new year survey for fun!!!

2] some spanish thing nick put on, but this will be replaced by dronepop when i start cooking in a moment
3] hell, no, i am making vegan curry 4 friends
4] erm, started shit, got good for a bit in the middle, then got shit again
5] does ilx count as a video game...

2. Bjork's Selmasongs just ended, so now I'm putting on Cornelius' Point

3. A single father, not been to a party in more than six months, on New Year's Eve, while my son is at my mom's house? YOU BETTA BELIEVE IT!

4. Some good points (music, home, family) and not-so-good (love-life? HA!)

5. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4; Bounty Hunter (wow!)

2. listening to destroyer this night

3. maybe merzbow then clubbing?

4. good and bad (I am posting here so take that FWIW).

5. mostly tony hawk pro skater 4 (loving EMB where I unvirtually skated this morning), a little kelly slater pro surfer (kirra) and (as of last night) hot shots golf 2 (i won by a stroke even though i +5'd a par 5 repeatedly trying to bounce the ball off a road).

2. What are you listening to?
Nothing now. Before, Laura Nyro & LaBelle's Gonna Take a Miracle

3. Are you going out?
I guess. Nothing special.

4. Have you had a good year?
Eh. Better than last year.

5. What video games are you playing?
I don't really play video games. The last video game I played was at the NYC "Ice Skating is Not a Crime" FAP, where I drove a tank on the Cross-Bronx Expressway and managed not to kill myself.

2. Opal- Early Recordings and a large stack of tapes-Dead C/Alstair Galbraith/Plagal Grind from the most wonderful Hamish and Liz.

3. Yes! Its only 5 pm est here now-Party in E Hamp!! This year I will try hard not to get so drunk that at the stroke of midnight I grab and chug a bottle of (non-alcoholic) Sparking Cider.

4. 2002 was pretty bad in the depths of my Psyche...but things are getting much better.

5. My friends have their own Galaga machine. And I love that game where your a bartender and you got to run back and forth serving people beers and keep the mugs from sliding off the end of the bar

Tapper!

2.I was listening to Premier 88.6 fm,a Pirate station near me.But they are running pre-recorded shows plugging an event on the 16th of November.Bit of a poor show,you would think that they would have DJ's banging the door down to play,when you think about all the house parties that are going on tonight that might want to tune in.Shame.I'm going to have a rummage through the racks to find some mix CD's that I haven't heard for a while.Either that or I might have a mix myself.But that requires effort,and might be too much for me.Must lay off those Jamaican Woodbines.....

3.Me and my lovely Lady Speed are staying home tonight.We have all our supplies in,and have enough to keep us amused for the evening(stop those sniggers at the back).We have a few friends visiting our place at various times later,and may even venture out in the early hours to my brother's flat.His afterparties are the stuff of legends.

4.I couldn't say I'd had a good year but it has ended well.2002 and me got off to a bad start when I realised that I was about to turn 30 and got a real complex about it!It still amazes me how worked up I got over something so trivial.Seemed pretty heavy at the time,though.Not long after that,I had to take my beloved car off the road as I had niether the time or the money to get it through the MOT.I had a break-up in my relationship,and was cut of a buisiness partnership that I had personally devoted many long hours to with nothing to show for it.But all things happen for a reason.As I was no longer spending all my waking hours chasing the extra bucks,I had time to rescue my relationship,work on my car and slag around on the web.So while some aspects of 2002 are most definitely dud,at least I can say that the start of 2003 is looking to be a bit classic!

5.As for video games,Need for Speed:Hot Pursuit 2 has been borrowed from our mate,so will be tried for size and probably ditched in favour of Gran Turismo 3.Quality!

Slow Death by Stewart Home -- a very nice send up of the art community -- you should all read it, neoism!

2. What are you listening to?

France Gall, per Rosemary...

3. Are you going out?

Maybe, soon...

4. Have you had a good year?

A good year???

5. What video games are you playing?

Um???

