That-Was

2022 in Review

So 2022 was the end of the plague. After two years of monotony and drudgery, this was the year that the virus lost its potency, and people gave over caring. The virus is here to stay, joining the other collection of seasonal ailments that fill beds in the wintertime. While many countries have dropped all restrictions altogether, in Germany the regulations have become less transparent, with the occasional strange restriction still in place seemingly for the sake of it. So while masks remain compulsory on public transport, the word compulsory has evolved to mean ‘suggested’.

2023-01-20

7 minutes to read

2021 in Review

Another year of the plague behind us, another 365 days of solitude. It’s hardly Marquez, but it certainly feels like life has been chugging along in neutral after so many heady years in first gear. The year was mostly dominated by work, with little in the way of holiday breaks, social activities or other diversions to break up the monotony.

So joining the yearly roundups from 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 and 2020 , here’s looking back over the second year of the plague, 2021.

2021-12-30

12 minutes to read

2020 in Review

This year has been anything if not interesting. At the start, a lot of people around me seemed to answering the call for change, with numerous friends choosing to up sticks, start new careers, move houses, or meet new partners.

While little changed for me beyond shifting to working from home, one difference was saying goodbye to a forum I’d been running for nearly two decades. As no one had posted anything in nearly twelve months, and its use had been dwindling for some years already, it seemed the time had come to save some computing cycles and lay the bits to rest.

2021-01-05

13 minutes to read

2019 in Review

Another year, and time again to look back over 12 months of consumed media. Following on from 2015 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 , here’s another summary of what I’ve been reading, watching and playing over the past year.

2019-12-31

19 minutes to read

2018 in Review

To keep up an ancient tradition, I figured I’ll keep up my review of the past twelve months in consumed media goods. So following on from 2015 , 2016 and 2017 , the first wrap-up on the new forums! (I normally draught these things and write them over a series of days, but since this software doesn’t seem to offer draughts, I’ve penned this in one sitting and it’s probably riddled with typos. :) )

2018-12-31

22 minutes to read

2017 in Review

Why not make a habit? The forum hasn’t exactly seen much use over the past twelve months, but as there’s nowhere else I’d post this, following on from 2015 and 2016 , here’s a short wrap up of the past twelve months, of no particular interest to anyone!

2017-12-31

17 minutes to read

2016 in Review

Twelve months down the line, I thought I’d post another year in review . Again, this post won’t be of any interest to anyone, but here’s a summary of some of the media I’ve consumed over the past year.

2016-12-31

11 minutes to read

2015 in Review

Statistics! They’re everywhere… and I seem to have collected a lot of my own. This post isn’t of any interest to anyone, but I just thought I’d write up what media I’ve been consuming over the past twelve months.

2015-12-31

11 minutes to read