Procrastination time!
What an utterly fantastic couple of weeks. Lots and lots of gigs. Lots. The highlights include;
Beastie Boys: Pretty shit hot, but they're starting to show their age. Also, they didn't play No Sleep Til Brooklyn or Fight For Your Right
Flogging Molly: Utterly superb, but they definately suit the smaller venues more
The Beta Band: Lovely and floaty light, and a fantastic farewell gig. We hardly knew thee.
Capdown: Abso-fucking-lutely great! Hadn't skanked like that in ages. Although, my hoodie is STILL damp with sweat. And smells beautiful
In other news, it's not looking like I get to holiday in the O.C. as chances are i'll be acting as a Specialist Councellor for Camp America. Three months dossing about in the sun. For free! However, this means i'll be missing the festivals. So no Reading/Leeds, Truck or Glasto for me. Arse.
Hmmm, time for a bit of looking back methinks. Pinched from tsuki_chama even though i'm not too sure who they are: 1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Scuba diving
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
A pointless waste of time. If you want to do something, do it NOW. Don't wait till the end of the year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Aye
5. What countries did you visit?
Only Mexico, Cuba and France I'm afraid
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
A pot of Irish gold!
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't even know what day it is today.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting accepted to Camp America
9. What was your biggest failure?
Forgetting to go to a couple of exams, resulting in resitting bits of the 2nd year
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Brought back tropical jungle fever from holiday, infecting many a person at Amecon. And as for injuries, too many to mention.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Although I hate it on account of the fact it's shit, probably my iPod.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jenny's, for letting me fart in bed and tolerating it.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Half of the voters in Ohio
14. Where did most of your money go?
Booze & gigs
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Mexican shennanigans & all the gigs i've been to
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Antiflag - Culture Revolution
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Exactly the same weight, but probably fitter
c) richer or poorer? Poorer, on account of not working part time this year.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Extreme sport
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Missing exams
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Eating so much I can't leave the sofa for days afterwards, making coffee for stuck up ingrates and taking advantage of the pinkness of log fires
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
With Anitcon, yes
23. How many one-night stands?
Ummm, 2 or 3 i think. I forget :/
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Black Books
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Andy's pissing me off a bit
26. What was the best book you read?
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Anticon & happy hardcore
28. What did you want and get?
Most things. I'm a fair old hand at blagging.
29. What did you want and not get?
George Dubya becoming a one-term president
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Old Boy
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Got drunk for about 3 weeks solid (21st you see)
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Winning the snowboarding championship
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Scruffy, with undertones of smegma and urine
34. What kept you sane?
Pubs
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Heather Graham! DAYM she is hot!
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
American elections & top-up fees
37. Who did you miss?
Dunno.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Nick & Jenny ;)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Live for the now, grab life by the balls, and attendance of exams, whether you like it or not, is pretty condusive to getting a degree.
Splendid. Only a week left till the holidays now! Back to sunshiney Winchester for wintry fun and frollicks. But before then i've got a Mad Capsule Markets gig to get to, and write a C++ program for a noughts and crosses game. Talking of which, i would be willing to pay someone to do the latter for me. Any takers? For a tenner or so?
Beastie Boys: Pretty shit hot, but they're starting to show their age. Also, they didn't play No Sleep Til Brooklyn or Fight For Your Right
Flogging Molly: Utterly superb, but they definately suit the smaller venues more
The Beta Band: Lovely and floaty light, and a fantastic farewell gig. We hardly knew thee.
Capdown: Abso-fucking-lutely great! Hadn't skanked like that in ages. Although, my hoodie is STILL damp with sweat. And smells beautiful
In other news, it's not looking like I get to holiday in the O.C. as chances are i'll be acting as a Specialist Councellor for Camp America. Three months dossing about in the sun. For free! However, this means i'll be missing the festivals. So no Reading/Leeds, Truck or Glasto for me. Arse.
Hmmm, time for a bit of looking back methinks. Pinched from tsuki_chama even though i'm not too sure who they are: 1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Scuba diving
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
A pointless waste of time. If you want to do something, do it NOW. Don't wait till the end of the year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Aye
5. What countries did you visit?
Only Mexico, Cuba and France I'm afraid
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
A pot of Irish gold!
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't even know what day it is today.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting accepted to Camp America
9. What was your biggest failure?
Forgetting to go to a couple of exams, resulting in resitting bits of the 2nd year
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Brought back tropical jungle fever from holiday, infecting many a person at Amecon. And as for injuries, too many to mention.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Although I hate it on account of the fact it's shit, probably my iPod.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jenny's, for letting me fart in bed and tolerating it.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Half of the voters in Ohio
14. Where did most of your money go?
Booze & gigs
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Mexican shennanigans & all the gigs i've been to
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Antiflag - Culture Revolution
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Exactly the same weight, but probably fitter
c) richer or poorer? Poorer, on account of not working part time this year.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Extreme sport
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Missing exams
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Eating so much I can't leave the sofa for days afterwards, making coffee for stuck up ingrates and taking advantage of the pinkness of log fires
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
With Anitcon, yes
23. How many one-night stands?
Ummm, 2 or 3 i think. I forget :/
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Black Books
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Andy's pissing me off a bit
26. What was the best book you read?
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Anticon & happy hardcore
28. What did you want and get?
Most things. I'm a fair old hand at blagging.
29. What did you want and not get?
George Dubya becoming a one-term president
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Old Boy
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Got drunk for about 3 weeks solid (21st you see)
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Winning the snowboarding championship
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Scruffy, with undertones of smegma and urine
34. What kept you sane?
Pubs
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Heather Graham! DAYM she is hot!
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
American elections & top-up fees
37. Who did you miss?
Dunno.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Nick & Jenny ;)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Live for the now, grab life by the balls, and attendance of exams, whether you like it or not, is pretty condusive to getting a degree.
Splendid. Only a week left till the holidays now! Back to sunshiney Winchester for wintry fun and frollicks. But before then i've got a Mad Capsule Markets gig to get to, and write a C++ program for a noughts and crosses game. Talking of which, i would be willing to pay someone to do the latter for me. Any takers? For a tenner or so?