Re: Okay, well this a bit like the old Netscrape posts

While tuning my lute, I heard Castellan 
<charles.meigh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> say...

> 
> 1.What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?

Still thinking....  extracted deoxynivalenol and nivalenol from maize 
cultures?

Oh, I dug my own bath at Hot Water Beach and went sea kayacking at 
Cathedral Cove in New Zealand.

> 2.Did you make any New Years' resolutions?

Not really. I did think of one the other day, but I've forgotten what it 
was.

> 3.Did anyone close to you give birth?

No.
 
> 4.Did anyone close to you die?

A good friend's mother. I wasn't close to the mother, but I am to my 
friend.

> 5.What countries did you visit?

New Zealand.

> 6.What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?

A completed first draft PhD thesis.

> 7.What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Hmmm, can't think of anything in particular.
 
> 8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Getting through it.

> 9.What was your biggest failure?

I refuse to acknowledge failure- I prefer to consider myself "not yet 
competent" at whatever I didn't achieve ;-)
 
> 10.Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nothing apart from the usual coughs and sniffles. And far too many 
tension headaches.
 
> 11.What was the best thing you bought?

Probably my new Palm T|X
 
> 12.Whose behaviour merited celebration?

My 7 y.o.nephew Kyle- he really improved this year
 
> 13.Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

It's either George Bush or John Howard- politicians, both.

> 14.Where did most of your money go?

Mortgage

> 15.What events did you get really, really, really excited about?

The new series of Dr Who.
 
> 16.What song will always remind you of 2005?

Hmm, none really.
 
> 17.Compared to this time last year, are you:
> i.happier or sadder?
> ii.thinner or fatter?
> iii.richer or poorer?

Probably about the same, although I may be marginally richer. This is a 
tem****ary state of affairs.

> 18.What do you wish you'd done more of?

Exercise, and paying attention to a very close friend.
 
> 19.What do you wish you'd done less of?

Procrastination

> 20.How did you spend Christmas?

With a group of great friends at our house- traditional meal, which I 
prepared, then watched some Dr Who, played some Save Dr Lucky and ate 
lots more, in the comfort of the AC. Christmas Day was a stinker.
 
> 21.Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?

Dale

> 22.Did you fall in love in 2005?

No.
 
> 24. What was your favourite TV program?

Dr Who. No contest.

> 26. What was the best book you read?

I read quite a few good books,  but none that stand out.

> 27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?

Missy Higgins
 
> 28. What did you want and get?

512meg SD card and Missy Higgins CD... and a new Palm, an MP3 player 
(bought these myself, though) and a new wa****ng machine.
 
> 29. What did you want and not get?

A wireless router... but it's ont he way.
 
> 30. What were your favorite films of this year?

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe- although it didn't really meet my 
expectations.
 
> 31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I can't remember... but I was 37

I think we went to dinner... and I had a belated birthday party. My 
friends messed with my mind and I ended up buying my own birthday 
present.
 
> 33. How would you describe your personal fa****on concept in 2005?

Hmm, postgrad laboratory budget
 
> 34. What kept you sane?

I don't think I am.....
 
> 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?

Christopher Eccleston- he was brilliant
 
> 36. What political issue stirred you the most?

It's a huge toss up. The London bombings worried me enormously, but I was 
moved by the wonderful sup****tive effoet of the British people. I 
compared that with the horrific response to Cyclone Katrina and 
despaired.

Other than that, probably the new IR legislation which was bulldozed 
through parliament by an arrogant Australian federal government.
 
> 37. Whom did you miss?

Probably Daley.

> 38. Who was the best new person you met?

My lab partner Madeleine. I didn't meet many new people, but that doesn't 
lessen my respect for her.

> 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
 
Making your own luck is all about recognising and taking advantage of 
op****tunities when they come along.