Happy new year, internets! It’s sure been a busy one. I have watched an almost ridiculous amount of movies in the cinema and read quite a few books, a large portion of which appeared to be about Southern vampires. Go figure.
I also almost worked myself to death trying to manage a full time job and three university courses at the same time. That’s not a mistake I am likely to make again, after coming too close to exhaustion than what is healthy. My only resolution for 2010 is to not destroy myself by trying to manage too much in too little time. I also promise to have MORE FUN and play more video games.
Artists I listened to this year:
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179
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150
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Songs I overplayed this year:
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To be honest I spent less time listening to music this year than I’ve ever done. I can’t manage to study and listen to music at the same time, so most of the time my speakers were off. But my new artist of the year is without a doubt Frankmusik, who I also managed to catch live at Koko last month.
TV shows I enjoyed:
- True Blood
- How I Met Your Mother
- The Big Bang Theory
- Gossip Girl
- Flash Forward
- Doctor Who
- Battlestar Galactica
- Buffy (although I’m a bit slow and have only reached season 2)
Good things this year:
- Got a seriously good grade in my Java course, go me!
- Completed two courses during the year
- Got a new job in an industry that’s more right for me and is very supportive with regards to my somewhat special needs.
- Got an implant in my arm to replace taking the pill every day
- I moved my blog over to WordPress, which I’m liking a lot
- Exchanged commitment rings with Mr Pharmacist
- Saw a lot of films at the film festival!
- Went to Disneyland Paris
- Had the bathroom redone while we were in Disneyland
- After two years of waiting, finally got placed in weekly therapy
- Saw Faith and the Muse again! Their new album is gorgeous
- I had a root canal. Not good for most people but for someone like me who has dental phobia it was a win!
- Saw some awesome musicals and plays in West End, and am now a massive fan of David Shannon, previously of Les Miserables, currently of Phantom of the Opera. FAB singer!
- Saw Rufus Wainwright with family and friends at Royal Albert Hall
- Appeared as a guest on Made of Fail, which was awesome
- Ran Race for Life again and beat my old fund-raising amount
Not so good things this year:
- Had a ridiculous amount of migraines
- Panic attacks returned with a vengeance
- Gained even more weight – blah!!
- Dropped a fair bit in salary so struggling more month to month
- Only went on holiday for four days – very little time off in general
- Most of my time off was spent studying
- Light sensitivity at gigs reached all time low – lost almost all interest in live music that isn’t singer/songwriters as I am very unlikely to have any fun at large gigs as I’m too worried about the lights triggering migraines
- Didn’t have much energy to socialize and lost touch with a fair few people as a result
- Twitter took over my brain and I ended up blogging less
- My good friend Mads passed away in a motorcycle accident in May. I met up with his mother and went to his grave during Christmas. I miss him terribly.
- Another friend, Jan Kenneth Barkved, was found dead in his own home in October. His ex girlfriend is a very close friend of mine, they were still good friends. I urge you to check out his band Elusive, if you like goth rock. They were fantastic.
To the ones we lost, you can never be replaced. To the ones who were there when I really needed someone, thank you. To the new year and new decade – bring it on. It was a tough decade in many ways, I’m glad to see the back of it.
To Mr Pharmacist and my family, by blood or otherwise: I love you. Happy new year!
