So, Monday was my one year anniversary of moving to London from my totally-not-happening home.

In that time I’ve been promoted at work a bunch of times, see some of my best friends every day after a few years of not, and seen some good bands. 

In the past year I’ve seen:

Grimes

Mission of Burma

Male Bonding

Holograms (x2)

JEFF the Brotherhood

Alarm Bells

Dan Deacon (x2)

Fair Ohs

Odonis Odonis

which is a better return than the year before when the gigs I went to were 

Dananananaykroyd (x1)

I’ve met some people from the famed hipster garabe (RIP) group who are excellent, and generally I’ve been the happiest I’ve ever been in my life and I might even get drawing a load of old shit again this year.

Hiya.

Oh, I also sort of met the President of Malta, watched Alarm Bells w/ one of Dananananaykroyd’s singers, hugged Grimes, got banned from a pub for balls out, discovered Chipotle, saw celebs like Bill Oddy and Russell Toby in the street, Alexis Taylor in a pub (watching James Hindle DJ), English footballing philosopher Joey Barton on the tube & Julian Barratt in a park, was allegedly on TV with my face blurred out whilst at work, probably became the first person to wear a Jay Reatard t-shirt to an English football match and other exciting things.