What new things did you try in 2004?

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I tried blue cheese (barf), I also tried mushrooms again and came to the sad conclusion that I'm never going to like them. I also tried boogie-boarding which was fun, whale watching which I found emotional, and had my first Tarot Reading which was both surprising and interesting.

I've had my first works appraisal which was amusing, and cooked my own lasagne which was heavy but edible.

Looking back at my wee list, I'm actually surprised by the small but meaningful things I have achieved during the course of one year and this encourages me to try more next year.

Yourselves?

― Rumpster Pumpster, Wednesday, 29 December 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago)

fisting

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:01 (twenty years ago)

tried to make a baby, not by accident.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:05 (twenty years ago)

I tried not to be a cunt but largely failed. I'll try again next year.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:09 (twenty years ago)

I left Europe

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:09 (twenty years ago)

On Monday I tried one of those Playstation Dance Mat games for the first time ever and discovered I love them. (I also discovered that my wife can't dance, something I'd been completely unaware of in our 15 year relationship)

I tried programming in PHP for the first time. It's as interesting as it sounds.

Half Life 2 :-)

Black Sheep Riggwelter Beer. Very nice.

Mozilla Firefox. Mostly good apart from plug-in issues and people writing crappy incompatible sites.

Paintballing. Expensive, painful, fun.

Oh, and what Markelby said :-)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:13 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, I also tried to manage my finances. The result was nothing to be proud off.

I tried some new beverage I found in Safeway called Mississippi Steamer, it was my favourite drink for two weeks but I'm rather sick of it now.

― Rumpster Pumpster, Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:16 (twenty years ago)

Horse + pig's ears. Using the telephone assertively. Dried milk. Borlotti beans. Bromley. What a year, eh?!

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:21 (twenty years ago)

I tried a new job for the first time this millenium, and found out that not only did I enjoy it but am quite good at it.

Going to a work conference. Away from home. With people I didn't know. For two days. And not making a tit of myself.

Leaving pubs sober.

I tried to get into the habit of wearing smarter clothes and make-up more often. That lasted about two days before I realised I'm one of these people who just doesn't do smarter clothes and make-up. I have enough effort getting myself out of bed and clean in the morning without hassling about with slapping extra stuff on my face and doing ironing.

Going up cable cars. Twice. Despite a morbid fear of things that hold me up by a single wobbly rope.

Oh, and what Markelby said. To the letter.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:27 (twenty years ago)

I tried running my own business. Because I sort of had to, not by choice. It has been a pain in the ass, but I suppose I've learned some things from it. And it hasn't led to complete financial disaster just yet (but I have no doubt it will eventually).

Apart from that, nothing new really.

― Hanna (Hanna), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Climbing wall, zip wire and cross-stitch. Not at the same time.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago)

I tried very hard not to be such a fucking flake. It kinda worked, but only kinda.

I also tried to be more of a grown-up, but I think I need to stop using the word "grown-up" in order to achieve that aim fully.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Oooh, I'd love to try wall climbing! We have one in an old church in Glasgow - I keep saying I'm going to do it but next year I definitely shall.

Also on the to do list - try skiing and climb Ben Nevis.

― Rumpster Pumpster, Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Wearing a suit to work (which doesn't make me look very smart at all)
"Doing it" standing-up (which put my back out)
Going on a business trip abroad (which was tedious)
Organising a holiday (which I'm still doing)
Sushi (Which was quite nice)
Writing for a website (Which was also nice but got me the sack)
Getting the sack (Which was wack but got me a nicer job in the long term)
Internet "dating" (Which was interesting)
Noise (Which I love!)

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:46 (twenty years ago)

I have learned to like baked beans.

Employing an accountant.

Making smoothies.

Making houmous.

Briefly starting a blog.

Learning a vast amount about interior design in a week (for work sadly, not home).

Trying to play both the drums and the guitar. Despite the efforts of several very patient friends I have no natural talent for either.

Speaking Catalan.

