2004 Summed up

[waywardh]

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Change jobs within same company, learn when enough was enough (but only in one aspect of my life)
Went to two new roleplay systems - Malestrom and Slasher.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Can't remember if I had any or not. And yeah I've made some, but I do have the worst willpower.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not close to, but someone I knew from where I used to live did.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thankfully.

5. What countries did you visit?
England and Wales... nowhere else sadly. Do hope to change that this year.

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
A holiday, that isn't larp related. :-)

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
August 7th, for having a penguin sit on my foot and another peck my knee. For having the best birthday ever :-)
Saturday 30th October, for feeling the worst and then cheered up by fantastic friends

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Changing jobs within company

9. What was your biggest failure?
For letting things get to me far far too much.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Had flu, twisted ankle. Nothing serious.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I do have fab new kit now.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Everyone who helped me get through the October Healers event in one way or another - be it running stuff for me, or getting drunk with me. :-)

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
I could get political on this, but I'd have to say my old boss.

14. Where did most of your money go?
LARP

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
PENGUINS!

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Can't think of one.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Umm... after eating so much toblerone over Xmas, I'd have to say fatter.
iii. richer or poorer? am richer, but probably the same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Seen family from my Mum's side.

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

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With Dan and his family at his Aunts.

21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Was already in love.

22. What were your favorite TV programmes?
Umm... can't think of anything I religiously watched tbh.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope.

24. What was the best book you read?
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War. - Clive Barker

25. What was your greatest musical discovery of 2004?
Blink 182's new ablum.

26. What did you want and get?
A fab birthday with my friends

27. What did you want and not get?
A Mini

28. What was your favourite film of this year?
Do I have to pick one? Nope... good.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Troy
Shaun of the Dead
Shrek 2
The Incredibles

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 25. I went to London Zoo with friends, and snoj arranged for me to go in with the Penguins. I was amazing! Then had a fab party in Hatfield!

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Winning the lottery.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Me

32. What kept you sane?
Dan, Friends and Penguins.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Michael Palin

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bush getting in again. How was that possible?

35. Who did you miss?
As always, my Mum.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Meeting everyone from the Harts properly.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
That I really should take more time for me.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Where do we go from here?" 'Feelin' This' by Blink 182