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1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
An academic essay type assignment
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I'm still keeping my resolution not to make new year resolutions, so yes!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this year, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
England
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Enough money to give up work.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
21st September - started my new job.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Probably going back to University.
9. What was your biggest failure?
No one thing stands out.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing too serious. Colds & the like
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My hat, maybe?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
nickys
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Biggest candidate has to be Dubya. Though there are those closer to me I have been disappointed by.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Supporting my family, who are more than worth it.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nickys
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"Guitar & Drum" - SLF
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? About the same, but fitter (which is what I care about)
c) richer or poorer? slightly poorer, but with much better prospects.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent time withnickys, gone cycling.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Work.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family, visiting my parents.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No, I stayed there. It continues to grow.
23. How many one-night stands?
None
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I didn't watch enough to have an opinion really.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don't really hate anyone. Despise or pity, yes, but hate no.
26. What was the best book you read?
Can't pick one out.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
It's been evolution rather than discovery really.
28. What did you want and get?
A new job.
29. What did you want and not get?
Enough money to never have to work again.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Shrek 2
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Can't remember offhand. I was (and am) 38.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Becoming vastly wealthy is about the only immeasureable thing I suppose.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
What's clean?
34. What kept you sane?
nickys
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Does having a cult qualify you as a celebrity/public figure? If sonickys otherwise probably Nigella Lawson, but only because it says "most" rather than "lots" or anything....
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The victory of small-minded self interest in the US elections.
37. Who did you miss?
My late Nan, and my late Granny.nickys (there's a theme developing here ;) and the kids while I was in Birmingham.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Define best.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
I can't think of anything I only learned this year. Most of what I learned was part of an ongoing process and not specific to one year.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"Misguided angel, love you 'til I'm dead"
nickys)1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
An academic essay type assignment
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I'm still keeping my resolution not to make new year resolutions, so yes!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this year, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
England
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Enough money to give up work.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
21st September - started my new job.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Probably going back to University.
9. What was your biggest failure?
No one thing stands out.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing too serious. Colds & the like
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My hat, maybe?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
nickys13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Biggest candidate has to be Dubya. Though there are those closer to me I have been disappointed by.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Supporting my family, who are more than worth it.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nickys16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"Guitar & Drum" - SLF
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? About the same, but fitter (which is what I care about)
c) richer or poorer? slightly poorer, but with much better prospects.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent time with
nickys, gone cycling.19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Work.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family, visiting my parents.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No, I stayed there. It continues to grow.
23. How many one-night stands?
None
24. What was your favorite TV program?
I didn't watch enough to have an opinion really.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don't really hate anyone. Despise or pity, yes, but hate no.
26. What was the best book you read?
Can't pick one out.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
It's been evolution rather than discovery really.
28. What did you want and get?
A new job.
29. What did you want and not get?
Enough money to never have to work again.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Shrek 2
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Can't remember offhand. I was (and am) 38.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Becoming vastly wealthy is about the only immeasureable thing I suppose.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
What's clean?
34. What kept you sane?
nickys35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Does having a cult qualify you as a celebrity/public figure? If so
nickys otherwise probably Nigella Lawson, but only because it says "most" rather than "lots" or anything....36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The victory of small-minded self interest in the US elections.
37. Who did you miss?
My late Nan, and my late Granny.
nickys (there's a theme developing here ;) and the kids while I was in Birmingham.38. Who was the best new person you met?
Define best.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
I can't think of anything I only learned this year. Most of what I learned was part of an ongoing process and not specific to one year.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"Misguided angel, love you 'til I'm dead"