2005

Because I only just got hold of one of these and it's fitting for the early days of my blog.

1.What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Celebrated a wedding anniversary.

2.Did you make any New Years' resolutions?
No idea.

3.Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I'm aware of. Several impending births in the first half of this year though.

4.Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.

5.What countries did you visit?
Sadly none. But my imagination travelled far and wide.

6.What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Disposable income.

7.What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 12th I started my current job. Not horribly exciting but it's all I can think of right now!

8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Passing my exam with 77%.

9.What was your biggest failure?
Dropping out of my OU course in May (have resumed it this year, don't worry!)

10.Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really.

11.What was the best thing you bought?
My mp3 player.

12.Whose behaviour merited celebration?
The England cricket team.

13.Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Bush & Blair. And possibly Bob Geldof.

14.Where did most of your money go?
Our car.

15.What events did you get really, really, really excited about?
The release of the 6th Harry Potter book! And sadly, the Ashes, via my husband, Andy.

16.What song will always remind you of 2005?
Foresaken by Within Temptation.

17.Compared to this time last year, are you:
i.happier or sadder?
Happier.
ii.thinner or fatter?
About the same after losing over a stone and putting it back on again, doh!
iii.richer or poorer?
Richer, just about.

18.What do you wish you'd done more of?
Getting paid.

19.What do you wish you'd done less of?
Moping about.

20.How did you spend Christmas?
With Andy & my family, at their home in Yorkshire.

21.Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Probably Andy, maybe my mum.

22.Did you fall in love in 2005?
Nope. Oh no, yes I did, with Within Temptation.

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Lost. And ANTM (if you don't know what it is I'm not telling, it's a bit embarassing).

26. What was the best book you read?
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?
Within Temptation.

28. What did you want and get?
A job & an mp3 player!

29. What did you want and not get?
A holiday. And an mp3 player - longish story!

30. What were your favorite films of this year?
Team America: World police. (I only saw it for the first time this year)

31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
23, went for a Chinese with friends and got happily merry at the Bierkeller.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Went slightly trendy and then glided back towards my rock roots. Purple, always purple.

34. What kept you sane?
Well, starting The New Root fanclub and being more than a little obsessed with them is sort of evidence that I'm not really sane. In fact, I probably lost a little sanity last year.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?
Sharon Del Adel the most. Too much competition for least.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
ID cards.

37. Whom did you miss?
My Nannie.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Matt M, who I only properly met in 2005.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
When life sucks beyond belief, don't give up. There's usually someone or something to help you up.