year in review
* What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done
before?
became a home-owner
* Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will
you make more for next year?
I don't make resolutions, I alternate between disciplined and lazy all year, every year :)
* Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes
* Did anyone close to you die?
thankfully no friends or immediate family
* What countries did you visit?
I didn't travel abroad in 2005, but I will be crossing hemispheres in 2006!
* What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked
in 2005?
mo' money
* What date from 2005 will remain etched in your memory?
when my fiance proposed
* What was your biggest achievement of the year?
professional advancement
* What was your biggest failure?
failure is such an ugly word! But I guess I neglected to get the puppy I thought I always wanted even though I have the space for it now because I determined I do not have enough energy to devote the attention a pet requires.
* Did you suffer illness or injury?
both, minor
* What was the best thing you bought?
kick ass furniture
* Whose behavior merited celebration?
anyone who managed to never frustrate or upset me
* Whose behavior made you appalled?
ha, I don't think I need to name names
* Where did most of your money go?
it boosted the economy
* What did you get really, really, really excited
about?
visiting Manhattan in the fall with my family/fiance
* What song will always remind you of 2005?
Mariah Carey's catchy comeback tunes - takes me back, back into time!
* Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder?
Definitely happier
b) Thinner or fatter?
I'd like to think more toned.
c) richer or poorer?
Richer.
* What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleeping/relaxing/leisure activities
* What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stressing out/wasting weekends going to the office
* What do you want to do more of in 2006?
whatever i didn't do enough of in 2005
* How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it with family and future in-laws.
* How many one-night stands?
zero - hello, I'm practically married!
* What was your favorite TV program?
Just one? That is like asking me to make Sophie's choice!
* Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this
time last year?
Once someone really offends me it is like that person ceases to exist in my world.
* What was the best book you read?
My favorite author is Dean Koontz and he cranked out a few new novels that kept me turning the pages all night until I finished.
* What was your greatest musical discovery?
Satellite radio continues to delight me :)
* What did you want and get?
I got everything I wanted.
* What was your favorite film of this year?
I Heart Huckabees was uber-trippy
* What did you do on your birthday, and how old were
you?
I turned the weekend before my 25th birthday into my celebration time because it fell on a Monday.
* How would you describe your personal fashion concept
in 2005?
prim and proper by day, slutty by night.
* What kept you sane?
grooming rituals
* Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the
most?
I wouldn't throw Jude Law out of my bed
* What political issue stirred you the most?
the fact you need a license to drive, fish, or hunt - but not to be a parent...and the fact a woman's right to choose could be in serious jeopardy
* Who did you miss?
Nobody
* Who was the best new person you met?
hard to say, as I'm constantly encountering fresh faces
* Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
the person who angers you, conquers you
* Quote a song's lyric that sums up your year and credit the artist:
"don't want no drama/drama" Black Eyed Peas :)
before?
became a home-owner
* Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will
you make more for next year?
I don't make resolutions, I alternate between disciplined and lazy all year, every year :)
* Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes
* Did anyone close to you die?
thankfully no friends or immediate family
* What countries did you visit?
I didn't travel abroad in 2005, but I will be crossing hemispheres in 2006!
* What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked
in 2005?
mo' money
* What date from 2005 will remain etched in your memory?
when my fiance proposed
* What was your biggest achievement of the year?
professional advancement
* What was your biggest failure?
failure is such an ugly word! But I guess I neglected to get the puppy I thought I always wanted even though I have the space for it now because I determined I do not have enough energy to devote the attention a pet requires.
* Did you suffer illness or injury?
both, minor
* What was the best thing you bought?
kick ass furniture
* Whose behavior merited celebration?
anyone who managed to never frustrate or upset me
* Whose behavior made you appalled?
ha, I don't think I need to name names
* Where did most of your money go?
it boosted the economy
* What did you get really, really, really excited
about?
visiting Manhattan in the fall with my family/fiance
* What song will always remind you of 2005?
Mariah Carey's catchy comeback tunes - takes me back, back into time!
* Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder?
Definitely happier
b) Thinner or fatter?
I'd like to think more toned.
c) richer or poorer?
Richer.
* What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleeping/relaxing/leisure activities
* What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stressing out/wasting weekends going to the office
* What do you want to do more of in 2006?
whatever i didn't do enough of in 2005
* How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it with family and future in-laws.
* How many one-night stands?
zero - hello, I'm practically married!
* What was your favorite TV program?
Just one? That is like asking me to make Sophie's choice!
* Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this
time last year?
Once someone really offends me it is like that person ceases to exist in my world.
* What was the best book you read?
My favorite author is Dean Koontz and he cranked out a few new novels that kept me turning the pages all night until I finished.
* What was your greatest musical discovery?
Satellite radio continues to delight me :)
* What did you want and get?
I got everything I wanted.
* What was your favorite film of this year?
I Heart Huckabees was uber-trippy
* What did you do on your birthday, and how old were
you?
I turned the weekend before my 25th birthday into my celebration time because it fell on a Monday.
* How would you describe your personal fashion concept
in 2005?
prim and proper by day, slutty by night.
* What kept you sane?
grooming rituals
* Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the
most?
I wouldn't throw Jude Law out of my bed
* What political issue stirred you the most?
the fact you need a license to drive, fish, or hunt - but not to be a parent...and the fact a woman's right to choose could be in serious jeopardy
* Who did you miss?
Nobody
* Who was the best new person you met?
hard to say, as I'm constantly encountering fresh faces
* Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
the person who angers you, conquers you
* Quote a song's lyric that sums up your year and credit the artist:
"don't want no drama/drama" Black Eyed Peas :)

2 Comments:
Hi Fabdiva,
Where do you get your quizzettes from? They're very thought-provoking...good way to reflect & access a year gone by.
Love your answer to the life lesson question...& mo'money, mo' money, mo' money (old school "In Living Color").
May 2006 bring you more good times & slutty clothes (but only for night!)
hee hee @ slutty clothes wishes :) I don't actually dress as a prostitute in my free time but I do ratchet up the sultry quotient compared to my (usually boring) daytime attire. :) thanks! I receive all my quizzes via email, a couple of my friends are quiz-happy and always send me quizzes, I usually post my answers to the "better" quizzes. I hope you have a great New Year, too! :)
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