2006

I don’t know where Dirk found this list, but for summing up the year it seems an adequate collection. So here we go:

1. Gained or lost weight?
   Gained – but stable now
2. Longer or shorter hair?
   No change
3. Nearsighted or farsighted?
   Recent check showed increased nearsightedness – as a result I got new fancy glasses (which I intended to blog about anytime soon)
4. More money or less?
   More.
5. Spent more or spent less?
   About the same, or maybe a slight increase. More savings though.
6. Moved more or less?
   More. Was able to bicycle to work more, and doing workout once a week.
7. The most stupid plan?
   Getting rich by AdSense
8. The most dangerous endeavour?
   International business travel within one day back and forth, resp. driving home from business trips after a 20h day.
9. The best sex?
   What is sex?
10. The most expensive purchase?
    Two projectors, screens and audiovisual equipment for the company, and a new dishwasher for my appartment.
11. The most delicious meal?
    The “4 seasons buffet” during a Canon roadshow
12. The most impressing book?
    “Seeker” by Jack McDevitt
13. The most impressing movie?
    Haven’t been to a movie theater in a while.
14. The best CD?
    “Love” – Beatles remastered by their original producer
15. The most impressive concert?
    The Celebrate! tour concert by Fiddler’s Green.
16. Spent the most time with…
    … work
17. Spent the most quality time with…
    … my kids
18. Predominant feeling 2006?
    Over-worked
19. Done for the first time in 2006?
    Visited Spain.
20. Done again after a long pause in 2006?
    Played electric guitar
21. Three things I could have well done without?
    Common cold, the office move – the third is too personal for this blog.
22. The most important thing I wanted to persuade someone of?
    The need for PPC campaigns.
23. The nicest present I gave someone?
    A Rosenstolz concert ticket.
24. 2006 summarized in one word:
    Crowded