Sunday, December 25, 2011

one year

I'm Still Waiting: Fiona Apple (where is that cd that was coming in 2011?)
Biggest Let-Down: Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto and Radiohead's King Of Limbs (two of my favorite bands of all time put out cds that do absolutely nothing for me)
Let's Hear It For The Girls: Emily VanCamp & Madeleine Stowe (Revenge), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Rachel Bilson (Hart Of Dixie), and SMG (Ringer)
Let's Hear It For The Boys: Chris Hemsworth (Thor), James McAvoy & Michael Fassbender (X-Men First Class), Chris Evans (Captain America)
Book Of The Year (which will take me a year to read): 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Our Zeitgeist: The Middle East protests which pretty much toppled a number of governments, the Occupy Wall Street Movement, the BART protests (against the BART police shootings)
Catchphrase: Tebow Time!
Meme of the Year: UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Cop
So Long, Farewell: Steve Jobs and The Oprah Winfrey Show
Farewell, Good Riddance: Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong Il and Muammar Gaddafi
Coolest Actor: Ryan Gosling (Crazy Stupid Love, Ides Of March, and Drive)
Hottest Actress: Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
Movies I Liked A Lot: X-Men First Class, Crazy Stupid Love, Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas, Thor, Super 8
Movies I Think I Will Like A Lot (except I haven't seen them yet): 50/50, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Young Adult
Things I Don't Understand: All the Kardashians, Two And A Half Men (with or without Charlie Sheen), LMFAO
Sadness Is A Blessing: Adele's Someone Like You
Sadness Is A Blessing Part Two: James Blake covering Joni Mitchell's A Case Of You
Guiltiest Pleasure: Katy Perry's Fireworks (the lyrics really go, boom boom boom)
Best Serious News: U.S. withdraws all troops from Iraq
Worst Serious News: Japan Northeastern coast earthquake/tsunami
Worst Reality Competition Show Judge: Nicole Scherzinger, X-Factor (wow - there are a lot of bad ones to choose from, but she takes the cake)
My Good Habit: Drawing
My Bad Habit: Internet shopping
Broadway Show I Cannot Wait To See: Book Of Mormon
Favorite Gadget: iPad 2
Favorite Retailer: Amazon
Favorite Restaurants: Mom's Tofu House in South SF, Kappou Gomi on Geary, Outerlands on Judah
The It Country: South Korea
Wedding Of The Year: William and Kate
Divorce Of The Year: Demi & Ashton (sigh, if the girl from Striptease and the boy from Punk'd can't make it work, I ask you, who can???!!!)
Dreading 2012: A whole year's worth of political mud-slinging leading up to U.S. Presidential election in November, and the end of the world
Hooray for 2012: The Hobbit, Dark Knight Rises, Great Gatsby, London Olympics, new Madonna cd and tour and Superbowl performance

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