1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Get married (Not planning on doing it again either!)

2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t think that I had any New Years Resolutions this year. I will soon post what I aim to accomplish in the next year (2010, ja?), but it will be pretty simple

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep – WillowSam

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no.

5. What countries did you visit?
Nothing outside NZ this year (Does the North Island count as another country). Really trying to keep Carbon use down, which thus means less flying…

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Less stress, more structured home life, more time to do what I want: Family, gardening, business, hobbies.

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
28 March: Wedding day, 1 April: Kiwinewt.Geek incorporated, July 18, Dec 23: First major car crash, just to mention a few…

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Pulling off: Gardening, Work, Family, Website jobs, Study, Life and looking after my Hapu wife…

9. What was your biggest failure?
I don’t know. I think that this year has been relatively successful. Not much of a high achievement level, but what I have aimed at has been successful. Oh, there was one job that fell through, but it wasn’t anything personal.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Crashed into on my scooter

11. What was the best thing someone bought you?
Recently, my Pizza stone. Over the course of the year, the Scooter (I was loaned the money to buy it, so it’s both purchased by and for me…

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Livi – she has come so far this past year. Liz – she is just awesome. Pixi – best best (wo)man ever!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A certain person who has made my life living hell often over the last year. I still want out…

14. Where did most of your money go?
Overall… I would say even split between Livi, my trains and my garden.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting married and finding out Liz is Hapu.

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Nickelback – Animals

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier. I always have someone to cuddle. I live with the 2 most beautiful girls in the world who I love and who love me back.
b) fatter or skinner? Fatter. Stupid lack of exercise…
c) richer or poorer? Same. Last year I was a student, but this year I am on a crap salary and have to look after my family.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Living for the moment. There are some things that I wish I had noticed more at the time…

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Work, of course.

20. How do you plan to spend Christmas?
Family, friends and good times.

21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Yep. Same 2 girls every time I see them

22. How many one night stands?
None.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Dollhouse, Stargate Universe and Sons of Anarchy. I don’t think Dr Who can be classed as a TV show this year

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Yes. But lets not talk about that right now.

25. What was the best book you read?
All the Pratchett books I re-read.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Just mixing Liz’s and my music… Oh, and Trace Adkins.

27. What did you want and get?
Muh woman!

28. What did you want and not get?
I wanted to be working somewhere else, preferably for myself. Didnt happen though…

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Thats a tough one. I don’t know.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went out for a family dinner for my 22nd.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
To still be working where I was at the start of the year.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
My own. I wear what I like.

33. What kept you sane?
If I was sane, it would be because of my girls.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
No one really.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
The lack of action on Climate Change.

36. Who do you miss?
Family in the UK

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Kat

38. What was the best thing you ate?
Homemade Pizza…

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009?
If I attempt something and want to do it and have a deadline… it will get done

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall.

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