Summer of 2000, but just to get SFF book recommendations from that really long page giving brief descriptions of scores of different works. Started posting in 2004, maybe 2005.
Health concerns for a number of people I care about.
Tashmere, April, and Deanerys.
The above. I hope they're all happy and doing well.
The Balvenie Portwood 21.
No. I've done so on some of my longer vacations/trips abroad, especially for the ones in Southeast Asia.
Lots of hardwood, a comfy chair, a fireplace, plenty of natural light, and enough books to keep me occupied for the rest of my life.
The wildly impractical choice would be Taa. All those click consonants would be a lot of fun. A more reasonable selection would be either French or Arabic.
For the most part I like my Scotch and Bourbon neat. When I get a bottle that doesn't do much for me, I'll use it to make Nixons.
Marry the girl.