what have you been doing for the past five years?

[patrick]

I:

finished engineering school
worked at a white water kayak company for a few summers
travelled to south america for a while
went to a number of best-friends from high school weddings (WTF ?)
built a house for my dad (who is an architect) from the ground up
got a job at an engineering company
had a few beers
listened to a few tunes
sleep a lot probably

[holden]

Hmm, in the five years since summer 2002,

-four summers spent working in Argentina
-finished PhD
-moved from New york to Houston
-started new job/entered "real world"
-Moved from apartment to apartment to house
-got robbed at gunpoint
-two trips to Holland
-one trip to Spain
-made 7 or 8 albums that 7 or 8 people have heard
-broke ankle
-fun times with psychiatrists and antidepressants
-gained some weight and grey hairs
-still alive, so no complaints!


Holden

[crazysugarboy]

(Rummages around for old diaries)

Saw u/w 4 times.
Discovered beautiful Danish band Mew and their beautiful lead singer Jonas.
Rated Mew @ Oxford's Zodiac as the best ever gig.
Dirty Vegas @ London's Astoria a close second.
Bought a computor and discovered the wonderful world of cyber space and all the lovely people you can meet.
Fell hopelessly and helplessly head over heels in love - unfortunately not reciprocated.
Became bewitched with digital photography and photo sharing webbies.
Continued to take photos with hand-made pinhole cameras and make prints with hand-coated chemicals.
Bought an iPod.
Changed to two part-time jobs - book conservator @ Bodleian Library 3 days a week and conservator for Oxford University Archives 2 days a week.

[BufoBufo]

- moved to New Zealand
- moved back from New Zealand
- got to the same age as Mark Renton when he did a bunk to Nuxx
- learnt to iron
- bought a van

... and Oblivion's only round the corner. Get in

[BrotherLovesDub]

inched 5 years closer to death
disappointed friends and family
failed at nearly everything
gained weight
lost hair
stopped caring

[porn dog]

Ooooh, two thousand and two.

Got me degree, in softwary computing and such.
Worked in softwary computing and such.
Discovered I really, very much, don't like working in softwary computing and such.
Am still working in softwary computing and such.
Oh, took up a Masters in softwary computing and such. Dropped out.
Tried to bicycle my way across europe. Got injured very early on. On crutches for a month. (Nearly sliced an Achilles tendon.)
Witnessed my Mums' cancer get worse and worse. Left work to care for her. Was with her when she passed on.
Watched my Dad do really well with his cancer, but he's in hospital tonight, not well.
Got to see a couple of places around Europe. I approve, and will return.
Got a big crush on a girl. Did something about it. Was rebuffed. Got over it.
Seen some great gigs.
Rediscovered a love for music.
Lost weight. Took exercise.
Had some good times with good friends.
Set about trying to find a path in life.
Got my tickets for UW @ Tripod. See yis there.

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

inched 5 years closer to death

True

disappointed friends and family

Liar

failed at nearly everything

Liar

gained weight

Hmmm... maybe

lost hair

Ditto

stopped caring

Pfffffff!!!

[polar_action]

lol at Holden

"-made 7 or 8 albums that 7 or 8 people have heard"

think a few of us can relate there


last 5 years

- became a heavy drinker
- stopped being a heavy drinker
- got lost in music
- found happiness
- (am sure there was wanking in there somewhere! i would def say that in an interview)

[psychophysio]

Finished retraining as a Physio
Started working as a physio here in NZ
Drank a lot
Spent far too much time playing computer games
Had ankle surgery
Let my appendix explode and acquired a 25 cm scar for my trouble
Ripped over 1000 Cds to mp3 (I had bought them first!)
Saw Underworld in New Zealand at Big Day Out (unless that was 2001)
Had a holiday in the UK
Failed to pay off holiday in UK....
Started exercising
Stopped exercising
Gained weight
Lost weight
Had lots of fun

[Leon]

- got a doctor's degree
- had my own practice
- earned lots of money
- bought a house and a car
- lost my wife
- lost my kids
- multiple suicide attempts
- therapy
- I'm good now.