1. What did you do in 2005 that you had never done before?
Became a member of a casino

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn’t make any last year. But I intend to make some this year, and stick to them!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No

5. What countries did you visit?
England

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

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None really, The year will all blend into itself, nothing of any importance happened

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Actually sticking to a new hobby for the full year!!!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Failing Hachi-Kyu and not knowing the reason why!

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Damaged shoulder from car crash!

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A sword

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura for his 50 years in martial arts!

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
An Idiot Drunk Driver

14. Where did most of your money go?
Beer/DVD’s/Training Fee’s/Petrol

15. What events did you get really, really, really excited about?
None

16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Holy Diver by Dio, due to the amount of times played to annoy fozzy in the office

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? – Sadder.
ii. thinner or fatter? – Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? – Richer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Enjoyed myself

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Being annoyed by idiots!

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With Family, Eating and Drinking too much!

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Customers! Only people I really talk to on the phone.

22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
No

23. How many one-night stands?
None

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Firefly & Doctor Who

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Yes

26. What was the best book you read?
Ninpo Secrets

27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?
Some people call repetative beeps music!!

28. What did you want and get?
A Hat from japan

29. What did you want and not get?
World Peace, or a cute blonde/brunette/redhead!!

30. What were your favorite films of this year?
Serenity, Batman Begins, Sin City

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went Clubbing to Subspecies in Bristol. (34)

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Passing Hachi-Kyu, Or finding true love :0)

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Comfortable – Jeans & Sweatshirts

34. What kept you sane?
My collection of talking belly button fluff!!
OK. I have never been accused of being sane

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?
Fancy: Jewel Staite (Kaylee in serenity)& Devon Aoki (MiHo in Sin CIty)& Lexa Doig (Rommie in Andromeda)

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Governments treatment of our armed forces, treating some of them as war criminals

37. Whom did you miss?
Tony Blair, But I been practicing and I wont miss again!!

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Helen: Well she cheered pete up a lot :0)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
No matter how low you get, there is always someone worse off than you