1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
graduate from college and move to California all by me lonesome

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
making a resolution would just tempt me to break it, i like to not set myself up for failure

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Ashly's beautiful bouncing baby boy Isaac!!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
nope.

5. What countries did you visit?
2005 started in Florence, Italy, which isn't too shabby. Also ventured down to Mexico.

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
More traveling adventures!

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
18 May 2005 the government decided I was good enough to be a commissioned officer in the armed services...mwahaha!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating college.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not being 100% honest

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
uhmmm....sadly nothing comes to mind.

14. Where did most of your money go?
apartment, furnishing apartment, fun

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
moving west

16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Californiaaaa....here I cooome!

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? sadder. I'm out of my comfort zone
Older or wiser? well we're not getting younger, are we?
Thinner or fatter? fatter...no more sports to kick my ass into the gym
Richer or poorer? much much richer!

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
hanging out doing nothing.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
business that kept me from hanging out doing nothing

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with all the other orphan ensigns eating good food and watching football

22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
who the hell knows what you'd call it these days.

23. How many one-night stands?
let's not worry about that.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
sex and the city

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i'm more of a lover than a fighter

26. What was the best book you read?
A really random book I picked up called Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas. good stories.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
getting to like country music more

28. What did you want and get?
to grow up and start living on my own. well, i'm living on my own...

29. What did you want and not get?
hard to say, because i'll find ways around it and substitutions

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
As always, Love Actually

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had the first race of the crew season on my birthday, then after that...i cannot remember what we did.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
getting stationed somewhere with a good friend

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
i like it, i bought it, i wore it. nothing impressing.

34. What kept you sane?
My friends.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
hockey players...sigh.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
no answer

37. Who did you miss?
all my east coast people and family

38. Who was the best new person you met?
several new coworkers

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
you have to take yourself seriously before others will.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up
These are the best years of our lives
~The Ataris