Hello
Just a brief hello from NZ> D and I are having heaps and fun: lots of sleep, lots of exercise, lots of food and lots of s..stuff, yes... Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas (for those of you celebratng it), Yule/Summer Solstice (for others)- and general holiday for anyone not already indicated! Noe, for a meme:
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
♥ Worked two jobs, had high tea at the Hyatt- lots of things
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
♥ I don't make resolutions, needs always change.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
♥ Nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
♥ Nope
5. What countries did you visit?
♥ New Zealand!
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
♥ A fulltime job, our own place
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
♥ May 28 (the drunken party event), June 3- the night D and I met and fell in love.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
♥ Quitting two jobs that made me very unhappy.
9. What was your biggest failure?
♥ Urgh, not finishing NaNo
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
♥ Just minor bouts of sickness.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
♥ I don't know- probably a book/graphic novel of some variety.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
♥ Evan's- for being a great friend, and a cheer up every time he came into the office. And yes- every one of my friends really, but I'm singling Evan out because he always came in when I was depressed. Oh- and S and B for the stimulating conversations!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
♥ Aside from government. ONe person who shall remain unnamed- for dwelling on the past, for ignorance, for being persistently rude and insulting while still maintaining the most astonishing, bullshit martyr complex I've ever seen. Excuse me if I have more sympathy for the starving, the impoverished, the refugees of this world.
14. Where did most of your money go?
♥ Books and coffee.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
♥ Getting married!
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
♥ 'Everything', Lifehouse
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? much the same.
c) richer or poorer? richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
♥ Writing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
♥ Bitching and moaning.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
♥ Fending off marriage related questions, wedding dress suggestions, and butter.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
♥ Happily, yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
♥ None.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
♥ Don't much go in for TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
♥ Not hate, per say, but dislike intensely.
26. What was the best book you read?
♥ I'm reading it at the moment- Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
♥ The Velvet Goldmine soundtrack in Revolution, for $14.95
28. What did you want and get?
♥ Books, so many books!
29. What did you want and not get?
♥ Sleep.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
♥ "Good Night and Good Luck"- intelligent, witty.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
♥ Nothing at all, I like quiet birthdays.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
♥ I couldn't ask for anything more than what I received.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
♥ Vintage laziness, slight hippy edge.
34. What kept you sane?
♥ My sun and stars.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
♥ None.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
♥ One?
37. Who did you miss?
♥ My grandmother.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
♥ A few: Damien, Sarah, Bonnie, Evan.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
♥ Some things you just have to learn to let go.
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
♥ Worked two jobs, had high tea at the Hyatt- lots of things
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
♥ I don't make resolutions, needs always change.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
♥ Nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
♥ Nope
5. What countries did you visit?
♥ New Zealand!
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
♥ A fulltime job, our own place
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
♥ May 28 (the drunken party event), June 3- the night D and I met and fell in love.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
♥ Quitting two jobs that made me very unhappy.
9. What was your biggest failure?
♥ Urgh, not finishing NaNo
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
♥ Just minor bouts of sickness.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
♥ I don't know- probably a book/graphic novel of some variety.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
♥ Evan's- for being a great friend, and a cheer up every time he came into the office. And yes- every one of my friends really, but I'm singling Evan out because he always came in when I was depressed. Oh- and S and B for the stimulating conversations!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
♥ Aside from government. ONe person who shall remain unnamed- for dwelling on the past, for ignorance, for being persistently rude and insulting while still maintaining the most astonishing, bullshit martyr complex I've ever seen. Excuse me if I have more sympathy for the starving, the impoverished, the refugees of this world.
14. Where did most of your money go?
♥ Books and coffee.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
♥ Getting married!
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
♥ 'Everything', Lifehouse
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? much the same.
c) richer or poorer? richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
♥ Writing.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
♥ Bitching and moaning.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
♥ Fending off marriage related questions, wedding dress suggestions, and butter.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
♥ Happily, yes.
23. How many one-night stands?
♥ None.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
♥ Don't much go in for TV.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
♥ Not hate, per say, but dislike intensely.
26. What was the best book you read?
♥ I'm reading it at the moment- Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
♥ The Velvet Goldmine soundtrack in Revolution, for $14.95
28. What did you want and get?
♥ Books, so many books!
29. What did you want and not get?
♥ Sleep.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
♥ "Good Night and Good Luck"- intelligent, witty.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
♥ Nothing at all, I like quiet birthdays.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
♥ I couldn't ask for anything more than what I received.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
♥ Vintage laziness, slight hippy edge.
34. What kept you sane?
♥ My sun and stars.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
♥ None.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
♥ One?
37. Who did you miss?
♥ My grandmother.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
♥ A few: Damien, Sarah, Bonnie, Evan.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
♥ Some things you just have to learn to let go.