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30 Questions:
1. Do you believe in god? Yes, but only so far as acknowledging the existence of a non-specific force that governs certain statistical outcomes of the Universe that are otherwise difficult to explain.
2. Did you ever lie to your mother? Yes, but not intentionally.
3. Do you like cake? What sort of cake?
4. Do you have trouble falling asleep? In bed, yes; at work, no.
5. What is your favourite colour? Blue.
6. Are you afraid of certain noises? Not really... certain noises drive me up the wall crazy, but they don't scare me as such.
7. If you were an object, what would you be? A CCTV camera.
8. Do you eat too much? Yes.
9. Are you politically active? Not in the slightest.
10. Do you feel aggressive sometimes? Yes, and most of the time I have a virtual release (virtual sword/gun/lightning-from-the-fingertips).
11. Are you nervous? Yes, but only when I don't know what I'm facing up to.
12. If you were an animal, what would you be? Some sort of cat. Or perhaps an elephant.
13. Are you afraid of losing control? Too damned right I am.
14. Do you suffer from headaches? No.
15. Do you wear blue jeans in the office? I'd like to be allowed to; I could get away with it on Fridays but technically it's not allowed so I don't push things that far. There's enough other things I could get into trouble for.
16. Do you like flowers? Not really.
17. Are you afraid of water? No, but I respect it and what it's capable of. That's different from fear.
18. Do you sometimes wish you were another person? No, I just wish I were a different version of me.
19. Do you masturbate? Furiously ;-)
20. Did you believe in Santa Claus? Yeah, for a while there, I was convinced.
21. Have you ever killed an animal on purpose? Bigger than an insect, no.
22. Are you afraid of hurting someone? Constantly.
23. Did you ever dismiss somebody? No, but I don't need to. I don't so much dismiss as turn my back and never look round.
24. Have you ever dreamt that you could fly? It's perhaps my most common dream.
25. Are you afraid of fire? See my answer regarding water. I respect fire and its capabilities.
26. Do you like music? Some of it, yeah, but what's "music"?
27. Did you ever get water in your nose? At some point in my life, almost certainly.
28. Are you afraid of spiders? Not any more.
29. Have you ever had sex with a person you didn't know? Yes.
30. Do you like reality shows? You really did run out of questions by this point, didn't you?
And a review of 2006:
[1.] What did you do in 2006 that you have never done before? I will have spent Chistmas away from my parents for the first time ever.
[2.] Did you keep all of last years resolutions? Just goes to show, why bother making them.
[3.] Have you any resolutions for next year? Of course not, that'd be daft.
[4.] What countries did you visit? America, and not South Africa :-(
[5.] What would you like to have in 2007 that you didn't have in 2006? A healthy child.
[6.] What date in 2006 will remain etched in your memory? A date in May that I can't quite remember, the 15th I think it was. The Monday after we got back from the weekend of my sister's 30th birthday party. That was the day A. called to say that the line was blue.
[7.] What was your biggest achievement of the year? Keeping calm through all that's gone on around me.
[8.] What was your biggest failure? Dealing with the old flat.
[9.] Did you suffer any illness or injury? No.
[10.] What was the best thing you bought? My new PC.
[11.] Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? The NHS.
[12.] Where did most of your money go? Everywhere and anywhere, but I still haven't figured it out precisely, and I doubt I ever will.
[13.] What did you get really really really excited about? Becoming a father for the first time :-)
[14.] What songs will always remind you of 2006? Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. America by Razorlight. Pretty much anything by The Feeling, as they've been on the radio constantly.
[15.] Compared to this time last year are you :
[A] Fatter or thinner? Fatter.
[B] Happier or sadder? Pass.
[C] Richer or poorer? Poorer.
[16.] What do you wish you'd done more of? Talking to people.
[17.] What do you wish you'd done less of? Thinking about talking to people.
[18.] How will you be spending Christmas? With my wife.
[19.] Which LJ users did you meet for the first time? None.
[20.] Did you fall in love in 2006? No, I fell in love in 2003 :-)
[21.] How many one night stands? 0
[22] What was your favourite TV show? Dr Who.
[23.] Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, but there are some people for whom my respect/liking has dropped or disappeared entirely.
[24.] What was/were the best books you read? Nothing new worth writing home about, but I've read lots of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels and liked them all.
[25.] What was your greatest musical discovery? Master Of Puppets.
[26.] What did you want and get? A new PC.
[27.] What did you want and not get? A £150m lottery jackpot.
[28.] What was your favourite film this year? Casino Royale, hands down.
[29.] What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? I haven't had my birthday yet - it's on Friday and I'll be 33.
[30.] What one thing would have made your year more satisfying? A £150m lottery jackpot.
[31.] How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? What's fashion?
[32.] What kept you sane? The cat.
[33.] Which celebrity did you fancy the most? Keeley Hazell, if she counts.
[34.] Which political issue stirred you the most? Huh?
[35.] Who did you miss? My friends.
[36.] Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year? I may be isolated geographically, but people are still out there.
[37.] Quote a song lyric that sums up your year... Can't, not right now, but I can think of one for when I finally sell that damned flat: "Then the spell starts to break; The albatross falls from his neck; Sinks down like lead into the sea."