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Living with me girlfriend
Living in London
Barcelona
Cooking that is slightly more complex than stirring things in a pan
Go-karting
Bloody Caesars

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:52 (twenty years ago)

snorkeling
sea fishing
pigs ears
miami and the keys
sweden
lille
driving a convertible
christmas at home without seeing any family
eye toy 2
marriage (I'm liking it a lot, so I think I'll keep trying it in 2005 ;0) )

― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:14 (twenty years ago)

If you don't you know we'll kill you, don't you?

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Selling my CD collection.

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 15:10 (twenty years ago)

Update: with only a few days of 2004 to go, I can now add shucking oysters. (God, they were lovely, grilled with parmasan, yum yum.)

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:39 (twenty years ago)

sea urchin
*shudder*

― LSTD (answer) (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Selling my CD collection.

A fine approach! (As I let go of chunks of mine, with little to no pain.)

Went to a non-English speaking country for more than a quick day visit for the first time. A good experience.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:43 (twenty years ago)

Ecstacy. About a solid decade after everyone else tried it.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago)

Making gravy. Doing divorce. It were great if I were better at the latter than the former, but so far I'm not too sure 'bout all that.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago)

working
vodka
organizing a small trip

― Maria (Maria), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 22:46 (twenty years ago)

ooh and being in a play, it wasn't in english either

― Maria (Maria), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 22:47 (twenty years ago)

What was it in?

― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago)

I tried raw brussels sprouts for the first time, which tasted so good to me (my prior exposure to the vegetable involved overcooked and foul-tasting sproutage) that I changed my mind about the vegetable and happily scarfed down a pile of brussels sprouts this past Thanksgiving.

I tried little bits of cheese here and there and understood that my decades-long distaste with cheese is slowly but surely ending.

I tried all sorts of new music. So much new music, in fact, that I can't possibly list them all. I feel blessed and bowled over by just how much music there is out there that I've found to be so superb that I don't compromise anything in order to like or love it. At the same time, however, as my musical horizons expand ever wider, my committment and devotion to the two or three core musical artists I've been a huge fanatic of for quite a long time has only strengthened.

(Watch out for that.)

I tried the first mixed drink I actually LIKED! The drink? Fuzzy navel. Small amount of liquor, lots of ice cold and delicious orange juice... yum. Still don't get drunk though.

I tried out voting non-Republican in a major race and I think I could get used to it, though I still occasionally feel the impulse to defend the man I ended up voting against. We'll see where I'm at with this by this time next year.

I tried Diet Coke with Lime (my new favorite soda), Pepsi Edge (which tastes really good but will be my "indulgent" drink), a cream cheese log, a fragrance, a newer set of furniture, a new(er) computer (and am now a huge fan of Compaq), less mainstream films, and being online less.

I wonder if there'll be any new things I'd try out next year.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 30 December 2004 00:06 (twenty years ago)

effort

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 30 December 2004 00:22 (twenty years ago)

i had this one cheesburger in southern california that was the stuff of gods. i wasn't even high

― kephm, Thursday, 30 December 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago)

being single for a whole year
being sober for the best part of a year

― gem (trisk), Thursday, 30 December 2004 02:24 (twenty years ago)

1. beatz (Daft Punk, Massive Attack, Basement Jaxx)
2. meats (chicken, turkey)

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 30 December 2004 02:31 (twenty years ago)

3. single life

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 30 December 2004 02:33 (twenty years ago)

Boy's haircut.
Stalking.
Driving a rental car.
Netflix.
Broadband.
Cell phone!
Digital camera.
Using the library.
Record collecting.

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 30 December 2004 05:55 (twenty years ago)

1. unemployment
2. GLASGOW MORE

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 30 December 2004 06:03 (twenty years ago)

driving
making eggplant parmesan (tho maybe that was 2003??)
making pierogies from scratch (that too could have been 2003)
making sweaters and socks
drinking beer

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Thursday, 30 December 2004 06:18 (twenty years ago)

- weights at the gym, which has turned my life around
- writing a novel and bombing out after 3,500 words
- reading Doctor Who novels and finding them surprisingly engrossing and not-very-geeky
- coffee, and loved it
- thongs, and loved them
- mangoes, and hated them

― Adamdrome Crankypants (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 30 December 2004 06:33 (twenty years ago)

thongs for your feet? or thongs for your crotch??

