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since there's nothing going on that i can talk about, i have stolen shayna's idea and give you my wrap-up of 2005:


1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? move into my (our) own home


2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i never make new years' resolutions.


3. Did anyone close to you give birth? yes, one of my oldest and best friends, elvira.


4. Did anyone close to you die? no, for once!


5. What countries did you visit? this is really awful. belgium and germany. no wonder i feel like crap


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


7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? january 7th. that was the day i left betty behind.


8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? starting a new job, reconstruction of our home and being in school, all at the same time.


9. What was your biggest failure? not going to the states


10. Did you suffer illness or injury? nothing serious


11. What was the best thing you bought? everything house and my new purse.


12. Whose behavior merited celebration? maarten, because he handled my frequent absence


13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? world leaders.


14. Where did most of your money go? the house.


15. What events did you get really, really, really excited about? the gorge. and then i didn't go.


16. What song will always remind you of 2005? black betty and dontcha


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Thinner or fatter? thinner
Richer or poorer? poorer
Happier or sadder? just as happy


18. What do you wish you'd done more of? relax, travel


19. What do you wish you'd done less of? work/study


20. How did you spend Christmas? 1st christmas day my parents and maarten's mom and stepdad came to dinner. 2nd christmas day we went to visit maarten's dad.


21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with? probably ellis?


22. Did you fall in love in 2005? no


23. How many one-night stands? 0


24. What was your favourite TV program? LOST


25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no


26. What was the best book you read? imprimatur, which i haven't finished yet. NO TIME.


27. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery? rediscovery: blof


28. What did you want and get? a job, a home, a nice grade average


29. What did you want and not get? time (i'm repetitive, i know) and travel (ditto)


30. What were your favorite films of this year? er. i think i only saw one 'new' movie


31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 33 and i went to work and school


32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? enough sleep, flying to america


33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? jeans, skirts and tops


34. What kept you sane? my head


35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least? eh. okay, something different this year. thumbs up: roelant fernhout. thumbs down: madonna


36. What political issue stirred you the most? it's amazing that our leaders tell us terrorism should be the issue that keeps us awake all night, yet mother nature is kicking our asses left and right.


37. Whom did you miss? the people that couldn't be here


38. Who was the best new person you met? my co-worker annette.


39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: NOTHING. can i sleep now?