1. Do you believe in god? Yes, but only so far as acknowledging the existence of a non-specific force that governs certain statistical outcomes of the Universe that are otherwise difficult to explain.
2. Did you ever lie to your mother? Yes, but not intentionally.
3. Do you like cake? What sort of cake?
4. Do you have trouble falling asleep? In bed, yes; at work, no.
5. What is your favourite colour? Blue.
6. Are you afraid of certain noises? Not really... certain noises drive me up the wall crazy, but they don't scare me as such.
7. If you were an object, what would you be? A CCTV camera.
8. Do you eat too much? Yes.
9. Are you politically active? Not in the slightest.
10. Do you feel aggressive sometimes? Yes, and most of the time I have a virtual release (virtual sword/gun/lightning-from-the-fingertips).
11. Are you nervous? Yes, but only when I don't know what I'm facing up to.
12. If you were an animal, what would you be? Some sort of cat. Or perhaps an elephant.
13. Are you afraid of losing control? Too damned right I am.
14. Do you suffer from headaches? No.
15. Do you wear blue jeans in the office? I'd like to be allowed to; I could get away with it on Fridays but technically it's not allowed so I don't push things that far. There's enough other things I could get into trouble for.
16. Do you like flowers? Not really.
17. Are you afraid of water? No, but I respect it and what it's capable of. That's different from fear.
18. Do you sometimes wish you were another person? No, I just wish I were a different version of me.
19. Do you masturbate? Furiously ;-)
20. Did you believe in Santa Claus? Yeah, for a while there, I was convinced.
21. Have you ever killed an animal on purpose? Bigger than an insect, no.
22. Are you afraid of hurting someone? Constantly.
23. Did you ever dismiss somebody? No, but I don't need to. I don't so much dismiss as turn my back and never look round.
24. Have you ever dreamt that you could fly? It's perhaps my most common dream.
25. Are you afraid of fire? See my answer regarding water. I respect fire and its capabilities.
26. Do you like music? Some of it, yeah, but what's "music"?
27. Did you ever get water in your nose? At some point in my life, almost certainly.
28. Are you afraid of spiders? Not any more.
29. Have you ever had sex with a person you didn't know? Yes.
30. Do you like reality shows? You really did run out of questions by this point, didn't you?
And a review of 2006:
[1.] What did you do in 2006 that you have never done before? I will have spent Chistmas away from my parents for the first time ever.
[2.] Did you keep all of last years resolutions? Just goes to show, why bother making them.
[3.] Have you any resolutions for next year? Of course not, that'd be daft.
[4.] What countries did you visit? America, and not South Africa :-(
[5.] What would you like to have in 2007 that you didn't have in 2006? A healthy child.
[6.] What date in 2006 will remain etched in your memory? A date in May that I can't quite remember, the 15th I think it was. The Monday after we got back from the weekend of my sister's 30th birthday party. That was the day A. called to say that the line was blue.
[7.] What was your biggest achievement of the year? Keeping calm through all that's gone on around me.
[8.] What was your biggest failure? Dealing with the old flat.
[9.] Did you suffer any illness or injury? No.
[10.] What was the best thing you bought? My new PC.
[11.] Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? The NHS.
[12.] Where did most of your money go? Everywhere and anywhere, but I still haven't figured it out precisely, and I doubt I ever will.
[13.] What did you get really really really excited about? Becoming a father for the first time :-)
[14.] What songs will always remind you of 2006? Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. America by Razorlight. Pretty much anything by The Feeling, as they've been on the radio constantly.
[15.] Compared to this time last year are you :
[A] Fatter or thinner? Fatter.
[B] Happier or sadder? Pass.
[C] Richer or poorer? Poorer.
[16.] What do you wish you'd done more of? Talking to people.
[17.] What do you wish you'd done less of? Thinking about talking to people.
[18.] How will you be spending Christmas? With my wife.
[19.] Which LJ users did you meet for the first time? None.
[20.] Did you fall in love in 2006? No, I fell in love in 2003 :-)
[21.] How many one night stands? 0
[22] What was your favourite TV show? Dr Who.
[23.] Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, but there are some people for whom my respect/liking has dropped or disappeared entirely.
[24.] What was/were the best books you read? Nothing new worth writing home about, but I've read lots of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels and liked them all.
[25.] What was your greatest musical discovery? Master Of Puppets.
[26.] What did you want and get? A new PC.
[27.] What did you want and not get? A £150m lottery jackpot.
[28.] What was your favourite film this year? Casino Royale, hands down.
[29.] What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? I haven't had my birthday yet - it's on Friday and I'll be 33.
[30.] What one thing would have made your year more satisfying? A £150m lottery jackpot.
[31.] How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? What's fashion?
[32.] What kept you sane? The cat.
[33.] Which celebrity did you fancy the most? Keeley Hazell, if she counts.
[34.] Which political issue stirred you the most? Huh?
[35.] Who did you miss? My friends.
[36.] Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year? I may be isolated geographically, but people are still out there.
[37.] Quote a song lyric that sums up your year... Can't, not right now, but I can think of one for when I finally sell that damned flat: "Then the spell starts to break; The albatross falls from his neck; Sinks down like lead into the sea."
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