2010 - The Year in Review
Poor lonely Livejournal. Sorry I haven't posted much this year - I have now got a shorter attention... ooh shiny.
Sorry, what was I saying? Oh yeah. I've mostly migrated to Twitter which in turn updates my Facebook. I also used to send tweets to LJ but that service died, and there wasn't much point trying to find another replacement for it.
I started the year in New Zealand, visited Israel, a significant part of Europe, and the UK, and came home and got back into normal life.
I've also stopped writing full length movie reviews (so no links below) but tend to stick to 4-word film reviews (#4wfr) on Twitter.
So here's the annual list of media I've "consumed", mostly presented without comments because I can't really be bothered :)
BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS READ
The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
Dr Grordbort presents Victory! - Gred Broadmore
The Absolute Death - Neil Gaimain
The Absolute Sandman Vol I - Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol II - Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol III - Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol IV - Neil Gaiman
Jingo - Terry Pratchett
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
Crusade: Behind the Scenes - Interviews by Joe Nazzaro
You Suck - Christopher Moore
Ghosts - John Allison
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse - Robert Rankin
Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Retreat - Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Georges Jeanty
The Toyminator - Robert Rankin
First Among Sequels - Jasper Fforde
Crush all Hu-mans (Diesel Sweeties) - R. Stevens
How I Blew My Thursday Night (Diesel Sweeties) - R. Stevens
Kick-Ass - Mark Millar and John Romita Jr
The Stars My Destination - Alfred Bester
15-in-1 Oz Books - L. Frank Baum
Ahoy Hoy! (Scary Go Round) - John Allison
Peloton (Scary Go Round) - John Allison
Recklessly Yours (Scary Go Round) - John Allison
Son of a Witch - Gregory Maguire
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
Metamorphosis and other stories - Franz Kafka
I Shall Wear Midnight - Terry Pratchett
The Turtle Moves! - Lawrence Watt-Evans
Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
Firefly: Still Flying
Crusade: What the Hell Happened? Vol 1.
Dr Horrible and other Stories - Zack Whedon
Only You Can Save Mankind - Terry Pratchett
Heat Wave - Richard Castle
Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Twilight - Brad Meltzer, Georges Jeanty, Joss Whedon
Goats Vol I & II: Tasty Yet Morally Ambiguous - Jon Rosenberg
Goats Vol III: Evil Chickens Don't Kiss - Jon Rosenberg
Goats Vol IV: Behold the Power of Ignorance - Jon Rosenberg
The Carpet People - Terry Pratchett
Freakangels Vol 1 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
Freakangels Vol 2 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
Freakangels Vol 3 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
Freakangels Vol 4 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
The Walking Dead Vol 1: Days Gone Bye - Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore
Earth The Book - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale - Zack Whedon, Joss Whedon & Chris Samnee
Babylon 5: Artifacts from Beyond the Rim
The Illustrated Eric - Terry Pratchett & Josh Kirby
Sluggy Freelance Book 10: Ghosts in the Gastank - Pete Abrams
Sluggy Freelance: Years of Yarncraft - Pete Abrams
The Guild - Felicia Day & Jim Rugg
The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde
DVDS PURCHASED
Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Futurama: Bender's Game
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Coraline
Hoodwinked
Nerdcore Rising
Going Postal
Wall-E
CDS PURCHASED
Lungs - Florence and the Machine
Australian Soundscapes - Lumina Vocal Ensemble
Gloves - Operator Please
The Family Jewels - Marina and the Diamonds
Modern Day Addiction - Clare Bowditch and the New Slang
Cinema - The Cat Empire
I Believe You Liar - Washington
See! - Holly Throsby
We Are Born- Sia
Aluka - Aluka
