It's almost noon and no-one's posted a new years thread yet? Fine, I see how it it. Screw the lot of ya, then.
Happy New Year!
- Thread starter phlogiston
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Happy News Years people! Hope everyone had a good night!
2005 was a pretty good year overall for me! My best highlights have been:
- Seeing Alice Cooper live
- Being able to DJ at a strip club for while & DJing for Wednesday 13 and his band on their night out in Melbourne
- Most of all, joining The Deadthings & playing my first live shows!
Biggest low point by far was losing my grandpa
2005 was a pretty good year overall for me! My best highlights have been:
- Seeing Alice Cooper live
- Being able to DJ at a strip club for while & DJing for Wednesday 13 and his band on their night out in Melbourne
- Most of all, joining The Deadthings & playing my first live shows!
Biggest low point by far was losing my grandpa
Wrathchild
Miserable Bastard
A happy and healthy 2006 to one and all 
My 2005 was positively purgatorial, so if a change of luck comes my way in the year ahead, I'll share the good fortune around!
W
My 2005 was positively purgatorial, so if a change of luck comes my way in the year ahead, I'll share the good fortune around!
W
Southy
Proud Brisbane Metaller
Happy new year one and all.
My 2005 was the sam ol shit till I changed jobs at the start of November
My 2005 was the sam ol shit till I changed jobs at the start of November
JonBonJovi
Titilate
I got blind drunk last night.
Got up at about 5:30am realised I was one sick puppy so went to get a bucket...ended up flat on my back in the middle of the lounge room.Had to crawl my way back to bed wake up Brian to get me the bucket.Spent the entire day real sick.Brian had to go of to work so today I had a huge hang over and keep Jazynthe happy.
So my year got of to a great start!
Got up at about 5:30am realised I was one sick puppy so went to get a bucket...ended up flat on my back in the middle of the lounge room.Had to crawl my way back to bed wake up Brian to get me the bucket.Spent the entire day real sick.Brian had to go of to work so today I had a huge hang over and keep Jazynthe happy.
So my year got of to a great start!
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Yeah, I have only just recovered from my New Years shenanigans. A good night, apart from the two suspected broken toes and the hangover day which followed.
2005 was a good year for me, coming off of my worst on record in 2004. I finished uni, was fortunate enough to go on a 2 week trip of a lifetime, quit my annoying part time job, and have developed a great relationship with my girlfriend. I just hope I am able to get a decent job in the not too distant future, so 2006 can treat me even better.
2005 was a good year for me, coming off of my worst on record in 2004. I finished uni, was fortunate enough to go on a 2 week trip of a lifetime, quit my annoying part time job, and have developed a great relationship with my girlfriend. I just hope I am able to get a decent job in the not too distant future, so 2006 can treat me even better.
MeKaChrOme
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serenesorrow
Asian Woman
MeKaChrOme said:2005 was overall fairly shit for me. Prospects for 2006 aren't getting better
I'll second that.
Happy new year
Wish I could do something to help those of you who aren't travelling too well!
Had a very quiet NYE - stayed at home here at my grandparents' house near Devonport. Was going to go to Hobart but all the hotels seemed to be full.
2005 was ok I guess. Got to go back to Indonesia after an absence of almost three years, which was nice. 2006 is going to be very fucking busy.
Had a very quiet NYE - stayed at home here at my grandparents' house near Devonport. Was going to go to Hobart but all the hotels seemed to be full.
2005 was ok I guess. Got to go back to Indonesia after an absence of almost three years, which was nice. 2006 is going to be very fucking busy.
MeKaChrOme
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serenesorrow said:
it's awful, hey?
Where's the silver lining on the cloud? it just goes on and on...........
JonBonJovi
Titilate
Life is only as good as you make it.
If you want your year to be a good one you need to make the effort and not be negative about it all.
If you want your year to be a good one you need to make the effort and not be negative about it all.
Sydo
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2005 started as quite the cunt of a year for me.
In the space a month I lost some of people who were dearest to me. My grandfather, the smartest man I ever knew, gave up the battle of wills between himself and old age. My favourite dog painfully succumb to cancer, and a long-time friendship was ended out of jealousy and spite; all the while I quite happily gained a new friend in alcohol and other vices.
