pros-
atps!
my mum being able to walk again
my dad successfully finishing his chemotherapy
new job
new house
MEN

cons-
getting meningitis
getting sacked
money issues

Pros:
No cons

Cons:
None

Pros
Moved away! Settled in Nottingham. Met some awesome people! Formed a new band! Gained a hot girlfriend! Levelled up my pancake making skills!

Cons
Job insecurity, money worries, illness in family.

worth mentioning has happened this year. I started driving and failed my first test. That's been about it.

gay douchebag <3
another year of schmeducation over!

Cons

everything else lawl

pros:
- getting with amazing girlfriend who i had been friends with for a while
- ATP
- new york (seeing subtle, meeting doseone and tunde adebimpe from tv on the radio whilst there and eating at joe's pizza from spiderman the movie)
- san sebastian and bilbao
- going to lots of gigs and meeting people from here who are nice
- seeing Why? last night :')

cons:
- me not changing from lazy habits
- possibly not progressing to the second year of university due to aforementioned laziness
- my hair

pros:
resisting the urge to sign up to facebook for another 6 months (i signed my mam up last night though, does that count?)
no school
going on holiday this year, yeah!
not sitting any gcses
daytime tv
new glasses - i can see, yay!

cons:
no friends
no school
being ill and going to hospital each day
not sitting any gcses
daytime tv
new glasses - i can see frames around everything , boo!

Pros

-FINALLY seeing Dan Deacon.
-The last gig I put on with Shitmat, Scotch Egg and Justice Yeldham.
-Seeing Buraka Som Sistema
-Meeting some lovely people who I intend to keep in touch with
-My promotion
-My Dad finally back on track with limiting his alcohol intake and being a proper parent to my sister
-My nephew learning to say my name (Jooooooo)
-Seeing Rolo Tomassi for the first time and nearly crying with happiness

Cons

-My sister's illness getting worse leaving her spending most days in bed/in a wheelchair
-CPWK splitting up
-My Grandad having a stroke
-Me realising what a nasty person my Auntie is (although this could be a pro in some ways...)
-My ex telling me he still loved me and wanted us to get back together, us sleeping together then him saying 'actually I just want to be friends'. A major headfuck that I still haven't really got over.

Pros-
I know that I'm finally leaving Manc land.
I got out of a shitty poo relationship.
Had loads of money to spend on records.

Cons-
Most cringeworthy moment ever.
Still have to sort out all of the moving stuff.
Don't really know many people where I'm moving.
Ex issues.
Had to sit behind a shit ridden old bloke for four hours.

Pros:
- Buying a flat
- ATP
- Going to Spain
- Going to Switzerland
- Getting paid more
- Euro 2008
- Doing exercise again

Cons:
- Money stuff
- Moving/buying house stress
- Not enough gigs

Pros

Pitchfork ATP! Best three days of the year
Meeting someone who's funny, sexy, and impossibly nice
Meeting nice new people to say hi to gigs too
Getting published in print semi-regularly
Living with a dear friend
Moving to Clapton
Spending good time with friends

Cons
Not living with Jo anymore
CPWK splitting up and never having seen them play live (as above)
Not getting distinctions yet in my essays
Not liking my new house
Still doing the same job :(

pros:

seeing plenty of gigs
MBV
finally managing to save up a decent wedge of cash
getting my operation done with no complications
setting a departure date from this job

cons:

having nobody to go to aforementioned gigs with
making no friends in London
boring job
crap living arrangements
still no love life
not doing any festivals this year

wouldn't mind just getting this year out of the way to be honest, it's been largely uneventful.

Pros:

........
............
uh...
...okay, there's actually seriously nothing.

The number of times I've stepped out of the front door this year is quite probably in double digits.

Cons:

You know, I really just don't care enough about anything for there to be cons.

Pros:
- Didn't die
- Saw Reuben before they split (sort of)
- Made it to 2 years with the missus
- Sister-in-law expecting my first nephew!

