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1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Actually tried to have a baby!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yep! I've lost 53 pounds, and my resolution was to lose weight. This year's resolution: continue losing and reach my goal weight.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep, my sis.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
A house to just me and my wife.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 31st for obvious reasons.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting A's in all my math courses.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Ummm, not sure.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing other than the typical cold crap.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
The video card for my computer and my car.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My nephew's for getting his black belt.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Dubya's for pretty much everything. Oil companies for gouging us.
14. Where did most of your money go?
gas!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My baby nephew, Halloween, starting school.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Master of Puppets
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? happier
Older and wiser? I think so!
Thinner or fatter? thinner!!!!
Richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
relaxing. I always feel like I should be doing something.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
bitching.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with my fam.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
nope - already in love!
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
CSI and South Park
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope. I still hate lots of people.
26. What was the best book you read?
the last HP book
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
uh, I really like Zeppelin now.
28. What did you want and get?
A 4.0.
29. What did you want and not get?
A real vacation.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Devil's Rejects
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
That's so long ago! I'll be working on my b-day this coming Wed.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Graduating so I could have gotten one of the math jobs in Hart.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Baggy. As the pounds fall off I don't replace my clothes. Just keep getting belts.
34. What kept you sane?
a good diet. exercise. my wife.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jessica Alba
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
NCLB bullshit and the eventual transition to privatized education. (Why don't educators see this?!)
37. Who did you miss?
My friends that live far away.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Sandy and Dustin at work.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Deer are stupid and suck ass.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Help I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My becaons been moved
Under moon and star
Where am I to go Now that I've gone too far"