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1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?

• Took paid holidays
• Held a baby crocodile
• Went to NSW
• Resigned all by my self
• Got a new job all by my self

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

• My resolution was to buy a Commodore by the end of Jan 07, and I picked her up on the 31st Jan 07. I spent a long time as a student. I push deadlines.
• For 08, I plan to do well in my new job, take up more hobbies with the spare time I will finally have, and ride my bicycle more.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

• Not especially close, but Trish had her second baby, and I think that was only in the last 12 months..

4. Did anyone close to you die?

• No, and sadistically, it’s been a nice change..

5. What countries did you visit?

• Australia, but I saw more of it.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

• More “me-time”

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

• 4th Dec 07: Last day at Insight

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

• We got engaged, that was pretty big
• Got my motorcyle licence, also pretty big

9. What was your biggest failure?

• Evidently, keeping motorcycles shiny side up.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

• Just injury, because I was dumb. See “biggest failure” above..

11. What was the best thing you bought?

• Car
• Motorbike
• iPod

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

• Rob asked me to marry him, that caused some celebratory eating and drinking

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

• My brother’s behaviour is generally pretty appalling and depressing

14. Where did most of your money go?

• Purchasing vehicles and keeping up mortgage payments

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

• I graduated. About bloody time too.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?

• Not sure I can pin just one down.. Urgh, that horrible Jelly Bear green stupid thing that tried to pick up where the stupid “Frog” left off.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? Happier I think.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, which just means I’m less stressed and no longer under-weight
iii. richer or poorer? Richer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

• Caught up with people, gone out more often, exercised

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

• Less staying at Insight would have been intelligent

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

• We went to Parkes NSW

21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?

• Technically I met Igraine before finding out she was on LJ

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?

• Not as such, he’s still hanging around from 2002

23. How many one-night stands?

• None

24. What was your favourite TV program?

• Grey’s Anatomy. My Sundays were all planned around it.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

• Not especially

26. What was the best book you read?

• Night Watch- Terry Pratchett. I’ve read it so often I can recite it, but I still just want to finish the last page and then start right back at the beginning.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

• Well it wasn’t great. Actually it was rather upsetting. Felix from The Cat Empire cut his hair.

28. What did you want and get?

• An engagement ring

29. What did you want and not get?

• A leather riding jacket, but I’m saving toward that

30. What was your favourite film of this year?

• Didn’t frequent the movies so much this year

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

• I hit 23, and we went to the Tav next door to play pool and drink Guinness

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

• I’m not sure anything would have really..

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

• T-shirt and Jeans can be worn anywhere. Actually it hasn’t changed much since high school..

34. What kept you sane?

• Er.. I didn’t get any less sane, but I couldn’t say why not..

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

• None of them, they were all really dumb this year.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

• I got bloody sun-burnt standing in bloody line to bloody vote because it takes so bloody long for the line to move when old people get ushered in to jump the bloody queue. I’m totally taking advantage of that as soon as my hair goes grey.

37. Who did you miss?

• Lotsa people

38. Who was the best new person you met?

• I met a few new people who were pretty interesting

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.

• Shiny side up people, shiny side up.

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

• Its too late to apologise.. Its too laaaaate. Ok thats not true, but its been stuck in my head since Parkes. Thanks Sez and Ben.

And of course the proof is conveniently upon Facebook!

I must warn these are just the cheesey, hold-the-camera-at-arms-length shots infront of stuff. There are others. I’m just still tired!

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So peeps, if you would like an iPod for the same price as the Apple site offers, but with the convenience of being able to take it home and press all the buttons right away, print out the page of your choice from the Apple site and take it to your friendly local Retravision, where they price-match

Insight also gave me a Westfield voucher for $100 when I left, and Retravision Carousel accepted it. So, while their price for the 80GB Classic is $459, they matched the Apple price of $349, and then with the voucher I only paid $249. Boo yah!!

And now to upload all the prettys and noisys to keep Rob and I amused on our flight to Sydney tomorrow

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Lukas lived, and Ben and Tiff had a wonderful honeymoon- Mission Accomplished!

The proud parents came up last Tuesday and stayed the night, as their flight to Mauritius left early Wednesday. So Rob drove them to the airport while I wheeled the pram off to feed the ducks- a great distraction There were a few tears that first night at bed-time, but the rest of the week was pretty smooth. I chauffered Lukas around the various family for lots of visits, changed a few nappies, and found myself thoroughly entertained by the cheeky nearly-2yr-old. “Robbie” came for a visit over the weekend- possibly the highlight of Lukas’ week! We took him out to Collie on Sunday to see Rob’s family, to the amusement of all and many comments along the lines of “Gee, you kept that quiet!!” Then Sunday night Rob snuck out after the little man went to bed- its just easier that way, ok?! We spent Monday visiting everybody again, doing the rounds before heading back to Perth on Tuesday after Daycare. Wednesday morning swung round again, and off we went to see the planes- and to pick up Mummy and Daddy.

Ben and Tiff headed off yesterday morning, and I have to say, the place is very quiet without Lukas running around being gorgeous! Next time we see them will be his 2nd Birthday in Jan, can’t wait to see how much he grows in 3weeks, considering how much he learned and changed in only a week.

And now to take more drugs, and shake the flu both Robbie and I managed to catch off the little bugger..

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