not into fish?
1) Where did you begin 2006?
New Year's Eve was at Glenelg beach, but technically I was only visiting and lived in Melbourne at the time.
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Status? What status?
3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
No.
4) How did you earn your money?
Contracting.
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
No.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
No.
7) Where did you go on holiday?
Nowhere apart from the usual Adelaide and Brisbane.
8) What did you purchase that was over £500?
Lots of shares.
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Not this year (from memory).
10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
Yes an old friend from Canberra, sadly.
11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
No.
12) Did you move anywhere?
Yes from Melbourne to Brisbane.
13) What sporting events did you go to?
I went to day 4 of the first test at the Gabba.
14) What concerts/shows did you go to?
None. (God this quiz is quite boring)
15) Are you registered to vote?
It is compulsory to vote in Australia. Once you get on the Electoral Roll, you can be fined if you don't turn up at a polling booth for a Federal Election.
However by some quirk of the law, if you manage to avoid getting on the Electoral Roll in the first place, you cannot be penalised retrospectively.
I left Australia in 1993 and got off the Electoral Roll. Since I returned to Australia in 2003 I have thrown away all the letters I received at my Melbourne apartment asking me who I was and threatening me to register. Now that I have moved to Brisbane it will be even easier to avoid the electoral gestapo because I am sharing accomodation and my name is not on the lease.
I have so far avoided one federal election and I am pleased about this because I hate being forced to vote. I don't care who's in power and I believe anyone who thinks voting in a two party system makes any difference is just being silly.
So no, I'm not registered to vote even though I should be.
Here endeth my political statement.
16) Who did you want to win Big Brother?
On the Aussie version I initially wanted Katie to win and then I didn't care.
17) Where do you live now?
Brisbane.
18) Describe your birthday.
Average.
19) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but have?
Made contracting a long term career.
20) What have been your favourite moments?
Swimming in my friend's pool. Sleeping in late.
21) What's something you learned about yourself?
Nothing.
22) Any new additions to your family?
No.
23) What your best was month?
Don't you mean "what was your best month"?
24) What music will you remember 2006 by?
When we were young, the Killers.
25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
I have no such drinking buddy.
26) Any regrets?
Apart from being born, no, not particularly.
27) What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?:
Kept going and filled in a really long, stupid, boring quiz past question 27.
28) Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No and dunno.
29) What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
The same things I lacked in 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988 etc etc
30) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finally got a job in Brisbane.
31) What was your biggest failure?
Selling those damned DVC shares too soon.
32) Where did most of your money go?
Shares.
33) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Too old to get "really, really" excited about anything.
34) Compared to this time last year, are you...
i) ...happier or sadder?
same
ii) thinner or fatter?
same
iii) richer or poorer?
richer
35) What do you wish you'd done more of?
more sexy times
36) What do you wish you'd done less of?
this quiz
37) How many one night stands?
none
38) What were your favourite TV programs?
Survivor, for some reason.
39) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No
40) What was the best book you read?
Book? Read?
41) What was your greatest musical discovery?
None
42) What did you want and get?
An escape from Melbourne
43) What did you want and not get?
See question 35
44) What was your favourite film of this year?
Can't remember
45) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
See question 35
46) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Geek chic
47) What kept you sane?
Myself, everybody else is crazy
48) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I prefer non-celebs
49) Who was the best new person you met?
A few people in my new office
50) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
51) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2006?
No
52) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2006?
No
53) How many people did you sleep with in 2006?
see question 35
54) Did you treat somebody badly in 2006?
Of course
55) Did somebody treat you badly in 2006?
Not particularly
56) How much money did you spend in 2006?
No idea
57) What are your plans for 2007?
Get through another year
58) Where will you be when 2006 ends?
Probably at home or in the city centre