Following my tradition of copying Katherine's New Years post, here is 2009.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
- Explored Northland
- Moved into a flat with people I know!
- Changed Jobs within a company
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for the next year?
- There weren't any. No.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
- No. Never been to a funeral.
5. What countries did you visit?
- None unfortunately.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
- A lover or relationship deeper than a friendship.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched in your memory, and why?
- None 2009 mostly work, and can't remember the dates of the non work stuff.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- Getting a better Job
9. What was your biggest failure of the year?
- To be more outgoing.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
-None, odd cold.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
-My car I guess, I mean it's a car so hardly excitingly, but unfortunately far to useful.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
-No one really
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
-The world leaders as usual with regards to politics and climate change
- Christian and all other overly Religious and or fanatical peoples.
14. Where did most of your money go?
-Rent and Car
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- The Gathering Storm
- A new computer
- Bioware's return to there roots
16. What song will always remind of you of 2009?
-none
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
- No change, maybe a little happier now my Job is better
b) fatter or thinner?
- 10% bigger, apparently I'm now nearly a health weight.
c) richer or poorer?
-Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- Getting to know people.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
-Spent money
20. How did you spend Christmas?
-With Family in Chch, and house sitting
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
- I wish
22. What was your favourite TV programme?
- Darker than Black 2, and Eden of the East
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
- Not really, still hate stupidity, especially the religious type
- oh and any one who smokes, really really hate smokers!
24. What was the best book you read?
- The Gathering Storm, now I have hope that the Wheel of Time may end well.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
- none
26. What did you want and get?
- A better Job
27. What did you want and not get?
- Love/relationship
28. What was your favourite film of this year?
- Sherlock Holmes? Maybe having problems remembering what else I saw this year
29. What did you do on your birthday and how old did you turn?
-Turned 25, and Secretly had a lot of people over for Breakfast with out most of them realising the true reason!
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
- Love
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
- Same as always
32. What kept you sane?
- Books and Friends
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- none, they're all idiots
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
-nothing really
35. Who did you miss?
-Lots of people, who no longer live in the same city
36. Who was the best new person you met?
- One of my flatmates from my previous flat, a good bloke
- A couple of people at work
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
-Some times exceeding expectations is rewarded
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
- Uhm... I'll pass on this one
