The Decade

posted on January 1st, 2010 by Anthony

It’s the end of the decade… I suppose I should post something!

Thanks to the ever prolific Mr Pickard I have the kick up the arse to post my personal review of the decade. Quite a lot has happened.

2000

I was still university at this point. I blew a lot of loan on a quality mountain bike. Our uni footy team, the mighty Byrom Palace, completed their only season of competition.

I spent the summer working at Max Spielmann and discovered just how many people took pornographic photos of themselves.

I also reached the pinnacle of my DJing career by playing in front of several thousand people at the BMX arena at the Birmingham NEC during the Bike2000 exhibition.

2001

A big year this one. I met Claire for the first time… and after a bit of faffing around she eventually became my girlfriend! In the mean time I finished my useless uni course and celebrated by going to New York with the lads. A quality holiday.

Two months later I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, on the same day as the Twin Towers we had been standing on came down. Sedatives + Apocalyptic images = The most bizarre day of my life!

I tried to find a proper job to use my degree with, but the dot com bubble bursting made it tough. I eventually got a Christmas job at HMV and enjoyed it hugely.

2002

I finished at HMV and started looking for work again. Struggled all year long before landing a job at Sony testing games.

That was as good as it sounds. But better.

Alas it was another temporary contract and just before Christmas I was back for another enjoyable stint at HMV.

2003

Finally I managed to get a proper web designing job! After another couple of months I landed a job in local government, and I’m still doing it today!

It was also the year that this here site thing came into being. I think!

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