Got this from Melanie:

1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before? Got pregnant
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? No, and I'll make the same ones for next year
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Two friends had babies, and my cousin had a baby. It was quite a baby boom!
4. Did anyone close to you die? My aunt.
5. What countries did you visit? Aruba - which is a beautiful country and virtually crime free, it's gotten a bad rep lately but the people there are awesome.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? A baby!
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? The day I had my first ultrasound, and I knew, without question, that I was going to have a baby
8. What was your biggest success? Getting pregnant
9. What was your biggest failure? Hmm, not being able to manage my debt too well, I'm still swimming in credit card debt
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I stayed away from illness and injury this year, except for that morning sickness thing
11. What was the best thing you bought? A projector for the basement
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Fatima - she got a job!!!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I'm not naming names, but she's going to have to work really hard for any of us to trust her again. She knows who she is.
14. Where did most of your money go? Mortgage, comics, and I have no idea where else, but it's going somewhere!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The baby! Also, I always get excited about the annual comic book convention. What can I say, I'm a geek!
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2005? 'Hollaback Girl', 'Gold Digger'
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? Happier!!!

ii. thinner or fatter? 20 lbs fatter!

iii. richer or poorer? Broke, baby!

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Saving money
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Doing absolutely nothing constructive with my time
20. How will you be spending Christmas? We spent it with family at Maui's house
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? I fall in love every day with my husband. Okay, I just threw up a little. :-P
23. How many one-night stands? none
24. What was your favorite TV program? 'Lost', and only 'Lost', OK fine, 'My Names is Earl' gets an honorable mention
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No, I still hate the same people. I also hate Bush more and more every day.
26. What was the best book you read? David Sedaris: "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
27. What were your greatest musical discoveries? Jack Johnson, it's smooth music to chill to
28. What did you want and get? A raise. It was a tiny tiny tiny one, but we hadn't gotten raises in such a long time it was nice to get
30. What was your favorite film(s) of this year? Batman Begins, Sin City, Garden State, the Chronicles of Narnia, uh, can't remember any more
31. What did you do on your birthday this year ? Had a birthday party, don't remember much about it
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Sharing it with my mom.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Casual
34. What kept you sane? The internet - it's my fantasy world that I retreat into
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Jessica Alba. Hotness.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Hurricane Katrina and the the political blame game afterwards
37. Who did you miss? My mom.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Hmm, I don't think I've met many new people this year. I'd have to say one of my clients, Rita. She's freakin' awesome and she's always emailing me about how the pregnancy's going and her and her coworkers always take me out to awesome places when I'm out there working
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: Things will happen if you keep on working on them.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Dont cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me Dont cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me Dont cha, dont cha Dont cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me Dont cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me Dont cha, dont cha " HA! Just kidding. Right now I'm about as hot as the North Pole. I think I'm starting to get cankles!

Posted by Yano at December 30, 2005 09:40 AM

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