GIGS AND THEATRE
Avenue Q (in Adelaide)
Nation (NTLive)
Adelaide Fringe:
Wicked (in London)
Edinburgh Fringe
Clare Bowditch and the New Slang + Aluka
TV
10 Things I Hate About You
Archer
Ashes to Ashes
Babylon 5 (DVD)
Being Human
Burn Notice
Californication
Caprica
Castle
Chuck
Dexter
Dirk Gently
Doctor Who
Dollhouse
Eureka
Flashforward
Flashpoint
Fringe
Futurama
Glee
Heroes
Huge
Human Target
Hung
Hungry Beast
No Ordinary Family
Numb3rs
Nurse Jackie
Persons Unknown
Riese: Kingdom Falling (Web)
Robot Chicken
Sanctuary
Sherlock
Six Feet Under
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Stargate Universe
The Daily Show
The Guild (Web)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Walking Dead
True Blood
Unnatural History
V
Warehouse 13
MOVIES
The Day of the Triffids (TV)
Planet 51
Sherlock Holmes
The Princess and the Frog
The Fantastic Mr Fox
The Time Traveller's Wife
Bitch Slap
Up In The Air
The Men Who Stare At Goats
Alice in Wonderland
Kick-Ass
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Toy Story 3
How To Train Your Dragon
Hot Tub Time Machine
Inception
Shrek Forever After
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Despicable Me
The Reluctant Infidel
The Losers
Red: Werewolf Hunter (TV)
RED
The Expendables
The Other Guys
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Rare Exports
Wild Target
Megamind
TRON Legacy
COMPUTER GAMES
Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse (5 episodes)
Bone: Out from Boneville
Bone: The Great Cow Race
Portal
Puzzle Agent
Poker Night at the Inventory
Machinarium
Braid
World of Goo
Samorost 2
Back to the Future: The Game (1 episode so far)
AUDIO DRAMAS / PODCASTS / AUDIO BOOKS
Babylon Podcast
The Leviathan Chronicles
The Hippopotamus - Stephen Fry
The Liar - Stephen Fry
Sir Terry Pratchett in conversation with Jacqueline Simpson
North American Discworld Convention 2010 Discworld Interview Series
Sorry, what was I saying? Oh yeah. I've mostly migrated to Twitter which in turn updates my Facebook. I also used to send tweets to LJ but that service died, and there wasn't much point trying to find another replacement for it.
I started the year in New Zealand, visited Israel, a significant part of Europe, and the UK, and came home and got back into normal life.
I've also stopped writing full length movie reviews (so no links below) but tend to stick to 4-word film reviews (#4wfr) on Twitter.
So here's the annual list of media I've "consumed", mostly presented without comments because I can't really be bothered :)
BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS READ
The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
Dr Grordbort presents Victory! - Gred Broadmore
The Absolute Death - Neil Gaimain
The Absolute Sandman Vol I - Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol II - Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol III - Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol IV - Neil Gaiman
Jingo - Terry Pratchett
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
Crusade: Behind the Scenes - Interviews by Joe Nazzaro
You Suck - Christopher Moore
Ghosts - John Allison
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse - Robert Rankin
Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Retreat - Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Georges Jeanty
The Toyminator - Robert Rankin
First Among Sequels - Jasper Fforde
Crush all Hu-mans (Diesel Sweeties) - R. Stevens
How I Blew My Thursday Night (Diesel Sweeties) - R. Stevens
Kick-Ass - Mark Millar and John Romita Jr
The Stars My Destination - Alfred Bester
15-in-1 Oz Books - L. Frank Baum
Ahoy Hoy! (Scary Go Round) - John Allison
Peloton (Scary Go Round) - John Allison
Recklessly Yours (Scary Go Round) - John Allison
Son of a Witch - Gregory Maguire
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
Metamorphosis and other stories - Franz Kafka
I Shall Wear Midnight - Terry Pratchett
The Turtle Moves! - Lawrence Watt-Evans
Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
Firefly: Still Flying
Crusade: What the Hell Happened? Vol 1.
