Year 2006 recap

[pnoopiepnats]

stolen from myofficespace.

1) Where did you begin 2006?
a suburb in Western Australia sitting next to bf. It was funny as the neighbors were making heaps of noise and then at midnight it just completely stopped. Thought they killed themselves or something.


2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
in a relationship

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
no

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
the one in my sig

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
I don't think so

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
yes, nutty roomies, son, was robbed

7) Where did you go on vacations?
australia
can't afford to go anywhere else lol

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Hmmm air plane ticket.

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
no

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
yes my daughter's best friend

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
no

12) Did you move anywhere?
lol yes moved 5 times this year

13) What sporting events did you go to?
none

14) What concert/show did you go to?
none

15) Are you registered to vote?
no

16) Favorite Show?
desperate housewives and lost

17) Describe your birthday.
Pretty much sucked.

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
rent a car in oz and drive on the wrong side of the road. lol live in another country.

19) What has been your favorite moment..
probably some of the mind blowing sex

and some other things that were funny.

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I have high tolerance and I have problems

21.) Any new additions to your family?
does lice count?


22.) What was your best month/months?
January, February, September

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
Nelly Furtado, Rhianna, Eskimo Joe

24) New Drink?
yeah cordial and milo

25) Made new friends?
yep some new work friends and met mr c

26) Favorite Night out?
none

27) Any regrets?
yeah

[Tal]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
At home watching the fireworks in London on TV.


2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
In an online relationship


3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
No

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
The one in my sig, almost anything dubya comes out with, the one by a US senator about the Net being 'lots of tubes'...can't really recall them all.

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
No

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
No

7) Where did you go on vacations?
Norway

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Nothing

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
No

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
No

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
No, thankfully.

12) Did you move anywhere?
Just between the bedroom and bathroom...

13) What sporting events did you go to?
None

14) What concert/show did you go to?
None

15) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16) Favorite Show?
Torchwood, The State Within, Have I Got News For You, Spooks, Battlestar Galactica, Planet Earth, Coast

17) Describe your birthday.
I can't even remember it. lol

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
I'm not sure I've done anything that unusual this year...

19) What has been your favorite moment..
erm...well there was this one time a really cute cat came into our garden for a few hours...other than that I guess the holiday in Norway or some of the SU voice chats...I dunno.

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I don't dislike babies quite as much as I thought I did.

21.) Any new additions to your family?
Not in my immediate family, but there were some babies produced.

22.) What was your best month/months?
I can't even remember last week... :/

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
None...music's timeless.

24) New Drink?
Well there's this okayish new strawberry squash stuff in Asda...erm..yes I'm weird

25) Made new friends?
Not offline...a few in SU chat.

26) Favorite Night out?
Night Out?

27) Any regrets?
Plenty

[Bodhi]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
at home as usual, the same place I will begin 2007.


2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
I had gone out on one date with a girl, but after the second date she only wanted to be friends.

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Yes! I started law school.

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?


5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
I unfortunatly had to go visit my grandfather who had a heart attack.

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
No!

7) Where did you go on vacations?
I went to FLorida and saw the Phillies spring training.

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Well, my dad bought me a new computer(my beautiful macbook), I myself didn't buy anything over $500.

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Yes, one of my good friends got married and I went to the wedding.

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
No one that I was close to thankfully.

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
Not that I can remember

12) Did you move anywhere?
Yes! I moved to another city to go to school, my first move out of my mom's house.

13) What sporting events did you go to?
A number of Phillies and Eagles games.

14) What concert/show did you go to?
I didn't get to go to any.

15) Are you registered to vote?
Yes, and I did vote!

16) Favorite Show?
Still Lost.

17) Describe your birthday.
I'm experienceing it now actaully, haha

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
Something, but its private.

19) What has been your favorite moment..
Actually dating someone, and starting school.

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
That I can do things that scare me, its hard and takes a toll on me, but I'm better for putting myself out there in the feared situations and trying to improve my life.

21.) Any new additions to your family?
Nope

22.) What was your best month/months?
June, August

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
Too much to list

24) New Drink?
Beer is fine with me.