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 30 December 2004 06:39 (twenty years ago)

fisting
-- Hari Ashurst (lindseyloha...), December 29th, 2004 7:01 AM.

I wish!

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 December 2004 06:40 (twenty years ago)

- mangoes, and hated them

With you there, buddy.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 December 2004 06:47 (twenty years ago)

very strange, you two. Mangoes are singularly awesome. Maybe you need to have them *in* something...

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/103558

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 30 December 2004 07:05 (twenty years ago)

I love them in smoothie form, but the texture's just horrible.

― Adamdrome Crankypants (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 30 December 2004 07:21 (twenty years ago)

Jamba Juice. not too bad, but I take myself far too seriously to be seen walking around with one.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 December 2004 08:23 (twenty years ago)

Mangoes are the singularly greatest tropical fruit ever, and that includes the texture! The stringy stuff does get stuck in your teeth if you just dig into them rather than cut them into pieces, though. That's their only down side.

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 30 December 2004 08:52 (twenty years ago)

I tried vodka and cranberry juice. I just had a taste of someone else's drink. I have to remember to have this instead of gin and tonic.

― youn, Thursday, 30 December 2004 10:31 (twenty years ago)

alcohol
pot
gay sex

― fauxhemian (fauxhemian), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:37 (twenty years ago)

the play was in russian!

oh i also tried riding on a greyhound bus but it wasn't very exciting. also drinking enough to get noticeably tipsy, that wasn't very exciting either but i don't feel like i need to go test my limits anymore because it would continue to be unexciting until i threw up.

― Maria (Maria), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:31 (twenty years ago)

- not giving a damn
- nuclear fission
- tap dancing
- nonchanlence

How many of these points did I make up?

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:24 (twenty years ago)

crabcakes
jogging
reading science articles

― Lil' Trick Thug (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago)

Avonex (intra-muscular injection of Interferon)
Hosting a music program on Community "Listener-supported" Radio
Donating to a listener-supported radio station.

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Rapidly gaining unwanted weight. I don't like it.

― RS LaRue (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:02 (twenty years ago)

-Indian food
-hot sauce on nearly everything I heat
-cooking semi-elaborate meals
-sake
-tequila (had only had it in mixed drinks, never straight)
-baseball (hadn't played since I was 11, so I consider it new)
-foosball
-going east on vacation
-not emailing/IMing a certain person for a few days (not successful)
-getting my friends to come out of their shells (not successful, either)

― craggy jones, Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:10 (twenty years ago)

"hot sauce on nearly everything I heat"

i love this typo.

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Thursday, 30 December 2004 20:12 (twenty years ago)

netflix
lj
french scrabble
buffy/angel (lots of shows/movies, really)
firefox
narcotics
go

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 31 December 2004 00:51 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah, I forgot Darvocet and Vicodin

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 31 December 2004 03:53 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah vicodin.

-marriage
-caviar
-moving to a somewhat busted-out urban area
-quitting my job
-being unemployed
-unprotected sex

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 31 December 2004 04:40 (twenty years ago)

I totally forgot about Firefox until Julia mentioned it! As a matter of fact, I'm currently using Firefox. I'm addicted to it. It's the best browser ever. (My school's transferring over to using it, too.) I've also tried out Windows XP at home and am REALLY loving it.

(Trip Maker -- you've got MS??? Awww. :( )

Oh! I've tried out living without eyeglasses for the first time since I was a toddler! Man, thank God for LASIK and all, but it's still nothing like the easily sharp and crisp eyesight I remember when I wore glasses.

― Samantha Baker (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 31 December 2004 06:01 (twenty years ago)

- Fatherhood

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 31 December 2004 06:14 (twenty years ago)

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