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1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? I...am not actually sure there's anything...wait. I kissed a boy. That was new. Called the police, also a new thing.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? None to keep, and I'm not making any. I never do.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope. Not yet, anyway. Dara's due in January.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Also nope, though it was a near thing.
5. What countries did you visit? None except this one. What an exciting year I have had again.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Peace of mind and security. And someone who loves me without getting bored with me, cheating on me, deciding she's straight, and so on and so forth.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? February 13, for the third time in my life that I can honestly say I felt my heart go smash.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I suppose actually getting through university, at least for this year.
9. What was your biggest failure? There are so many. Not being as strong as I should have been, perhaps.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Oh yes. Who can say 'connective tissue disorder' with me? I knew you could.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My Sims 2: Nightlife expansion. It's given me hours of delight and escape.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Adriana's. She rocked her way through her last year of university and saved up enough to spend the holidays overseas like she wanted. I think she was one of the very few people in my year level to receive her degree this year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My brother.
14. Where did most of your money go? Train tickets, again. Those things are expensive.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Going to see Cirque du Soleil. That was fun. And sad.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Number One Crush, by Garbage. It's got about seven connections in my mind now, all for this year.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder. Much, much sadder.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner, again, and not in a good way.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Being zen and not letting things get to me.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worrying.
20. How did you spend Christmas? With my paternal relatives, and briefly with my Mama. Much eating, drinking, everyone else talking, and me being quiet.
21. Did you fall in love in 2005? Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-maybe.
22. How many one-night stands? Do I ever have one-night stands? No. No I do not. I don't know what it would take to get me to have one, but whatever it is, it hasn't happened yet and I cannot see it ever happening.
23. What was your favorite tv program? Mythbusters. I love the idea of it, and Kari is hot.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Indeed.
25. What was the best book you read? Well, I really liked Thud!, by Terry Pratchett. It was gorgeous and creepy and sad and had Where's My Cow? and was overall very good indeed.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Everyone please refrain from killing me - I realized I actually like a great deal of Madonna's songs. And there is a band called The Cruxshadows who have most interesting music, but I am still discovering them.
27. What did you want and get? Em, briefly. My MoA-hood (back).
28. What did you want and not get? Lasting love (again). Safety.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? I don't remember seeing any films...
30. What did you do on your birthday? Once again, I did abso-bloody-lutely nothing.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If my brother was not a violent bastard, life would've been much closer to wonderful.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? It didn't change much. Still my casual, non-skirt-wearing, quirky self. But I discovered pink.
33. What kept you sane? I don't actually think I'm sane any more. But perhaps little Henry, who is the most adorable child in existence. Certainly he was there when I needed someone small to hug.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? This may not count, but Kari Byron. Behold:
35. What political issue stirred you the most? I remember ranting at length about George Bush in general, and his response to the New Orleans disaster in particular.
36. Who did you miss? Em. Adriana. Dara. Daniel. Everyone else has mostly stayed around.
37. Who was the best new person you met? Not new, per se, but little Henry is definitely the best person I've gotten to know well.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005? Just because something hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen. This may be good or bad.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
If it wasn't for all that you tried to do
I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through
'Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter...
A year of sentences:
January: Four things.
February: Strikes me that I haven't written anything in here for a little while now.
March: So uni started back yesterday, which was Monday.
April: Woo.
May: For the record, I hate public transport ohsoverymuch.
June: Most radiant, exquisite and unmatchable beauty -
July: There should be a sign on the front door here.
August: It's probably a measure of how I'm feeling right now that this morning, upon getting a sharp new pain in my neck, my first reaction was not surprise and worry, but rather a weary 'Oh, come on.'
September: Since I have established that I have not actually written anything useful since before the Arrival of the Miracle Drugs, this is a good moment to do a really fast update.
October: I am very, very tired.
November: Oooh. Ow.
December: For anyone who might be vaguely upset at my disappearance, don't fret.