25) Made new friends?
Yes! Lots of friends at school.

26) Favorite Night out?
My last night at school after I took my exams.

27) Any regrets?
Of course, but I'm trying to forget them.

[albetross]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
in bed with food poisining

2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
single

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
none

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?


5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
no

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
no

7) Where did you go on vacations?
Ocean City MD


8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
transmission for my truck

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
yes

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
no

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
no

12) Did you move anywhere?
no

13) What sporting events did you go to?
none

14) What concert/show did you go to?
none

15) Are you registered to vote?
yes

16) Favorite Show?
mythbusters

17) Describe your birthday.
just another day

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
nothink comes to mind

19) What has been your favorite moment..
I don't know

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?


21.) Any new additions to your family?
no


22.) What was your best month/months?
august

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?


24) New Drink?
none

25) Made new friends?
no

26) Favorite Night out?
none

27) Any regrets?
tuns

[Sweet Pea]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
In Boise, Idaho watching a neighbor set his roof on fire with fireworks.
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Single.
3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Yup, until spring.
4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." -- George W. Bush.
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
Yup. I picked up my son from a friend's house, and since he met me at a corner convenience store the police pulled us over because they thought I was buying drugs from him. ;D
7) Where did you go on vacations?
Didn't take a real vacation. Drove around the countryside whenever I got a chance, but that's about it.
8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Tuition and books.
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Yup. My daughter.
10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
Nobody close to me.
11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
Nope.
12) Did you move anywhere?
Yup, moved to Washington.
13) What sporting events did you go to?
None.
14) What concert/show did you go to?
Went to a few small shows, nothing internationally recognizable.
15) Are you registered to vote?
Not currently.
16) Favorite Show?
Didn't follow any TV shows in 2006.
17) Describe your birthday.
A family dinner party with my two sons cuz our birthdays are all within a week of each other.
18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
Graduate from college...finally!
19) What has been your favorite moment.
Too personal to relate here.
20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I'm stronger than I used to think I was.
21.) Any new additions to your family?
New son-in-law.
22.) What was your best month/months?
April.
23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
Pain ~ Three Days Grace.
24) New Drink?
Oranjeboom.
25) Made new friends?
Not IRL.
26) Favorite Night out?
Concert in the park.
27) Any regrets?
Too soon to say. Probably depends on how things turn out.

[gSteve]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
at home like i am now

2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
single

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
no, though i did a part time college course

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
cant think of any

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
no

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
no they didnt catch me

7) Where did you go on vacations?
to leeds

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
nothing

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
no

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
no

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
i've seen some but they normally ignore me

12) Did you move anywhere?
no

13) What sporting events did you go to?
none

14) What concert/show did you go to?
none

15) Are you registered to vote?
yes

16) Favorite Show?
um, i watched big brother

17) Describe your birthday.
I went to a meet with some people from a website i posted on and went to the theatre with my girlfriend to see to kill a mockingbird

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
go away for a week

19) What has been your favorite moment..
my birthday

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
im sure i have but i cant think of what

21.) Any new additions to your family?
no

22.) What was your best month/months?
october, november

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
Nas, The Game, Ice Cube, Lupe Fiasco, Snoop Dogg, Z-Ro

24) New Drink?
no

25) Made new friends?
no

26) Favorite Night out?
my birthday

27) Any regrets?
no

[Jeremy]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
My front room, with family, toasting the new year.

2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Single. As it is was on 1 January, as it is now.

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
no

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
"The TARDIS has been stolen - by an ice cream man!"


5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
no

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
No

7) Where did you go on vacations?
Cornwall


8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
A house! (Actually, half a house).

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Yes

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
Yes

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
No

12) Did you move anywhere?
No. That's to come...

13) What sporting events did you go to?
The Fourth day of both cricket Test matches at Lord's.

14) What concert/show did you go to?
The New Statesman - comedy play starring Rik mayall.
A Doctor Who stage play.

15) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16) Favorite Show?
Doctor Who, Torchwood, The West Wing, ER.

