Running Commentary

Stealing Zoot. December 29 2004

Since I know you’re sick of all the complaining, I give you….

A Year in Review

A 2004 Meme, shamelessly stolen for her Zootness.

1. What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before?
blogged & ran 2 half marathons (does that make 1 whole marathon) and then blogged about it

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes I DID! Mine were to write more and run a half marathon. DONE. Not sure what they’ll be next year. Hmmmm.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
umm…no

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No

5. What countries did you visit?
NONE! I almost went shopping in the states one day…but then I didn’t

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?

sanity

7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Sept 19th, the date of my first ever half marathon.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
The running obivously, some weightloss that was good. Not killing my husband and burying his body in the back yard.

9. What was your biggest failure?
NOT killing that bitch from running….ohhh she still makes me mad

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
shin splints and this stomach bug..that’s about it.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
IN THE WHOLE YEAR? Christ I don’t know! hmmmm

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris’ for taking care of us during Christmas. And totally putting up with all year. Even though I hate him.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and disgusted?
my FIL’s

14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage and truck payments..sadly

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My races…if nausea counts as excitment. And my new deck.

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
American Idiot.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.

b) thinner or fatter? fatter.

c) richer or poorer? richer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Played with my kids.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
eating & complaining

20. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?
At home with my family, possibly a dvd, a chocolate fondue and board games

21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No

22. How many one-night stands?
too old/married.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Well most of the year was spent in a television free euphoria…but when I did finally allow antennae in the house to help us receive 2 local channels, my favourite show quickly became CSI & Survivor.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
yeah…yeah I do. I know it’s awful but I totally hate the running bitch.

25. What was the best book you read?
Ohh I read this series of books by Tad Williams…kinda sci-fi/fantasy type stuff. OHHH and some books by…what his name…Irving…world according to garp guy…LOVED his stuff…odd but good.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The local bagpipe band, who will soon be instructing my son…

27. What did you want and get?
A new tile floor in the kitchen..I kinda got it.

28. What did you want and not get?
a forerunner (still pouting about that one). and jewelery…I told him EXACTLY where to go..I SHOWED him what I like there! Still…nothing.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I’m gonna say…eternal sunshine on the spotless mind. I REALLY like that one.I know there’s more…but that is this ONLY one that is in my mind right now.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
um. I turned *cough* 32 and I………………don’t have a clue what I did, but it might have been a race.

31.What one thing would have made your year measurably more satisfying?
less craziness
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
missing

33. What kept you sane?
Running hands down and my blog.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I dunno. Johnny Depp totally cause he’s hot.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
I’m afraid of Americans. (ok….not ALL Americans..I’m not afraid of YOU, but you…know I’m a little ascared of the big guy…)

36. Who did you miss?
Tracy, she lives an hour away we’ve known each other 28 years and we only saw each other twice this year.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
autiful bloggers.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
Never trust a bitch who wears a THONG to run in and shows up at 7am race in FULL MAKE UP AND HAIR.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“I am a mighty little man…” Steve Burns.

p.s. It’s 11:16pm and so far NO VOMIT!
::knocking on wood::