1. Repeated Takes by Michael Chanan
2. Mahalia Jackson
3. No.
4. 3 weeks of it was really really good. But otherwise, no, it was dreadful.
5. I just finished a game called Syberia for PC. It was very pretty and emotional but it was also too linear.

I really rather liked this book. I think there is a dearth of books that deal critically with the effects of technological advances (or to more equivocal about it, simply technological changes) on the very essence of an art form. And vice-versa. I only wish that someone would apply Chanan's methodology to a slightly more catholic (small "c") group of music. He seems most interested, like Barthes and Adorno before him, with classical music. If I recall correctly--it's been a few years. Do you like the book so far?

Incidentally Mahalia Jackson is the perfect thing to be listening to while reading this book; she knew how to work a microphone.

(P.S. Have you ever seen "Imitation of Life"?)

2 - The 8 Mile soundtrack hasn't left my Discman in a month. If I'm just going out for cigarettes (i.e., will be home in two tracks or less), I put it on track 3.

3 - I stayed in and worked. But I drank while I did so, and called friends to wish them happy new years.

4 - Fuck yes.

5 - I hardly ever play video games, except for Snood 21 on my Infernal Machine. Once in awhile I play Tekken 4 at a friend's, and next time I'm there I'm going to try to nab the TV to play Triple Play.

1/ ILX and the-gas-station.com
2/ Nothing right now but will poss listen to ministry later
3/ no. It's raining :(
4/ no. It's been the worst so far, really. Bad enough that i've kind of given up hope for the future.
5/ Hexen II. I luv Hexen II. Bits of it are almost like art.

2. The Adverts - Crossing The Red Sea With...

3. Have been for a run. Will not leave the house any more today, unless to get more beer from Shed.

4. Yes 2002 was ace.

5. N/A

I read Gibson's Pattern Recognition today and picked up the 3rd and 4th Gregory Keyes books (the Empire of Unreason series, iirc). I've just finished reading a thousand and some odd pages on Augustine and Maimonides, so would pretty much settle for anything this side of Super Mario Slash as a palate-cleanser.

2. What are you listening to?

Mes Courants Electriques, Saskatchewan, and Try This

3. Are you going out?

For NYE? Lindsey will have just gotten home that day after two weeks with her family; we'll have champagne and I'll make creme brulee.

4. Have you had a good year?

Not as productive as I would like, but yeah. I think I'm still adjusting to the whole "when you have a girlfriend, you can't spend every waking moment working anymore" thing. There's nothing wrong with it, I'm just transitional.

5. What video games are you playing?

Stuck near the end of Metroid Fusion; picked up Mario/Luigi Superstar as my Nanowrimo prize.

... that's got to be some kind of ass ventriloquism biased by the second half of the year, cause I wrote three novels this year. Still doesn't feel as productive, but that's because I haven't written many short stories at all.

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" by Mark Haddon

2. What are you listening to?

An irritating Barry White impersonator outside on 6th Avenue who I have nothing but abject ill-will for.

3. Are you going out?

No, I'm here at work until 4am.

4. Have you had a good year?

There have been massive hills and staggering valleys. Not a year I'd like to live through twice.

5. What video games are you playing?

I sadly haven't played a video game in quite a while, though the last one I did play was invariably "Medal of Honor" on my PlayStation 1.

Nothing right now, unless UK Masters catalogues count as reading material.

2. What are you listening to?

Exposure on XFM

3. Are you going out?

Nope, can't afford to club, though THAT should change in the new year.

4. Have you had a good year?

Started out great, ended up in limbo....though that should change too, beginning in January.

5. What video games are you playing?

That new Mario Party 3

not a damn thing.

2. What are you listening to?

xtc - drums & wires

3. Are you going out?

for new years we will probably have the annual party. otherwise, not much these days.

4. Have you had a good year?

yes. er, no. oh who the fuck knows? can you honestly distill your year down to a "good" or "bad"? a shitload of good stuff happened and a shitload of bad too. they all end up being "okay" ten or twenty or thirty years on, unless something truly trumatic happens.