17) Describe your birthday.
Went shopping, spent money, came home.


18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
Go back to my previous employer (after I was made redundant). Buy a house!
Drop three catches in one game of crcket. I didn't think even I could be that useless.

19) What has been your favorite moment..
Pass.


20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I'm crap at job interviews. Which I knew anyway, but this year confirmed it. Again.
Apparently certain people think of me as a brother, much to my regret.


21.) Any new additions to your family?
No.


22.) What was your best month/months?
June - holiday, cricket, blazing sunshine.

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
Weird Al's new album, Staright Outa Lynnwood.

24) New Drink?
No.

25) Made new friends?
Not many, but a few.

26) Favorite Night out?
A leaving party I went to in about July. I'm saying no more.

27) Any regrets?
Several.

[ProdigiousGamer]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
in New Hampshire at my uncle's bed and breakfast


2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
single

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
yes

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
pass...

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
naw

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
nope

7) Where did you go on vacations?
New Hampshire
Minneapolis
Italy

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Computer

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
no

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
no

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
No

12) Did you move anywhere?
no

13) What sporting events did you go to?
a bunch of buccaneers, magic, and devil rays games, and a Minnesota Gophers hockey game

14) What concert/show did you go to?
none

15) Are you registered to vote?
yes

16) Favorite Show?
house, Sportscenter, mike and mike in the morning

17) Describe your birthday.
I didn't do anything.

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
get drunk and pass out

19) What has been your favorite moment..
going to football games and... that stuff

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
nothing

21.) Any new additions to your family?
a new nephew


22.) What was your best month/months?
November, December

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
nobody

24) New Drink?
lots of stuff

25) Made new friends?
haha new people at work

26) Favorite Night out?
none

27) Any regrets?
yeah

[nameless]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
indoors


2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
single


3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
No

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?

"whenever i learn something new it pushes some old knowledge out of my brain, remember that home wine making course when i forgot how to drive" - homer simpson!

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
only to visit my sister

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
Not that i can remember

7) Where did you go on vacations?
cornwall

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
nothing

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
yeah - sisters friend although i didnt go

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
yeah

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
yeah, unfortunately it was only once though

12) Did you move anywhere?
no

13) What sporting events did you go to?
none, watched plenty on tv though

14) What concert/show did you go to?
too many to list

15) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16) Favorite Show?
only fools and horses, that show never gets old!

17) Describe your birthday.
pretty tame occasion

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
cant think of anything

19) What has been your favorite moment..
nothing really stands out, just the times ive been extremely happy for whatever reason

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
not sure at the moment

21.) Any new additions to your family?
yes! i am an uncle and also have a new cousin!

22.) What was your best month/months?
pass

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
all the new bands i discovered

24) New Drink?
im pretty boring when its comes to drinks, i always stick to the tried and tested

25) Made new friends?
met new people but hardly formed long lasting friendships with them

26) Favorite Night out?
any time i was out drinking and enjoying myself!

27) Any regrets?
a few yeah!

[nats]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
in my brothers house with my brother and sister drinking beer and watching t.v.


2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
single, stuck driving my friend about to get her bf's present and drop her off, then ended up almost stranded without an offer of petrol money not a good day

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
yes, actually started working after september

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
dunno

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
once for headaches, and with my sister and mum and couple of times

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
got stopped cause my car lights were out, ntohing else

7) Where did you go on vacations?
newcastle for a weekend

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
nothing, lots of clothes though

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
nope

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
a strangely large numbr of people but noone close

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
yes, regularly, almost every weekend when i'm out

12) Did you move anywhere?
no

13) What sporting events did you go to?
none

14) What concert/show did you go to?
none

15) Are you registered to vote?
yes

16) Favorite Show?
monk hollyoaks and the simpsons

17) Describe your birthday.
could have been better, on my nite out one of my friends brought a lot of guys who were total neddy idiots, and we ended up not able to get into the place i wanted to go and the whole nite they were doing my head in

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did.
shouted out a claim in my work when my mike broke and actually had a conversation with someone i fancied. When sober .

