gosh what a shiny year-is it new?

Hello Happy bloggers!
Well, how's the new year going? Mine started slow but is getting going now.
I went for a run today as part of my " I can't bare to look at myself like this" fitness drive. So running it was, with assorted pockets of me making a noise like "hnuck hnuck" as I tried to drag air in to my collapsing lungs. Great! Except for the little dog I nearly thumped. It was so low down and I am so high. Happily it got out my way with only minor rib trauma (to the dog)

Last night I was particularly happy because I came up with an Idea for a crime type story which I was so happy with that I got up from my bed (not usual for me) and made notes- detailed notes, which I think I'll make into the short story later. This was unusual for me as I never have ideas and NEVER make notes. So we'll see how that goes. Strangely I'm quite excited and curious about how it'll turn out.

Several people seem to be doing a "best of" posting but I'm thinking about it.

Stuart McBride has a fairly comprehensive "last year" list, I recommend the bloody eyelid post. Ace! (I've offered to be a groupie for the great bearded one, I even have a badge with "stalker" on it- surely a qualification!)
Badgerman has a very sweary review of last year, but being the media whore that he is its mainly films and books, nothing personal on it. (I'm already a groupie for Russ, I think even before he had a book written, maybe he could write me a reference)

I have a plan. I may do a 2006 wish list. Haha! take that!