Predictable? Oh yes indeed...
Insincere apologies in advance to all of you who are tired of hearing about "me and my dead girlfriend". Tough shit: suck it up, fuckwits.

Anyway, this isn't really about Jess, per se, but she's involved.

All of 2010 post-May feels like it was taken up with landmarks: a week, a month, six months since the accident. Going back to work, going back to full-time, first band practice, first gig; many many firsts. I had a trip to America in December, then it was Christmas, then New Year, finally it was Purplestock month, and then on the 30th it was all over. All of a sudden the only landmark I could see ahead was the anniversary of the accident.

The months stretched before me, as did the years, all without Jess. I'd been drinking a lot anyway, and sticking anything I could find up my nose (massive drugs lol); it became my only crutch.

By April I was drunk and/or stoned pretty much every day, it was starting to affect my job as I was too tired to work properly and I'd started to retreat from my friends - making excuses about being busy or already planning to be out with other friends when I was invited out anywhere. Truth was, I had a night planned with my Xbox, my mate Sailor Jerry and whatever I'd bought that week (online MCAT replacements mostly, I didn't really have the contacts to get much else).

Then in May Paulette came up to see me - for those of you who don't know, she's one of my oldest friends, I've known her since I was 20. I won't go into the details of how it all happened, but we're engaged now, getting married in 2013 if all goes according to plan. I truly believed that without Jess I'd never be happy again, but I am; and it feels really good to have something to smile about. It's taken a while but I feel like myself again now, not a hollow imitation, and that's all thanks to Paulette. Without her I honestly believe that I wouldn't be here now to write this.

So Paulette's my hero of 2011. Obviously.

As someone else has already said, I can't be bothered posting any villains: fuck 'em, they're not worth my time.

tl;dr version: my fiancée's my hero coz she saved my life :)
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 16:24, 15 replies)

well that's just awesome that is.
No more to be said except - good luck and a happy life to ya.
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 16:26, closed)

*raises a glass*
Hear hear.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 30 Dec 2011, 16:46, closed)

Most likely my last read of B3TA this year
and it's a Big Happy. :-)

All the best to you and Paulette then, sir.
( Skotzmun Blah blah secret passage blah blah diamonds., Fri 30 Dec 2011, 16:49, closed)

Fantastic to hear
Glad that you are grabbing life by the scrotum, and going for it. It's too feckin' short- as you can attest. Has that guitar turned up yet?
( Duke Of Belmsford has got 99 records, but Jay-Z ain't one, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 17:24, closed)

Next month!
Apparently...
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 17:36, closed)

Must be made from Unicorn Hooves...

( Duke Of Belmsford has got 99 records, but Jay-Z ain't one, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 17:42, closed)

And the strings are made from Yeti hair :)

(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 18:40, closed)

Massive drugs?
She must be your heroin(e) then.

I've yet to meet the lass, but if she's good enough for you, she's good enough for me. (Oo-er, no, I don't mean it like that...) This time last year I was particularly concerned about your welfare, whereas this year I haven't given you a second thought, but only because I know you are in safe hands, ha ha.

My best toe-curlingly public bum-licking wishes for the pair of you for the coming year and beyond.

Oh, and mate, whatever the future holds, you can bang on to me about "you and your dead girlfriend" whenever you like, for as long as you like, whatever the reason.
(Rsoles, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 18:58, closed)

Aww...
Thanks, dude. You're dangerously close to getting a hug next time I see you now :)
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 19:10, closed)

Good to see everyone still luvs ya Ken.
You are b3ta's Raymond.
Good wishes to you in your shared futures.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 30 Dec 2011, 21:14, closed)

Just....
..good on ya, sport!

Hopefully someone else may read this and realise there is a 'far side' to despair.
(Colonel Blink is now officially a pretentious prick, Fri 30 Dec 2011, 23:53, closed)

Good work, old chap!
Keep hanging in there.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Sat 31 Dec 2011, 3:06, closed)

best of luck
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sat 31 Dec 2011, 9:46, closed)

not only is she great
but she's shown she'll stand by you no matter how badly you fuck up! :D
congrats to you both
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 31 Dec 2011, 14:44, closed)

Glad your life's taken a good turn matey
Can be easy to be stuck in a permanent downer with what you had to live through. Happy new years :D
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Sat 31 Dec 2011, 16:13, closed)

I remember
you being in Cal-eye-forn-yay this time last year cos I replied to you saying you were 8 hours away (under one of my previous wossnames). Really good to see you happy again buddy.

Now WHERE'S THE FECKIN GEETAR??

Mate, I've seen landmasses formed faster then this guitar. Are they starting totally from scratch? Like planting the tree, waiting for it to mature etc...
( His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Sat 31 Dec 2011, 17:54, closed)

Rsoles & I have discussed this at great length...
Truth is, we don't know!
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Sat 31 Dec 2011, 20:12, closed)

Good on yer sir
Glad you're happy again :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Sun 1 Jan 2012, 18:52, closed)

sniff!
is good
(SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 17:11, closed)