A couple weeks in the sun of Queensland and the helpful charm of beautful strangers helped get my shit back together and the year was mostly back on track.
Come May and my sister Allison was honeymooning across the United States with her new husband, I was mostly sober, earning a decent buck and generally kicking some arse in the gym.
I was feeling great.
As fate would have it I met a friendly lass who, for better or worse, enjoyed a drink almost as much as I did. For a while we played around the town enjoying whatever came our way. This was never destined to last as I found my easy-earned dollars being sucked away and usually regurgitated into the toilet early in the mornings, and my newly acquired massiveness being squandered into a type of flab my body had never known before accompanied with a juicy cough that never seemed to dissipate. Ahh.. good, decadent times.
But time again for a change.
For another couples months I threw myself back into work, saving my pennies, and committed to giving up this life of slobbery that was holding me down.
A chance encounter with the sister of a friend at a Vanishing Point gig, another couple weeks in the land of pineapples and palm trees with news of another nephew/niece on the way, and the SYDOFUCKINGMACHINE was back in black. This was about September, and since then everything has just rocked along like a rocking motherfucker should.
I've met a heap of new people, and improved friendships with others. I've been able to completely patch things up with my dad and his new wife. I'm in a happy new relationship with a great girl who we all know by reputation and innuendo. I was accepted back into uni for this year to study for my Graduate Diploma of Education, a career that I wanted to pursue since highschool. I'm planning on heading to Europe sometime during the year. I've bought a new motorbike that totally kicks anus. And I'm quitting my job 'cos I HATE IT and money should never come first.
2006 better hold on tight, 'cos I plan to tear it a new one.
In the space a month I lost some of people who were dearest to me. My grandfather, the smartest man I ever knew, gave up the battle of wills between himself and old age. My favourite dog painfully succumb to cancer, and a long-time friendship was ended out of jealousy and spite; all the while I quite happily gained a new friend in alcohol and other vices.
A couple weeks in the sun of Queensland and the helpful charm of beautful strangers helped get my shit back together and the year was mostly back on track.
Come May and my sister Allison was honeymooning across the United States with her new husband, I was mostly sober, earning a decent buck and generally kicking some arse in the gym.
I was feeling great.
As fate would have it I met a friendly lass who, for better or worse, enjoyed a drink almost as much as I did. For a while we played around the town enjoying whatever came our way. This was never destined to last as I found my easy-earned dollars being sucked away and usually regurgitated into the toilet early in the mornings, and my newly acquired massiveness being squandered into a type of flab my body had never known before accompanied with a juicy cough that never seemed to dissipate. Ahh.. good, decadent times.
But time again for a change.
For another couples months I threw myself back into work, saving my pennies, and committed to giving up this life of slobbery that was holding me down.
A chance encounter with the sister of a friend at a Vanishing Point gig, another couple weeks in the land of pineapples and palm trees with news of another nephew/niece on the way, and the SYDOFUCKINGMACHINE was back in black. This was about September, and since then everything has just rocked along like a rocking motherfucker should.
I've met a heap of new people, and improved friendships with others. I've been able to completely patch things up with my dad and his new wife. I'm in a happy new relationship with a great girl who we all know by reputation and innuendo. I was accepted back into uni for this year to study for my Graduate Diploma of Education, a career that I wanted to pursue since highschool. I'm planning on heading to Europe sometime during the year. I've bought a new motorbike that totally kicks anus. And I'm quitting my job 'cos I HATE IT and money should never come first.
2006 better hold on tight, 'cos I plan to tear it a new one.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Sydo said:
I hope to rock out with you at this up and coming thrash gig man.
Any solid plans for travelling to Europe, or still a loose idea at the moment?
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
Sydo said:
Up until that point I was wondering who this girl actually was
heheThat's good shit man... I might actually get around to posting a recap of my year, it's quite similar to yours but minus the alcohol
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
It is do-able. I was only gone for 2 weeks, but that was more of a money issue than a time one. I could have been gone at least a month, which is plenty of time to see some good shit.Sydo said:
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
My review of 2005... for me it was a year marked by massive highs and massive lows. I'll try to remember as much as I can and go through the year chronologically....
