I am not very creative at the moment. Apologies for those who enjoy the original content rather than cut-and-paste survey crap.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Went to the top of Pikes Peak.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Only one or two.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Ben and Kate.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Find a secluded place and live there for the rest of my life. My only interaction being with raddidge, Spot and the local shopkeeper who I visit once a month for dry goods.
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day my bike was stolen. The day I beat NetHack.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Having more dreams than last year? Starting my regimen of one multivitamin a day.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Staying at the same job.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the usual bouts of getting the shits and my oral issues. Chronic cough from September to late October or early November.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Books.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Spot for always being there. Not like she has a choice. raddidge for finding compassion and patience with me.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No one.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills, car payments.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Camping in Hartsel. Bugging raddidge to bring her bike down from the compound.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
BUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Happier, I reckon.
18. thinner or fatter?
Fatter
19. richer or poorer?
Definitely richer.
20. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Alone time. Quiet time.
21. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Fretting and obsessing.
22. How did you spend Christmas?
With raddidge's family up at the compound.
23. Did you fall in love in 2005?
I already fell in love and I'm not getting up.
24. Any one night stands?
Should I have had some one night stands?
25. What was your favorite TV program?
I don't watch TV outside of wrestling.
26. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is such a strong word. I bitch and moan and complain and say "piece of shit" but I don't hate anyone. I sincerely hope raddidge doesn't argue that I'm hateful.
27. What was the best book you read?
Best thing that I read was The Clapping Hands of God.
28. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I'm not musically inclined.
29. What did you want and get?
A bookcase! Now I need another!
30. What did you want and not get?
More money. Solitude.
31. What was your favorite film of this year?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
32. What did you do on your birthday?
raddidge took me out to dinner at the Front Range Grill. Or was it Wild Ginger?
33. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Peace and quiet.
34. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Black.
35. What kept you sane?
Books, Spot, raddidge, multivitamins. Not in any particular order.
36. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
What's a celebrity?
37. What political issue stirred you the most?
Violent overthrow of the government. How air superiority has made the playing field uneven and prevents revolution beyond guerrila warfare which is akin to an ant climbing an elephant with intent to rape.
38. Who did you miss?
Ben and Kate. New Jersey.
39. Who was the best new person you met?
Probably the lady down the street who waves to me when I am driving to work in the morning and she's getting in the car and we've never spoken or anything. rholupi added me as a LiveJournal friend and I've never spoken with her. I'm baffled. Seriously, people don't like me and makes the feeling mutual with me.
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
At the moment my life is meaningless. Why collect money if I'm never going to spend it? Despite wanting to be left alone, I want more friends.