Cons:

- Reuben split (sort of)

YEAH!

pros:
ace boyfriend, second time round being brilliant
paying off my overdraft and finally getting good at handling money
excellent first year at work
no panic attacks at all (wow, I've just realised this!)
both ATPs and lots of other fun gigs
fun new housemate being better than the old one

cons:
basically nothing. About 6 weeks of really hard work, but I'm now enjoying one of my days of in lieu, so all good. Yay! :)

pros
- seeing and meeting Parenthetical Girls
- being properly vegan.
- finally getting one of those 'brace and cap' Mika Miko t-shirts.
- SXSW.
- haircut.
- really good games on Football Manager.
- having B S Johnson recommended to me.
- crisps.

cons
- spraining my ankle at P4K ATP and largely dampening the whole weekend.
- gurls.
- paying rent on somewhere I don't live.
- an ever increasing awareness of and obsession with my own mortality.
- when I don't have crisps.

- Manchester
- Meeting or alternatively getting to know well certain key people in my life
- www.myspace.com/marblekrusher
- ATP

Cons:
- Hemorrhaging money at an alarming rate
- I´m still essentially young and confused
- I spend far too much of my free time away from doing actually exciting things (rates of which have certainly reached new peaks this year) on the internet.

pros

getting more settled in ol london, sportswise, musicwise, sociallywise and miscellaneouswise. But best of all, roomwise and personal musicwise
seen some awesome gigs (most recently Radiohead, most memorably Explosions ATP)
thinking I've finally got this career malarky on track
recording a mini EP, where the hell that came from I'm still not too sure
turning my housemates from a bit shitty to really ace

cons

almost too busy at times, need to cut down on stuff, but feel like i'd be letting folks down :( Especially as it's becuase i want to do other stuff, that is often fairly similar
police caution, not cool
money isn't really working out too good

PROS:

Zonino 3
When A Train Hits A Truck
ATP vs Pitchfork
Her
Meeting APTBS
Keeping my job
Zonino 3.5

CONS
Missing a dEUS gig
Being a dick and upsetting people
My friends losing their jobs
Some family stuff

+ may, the month of music, where i saw so many of my favourite bands it was ridiculous.
+ lots of lovely new friends/realising how brilliant a couple of my older friends are.
+ becoming somewhat more comfortable with myself as a person. LOL.
+ starting to discover what i want to do career wise.
+ not dead yet.

- i'm always so, so poor.
- still working in a bloody library.
- being disappointed at other people.
- important people getting really sick.
- lame medical stuff.
- being able to think of loads more cons than this, but not really any more pros :(
- boys.

Pros

- Moving to London
- Got a decent job that I quite enjoy
- Ended a relationship that needed to be put out of its misery
- Focusing in more on important things

Cons

- Still not enough time to do everything I want to
- Financial implosion
- Alone, generally
- My ongoing inability to say No, knowing full well that it'll lead to trouble

Pros:

Finding out my band are being flown to Japan in September to play some shows.
Recording our e.p.
My first holiday in about 4 years.
Seeing Radiohead at last.
Playing Zonino 3.5.

Cons:

Being made redundant due to the cancellation of the magazine i worked for.
Being made redundant again due to the cancellation of another magazine i worked for.
Not getting any notice and only getting a further weeks wage exactly 4 weeks before having to put down a deposit, month's rent and agency fees on a new house.
Ongoing money problems.
The usual petty qualms.

