Just like I did in 2008 and 2009 it’s time to look back on the last year and then complain that I didn’t get a lot done.

So look back at 2010 I’d say I didn’t get a lot done! There you go, post finished. Nah, just kidding although the general idea is right. I didn’t get a lot done. I however did make a  few steps in the right direction. The key to getting all this sorted is religiously sticking to GTD (Getting things done), it’s very easy to get a few things done and then stop following the system which happen a lot in 2010. So the key to 2011 is to stick to it the system. Document the task, process the inbox and complete those items.

Highlights of the year that I can actually remember include;

• Joined the Gym
• Lost 25lbs in weight thanks to a Low-Carb Vegetarian Diet.
• Start to blog about Politics.
• Finished off some major projects at work.
• Created some more crappy remixes and even won a prize.
• Gave up some crap for Lent.
• Started to use FourSquare
• Got the lovely HTC Desire
• Made some 40 things progress,
• raising more money for charity for Zoe’s Place and the NSPCC .
• Start to record my Productivity
• Closed ObscureInternet and my other blogs.
• Discovered and lost a lot of my life to Minecraft.
• Didn’t visit Legoland for a change.

Finally here is 2010 in somewhat random photos.

While putting this together I’ve noticed that I don’t take as many photo I use too, they are lots of events I don’t have a single photo for. So more photos will be taken next year. Music is by Serge P more about it here.

Like last year the wife I took part in the Zoe’s Place Midnight Walk around Stewart’s Park. This years walk has a smaller attendance than last years due to a postponement and some horrible weather, but that didn’t stop us from trying to raise a little money for a very good cause.

Here’s a little blurry video I took on the night. You can’t see or hear anything, which is why I didn’t take a lot of pictures or record any more video.

Don’t forgot to donate to a very good cause here; justgiving.com/zoesplace/donate

It’s a bad sign when I have blogged for a while, it usually means I’m full on procrastinating. However I have been up to a few things in last two months. I just haven’t been able to write about them. So here are some very brief highlights with pictures taking the place of interesting details.

First of all the way back in July there was the Middlesbrough Mela, which is always fun. You are always guaranteed a nice bit of food and live music.

The wife and I usual take a couple of week leave at the beginning of August, partly to celebrate mine and Conor’s and Birthdays which are in the beginning of the month.

For his Birthday present Conor got some new games for his PS3 and some money which he spent on games for his PS3 (including Modern Warfare 2, so I don’t totally disapprove of how he spends his money) and I got a cheap second hand XBox360.

Rather than go on one big holiday abroad we had took a few mini-holidays, mainly because we skint at the moment. On of these trips was up to Hartlepool to see the Tall Ships.

Jamie and Jim have already wrote good blog posts about the Tall Ships coming to Hartlepool. I’ll just mention the absolutely great selection of foods from all over the world, and the Bang Goes the Theory road show which Conor really enjoyed.

We also had a trip to Blackpool with my mate Dave and his family. Which Suzanne and I both came back from with a nice suntan, as we had some really great weather..

Sadly the holiday had to end. Suzanne and I returned to work and Conor started his first week of secondary school. However my return to work saw a extremely rare to trip back to Lytham St Annes. So I took the opportunity to pop into Blackpool for a quiet night out

but that’s another story…