My favorite releases of the past decade, in chronological order:

Recoil (Alan Wilder) Liquid (2000)
Self Gizmodgery (2000)
Underworld Everything, Everything (2000)

Björk Vespertine (2001)
Neil Finn & Friends 7 Worlds Collide - Live At The St. James (2001)
Pet Shop Boys (1985-1997) remasters (starting 2001)

Goldfrapp Black Cherry (2003)
Marilyn Manson The Golden Age Of Grotesque (2003)
The Rapture Echoes (2003)

The Cure (1979-1987) remasters (starting 2004)
The Cure Join The Dots: B-Sides And Rarities, 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years) 4xCD box (2004)
Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
Junior Boys Last Exit (2004)
Morrissey You Are The Quarry (2004)
Prodigy Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters (2004)
Soulwax Any Minute Now/Nite Versions (2004/2005)

The Juan Maclean Less Than Human (2005)
Kraftwerk Minimum-Maximum (2005)
LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem (2005)
New Order Waiting For The Sirens' Call (2005)
Talking Heads Talking Heads (a.k.a. Brick) 8xCD box - studio albums '77-'88 (2005)

Depeche Mode (1980-1993) remasters (starting 2006)
The Knife Silent Shout (2006)
MSTRKRFT The Looks (2006)
Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah (2006)

Daft Punk Alive 2007 (2007)
Joy Division (1978-1980) reissues (2007)
Mute Records Mute Audio Documents 1978-1984 10xCD box (2007)

Hercules And Love Affair Hercules And Love Affair (2008)
The Presets Apocalypso (2008)
The Ting Tings We Started Nothing (2008)
Yazoo In Your Room 3xCD+DVD box (2008)

Kraftwerk The Catalogue 8xCD box - studio albums '74-'03 (2009)
Nitzer Ebb Industrial Complex (2009)
Pet Shop Boys Yes (2009)

Favorite new artist: Rex The Dog, owing to his various singles and remixes for other artists.

Over the course of the decade (and the last five years in particular) I started listening more to singles than complete albums. There are a number of artists who'd rank there, including Bimbo Jones, Brittany Murphy, Calvin Harris, Chemical Brothers, CSS, Electrovamp, Erasure, Fischerspooner, Fixmer/McCarthy, Frankmusik, Freeform Five, The Gossip, Green Velvet & Jamie Principle, Hot Chip, Jody Den Broeder, Justice, Justin Timberlake, The Killers, Kloq, Kudu, Little Boots, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Motor, Mylo, Passion Pit, Peaches, Readers Wifes, Robyn, Röyksopp, Tiga, and VHS Or Beta.

I love you daddy. Who knows, maybe I'll see you again tonight....

Thomas came through surgery fine. He's propped up in bed eating a little dinner and listening to his iPod.

Wow, who was this person?

Brittany Murphy is dead from a heart attack at age 32.

Sadly, my money is on anorexia.

I know Toys was considered a bomb and was nominated for a Razzie, but I've always been enchanted by this film. I saw it in the theater when it was released in '92. It's got fantastic art direction and the soundtrack is great. The plot isn't terrible and Robin Williams is not overly manic.

Thomas doesn't like it. It has too much whimsy (said with an air of disgust).

Wow, I'm about a day and a half away from hitting 200,000 views on Flickr. :)

Days go by
And they just keep going by endlessly
Pulling you Into the future
Days go by
Endlessly
Endlessly pulling you
Into the future

Photo of Richard bear_with_me by Alex darke.

This brings me much joy. :D