It started on a very low note, all of January is a blur really. I was having trouble at home, I wasn't speaking to the person who I cared the most about (my best friend) and I had an extremely ill advised fling with a girl in Adelaide. These were all something I learnt from so I don't harbour too much ill feeling towards it.
My year started to turn around froM Febuary, specifically from MFTB onwards. I met Jess and our relationship started to take it's first steps. I saw March as being my month of "renewal".... I was going to forget my problems of the past and only look forward. This led to me eventually cutting off contact with my "best friend" as I had finally realised the adverse effect it was having on my life.
Metalstock was my big event for March/April... infact it was probably my biggest event of the year. I don't think ANYTHING will top sitting around a campfire, telling stories and roasting stolen food (he who has fire, has power haha) while listening to the last few bands of the night. I made many new friends over that weekend, the Transcending Mortality guys in particular.
Unfortunately this was also around the time I felt that something was "wrong" in Celestial. Jess made mention of the fact that me and Tweek both felt more comfortable hanging out with other bands instead of our own. I realised that this was a very true point.
Not long after I had my scariest event of the year.... while playing a show at the Lansdowne Hotel, I tore a hole in the fluid lining of my lungs. This caused my body to not get enough oxygen into my blood, which actually caused me to temporarily lose my sight towards the end of our set. I somehow managed to pack my gear up... walked offstage and then collapsed. My doctor told me that technically I should have died... he doesn't know how I played in considering my lung was on the verge of collapsing. Anyway, he advised a break from drumming. It lasted two weeks because I was feeling pressured into getting back onstage. This fueled my eventual decision to leave Celestial... it was something I never forgave.
Anyway.. my July eventually rolled around and my birthday turned into a total non-event. Jess's birthday in August however was very different. That weekend showed exactly my "highs and lows" point from earlier. We spent an amazing weekend away together, I felt on top of the world... then I came back to Sydney to find my band had been blacklisted from several venues and by pretty much every "name" band. This was due to a drunken fight involving two members (no prizes for guess who). I immediately quit the band... only agreeing to play one last show because it was the following week.
That show was really hard for me to get through... on the one hand, it was probably the best gig I've EVER played. We were tight and heavy as and they crowd went insane. But then I remembered the reasons why I was leaving the band.... it really tore me up. More then most people would realise
A few months have passed since I left the band and while I don't regret leaving, I do regret the fact that I haven't played drums "properly" since then. I am looking to change this very soon
Late in the year one of my best friends Scotty (former bassist for Celestial and a metal legend in Sydney) suffered another collapsed lung (after having it happen late last year as well as having a heart attack). It was hard to see someone who is so full of life (even larger then life) struck down and left powerless. That took a big toll on me, because one of my biggest fears is dieing young. He is hopefully on the road to recovery so we're all keeping our fingers crossed for him.
November saw the birth of my nephew Jayke... he's now 6 weeks old and keeping up the family tradition of being a little shit machine haha
Christmas this year was very different for me... for the first time I had to divide my time between two families. And boy did I score big in the presents haha (but I've already posted that list). I also got to spend nye "with" someone... even though we didn't actually do anything, it was a much better end to the year then any of my previous ones.
So I guess 2005 will be an odd year to look back on. I've finished the year on a pretty high note... I finally have a fulltime job that I like and am good at, I have an amazing girlfriend and I'm pretty confident for what the future will bring.
Looking back I can't believe I am at this point considering how dark my year was looking when it started!
It started on a very low note, all of January is a blur really. I was having trouble at home, I wasn't speaking to the person who I cared the most about (my best friend) and I had an extremely ill advised fling with a girl in Adelaide. These were all something I learnt from so I don't harbour too much ill feeling towards it.
My year started to turn around froM Febuary, specifically from MFTB onwards. I met Jess and our relationship started to take it's first steps. I saw March as being my month of "renewal".... I was going to forget my problems of the past and only look forward. This led to me eventually cutting off contact with my "best friend" as I had finally realised the adverse effect it was having on my life.
Metalstock was my big event for March/April... infact it was probably my biggest event of the year. I don't think ANYTHING will top sitting around a campfire, telling stories and roasting stolen food (he who has fire, has power haha) while listening to the last few bands of the night. I made many new friends over that weekend, the Transcending Mortality guys in particular.
