2003 has been a shitty year for me. I certainly will not miss 2003. Nevertheless, here’s the Top 10 events/things I found interesting that either happened to me, or around me in 2003:
10. Project from hell: Code named ‘Cosmo,’ Radio@AOL version 1.3 was a complete disaster! The project started in Dec 2002, and was simply to move Radio@AOL on narrowband off of Real Audio to Ultravox streams, like Radio@AOL on Broadband.
But the project grew into a massive cluster of related products, all that were suppposed to GM on the same day. With no one project and product manager looking over the project, it was an example how a project is not supposed to be run. Yuck.
09. So just where are those WMDs Bush promised us eh? No really, I want to know.
08. Naheed Afridi is a fucking criminal, and she *will* go to jail.
07. Tune of the year: Motorcycle (gabriel & Dresden) - “As the Rush Comes”. Honorable mentions: Andian - “Beautiful Things”, Sarah McLachlan - “Falling” (Gabriel & Dresden Remix). And of course: Kelis - “Milkshake”
06. Movie of the Year: Lost in Translation.
05. Why did you do it Kenichi? May you rest in peace friend.
04. Bought a ticket to go to London in March 03. Couldnt go. Planned a trip to Ibiza in July. Couldnt go. Bought tickets to go to Europe for two weeks in October. Couldn’t go. Why? Fucking US visa expired! Thanks John Ashcroft. Youre a stellar guy!
03. Real friends are those you dont even have to think twice about where their loyalties lie.
02. “You guys are great! Radio@AOL is fuckin’ awesome, you guys are the future of the AOL service and Broadband experience. You’re all fired.”
01. Bleh.

Good riddance 2003!!!
You all have a Happy and safe New Years out there!!! This will be my last transmission in 2003. See you all in the 2K4!
PEACE!