Yearly Archives: 2017

2013 was another year I saw in with an almighty hangover.  New Years Eve, it's just an excuse to get pissed isn't it?  Whether that…

I often look back on 2012 as the year I became a grown up. This was because I bought my first house in 2012.  I…

I entered 2011 with a hangover.  Not too dissimilar from the way I entered the previous year to be honest. NYE was spent with my…

2010 was the tale of two halves. I said goodbye to the Noughties in the place I spent the majority of that decade. 'Up Chase'. …

Whilst I'm enjoying compiling this series and remembering songs and memories of old, it often serves as a painful reminder of times gone by. It's also…

2008, for me, began in a totally different way to how it ended. Sober, in a (shit) relationship, living in a different part of Bristol.…

This week I’m celebrating a milestone. It’s not a huge one. To be honest, I expect most people wouldn’t even count this as a milestone…

2007 was the year I moved out of home.   The first time. Yeah I've come and I've gone over the years. Much to my poor old…

2006.  The year I relinquished the "teen" part of my age.  Begrudgingly of course.  I've always hated getting older. To be fair, I still acted…

Still a teenager, I waltzed into 2005 reasonably happy.  I was in a new relationship, enjoying my first "proper job".  Which, looking back, was anything…

I'm sure by now, as we approach the 5th year of this series, you're beginning to get a feel for the music I like. It's…

With my failed GCSE's and lost virginity a distant memory, I headed into 2003 wondering what the fuck I was going to do with my life.…

Ah, 2002. The year I left school.  With a head full of dreams and a solid National Record of Achievement book in my handbag. Not…

With the threat of impending technological doom a mere memory, we sailed into 2001 forgetting how we spent the previous New Years Eve. Is the microwave…

I was thinking the other day. It's often quite dangerous when I do this. I end up doing something I shouldn't and spend the subsequent…

I’ve noticed a trend with my blog. My website tends to be somewhere I rant, rave and moan. Which, is all well and good; one…