This entry was supposed to have been written and blogged in December, as conventions expect, but I never really got my act together. So, a month overdue, I’d like the present me to remind any future me what it was that made 2005 sparkle.
Note to self: these are not in any specific order, except the first one, which beats all else hands-down.
1. My girlfirend, Jo, and my daughter, Freya – life, whilst being full of wankers and morons, has become more bearable thanks to 17 months of Jon/Jo DNA. She is the best thing that has happened to me, and I thank Jo for being the best thing that Freya and I have.
2. The Internet – without which several of the following highlights would never have been experienced.
3. My game blog – Extremely good fun to write, and has made me realise that trying to pen a(n interesting) blog is a lot harder than it looks.
4. New music – It truly is a fantastic feeling to find new music that one really, really likes. Thanks to the Internet (see number 2) a few bands have found their way into my oft-listened to list, specifically The Mitchell Brothers and Antony and The Johnsons.
5. Seeing Kraftwerk live – I never thought I would get to see them, but they came to Stockholm and performed only as Kraftwerk can.
6. Ricky Gervais – This guy can do no wrong in my eyes. The Office, Extras, his two live shows (Politics and Animals), and his podcast for The Guardian have got me crying with laughter. Considering the world IS full of wankers and morons, this is no mean feat.
7. Playing Neverwinter Nights with Leigh, a friend from England – The playing of NWN is almost enough in itself to feature in this list, but playing with Leigh makes it “brilliant”, as he would no doubt say. We’ve got to know Leigh and Carrie loads more because of NWN, and they really are a wonderful pair of people. Again, no mean feat when the world is full etc, etc.
I’m certain there are more I could add to the above, but for the moment I’m all thunked-out. Upadates are, therefor, to be expected.