1. What have you done in 2005 that you’d never done before? Took a ‘great train journey of the world’ across the southern alps (twice - there and back again) 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t make new year’s resolutions 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No, well not that I’m aware of. My cousin Faith’s little girl is growing so fast now though and it only seems like 5 minutes since she had her 4. Did anyone close to you die? No, I do tend to keep people at arms length these days though (to try and stop me bing hurt - how selfish) 5. What countries did you visit? England (well I do live in Wales), New Zealand, Germany, Scotland - not necessarily in that order. Oh is Shell Island a country? 6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? A little support in work 7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 10 July, I went to the British GP (for free - helicopter ride was the most memorable thing about the day). 1 December, my old boss was ‘let go’ at work 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Helping set up a charity PLC to help with the community project I’m involved in (I never thought I’d be a company director) 9. What was your biggest failure? Perhaps not resigning, but I guess we’ll see how things go in the early part of 2006 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Not a bad year health-wise, just a couple of Menieres attacks 11. What was the best thing you bought? My new smart car 12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Pass 13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? Lots of my work colleagues and the management for letting them get away with it 14. Where did most of your money go? Rent (no, not that kind), debt repayment, car (see 11) 15. What did you get excited about? Going on holiday to New Zealand very early on (I plan going again late next year) 16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Oh I dunno, I know Keane is old hat but that was the touring album for NZ and will remain etched upon my memory from 2005 for this reason 17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder?. Probably a bit sadder but I’m determined to start 2006 with a better ‘attitude’ ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter - I’ve put on over half a stone of the five that I lost - back to the diet in January! iii. richer or poorer? I have slightly more ‘ready cash’ - does that make me richer? 18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Job-hunting 19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Crying at work and letting it all get to me 20. How will you be spending Christmas? I spent it mostly alone, like most of my christmasses recently. That’s (at least partly) through choice 22. Did you fall in love in 2005? No, but I have high hopes for next year 23. How many one-night stands? Just one 24. What was your favourite TV program? Lost or Desperate Housewives (do I have to choose?) 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No, I don’t hate anyone 26. What was the best book you read? Sting’s autobigraphy (a present from Christmas 2004 that I saved for my holiday). It didn’t start out promisingly but it was cracking 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Aziraphale introduced me to Kathryn Williams who is absolutely awesome (and has probably sprogged by now) 28. What did you want and get? Peace and quiet (not too difficult where I live) 29. What did you want and NOT get? A fella 30. What was your favourite film of this year? I didn’t really do much cinema this year, I guess the most memorable was Charlie & The Chocolate Factory 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I was 43 this year, it was a Wednesday so I worked and then went to Slimming World in the evening 32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Getting th