5. What video games are you playing?

http://www.ilxor.com

All your witticisms are the result of lots of hours of sleep?

oh survey? yeah.. whatever.

1. just finished blinded by the right - david brock
2. unfortunately locked into last 20 mins of 'this dust makes mud' by liars
3. desperately trying to make plans. snoozing on new years plans = losing
4. fugginayeahrightitwasgood
5. in between vid games right now. wishing def jam vendetta would go on sale

Or prolly in your case, sane and lucid;>

"the game of war : life & death of g. debord" by andrew hussey, "bastard out of carolina" - dorothy allison, some other stuff

2. What are you listening to?

between records right now, i think i will put on ZZ Top next

3. Are you going out?

maybe

4. Have you had a good year?

yes

5. What video games are you playing?

none

Some Terry Pratchett book.

2. What are you listening to?

An Aphasic EP which I got for a buck at Amoeba yesterday.

3. Are you going out?

Fuck yeah, I'm gonna party in PARIS.

4. Have you had a good year?

'cept for 4 months of jury duty it was a blast.

5. What video games are you playing?

Some helicopter game.

2. What are you listening to?

j&mc - barbed wire kisses
felt - poem of the river

3. Are you going out?

yes, i have no idea where though.

4. Have you had a good year?

yes! spent productive time with friends and family, lots of fun trips, lots of art & music, met new friends, tried to be more selfless...

5. What video games are you playing?

i played THUG (tony hawk underground) but it was dumb and easy. when do the baseball games come out? i'm ready for the next wave.

1. Nothing except magazines. That makes me feel terrible, but nothing's ever in at the library when I go.
2. Just downloaded some Lush.
3. My friends always rent out a bar for NYE (actually the site of the last Chicago FAP). So that.
4. All right year, I think. I mean, it balances out. Sorta agree with Jess; rarely have I felt a year was "good" or "bad."
5. Don't play video games.

word freak

2. What are you listening to?

last night: seam - "driving the dynamite truck"

3. Are you going out?

yes, entertaining 15 friends from out of town. only one other SF resident involved.

4. Have you had a good year?

yes, i have much to be thankful of. something is missing though, i'll be working on that though.

5. What video games are you playing?

I played 2003 MVP Baseball for PS2 about a week ago

an obscure latin american novel

2. What are you listening to?

silence, the surf

3. Are you going out?

for New Year's eve? Yes.

4. Have you had a good year?

No.

5. What video games are you playing?

DiabloIILOD

2. What are you listening to? Lots of stuff; most of it is really good!

3. Are you going out? I often do. But for NYE, I still don't know and don't mind if I don't so much.

4. Have you had a good year? Yup.

5. What video games are you playing? I try to keep away from these usually, but I played and finished Max Payne (took a week) not too long ago.

2. Right now? (Don't all hate me) Tori Amos.

3. House party.

4. Work and money have been iffy, but otherwise good. I am also feeling more positive about work and money in 2004.

5. None really, excepting the ones on my phone.

2. What are you listening to?
Lots of radio, Blur and Beach Boys

3. Are you going out?
I'm babysitting my 6 month old niece on new year's eve. I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be- I rarely get to see her, but she's so, so, so adorable. Of course she'll probably fall asleep at 8:30, but I can hold her while I watch a movie or something.

4. Have you had a good year?
Eh. I have my niece now, who is the sweetest little baby. But she's 3000 miles away. My friends have largely moved back to Belltown over the last year, so I see a lot of them now that I don't have to drive to, say, Fremont. Boy and I are still together despite a trip to Antarctica, some very stupid fights, and 2 massively time sucking jobs. I've been trying to find a job in Boston, but nothing interesting has turned up yet.

5. What video games are you playing?
None. :-( I play battleship or tetris on my cellphone in boring meetings, that's it.

