2004 stroke 2005 So that was 2004... I was out of the country for the first couple of months so it got off to the best start possible. Things have been rather unsettled from March onwards. A new apartment (I don't like calling it a flat - it has two floors so it's anything but flat), a new area of London to explore, new friends, new schedules... new new new. By the time we got settled we had decided to move on so I'm guessing that a large part of this year will be given up to making that happen. Bring some more money in and then get the fuck out. Where exactly has still to be settled. Too many options but we'll narrow it down. February should see us back in San Francisco so that's the short term travel fix out of the way but we really don't want to see next year's fireworks exploding over London... I haven't mentioned the Tsunami much on here and I see little point now. We found it easy enough to donate some money without reading through the blogosphere for help and I'm sure you guys have done the same. And the stupid rock keeps spinning. Iraq is still a fucking mess - I never thought I'd get used to seeing decapitations but those messy heads and Allah Akbar backing singers became part of my daily news feeds. Still seen worse over on the PETA website. Blair is still a cunt and we have little choice but to let him have another go... another good reason for being out of the country come November. The best thing I read this year was probably I am Legend. It was the best thing I read last year too. To be honest it's always the best thing I read. That and Watership Down. My favourite movie was probably Melinda and Melinda (well half of it anyway) and then there was just an awesome list of Asian film that just slapped me silly. Hell, even the Dawn of the Dead remake was good and I enjoyed the Salem's Lot remake too. So there! All the crap I suffered was via Bit Torrent so thankfully didn't cost me a penny. I still think I am owed some compensation for even being exposed to Resident Evil 2 and Aliens vs Predator. A horrible year for comics. I even got bored of Frank Castle shooting people in the testicles. Televison? Lost: stupid but good stupid. House: Formulaic but very watchable. CSI: terrible but not as terrible as Enterprise. Battlestar Galactica: the dog's bollocks. That and Deadwood restored my faith in the small screen. Most of that was also via Bit Torrent. Terrestrial TV? I have no fucking idea. Curb Your Enthusiasm rules me. The only game I've played is GTA San Andreas. I'm told it is horribly violent and vast. So far though I'm happy to simply play on the BMX (bunny-hops!) or just drive into the hills with a sniper rifle while listening to Faith No More. What else then... Jess and I want to get married. That's a big deal right? I'm not sure how we'll go about this. It'll either be very traditional and therefore dull and taxing or surprisingly stupid even for us. I'm hoping for stupidity. Mike is writing to: Buffy