callistra | Meme stolen from Sekrit Squirrel

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Travelled over east a lot.
Got retrenched.
Started a business.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't believe in NYE resolutions - if you're not trying to be who you want to be every second of the day then you will never get there. :-)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Sydeney! Brisabane! Adelaide-a!

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
A cleaning lady.

7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
11th december 2004. Biggest. Party. Ever.
November. Between my friends, Sydney, Hellfire, my hormones, November was just a series of crisies all in a row.
October. Between Johncon (Wastelands), Swancon fundraising, stress, misery, and Liluri's visit, October is kind of blurry too. At least October had more redeeming features in it. :-)
COVENANT! March-ish?

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Writing my first invoice. Registering my business name. And the last one is a sekrit. *grin*

9. What was your biggest failure?
Being asleep for most of my trip to Sydney.

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

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My new kitchen.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Cheshire. This year has been interesting in a non-positive way, and he has withstood the whirlwind admirably.
Alli. She has been a true light in my life this year. Hoping to go back to Sydney and have a huge party at her house with all my Sydney based friends!! :-)

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Probably best if I do not mention names. There was also an incident in which I still can not believe that one of the participants has no idea of how pissed off and hurt I was/am still. It doesn't matter any more, it's kind of been sorted.

14. Where did most of your money go?
I don't know!! Sydney? Brisbane? Adelaide? Sydney? Birthday? Kitchen?

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Sydney

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Gott Tantze (E Nomine) Translates as - And God Danced.
Joy - VNV Nation

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same. Amusingly enough :-)
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, definately richer. Or do they mean financially? Going down to a single income family would make me poorer then.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Hermitting. I wih some things had never happened. Perhaps if I'd not been out there so much they wouldn't have.
No, I'm being melodramatic. I don't know.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Been angry. I hate being angry, I know how much I can accomplish when I'm NOT emotionally driven, and when combined with anger and hurt I can get quite... insane. I've spent more time this year being hurt and angry than I have in the past 10 years combined.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Dinner at the parents. (Usually it's breakfast/lunch but Ma and Pa are visiting Granddad on his home for lunch this year.)

21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?
Vyvyansb. Baralier. Actually, since I *started* this journal in Jan this year, then I guess I could say ALL OF THEM!

22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
:-) I fall in love every year!

23. How many one-night stands?
:-) Let's define "one night stand" before we start giving answers to that....

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Coupling? *looks hazily backwards to see if I can *remember* any others.*

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, but I do feel like my trust has been broken by a few actions lately. I don't believe in hate.

26. What was the best book you read?
Wee Free Men, and A Hat Full of Sky (can't wait for the next one!)

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
E Nomine

28. What did you want and get?
A Hatful of Sky

29. What did you want and not get?
Peace.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Chronicles of Riddick

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
30! BIGGEST. PARTY. EVER! It was massive! Lots of fun had by all. It was only last Saturday after all! Still trying to clean the mess from it!

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A cleaning lady. :-)

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Bathers and a sarong

34. What kept you sane?
Cheshire. He is the ONLY thing sometimes.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Vin Deisel still catches my eye. I think of Greebo (or Mr Gribeau) as looking like him, but taller and with much tighter jeans. Erk!

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
This has been a bad bad year for political issues.
"Pro-Choice" and "Anti-Abortion." I don't think any one has the right to tell a woman whether or not she can choose to have an abortion. It should all be up to her.

37. Who did you miss?
Ms Lilith Liluri

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Vyvyansb! .......BookPimp!.......

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
Other people do not think. It's no excuse for myself to be the same way.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Feuer und Wasser
(Fire and Water)

Wow, this was depressing! I think I need to do a lot of thinking, perhaps some talking too. :-( But this was definately the most painful year I have had in a very, very, long time.