2. What are you listening to? - I didn't get any music for Xmas (how times have changed), but Outkast has been on the stereo while Bonnie Tyler has taken up residence in my head.

3. Are you going out? - Only to go home, then to Sainsburys.

4. Have you had a good year? - Not really, though I have made friends, many of them thanks to ILE, and got to know my gf better. A job would have been nice.

5. What video games are you playing? - Conflict: Desert Storm on my mate's PS2 - 2 player gaming is so much more fun. I also have Battlefield 1942 for the PC to sink my teeth into. On reflection, I'm postponing my Xbox purchase.

2. What are you listening to? - "Remasters" - Led Zep / "Incandescent" - Wild Swans / "VGPS" - The Kinks.

3. Are you going out? - No, been out the last two evenings 'til way past midnight, and have been sleeping on a sofa bed due to us painting our bedroom at the moment, so tonight my wife and I are staying in and doing nothing.

4. Have you had a good year? - Best in a long while. Life is good at last. Let's hope it stays that way.

5. What video games are you playing? - Starsky and Hutch / F1 Career challenge / Whatever my godson Richard lent me on Boxing Day and I've not taken out of my bag yet. Got a PS2 for Xmas and am proving to be very bad at every game I try at the moment.

1. What are you reading?
James Crumley's The Final Country, it's so good it makes me drink scotch until I can't read anymore.
2. What are you listening to?
I've had Morphine's Yes on the stereo since Sunday, and can't be bothered to change it.
3. Are you going out?
Tonight? Are you crazy?
4. Have you had a good year?
Awesome, thanks for asking.
5. What video games are you playing?
ILX Kart

2. What are you listening to?
Susan Tedeschi at the moment

3. Are you going out?
Nope. It's always a mellow time chez moi.

4. Have you had a good year?
Mostly it's been really really shitty. There have been some good parts too though, so I can't regret it altogether.

5. What video games are you playing?
I am always playing literati online, though less lately. And my rating has gone to total shit, I think my brane is melting.

2. What are you listening to?
my entire collection, weeding out all the chaff (already plucked 200+ albums!). And all my pazz & jop contenders.

3. Are you going out?
Hell yeah.

4. Have you had a good year?
It's been good FOR me.

5. What video games are you playing?
I've been watching my friend Joel play some Zelda game a lot lately. I'm addicted to the shockwave game Triclops.

ah, so yer finally getting rid of all that Good Charlotte and Limp Bizkit!

2. What are you listening to?
The Singles 81 - 85, Duran Duran (I know, big shocker, huh?)

3. Are you going out?
Most definitely, though the whole question about if we're actually going to be out when the clock strikes midnight tonight is still up in the air.

4. Have you had a good year?
I'd like to think that it was neither good nor bad. A lot of crap happened to me this year, but a lot of excellent things have also happened to me, and so I think it all balanced out in the end.

5. What video games are you playing?
I don't do video games. *laughs*

2. What are you listening to?
-Palace, Knifestorm, Prurient, Jackie O Motherfucker

3. Are you going out?
-Later on, when my friends get back from a show, I'm going to party at Phil's place with some friends. Unforunately there probably won't be any single women there for me to smooch.

4. Have you had a good year?
-Erm.. ups and downs, I guess. This past month has been shitty, but up to about August it was all wonderful. September I moved away to go to school, which was the catalyst for just about everything bad happening (girlfriend dumping me and all of those types of things.)

5. What video games are you playing?
-I don't typically play videogames, but I actually played Golden Axe with some friends the other night. Might play Mario Kart at Phil's this evening.

2. What are you listening to? John Le Mesurier on the Avengers.

3. Are you going out? Yep, I popped down the road to Hotel Bermondsey and had a surprisingly good time.

4. Have you had a good year? I think I could have done more and been less miserable. But I did manage to move jobs and save up a bit (of course it's all gone wrong again now o dear)! I did meet a lot of new peoples.

5. What video games are you playing? Zelda: Wind Waker, Monkey Race on Super Monkey Ball.