Holy shit, 2010 was a rocky road. But if I may wax poetic for a minute, it’s been my experience that the bumpier rides often lead to the more interesting destinations. I’m not sure quite how snug such a metaphor fits with my particular situation, but the past year’s certainly been a helluva ride and – putting it all in retrospect – I’m smiling more than frowning.
Not resigning myself to no more bloggable smiles for the last few weeks of 2010 by any means but … here’s a (not terribly comprehensive) list of blogging highlights from the past 12 months. To hear about the stuff I didn’t (or wouldn’t) blog about, buy me a beer.
Brunch
Bushmills
Cuban Cigars in Mayfair
Dia de los Muertos
Galicia
Getting paid to write about women’s underwear
Manuel Alvarez Bravo’s Photography
Meeting Ben and Jerry
Movie Night in the Cinema Suite at the InterContinental
My low brow slow down burlesque tiki video installation in Scunthorpe
Lennie’s Snack Bar
London’s first sherry bar
Lots of my favourite American artists decending upon Bristol (plus Dita Von Teese)
Louise Bourgeois
Lucha Libre
Rene Redzepi
Samarqand
Spaghetti Ga Ga
Talking food, Italy, London and women with Antonion Carluccio
Watching grown men kick the fuck out of each other
Life’s an adventure, and I’m having a blast. Hope you are too!
– Chris