All in all it's been a terrific year and I can't help but think it's going to get a whole lot better :)

Having a good last few months at university
Getting a 2.1
Loads of good music, gigs I've been to, gigs I've played
Feeling quite happy and confident and having lots of friends
Making travelling plans for the second half of the year

cons:
Not really knowing quite what to do with this summer
Not falling in love with anyone

That's it really. 2008 = good year so far.

pros:

moving to london
atpees
primavera
bjork
neil young playing a non shit gig for me
my bloody valentine

cons:

girlfriends grandmother died

Pros:
Finding my niche at work - suddenly becoming quite good at what I do.
Rowing downriver in the sunshine with 5 people on a raft built for 2.
ATP at Camber.
Discovering an entertaining new boy who makes me laugh a lot and feel less idiotic about being clumsy.
Finding time to sit, think, write and think some more.

Cons:
Getting paid well to do a job you love is a myth.
Having to give in to the London mentality and sell my beloved car.
Breaking off my engagement with my childhood sweetheart.
Not being able to go on a 'real' holiday.
My Dad's insistence that 4 heart attacks and a stroke means it's too late to give up smoking and drinking.

Pros
Life
Being more sensible
Small abundances of money
Getting bits of work off the back of stuff I've done
The ongoing greatness of music
The promise of a festival summer

Cons
Life (the rest of it)
An ongoing back problem which will require an operation (not until autumn, though)
Every announcement making it more and more abundantly clear that going somewhere other than Latitude that weekend is a monumental folly

pros:

settling into new house, getting it all sorted
exploring the area around esp the coast
new friends
job is now secure

cons:
took about five months for my employers to decide whether they wanted to keep me on or not
nana now very unwell and suffering from dementia :(

Pros:
New job, which is quite nice.
I think my knob has got a bit bigger.
Zonino 3 and Zonino 3.5 being pretty fucking brilliant.
ATP Pitchfork was incredible.
Drinking sambuca with Scott Macleod.
Some wonderful banter with some wonderful people.

Cons:
The early end to the FA Cup Run. But even this will be made better by the imminent arrival of the FA Trophy Run.
That really is about it.

pros:
making some music that i've been very happy with
getting a job in a great place with nice people, finally moving out of my dad's flat, becoming independent and an adult. FINALLY. (soon)
ATPs
shitloads of good gigs
someone i like a lot moving to london soonish
meeting an unusual amount of really great people for half a year. great meaning

cons:
getting dumped by my then fiancee/bandmate
generally things in the "pros" section taking FAR too long.

pros
- my little boy growing into a hilarious little dude
- seeing MBV again
- a lovely new camera
- getting back in contact with a good friend i hadnt heard from in years
- first holiday in aaaaages

cons
- money
- no girlfriend
- not being able to sell my house

Pros:

Moving out
ATP Vs Pitchfork
Both zoninos
Crazy Golf

Cons:
Grandad died in January
Work

pros:
university going well
making lots of new friends
MBV
ATP
finding two grand in a savings account i'd forgotten about.

cons:
being dumped in a particularly evil manner.
losing two friends.
not being able to find a job

Pros:

Going to Stockholm and Marrakech.
Getting on well with my dad.
Doing more painting.
Getting a job after spending nearly a year unemployed.
Enjoying my job.
Prospects of a career in photography.

Cons:
Not having any friends.
Getting dumped (quite a big con).

Overall alot of good things have happened but I'm still a bit sad about not having a nice girlfriend anymore.

pros:
-getting a first
-getting in to do a masters
-getting a canadian work permit

cons:
-having no money (probably) to go to canada

Getting a new job, which I'm actually liking
EITS ATP which was amazing
Still being with my girlfriend who is the best thing that's happened to me
Have made some decent plans for the future which I can probably stick to :)
An amazing holiday in Berlin

Cons:

None, this has been one of the best years of my life :)

Pros

- I have a brilliant girlfriend who somehow manages to put up with me.
- Had a new house mate move in. He seems alright, I guess.
- My social life in general. Lots of stupid/fun days out.
- ATP.
- My family being great.
- Being able to finally draw a line under something I can't really post about.

Cons

- My job, which has the ability to make me quite miserable. I'm doing my best to get out of it.
- Being unable to look after my finances properly and hitting my overdraft limit more than I should.