This image was featured in The Sunday Times magazine - Spectrum a few years ago.
The caption was like “Did this man invent the contraption he’s holding, or are they just really proud of it?”.
What do you think?
Mike and Becky’s Christmas Card 2011
Now that the physical cards are likely to have been taken down from 24 lucky receivers, I’ll share this with my lovely followers, in digital form.
Next year’s run will be 50 cards, due to popularity! We’re also considering a home-made gift for some close family and friends..
Mike’s New Year List 2010 - 2011
Ok, so this has been pushed back further than I would have liked, mostly due to my website being hacked and my hosting company being terrible (but I’ve managed to switch to Bluehost now).
Top 6 Restaurants At Which I Ate:
4. Ristorante Alla Noche, Limone
6. Gallagher’s Boxty House, Dublin
Top Television Series’ I Watched*:
1. The Killing
2. This is England ‘88
3. Treme
4. Supernatural
5. Doctor Who (Just started to watch this year)
* I have a self-imposed rule not to list tv-shows I have previously selected, unless they do something vastly different or are otherwise unavoidably listable.. See: Boardwalk Empire, Friday Night Lights, Fringe and so on.
There are loads of sit-coms I watch religiously, yet prefer not to list: How I Met Your Mother, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, The Office and so on.
There are also plenty of “guilty pleasures” (reality tv) that I love: Brew Masters, Jersey Shore, Gold Rush: Alaska, Educating Essex etc.
Most Memorable Events in No Particular Order:
Becky and I got a flat in Stockbridge, a dream fulfilled. I take it for granted now, but I love living here.
I’ve been working full-time for a year, making videos of various types. I’m also used to this now, but am happy that I’m fortunate enough to be working with cameras and and being creative, doing everything from planning through to post and delivery.
Was able to go on 3 nice holidays and work on my own projects.
Been on a diet for the second half of the year wasn’t as bad as I had anticipated.
Top Goals from Last Year
1. Hit my financial target. - I think I did, or close to it. Let’s say success.
2. Move into a nice place, in Stockbridge maybe. - 100% achievement.
3. Sort out my digital agency. - Ah, not as much as I would have liked (20G completed Regular)
4. Advance in the television world. - No, got Bogarted out of a couple of credits, but I’ve been putting things on the backburner.
5. Go back to being as skinny as I was a few years ago. - Lost just under THREE STONE. 3 stone was my ultimate goal and I was 3 pounds short when I let it go for the holidays, but pretty excited to get into my old jeans and other great accomplishments. Looking forward to more this year.
6. Produce some really good work. - I’m really happy with a few things so this is yes too. I was privileged enough to work on some very interesting and unexpected projects.
Goals for 2011
1. Weight isn’t so much of an issue this year, but I want to put on muscle and get a body I’m proud of.. Hello, Kettlebell.
2. Start a business (or multiple), in my spare time
3. Brew my own beer.
4. Go on a holiday to one of ‘dream’ places.
5. Read 30 books minimum.
Wayback Machine:
Mike’s New Year List 2010 - 2011
Mike’s New Year List 2009 - 2010
Mike’s New Year List 2008 - 2009
Happy New Year everybody! This year is your year!
Edited to add number 5 to Goals.
HBO Year Ender 2011
For someone without HBO, I’ve really enjoyed most of this year’s programmes and am looking forward to 2012, especially The News Room, so this advert was right up my street.
(Source: thecelebritycafe.com)
2011: The Cinescape
Great mash-up of this years films. The YouTube version of this got removed because of copyright infringement, so catch this while it’s hot.
Portrait of me // Linzi Haddow ad Mike Chalmers
Being in front of camera is awkward.
2011: The Year in Photos
This is part 1 of 3, the other parts are linked to at the page bottom.
Powerful stuff, as always.
Old Truman Brewery/Claudia, 2011, by Darren Hall
Graphic Design Presentation by Rufus Spiller of Line Agency, Edinburgh
Trailer: The Hunger Games
I read the first chapter of this on Amazon and then tried to buy the book at the airport when I was going to Italy a couple of months ago. They only had the trilogy and it was in the kids section - despite my denial with the store assistant. It may be a kids book, but it was good summer reading!
(Source: youtube.com, via therealkatiewest)