Dr Horrible and other Stories - Zack Whedon
Only You Can Save Mankind - Terry Pratchett
Heat Wave - Richard Castle
Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Twilight - Brad Meltzer, Georges Jeanty, Joss Whedon
Goats Vol I & II: Tasty Yet Morally Ambiguous - Jon Rosenberg
Goats Vol III: Evil Chickens Don't Kiss - Jon Rosenberg
Goats Vol IV: Behold the Power of Ignorance - Jon Rosenberg
The Carpet People - Terry Pratchett
Freakangels Vol 1 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
Freakangels Vol 2 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
Freakangels Vol 3 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
Freakangels Vol 4 - Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
The Walking Dead Vol 1: Days Gone Bye - Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore
Earth The Book - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale - Zack Whedon, Joss Whedon & Chris Samnee
Babylon 5: Artifacts from Beyond the Rim
The Illustrated Eric - Terry Pratchett & Josh Kirby
Sluggy Freelance Book 10: Ghosts in the Gastank - Pete Abrams
Sluggy Freelance: Years of Yarncraft - Pete Abrams
The Guild - Felicia Day & Jim Rugg
The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde
DVDS PURCHASED
Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Futurama: Bender's Game
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Coraline
Hoodwinked
Nerdcore Rising
Going Postal
Wall-E
CDS PURCHASED
Lungs - Florence and the Machine
Australian Soundscapes - Lumina Vocal Ensemble
Gloves - Operator Please
The Family Jewels - Marina and the Diamonds
Modern Day Addiction - Clare Bowditch and the New Slang
Cinema - The Cat Empire
I Believe You Liar - Washington
See! - Holly Throsby
We Are Born- Sia
Aluka - Aluka
GIGS AND THEATRE
Avenue Q (in Adelaide)
Nation (NTLive)
Adelaide Fringe:
- Ctrl-Alt-Delete - Dan Willis
- Private Dick - Sound and Fury (twice)
- Angels vs Demons - Lumina Vocal Ensemble
- Sargasm - Jon Brooks
- Servant of Two Masters - Adelaide Uni Fringe Club
- Ricketts Lane - Sammy J & Randy
- Robot Monkey Robot - Dean Eizenberg + Trav Nash
- Was it a Cat I Saw? - Luke Whitby
- Helga Handfull: Live Aus Berlin
- All in the Same Boat: A Shipload of Laughs - The Baby Seals
- Spontaneous Broadway
- Tripod vs the Dragon
Wicked (in London)
Edinburgh Fringe
- Sound and Fury's Testaclese and Ye Sack of Rome
- The Israeli and Palestinian Conflict: A Romantic Comedy - I so want this one to come to Adelaide, it is brilliant and hilarious.
- Under the Stars - Peter Buckley Hill
- Robin Ince Asks Why
- Skinny Man, Modern World - Sammy J
- Thunderer!
- Late Night Laughs
- Stuff
- Showstopper!
- Carl Sagan is My God - Robin Ince and friends
- An Israeli and Palestinian Walk into a Country
- Obie: Using the Force
- Paul Dabek - Nothing Up My Sleeve
- Behind the Truth: More Lies
- Audi, Vide, Tace
- Southampton Uni standup
- Dirty Immigrant Collective
- Reality Vaccine
Clare Bowditch and the New Slang + Aluka
TV
10 Things I Hate About You
Archer
Ashes to Ashes
Babylon 5 (DVD)
Being Human
Burn Notice
Californication
Caprica
Castle
Chuck
Dexter
Dirk Gently
Doctor Who
Dollhouse
Eureka
Flashforward
Flashpoint
Fringe
Futurama
Glee
Heroes
Huge
Human Target
Hung
Hungry Beast
No Ordinary Family
Numb3rs
Nurse Jackie
Persons Unknown
Riese: Kingdom Falling (Web)
Robot Chicken
Sanctuary
Sherlock
Six Feet Under
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Stargate Universe
The Daily Show
The Guild (Web)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Walking Dead
True Blood
Unnatural History
V
Warehouse 13
MOVIES
The Day of the Triffids (TV)
Planet 51
Sherlock Holmes
The Princess and the Frog
The Fantastic Mr Fox
The Time Traveller's Wife
Bitch Slap
Up In The Air
The Men Who Stare At Goats
Alice in Wonderland
Kick-Ass
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Toy Story 3
How To Train Your Dragon
Hot Tub Time Machine
Inception
Shrek Forever After
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Despicable Me
The Reluctant Infidel
The Losers
Red: Werewolf Hunter (TV)
RED
The Expendables
The Other Guys
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Rare Exports
Wild Target
Megamind
TRON Legacy
COMPUTER GAMES
Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse (5 episodes)
Bone: Out from Boneville
Bone: The Great Cow Race
Portal
Puzzle Agent
Poker Night at the Inventory
Machinarium
Braid
World of Goo
Samorost 2
Back to the Future: The Game (1 episode so far)
AUDIO DRAMAS / PODCASTS / AUDIO BOOKS
Babylon Podcast
The Leviathan Chronicles
The Hippopotamus - Stephen Fry
The Liar - Stephen Fry
Sir Terry Pratchett in conversation with Jacqueline Simpson
North American Discworld Convention 2010 Discworld Interview Series