Et fin.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? I...am not actually sure there's anything...wait. I kissed a boy. That was new. Called the police, also a new thing.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? None to keep, and I'm not making any. I never do.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope. Not yet, anyway. Dara's due in January.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Also nope, though it was a near thing.
5. What countries did you visit? None except this one. What an exciting year I have had again.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Peace of mind and security. And someone who loves me without getting bored with me, cheating on me, deciding she's straight, and so on and so forth.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? February 13, for the third time in my life that I can honestly say I felt my heart go smash.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I suppose actually getting through university, at least for this year.
9. What was your biggest failure? There are so many. Not being as strong as I should have been, perhaps.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Oh yes. Who can say 'connective tissue disorder' with me? I knew you could.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My Sims 2: Nightlife expansion. It's given me hours of delight and escape.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Adriana's. She rocked her way through her last year of university and saved up enough to spend the holidays overseas like she wanted. I think she was one of the very few people in my year level to receive her degree this year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My brother.
14. Where did most of your money go? Train tickets, again. Those things are expensive.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Going to see Cirque du Soleil. That was fun. And sad.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Number One Crush, by Garbage. It's got about seven connections in my mind now, all for this year.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder. Much, much sadder.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner, again, and not in a good way.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Being zen and not letting things get to me.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Worrying.
20. How did you spend Christmas? With my paternal relatives, and briefly with my Mama. Much eating, drinking, everyone else talking, and me being quiet.
21. Did you fall in love in 2005? Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-maybe.
22. How many one-night stands? Do I ever have one-night stands? No. No I do not. I don't know what it would take to get me to have one, but whatever it is, it hasn't happened yet and I cannot see it ever happening.
23. What was your favorite tv program? Mythbusters. I love the idea of it, and Kari is hot.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Indeed.
25. What was the best book you read? Well, I really liked Thud!, by Terry Pratchett. It was gorgeous and creepy and sad and had Where's My Cow? and was overall very good indeed.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Everyone please refrain from killing me - I realized I actually like a great deal of Madonna's songs. And there is a band called The Cruxshadows who have most interesting music, but I am still discovering them.
27. What did you want and get? Em, briefly. My MoA-hood (back).
28. What did you want and not get? Lasting love (again). Safety.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? I don't remember seeing any films...
30. What did you do on your birthday? Once again, I did abso-bloody-lutely nothing.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? If my brother was not a violent bastard, life would've been much closer to wonderful.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? It didn't change much. Still my casual, non-skirt-wearing, quirky self. But I discovered pink.
33. What kept you sane? I don't actually think I'm sane any more. But perhaps little Henry, who is the most adorable child in existence. Certainly he was there when I needed someone small to hug.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? This may not count, but Kari Byron. Behold:
35. What political issue stirred you the most? I remember ranting at length about George Bush in general, and his response to the New Orleans disaster in particular.
36. Who did you miss? Em. Adriana. Dara. Daniel. Everyone else has mostly stayed around.
37. Who was the best new person you met? Not new, per se, but little Henry is definitely the best person I've gotten to know well.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005? Just because something hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen. This may be good or bad.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
If it wasn't for all that you tried to do
I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through
'Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter...
A year of sentences:
January: Four things.
February: Strikes me that I haven't written anything in here for a little while now.
March: So uni started back yesterday, which was Monday.
April: Woo.
May: For the record, I hate public transport ohsoverymuch.
June: Most radiant, exquisite and unmatchable beauty -
July: There should be a sign on the front door here.
August: It's probably a measure of how I'm feeling right now that this morning, upon getting a sharp new pain in my neck, my first reaction was not surprise and worry, but rather a weary 'Oh, come on.'
September: Since I have established that I have not actually written anything useful since before the Arrival of the Miracle Drugs, this is a good moment to do a really fast update.
October: I am very, very tired.
November: Oooh. Ow.
December: For anyone who might be vaguely upset at my disappearance, don't fret.
Et fin.