[Play] Introspective Retrospective

[jhaelan]

Despite this being one of the least blogged years since the first, a teasing glance back along the road

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Experience an earthquake, SCUBA, made a short film
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?No, my Uberlist fell very much by the wayside
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Not yet, but it's going to be close!
4. Did anyone close to you die? Auntie Velda
5. What countries did you visit? England, England, Dubai, Malaysia, India, England, Borneo and Indonesia
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? Decent support team
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? September 3rd
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? CIO Technology Award, CITP and CEng and nominated to the Technology Council at work
9. What was your biggest failure? Abandoning my MSc
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No
11. What was the best thing you bought? Scapa, cask-strength 28YO
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? easterbunny, for Street Signs and being fabulously barefoot and pregnant; Capt_prickle for being at the bar
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Tenants
14. Where did most of your money go? Debt or rent and mortgage
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Your Girl In Singapore and Muse
16. What song will always remind you of 2007? "Jackie" by Scott Walker
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
    • Happier or sadder? Happier
    • Thinner or fatter? Thinner
    • Richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Adventures!, Blogging, Mandarin
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Support calls. Bah humbug
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Orphan's Christmas
21. Did you fall in love in 2007? Further
22. How many one-night stands? None
23. What was your favorite TV program? Battlestar Galactica
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, I don't do hate
25. What was the best book you read? Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? She Wants Revenge
27. What did you want and get? Recognition
28. What did you want and not get? Time (I seem to have solved the 'Space' thing!)
29. What was your favorite film of this year? Singapore Dreaming
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Work through the night on a support call; thankfully things improved immeasurably; I was 30
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? World peace? Seriously, it's been a pretty fabulous 2007!
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? Wrinkled and unshaven
33. What kept you sane? Eastern philosophy, Western religion
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? None. Well, perhaps Starbuck
35. What political issue stirred you the most? None, been more disconnected than usual
36. Who did you miss? Chris, Mags, Mitch, Daryl, Adrienne, Kitty and Danielle
37. Who was the best new person you met? Simon, Diana, Pam
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007: You need to care less to ensure other people care more sometimes
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: It's a long walk and the music is loud
    She sees an old friend as she walks through the crowd
    Puts on her best smile, but underneath it she's a broken girl
    

Previous exploits from: 2003, 2004. 2005 and 2006