm gonna keep my plunder underground
Hard flesh, cold against the rain
Dust billowing around my brazen brain
Saw off all my stinking limbs
Blood dripping down my sunken monkey chin.