Unfortunately this was also around the time I felt that something was "wrong" in Celestial. Jess made mention of the fact that me and Tweek both felt more comfortable hanging out with other bands instead of our own. I realised that this was a very true point.
Not long after I had my scariest event of the year.... while playing a show at the Lansdowne Hotel, I tore a hole in the fluid lining of my lungs. This caused my body to not get enough oxygen into my blood, which actually caused me to temporarily lose my sight towards the end of our set. I somehow managed to pack my gear up... walked offstage and then collapsed. My doctor told me that technically I should have died... he doesn't know how I played in considering my lung was on the verge of collapsing. Anyway, he advised a break from drumming. It lasted two weeks because I was feeling pressured into getting back onstage. This fueled my eventual decision to leave Celestial... it was something I never forgave.
Anyway.. my July eventually rolled around and my birthday turned into a total non-event. Jess's birthday in August however was very different. That weekend showed exactly my "highs and lows" point from earlier. We spent an amazing weekend away together, I felt on top of the world... then I came back to Sydney to find my band had been blacklisted from several venues and by pretty much every "name" band. This was due to a drunken fight involving two members (no prizes for guess who). I immediately quit the band... only agreeing to play one last show because it was the following week.
That show was really hard for me to get through... on the one hand, it was probably the best gig I've EVER played. We were tight and heavy as and they crowd went insane. But then I remembered the reasons why I was leaving the band.... it really tore me up. More then most people would realise
A few months have passed since I left the band and while I don't regret leaving, I do regret the fact that I haven't played drums "properly" since then. I am looking to change this very soon
Late in the year one of my best friends Scotty (former bassist for Celestial and a metal legend in Sydney) suffered another collapsed lung (after having it happen late last year as well as having a heart attack). It was hard to see someone who is so full of life (even larger then life) struck down and left powerless. That took a big toll on me, because one of my biggest fears is dieing young. He is hopefully on the road to recovery so we're all keeping our fingers crossed for him.
November saw the birth of my nephew Jayke... he's now 6 weeks old and keeping up the family tradition of being a little shit machine
hahaChristmas this year was very different for me... for the first time I had to divide my time between two families. And boy did I score big in the presents haha (but I've already posted that list). I also got to spend nye "with" someone... even though we didn't actually do anything, it was a much better end to the year then any of my previous ones.
So I guess 2005 will be an odd year to look back on. I've finished the year on a pretty high note... I finally have a fulltime job that I like and am good at, I have an amazing girlfriend and I'm pretty confident for what the future will bring.
Looking back I can't believe I am at this point considering how dark my year was looking when it started!
Sydo said:
Nu-Tek 7?
My recap?
Well... in January I was in my second month with the mrs. Everything was going swimminly. February was hard because she had to move back down to Adelaide for uni... so I thought FUCK IT and moved down 5 weeks later. Hardest 5 weeks of my life... felt like it anyway.
Moved down to Adelaide... stayed there not doing much for a while, applied for a few jobs... went and saw MEGADETH AND DUNGEON in Melbourne. Absolutely amazing. While over there, got a call that I had a job interview for Woolies. Haha, better than nothing!
Went to the interviews, got the job... and started to get really down. Shit job, prick of a manager, most of the people working there thought they were better than they were and then I got fired!
So I thought, fuck it, I can type, I might as well get a real job. And I'm still at that real job right now - typist for Chartered Loss Adjusters. They love me to BITS because I'm such an awesome typist. So they don't want me to go - if I get into the course I want to next year, they want me to stick around as a part-timer! Schweet!
Well yeah. Nothing bad happened at all to me this year. I've been with my mrs and we've been amazing. There's no greater joy than waking up next to the one you love, I think I've said that before... but it's just an amazing feeling.
Also probably doubled my CD collection this year (not that that was hard). Went to lots of awesome gigs! (NiN, Crue, Fozzy, Bodom..) and it's probably been the best year of my life so far.
I'm getting much better at singing and playing guitar as well and I'm not down on myself at all any more.
In fact, I'm pretty fucking awesome.
