1.What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before?
Possibly quite a few things, but the one’s that stick out are having a birthday month (in which me and Kirst went on a drinkathon) and going to a different continent. Oh and paintballing…..

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Don’t remember making any this year, for next year’s tune in in a few days

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No one espescially close to me, there were quite a few births at work (not literally) and Sprog no 2 sprogged as well
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4. Did anyone close to you die?
Again, not espescially close, but my Godfather John

5. What countries did you visit?
USA twice

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
That would mean future planning so not likely to happen

7. What date(s) from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Florida, swimming with dolphins, Disney

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Managing to pass BSL level one and complete a home study course on time!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Rupert

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing serious

11. What was the best thing you bought?
new dvd/video player – just typical that the other dvd stopped working almost as soon as it was relegated to the bedroom

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My best friends as always, but am very proud of Anna for making it to team managerdom and doing such a good job, even if she doesn’t always realise it

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Ron Atkinson

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

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Florida, Euro 2004

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
This Love Maroon 5 – was always on the radio in Florida
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17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder?
Probably about the same

thinner or fatter?
i dunno
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richer or poorer?
richer in that I’ve paid off more debt

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
spent more time with friends

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
spent lots of time deleting bloody spam comments!

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
A few days too late but, round at Mums then boxing day here and at footie

21. Who deleted question 21?
The quiz monster that always deletes random questions

22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Only with the idea of it

23. How many one-night stands?
None

24. What was your favorite TV program?
2DTV, Little Britain

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

26. What was the best book you read?
Probably Prisoner of Azkaban

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
not sure, but was very happy at finally getting to see Naz in concert

28. What did you want and get?
Football Manager 2005

29. What did you want and not get?
World peace

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Saw quite a few, my faves were probably Torque (rah bikes) and Kill Bill both vols (hint Kev) WHMS is still my all time fave tho
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31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
22, had a birthday month including going on a team night out, having a curry with mates and seeing the Geordies on an all day drinking spree
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32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not having caused an argument with my best friend

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Same as most years, jeans lol

34. What kept you sane?
My friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Nic Cage
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36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Iraq War

37. Who did you miss?
Kath coz I only get to see her every few months

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Loadsa new people at work this year….probably dee coz she’s mad, gonna miss her when she leaves

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
You don’t hurt the ones you love

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Not sure, but if you look thru this tyear’s posts there have been a few lyrics I’ve quoted…

FIRSTS
First car: don’t drive
First screen name: Can’t remember, was whilst I was in college and gemma set up a yahoo account for me
First self purchased CD: Space, Me n U versus the World
First pets: Fluffy
First piercing/tattoo: ears/roses on my left shoulder

LASTS
Last cigarette: who knows?
Last car ride: On the way home
Last good cry: Crying’s never good
Last library book checked out: Over 5 years ago!
Last Kiss: You’d know if you’d have been there
Last crush: Ppl have crushes on me, not the other wayy round
Last phone call: not sure, last txt was to Mandy and Anna to say the service centre was still standing
Last footwear worn: Work shoes
Last song played: Styx – Babe
Last item bought: no 82 from the brew machine
Last annoyance: Bank holiday’s are not working days
Last shirt worn: Don’t do shirts, so prob a work one last time I went to Skem
Last website visited: all the blogs listed on my read list
Last word/s you said: Thanks – to Fliss’ father in law, for the lift home

What color of underwear are you wearing? Red
What’s under your bed?: Dust bunnies, rowing machine, dust bunnies, suitcase, dust bunnies, random papers, dust bunnies….
What time did you wake up today?: Midday

FUTURE
Where do you want to go? Everywhere
What is your career going to be? Either pink, or something to do with random courses I’ve done
Where are you going to live? Who knows
How many kids do you want? As many as I have
What kind of car(s): Prefer a bike….

CURRENT
Current mood: Tired
Current music: Styx
Current taste: getting better all the time
Current hair: tied back
Current clothes: Jeans and top
Current annoyance(s): None
Current book: About to start the Nic Cage biography Kirst ought me for xmas
Current hate: don’t really do hate…

UNIQUE
Nervous Habits? Scratching my head, not really a nervous thing though, more a tired thing
Are you double jointed? No.
Can you roll your tongue? Yes.
Can you raise one eyebrow at a time? Yes
Can you blow spit bubble? Yes
Can you cross your eyes? Yes.
Tattoos? 3
Pierced and where? twice in each ear, belly bar
Do you make your bed daily?