19) What has been your favorite moment..
being out and dancing pretty much every weekend and when my sister told me she was pregnant.

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
that i can actually speak to people and have something to say

21.) Any new additions to your family?
my neice, Robyn, born two days ago


22.) What was your best month/months?
june july august

23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
anything that was about in january, february and played on xfm, i was pretty depressed and messed up, spent a lot of time driving, listening to the radio. And Arctic Monkeys songs, in the dancing and the kooks cause i love them

24) New Drink?
cocktails and parma violet shots, and morgans spiced, and malibu and so many more

25) Made new friends?
new people in work, started hanging around with a friend i hadn't spoke to since school and now we're really good friends, and a girl i met through her and went to newcastle with.

26) Favorite Night out?
my works christmas nite out, brilliant and a nite i had in the summer were we went out then went back to a party and stayed up all nite, and a nite were me and a girl i work with just got really drunk, danced on the stage and flirted with irish guys

27) Any regrets?
a lot, one in particular.

[annaa]

1) Where did you begin 2006?
The same place I am now.
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Single.
3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
I was in education (home tuition).
4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
I don't know.
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
No, lucky i'd recovered by Dec. 2005.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
No.
7) Where did you go on vacations?
At the beginning of the year I went to Ireland.
8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Nothing.
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
No, but I know someone who got engaged.
10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
No.
11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
Yes.
12) Did you move anywhere?
No.
13) What sporting events did you go to?
None.
14) What concert/show did you go to?
I went to quite a few.
15) Are you registered to vote?
Not old enough (I will be this year).
16) Favorite Show?
I don't know.
17) Describe your birthday.
It was a disaster! I was really ill.
18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did?
Get good GCSE grades.
19) What has been your favorite moment?
Getting exam results. It was a fantastic day, and it was nice to see some of my old friends.
20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
It's impossible for me to lie. Even if it means I get myself in trouble, I always tell the truth.
21.) Any new additions to your family?
No.
22.) What was your best month/months?
July/August/September.
23.) What music will you remember 2006 by?
The Kooks - Naieve or Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars.
24) New Drink?
Rum.
25) Made new friends?
No, but I found old ones.
26) Favorite Night out?
My friends engagement party was so much fun.
27) Any regrets?
I've done a lot of stupid things, but given the chance, i'd probably do them all again. So no regrets.

[annaa]

Revived!
Thought people might be interested in seeing last years answers.

[pnoopiepnats]

annaa said:

Revived!
Thought people might be interested in seeing last years answers.

Excellent in finding it! ;D We should do one for year 2007.

[pnoopiepnats]

1) Where did you begin 2007?
I think I was living with daughter at the time. I most likely fell asleep before the NY.

2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
In a relationship but 1st V day apart and spent it working late.

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
No

4) What is your favorite quote from this past year?
?

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Yes! Too freaking much!
Had surgery and some other embarrassing stuff

6) Did you have any encounters with the police (if yes explain!!)?
Yes

7) Where did you go on vacations?
I went to Malaysia and Florida

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Heaps of stuff this year since I had to buy an entire new household.
42" plasma tv
mobile phone
car
elliptical
laptop
furniture

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
No, but everyone on my team is engaged.

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
No.

11) Have you run into anybody you left high school with?
No

12) Did you move anywhere?
Yes.

13) What sporting events did you go to?
None.

14) What concert/show did you go to?
None

15) Are you registered to vote?
No

16) Favorite Show?
Desperate Housewives

17) Describe your birthday.
It was good!

18) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did?
Move to Oz. Just seemed like it took so long to do. Oh and got new boobs!

19) What has been your favorite moment?
There were plenty

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
That I'm really strong but sometimes I don't want to be.

21.) Any new additions to your family?
No.

22.) What was your best month/months?
July to Now

23.) What music will you remember 2007 by?
I don't know

24) New Drink?
Various sodas

25) Made new friends?
Yes

26) Favorite Night out?
Wasn't at night but the company party was good

27) Any regrets?
Probably not spending more time with the family before I left.