This is Buster, my sister's puppy. I tried to take a good picture of him at Christmas, but he kept moving on me. He is my new favorite little ball of love and fur.
I know I had said I would do a Best of list, but I realized that I was somewhat disappointed with a lot of the pop culture that was out there this year.
So, instead, here is a Fave Things '09 list that will be a big mishmash.
A Few Of My Favorite Things...in no particular order:
Movies--Up was my fave film of the year. Words can't properly describe how brilliant it was. Here's some other great ones: The Hurt Locker, District 9, 500 Days of Summer, Fabulous Mr. Fox, Away We Go (that did come out this year right? I finally saw it on DVD a couple of weeks ago), Thirst (a Korean vampire flick) and Up In The Air.
Music--I feel like I was totally left behind as far as music goes this year. I looked over some year end lists via NPR, Pitchfork, Spin, etc. and realized this was the first year I felt uncool. Sigh. Just so long as I don't start listening to jazz.. However, I can strongly recommend Muse's The Resistance and Lily Allen's It's Not Me It's You. I really loved Lily's song The Fear so I eventually broke down and bought the CD. I was pleasantly surprised by how strong a songwriter she is. The live R.E.M. set that came out this year which featured their rehearsals for their last album was fabulous. It was refreshing to hear the band revisiting material from the first few years of their existence.
TV--Community and The Soup have helped me continue to adore Joel McHale. Mad Men was very brave as it shook everything up in its season ending episode. Battlestar Galactica proved why it was one of the best shows ever on television. Lost gives us some of the best ensemble acting out there. And, the final David Tennant Doctor Who episodes had me crying on my couch.
What will the new year bring? Hopefully a great season of 24 and Lost; less division and anger in D.C.; Glenn Beck losing the ability to speak; excellent music; happiness and peace...you know, the usual...Happy 2010.
3 comments:
Gosh, doesn't Joel McHale just make your toes curl?? yummy. I have to agree Community was a top 2009 tv addition. I am super behind on movies, so I'm going to take your word for it (and your list) and get a start on these.
Happy New Year.
I've considered sending NBC a thank you note for the number of times he's had a ripped or removed shirt. I practically passed out when he was in the "cowboy" outfit in the Halloween episode.
Uh, what's wrong with jazz? I am seconding the wish for Glenn Beck losing the ability to speak.
Hugs,
L
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