Another year gone, what's next?

He-hey, we're back. Now that it's new year and all, I've seen a few blogs with a listing of things from the year gone and for the year to come and I thought that why the heck not. My listings, however, are not exhaustive and conclusive, on the contrary. I can only list things from last year that I remember and want to remember and what comes to predicting the year to come - I'll leave that to Madam Marie and other professionals and stick to less educated guesses and dreams myself...

Things from my 2005:

- Three pairs of socks thrown away as toes started to make their way out from the wrong end.
- Several hundred cans of lager (mostly XXXX as it's often the cheapest but also Carling and Foster's) have found their fizzy way in to my body leaving the good old rex ethyl in action before leaving the body behind in slightly, well at least a little, different form .
- Few angry and pathetic posts about boredom at work and market capitalism in this 'blog', which was started this year as well
- Moved from my old desk in the office to new one (bigger and better, hurray!)
- Got rid of my old Nokia 6600 (my first S60 handset, what a great piece of engineering)
- Replaced 6600 with N70, need I say more?
- Some guitar strings replaced
- Still trying to learn how to play the 'Tele'
- bought a car (my first ever actually)
- two days of corporate hospitality (No, I'm still not brainwashed)
- A couple of trips:
Budapest - nice city with reasonable prices and excellent thermal baths
Lake District (UK) - beautiful scenery and decent hiking, too many tourists though
Yllas, Lapland (not the home of the lapdancing) - Family occasion with plenty of good skiing and great weather. (Xinola's first ever ski trip!)
A couple of shorter visits to Finland to meet family and friends
Champagne, France - Nice little extended weekend in good company and some fizzy drinks.

- Some people were also kind enough to visit us here. Thanks to all those who made it.
- Went ice skating after a seven year break (great fun!)
- Struggling with the cold climate and an old victorian house (ongoing).
- New decent music found. Great and not so great films watched
- Going to theatre in London for the first time.

Things to look forward in 2006:

- A trip to Granada
- A holiday in Mexico and maybe a visit to Finland
- Spring
- Summer and the World Cup!
- Xinola's thesis finished
- Moving to a new house?
- hopefully more visits from friends and family

Things to be afraid of in 2006:

- Gas bill
- George W. Bush's administration and all neo-con/neo-liberalist policies of our current realm (ongoing from several previous years around the globe)

I think that'll do for now but I'll be amending my lists as I remember more things. Now, I think it's time to put some Flaming Sideburns on, they rock!