Oh, all right then.
1. What did you do in 2003 that you’d never done before?
Visited the US, and got trashed with Nor and Caitlin in Noo Yawk. Did my bit for Scots relations with various European countries.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
None. Been promising to do Various Things “after new year” so the next few months should be constructive *yawn*.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Bruvver Richard and the lovely Shelley ejected wee Kira “Kiki” Bell. Yay!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Johnny Cash – we were like that *holds up fingers*.
Next time somebody asks you why death-related humour is funny, reply: “Life does not cease to be funny when people die, any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.” (George Bernard Shaw)
You may sound like a twat. But you will be right.
5. What countries did you visit?
England, the US, Czech Republic, Germany, Holland. Get in.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Self-restraint. More seriously: time to do what I want.
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
12th June, the birth date of Clockwork Logic.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making the slightly intimidating leap from employee to self-employed.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I failed to overcome my incapacity to let things go.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Did my toe in quite badly kicking a wall.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
European sex slaves naturally. The P900. Airsoft pistols.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Private Jessica Lynch. A heroine for our times.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mr Blair, genuinely.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Behind the bar and in the bank in equal measures.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I don’t get really, really, really excited.
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
‘Rock your body’ and fucking ‘White flag’.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? This December was happier than last December.
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same + a few mince pies.
iii. richer or poorer? Exponentially fiscally improved.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Writing tunes. Personal coding projects (woo!). Spending time with family.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Breakup trauma probably.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With me brothers and grandparents in a perpetually hungover state.
21. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
Probably around good god, is that the time?
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Monkey Dust. Repeats of Red Dwarf series 1-3 on G2 cannot be watched enough. Scrubs (as Karina notes).
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
My hate is all-encompassing.
26. What was the best book you read?
His Dark Materials was pretty good. Tropic of Cancer shines in places.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Open G tuning (DGDGBD low to high). Bell X1. Cool Edit Pro 2 (now merged with Adobe, shocker).
28. What did you want and get?
More freedom to work when i want. More confidence.
29. What did you want and not get?
I get what I want in the end, wah hah haaaaaa
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Seen in 2003: Donnie Darko or Two Towers. Donnie Darko.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I always have a hard time recollecting birthday events. *checks TF archives* Hmm, only this uninformative snippet. I think this year Dave and James came through from Glasgow and with the Edinburgh kids we had a savage clubbing all-nighter, ending in a messed-up american football session in a muddy field behind my house at 10am (approx). Oh, I was 26.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Stability.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Spikily dashing.
34. What kept you sane?
My own hermit space.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
This week I have mostly been fancying Liv Tyler. Only with the pointy ears though.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The ‘war on terror’ being used as an excuse to invade countries.
37. Who did you miss?
QotSA at Barrowlands.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Got to know quite a few terribly nice people through Egg (you know who you are).
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Confidence is everything. Draw it from wherever you can.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
Little people in little houses
Like maggots small blind and worthless
Who’s responsible – you fucking are
07-Jan-04 at 3:31 pm | Permalink
Here’s mine for what it’s worth.
1. What did you do in 2003 that you’d never done before?
Watched Celtic in a European final.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No. But this year I will definetly lose weight because my doc told me I better.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes. I have a new nephew!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Dad, on 18th December aged 80. Saddest day of my life, still not completely over it yet.
5. What countries did you visit?
Germany (Stuttgart), Engerlund (Liverpool), Portugal (Boavista) and Spain (Seville).
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Patience with others.
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
18th December for the reasons mentioned above.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Winning the Scottish Brass Band Championships with Lochgelly Band.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing weight.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Cracked two ribs playing American football – cheers Air.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Apple G5 or Netgear DG824M.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The grandad who donated a kidney to his grandson.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Messrs Blair and Bush.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Following Celtic around Europe.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Thinking Celtic would win everything.
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
“The Living Years” – Mike and the Mechanics.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or Sadder? Sadder, though hopefully only temporarily.
ii. Thinner or Fatter? About a stone heavier.
iii. Richer or Poorer? Substanially richer thanks to careful investments in the 80′s when the market was good.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Spent time with my wife and family.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Spent time on a computer playing games.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With the family. Dad would have wanted it that way.
21. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
The Simpsons
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
Seawolf by Patrick Robinson. Techno-thriller type stuff.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
An iPod and iTunes.
28. What did you want and get?
To much to mention. All of it materialistic of course.
29. What did you want and not get?
42-inch plasma TV
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Pirates of the Carribean
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
39 years old and I think it was pretty quiet.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I wish dad hadn’t taken ill although these things do eventually happen to a man of his age. He had alzheimers so it was particularly distressing watching him deteriorate over the 4 months he was in hospital.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
drab. A fat bloke like me ain’t stylish that’s one of the reasons to lose weight.
34. What kept you sane?
My wife.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Kirsty Gallagher. Her tits are mighty.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Same as Air – “The ‘war on terror’ being used as an excuse to invade countries”. Why is it that those Iraquis that choose to fight against the invading force in their country are immediately labelled terrorists whereas the French resistance in the 40′s were freedom fighters.
37. Who did you miss?
Bowie at SECC. That’s why I’ll be going to T this year.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
One of my wifes friends from London. He’s an actor and a Kung Fu master. A handy guy to have around on a night out in Kirkcaldy. He’s also a great laugh and he’s coming up to see us in January.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
Live life to the full and always remember what is truly important.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
I wasn’t there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say
07-Jan-04 at 4:06 pm | Permalink
Sorry to hear about Mr M senior. Nice to hear from you though JJ.
> Lochgelly band
Excellent captions on the gallery, lol.
> Kung Fu master
What a great game.
08-Jan-04 at 4:52 pm | Permalink
JJ > Your behaviour merited celebration when you handed over the cheque for the G5, baby. I’ve never seen a more elegant flying machine since ‘Flight Of The Navigator’. Well done you. *shakes hand*
Feeling equal amounts of shame and triumph that I knew that a Netgear DG824M is a wireless ADSL router without getting googleicious. Yep, turned the corner. No going back now.
08-Jan-04 at 7:44 pm | Permalink
Elrond
7. I want you to get the logo tattooed on your bottom. Then I can really say I ‘branded’ you. Yay..
17.(ii) Ohhh, me too. I wasn’t accross the Menzies threshold 2 mins when my mother declared to all and sundry that I was anorexic. She spent the next 10 days making me 16 meals a day, then watching me like a hawk incase I fed any to the dog.. Sweeet! she’s a great cook, my mum. And no, i’m not. Don’t be stoopid. I like Galaxy Caramel’s far too much.
35. shit, yeah.
37. *beams* seeing them at GOTG should’ve been part of my answer to uno.. PJ Harvey and the RHCP’s failed to inspire. The foo’s and QotSA were a religious experience. Maybe it’s just me, btw. But is their a slight likeness between Mr. Spikily Dashing and Josh H? I can’t help but see it. JH is fatter, though.