2012 is well under way, I go back to work tomorrow for the first time since November. That old feeling that time is going too fast remains and it could be because 2011 was such a busy year and such an important one. How was 2011 now that I can look back on it?
The most significant event of the year involved our wedding which was held on a (fortunately) day that was clear of rain and too much heat. While our investigations and information gathering had begun at the end of 2010, we really had to get everything ready in 2011 - we had no choice! The final 6 months leading up to our special day were the most frantic of the year's worth of planning. We became well aware we were running out of weekends and days to get everything done. I might aim to blog about the adventure that involves planning a wedding at some point down the track!
Aside from ours in December, 2011 saw the wedding of Kate & Prince William, my now in-law's Megan and Henry and uni friends of Eleonor's, Jess & Eugene.
My aging (but still favourably looked upon) Ford Cougar was replaced in March after much debate over whether I could keep her and the ongoing maintenance/surprise costs when things went wrong. Where there's one saving there's another debt though and purchasing my new Ford Focus XR5 Turbo means I'm back to paying a loan for the ownership of a car. Thankfully though there's been no surprise failure or breakage that I've had to take her into the dealership for.
My aviation interests saw a further decline in my diecast model collection which will continue into 2012 to hopefully (and finally) get it down to a specific criteria. I spent a fair bit of time at Sydney Airport in 2011 for spotting occasions and acquired a new Canon 600D DSLR at the end of the year for improved photos. My YouTube channel, AbraxasVideo grew to 102 videos by the end of 2011 with many more to come. My chronological upload order means I'm uploading content from late 2008 at the moment. Three years behind!
Musically, I continued playing guitar and impressed myself with learning songs from Pink Floyd and Metallica. We only attended one concert this year, by Disturbed. A fun and high-energy show as always, 2012 already has two concerts lined up in February.
After a few quiet years following motorsports I am now definitely a Formula 1 fan - a supporter of Team Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes. They had a good year in 2011, although one driver definitely had a better year than the other, both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are great characters on and off the track. With the Australian Grand Prix falling on my birthday 'weekend' in 2012 we're all set with flights and accommodation to see, hear and feel the F1's roar around the Melbourne Albert Park circuit - can't wait!
Even with the busy planning through 2011 we managed to get away over the Easter break to our nation's capital, Canberra. We ran the new car in and caught up with an old friend while down there exploring the sights. I hadn't been to Canberra since I was in primary school in 1994 so it was worthwhile. Our second holiday of 2011 came in the form of our honeymoon to Matamanoa Island in Fiji - a beautiful location we'd recommend to anyone.
For my sci-fi interests I finished watching the series Space: Above and Beyond and we have managed to watch through the original Thunderbird's series and most of the Original Star Trek. My interest and review of these shows has contributed to 2011 receiving the most blog entries here, a total of 55 compared to the next best years; 2007 and 2010 both on 21 entries. I aim to continue with similar frequency in 2012 - hopefully these words aren't falling on deaf ears.
2012 should be an interesting year. Much lies ahead and it will be interesting to see how it all goes.
All the best and thanks to my regular readers!
See you out there :)
The most significant event of the year involved our wedding which was held on a (fortunately) day that was clear of rain and too much heat. While our investigations and information gathering had begun at the end of 2010, we really had to get everything ready in 2011 - we had no choice! The final 6 months leading up to our special day were the most frantic of the year's worth of planning. We became well aware we were running out of weekends and days to get everything done. I might aim to blog about the adventure that involves planning a wedding at some point down the track!
Aside from ours in December, 2011 saw the wedding of Kate & Prince William, my now in-law's Megan and Henry and uni friends of Eleonor's, Jess & Eugene.
My aging (but still favourably looked upon) Ford Cougar was replaced in March after much debate over whether I could keep her and the ongoing maintenance/surprise costs when things went wrong. Where there's one saving there's another debt though and purchasing my new Ford Focus XR5 Turbo means I'm back to paying a loan for the ownership of a car. Thankfully though there's been no surprise failure or breakage that I've had to take her into the dealership for.
My aviation interests saw a further decline in my diecast model collection which will continue into 2012 to hopefully (and finally) get it down to a specific criteria. I spent a fair bit of time at Sydney Airport in 2011 for spotting occasions and acquired a new Canon 600D DSLR at the end of the year for improved photos. My YouTube channel, AbraxasVideo grew to 102 videos by the end of 2011 with many more to come. My chronological upload order means I'm uploading content from late 2008 at the moment. Three years behind!
Musically, I continued playing guitar and impressed myself with learning songs from Pink Floyd and Metallica. We only attended one concert this year, by Disturbed. A fun and high-energy show as always, 2012 already has two concerts lined up in February.
After a few quiet years following motorsports I am now definitely a Formula 1 fan - a supporter of Team Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes. They had a good year in 2011, although one driver definitely had a better year than the other, both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are great characters on and off the track. With the Australian Grand Prix falling on my birthday 'weekend' in 2012 we're all set with flights and accommodation to see, hear and feel the F1's roar around the Melbourne Albert Park circuit - can't wait!
Even with the busy planning through 2011 we managed to get away over the Easter break to our nation's capital, Canberra. We ran the new car in and caught up with an old friend while down there exploring the sights. I hadn't been to Canberra since I was in primary school in 1994 so it was worthwhile. Our second holiday of 2011 came in the form of our honeymoon to Matamanoa Island in Fiji - a beautiful location we'd recommend to anyone.
For my sci-fi interests I finished watching the series Space: Above and Beyond and we have managed to watch through the original Thunderbird's series and most of the Original Star Trek. My interest and review of these shows has contributed to 2011 receiving the most blog entries here, a total of 55 compared to the next best years; 2007 and 2010 both on 21 entries. I aim to continue with similar frequency in 2012 - hopefully these words aren't falling on deaf ears.
2012 should be an interesting year. Much lies ahead and it will be interesting to see how it all goes.
All the best and thanks to my regular readers!
See you out there :)
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