2005 in a Nutshell

This questionnaire was stolen from YB.

1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
I rode to Sturgis, SD and back. 4400 miles exactly. Yeha!
I went to the Harley Rendezvous-good times.

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Well, I didn't make any, so I didn't break any.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sure..a lot of my "friends" did, but I don't really keep up with them. Close enough to care-I'd say no.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
I'm happy to say no.

5. What countries did you visit?
None.

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Clarity in my life.

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My birthday weekend-May 19-22; I spent it alone and carefree.
December 13-the day I realized the bird probably wasn't coming back.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I completed the AMA Up, Down, and All Around Contest

9. What was your biggest failure?
I don't like to be so negative, but I guess it's not communicating like I should.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I hurt my left, ring finger at work, and it's still a little numb.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I went on a shopping spree in February. Out of all of the things, I love the gold, stripper shoes the best.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
All of the young men that are enlisting in the military.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Kanye West's statements after Hurricane Katrina. What an idiot. I will also say that the people in the Superdome that were raping people have some nerve. I hope they floated away or got run over by the buses leaving town.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Retirement/savings.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
75 degree temperatures on New Year's Day 2005. Yes, I went riding.

16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Live Like You Were Dying (I think it's Tim McGraw, and I guess it was a new song)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
I'd say a little of both. I can't complain.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Traveling/sightseeing. I can never get enough.
I will also say keeping in touch with close friends.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
I wish I'd been less of a grouch. I was really grouchy at the end of this year and that does not become me at all.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
I went to my parent's house.

21. How did you spend New Year’s?
I went to Ed's brother's house and there were 8 of us. We played Catchphrase, which was a lot of fun.

22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
I don't know.

23. How many one-night stands?
No comment. ha ha ha.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Judge Judy, The Amazing Race, Everyday Italian(food network), and What Not to Wear/How Do I Look.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No. This doesn't include some of my coworkers.

26. What was the best book you read?
Travels With Charlie was great. I'm reading East of Eden, and that might have to be on of my favorites for 2005 also.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
None.

28. What did you want and get?
An iPod, diamond earrings (I've always wanted a pair). I know..pictures coming soon.

29. What was your favorite CD of this year?
I bought Michelle Branch and Nora Jones. Sure would be nice to have them back. Wait..I don't remember if I bought them in '05 or '04. hee hee.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Good call YB, Hitch was great.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 31 and I went to random parties. I also met some motorycle internet friends in Winchester, VA.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I had a pretty good year.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
"You can never go wrong with corduroy."

34. What kept you sane?
Jemma and having a few fun coworkers.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I fell in love with Paul Newman. I can't say I fancy any of them.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I hate all the political party bickering. Maybe I'm getting old, but I have never heard people be SO mean to each other just because they are a Democrat or Republican. It's on my nerves, and we are all still people to be judged individually, not by party affiliations.

37. Whom do you miss?
Third time's the charm-Jemma.

38. Who was the best new person that you met?
There is a blogger that I really admire, but we've never met.

The best new people that I met have to be Ryan's friends. It's just a bunch of 8-10 guys, but as a group, they fit together so well, yet all of them are different in their own way. I think I like them because ALL of them are smart. I never hung out with a group of so many smart people at one time. It sucks they're all younger than me. I feel like an old dummy. hee hee.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
I learned that you can always talk to your mom.
I also learned that keeping things inside your head sucks sometimes, but I'm still working on that.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I don't know enough songs or the lyrics to do that, so I'll pass on this one.