Thursday, 01 January 2009

• Currently The Little Prince see related

  2008 Year in Review

  Well, I realized that, as time progressed, people really didn't need to hear me repeat over and over about how I was rejected from this job or that. I also realized how little I've written since I've returned from Chicago. I think it's a bit of the spirit of giving up that's caused that.

  January: I can't believe that I forgot to mention RENT in that last post.
  February: Last night, I unexpectedly had the chance to spend the evening with some friends.
  March: It's been a while since I've updated. I've been pretty busy.
  April: So, today I received a rejection letter in the mail from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  May: This, my friends, is a general idea where I've been since last Thursday, most of the driving being from Thursday night to Saturday. I'm exhausted.
  June: Well, to say it, "So, I'm in Chicago."
  July: I’ve come a long way.
  August: Reasons I Want to Move to California
  September: I'm gradually becoming numb to it all.
  October: I have a talent. It's called "predicting what a letter will say before I open the envelope."
  November: Because I'm A Follower
  December: --zilch--

  And as I included last year ...

  Best and Worst of 2008

  Best CD of 2008
  3. The Killers - "Day & Age"
  2. Sex and the City Soundtrack
  *1.* Wicked Soundtrack (even if it is only on my mp3 player ... thanks, Aimee!)
  
  Honorable Mentions: "Paper Skin" and "Grown" by Kendall Payne

  Most Listened to CD of 2008
  3. RENT Soundtrack
  2. Untitled CD from Caleb
  *1.* Sex and the City Soundtrack
  
  Honorable Mentions: "Paper Skin" and "Grown" by Kendall Payne, "Plans" by Deathcab for Cutie, all the Jack Johnson/Alison Krauss/Sufjen Stevens music on my computer, "Day & Age" by The Killers

  Most Disappointing Album of 2008
  3. Can't really think of one ... I didn't really get too many new CDs this year.
  2. Derek Webb's 2008 "Mockingbird" special edition ... because there was nothing special about it compared to the CD I already had.
  *1.* The empty CD case of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra CD I tried to buy in Sturgis.

  Best Movie Seen in 2008
  3. Sex and the City
  2. Dark Knight
  *1.* 27 Dresses
  
  Honorable Mentions: Dan In Real Life (A close 4th ... and to think I'm not a fan of Steve Carell!), Enchanted, Made of Honor, Sweeney Todd, Bedtime Stories (Hey, it was cute!)

  Worst Movie Seen in 2008
  3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  2. Wanted
  *1.* Blindness (This won HANDS DOWN!)

  Best First-Time Read of 2008
  3. Baudolino by Umberto Eco (My only purchase ever at Hyde Brothers'.)
  2. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (Thank you, Kelsay.)
  *1.* The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Thanks to Sam.)
  
  Honorable Mentions: HP & the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling (Thus, I am excited for this coming summer.)

  Best TV Show of 2008
  3. House (I finally discovered it this year ...)
  2. Bones (I'm still waiting on Season 2 from Egan.)
  *1.* Pushing Daisies (I've seen all but one episode to date.)
  
  Honorable Mentions: CSI (I was a faithful watcher while in Chicago ...), The Pretender (The Spoelhofs got me hooked again ...), HGTV shows (Guilty pleasures from the summer, really.), Smallville (I think it was spring when I was obsessed with that show ... darn Green Arrow ...)
  
  Worst TV Show of 2008
  3. My Own Worst Enemy
  2. The Starter Wife
  *1.* The Suite Life of Zach and Cody (You'd think that Tim wouldn't watch it so much considering it's Disney Channel, and he's in college, but no.)

  • 3:29 AM
  • 21 Views
  • 2 eProps
  • 2 Comments