CLOTHES
Which shoe goes on first? right
Speaking of shoes, have you ever thrown one at anyone? Craig…
On the average, how much money do you carry in your wallet? Actual physical money…wow does that still exist?
What jewellery do you wear? Earings belly bar, bracelet and necklace
Favourite piece of clothing? Jeans

FOOD
Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? Bit of both
Have you ever eaten Spam? Possibly years ago
Favourite ice cream flavour? Changes every time I have it
Favourite candy treat? Ditto above
Ideal bagel? Don’t do bagels, but I like egg and quorn sausage barms
How many cereals in your cabinet? possibly a few

JK Rowling’s announced a release date for Harry Potter no 6…..00.01 hs on 16th July 2005. I know where I’ll be heading on the Friday night before when the pub kicks out then

I didn’t get Order of the Phoenix as soon as it was released, I decided to read the other 4 first, so bought number 5 the following Saturday. Suppose I should buy Philiosopher’s Stone and Chamber of secrets as well, as we’d borrowed these before buying 3 and 4.

Just to get everyone a bit excited, here’s an extract from Bloomsbury’s site. :

“In the previous book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the last chapter, titled ‘The Second War Begins,’ started:

The author has already said that the Half-Blood Prince is neither Harry nor Voldemort.”

Decided as it’s a bank holiday and very limited bus service to work and a none existant one back again, to cycle in today on my new bike. When I say new, I really mean has been sat in the shed and not used for the 3 months since it was bought. So yesterday we trekked to Decathlon and bought myself a helmet and Bert attatched the lights on. Tried it out on the street and everything seemed fine.

Got half way to work and thought the saddle was hurting a bit, but at least to work is downhill – down Osbourne Street in the slush, am lucky I didn’t kill myself lol Arrived at work, in less than half hour, feeling pretty pleased with myself…until I tried to walk. Saddle sore doesn’t come close.

Convinced Bert to give me a lift home, but the evil machine wouldn’t fit in his car, so had to cycle, with a very sore rear end on an evil saddle in the pouring down rain uphill. To make things more interesting the winds then picked up so as hard as I was cycling up Stockport Road the wind was pushing just as hard back so I didn’t seem to move very far. Still managed to get home in about 3/4 hour. May have to do it again tomorrow to see if I can improve on times

Just for the extra amusement value, as soon as I’d thrown the bike in the shed and got into the house, it stopped raining grrrr

All went to plan with me cooking lunch, apart from giving Bert and Sarah the wrong plates, Sprog ended up with all the sweetcorn whereas Bert had peas on his plate, which were distastefully shoved to the edge lol Apart from that all went well and again, no complaints. Mum has found another 2 fans of her xmas pud tho.

After lunch, ‘Millionaire’ went back on and with the combined efforts of the 8 of us, Kirsty on the phone and good old google, we reached the million

Then it was off to EP for the Boxing Day match against Brizzle…we lost….we shouldn’t have. The first half was promising, but after they scored early in the second half from a very sloppy should have been saved twice goal, county fell apart and forgot all the good stuff they learnt like passing the ball to each other. The referee didn’t help either, general consesus was he’s a word rhyming with banker….

Then a trip to Maccy D’s to refill (and for Rupert to get lots of Incredibles phone stuffs) and it was off to the MEN arena to watch Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2 on Ice. Was very impressed, the skating was brilliant and the choreography amazing. We even had special guest appearances from Mickey Minnie Donald and Goofy Methinks will definitely go to see other Disney on Ice’s when they come to town. Also think I have found my dream job…I want to be an iceskating Disney character!

Was actually up and ready when Phil came to pick me up this morning, so was a good start to the day. Mum made a lovely xmas dinner, and not even Nan complained. Sarah was full up by the end and couldn’t finish her pudding, so the traditional miracle has occurred.

After lunch, Mum put together the scalextric I bought her and proceeded to beat Phil in every round, even though her lap counter wasn’t clicking over properly. Nan also managed to keep us amused – we’d given her Bucks Fizz at lunch She was intrigued by the giant Scooby dog I bought Mum from Florida, espescially when Mum told her that her and Sarah talk to it. Being called insane by someone with Alzeimer’s really is an achievement!

Afterwards we played the dvd version of ‘Millionaire’. Almost got to the 32k mark, but answered the last question incorrectly. Grandad who has travelled the world was no use what-so-ever with the geography questions, whereas Nan’s random guesses were spookily correct. She just got very confoosed when we turned the game off and the actual show was on tv.

So day ones over with and it’s everyone round here tomorrow for lunch, before hopefully going to the match. The first proper white xmas in years and I’m praying it doesn’t disrupt play lol.

….to all of my readers. Hope everyone got what they wished for.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

And so I’m offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you

Don’t forget to track Santa’s journey…

…Just make sure you’re all asleep before he arrives at your house, or he won’t leave any presents!

…to everyone who told me there was a problem with the site. As you can see tis now sorted. Thing that amused me is that as soon as I am without blog, I thought of a million things I needed to post… now all I can remember from yesterday is people telling me my site was broke and Paul bringing his very cute baby into work …